Skillet

Dead serious Stoneam, it works! Your old buddy Skillet wouldn't lead ya wrong.

For sure. I like the thought of someone catching fish on a piece of a squirrel I shot.

NM. Out of line.

Yes. They send me a card asking for tails every year. We've got about 30 to send so far this year, hopefully I'll have more, by the time I send them in (after squirrel season ends). They pay around $0.25 (I think) per premium Grey tail. Less for Reds, or tails that aren't prime.

Agreed. I know of farmers who intentionally gut shoot them, so they'll run off & don't burn up the tag. There should be some kind of accountability, if these tags exist at all. I heard that in PA, the only way to get the nuisance permits is after you open your land to hunting. Let's see that happen here. Ya, right.

Do you sell them to Mepps? We send them a bunch every year. They don't pay much, but it's better than wasting them.

I don't know how to show you, but I'll try to explain it. 1: Hold the rabbit out in front of you, holding both front feet in one hand, so the body is hanging outstretched. 2: With the free hand, grasp the ribcage as far up under the armpits as you can. 3: Now, take the other hand, & encircle the whole body, making sure to have your hands as high up on the chest as you can get them. 4: Squeeze the ribcage of the rabbit as hard as you can, until you hear the ribs cracking & a bunch of gurgling / crunching inside the chest cavity. (This is the diaphragm ripping, & heart / lungs separating from the cavity walls). 5: Keeping a firm grip, start to work your hands down the body, towards the hind end. (Use a hand over hand motion, like you are trying to force frosting out of a cake-bag). You should hear popping / squishing noises as this happens. 6: When you reach a spot low in the abdomen, it will become hard to make any more progress. This is when you really grasp it tightly, and give one big final squeeze towards the rear. 7: If you've done it properly, everything will now come shooting out of the rabbit's ass. Heart, lungs, intestines. All of it. 8: You can then put the gutted rabbit in your game bag, without it bleeding everywhere, to be skinned later. When you do skin it, you'll see it's as clean inside, as if you'd field dressed it the traditional way. After a couple times, you'll be amazed how easy & fast it is.

That's because there are so many deer running around, that people are flock shooting. Like when there's a bunch of ducks coming in, & you get so excited that you just point & shoot, not killing any.

Yup, they're made to die & be disassembled.

Nice rabbit. Was he still full of the lice they have all summer? It's been so warm, that I wouldn't doubt it. We're going to start hunting them next week. It's easier when there's a little snow, but I'm still looking forward to it. They are easy to clean. Have you ever seen the knife-free method? It's amazing.

When I was a teenager, I worked for a bear guide in Maine, 3 summers in a row. I'd go up in late July to help get stands ready, trim trails / shooting lanes, & bait the stands. At the end of the summer, He'd let me hunt the first week for free. I killed 2 bears at his place. He's dead now, but those are some great memories. I learned a lot from him. He would cringe every time someone showed up with a gun like a 243, 308, 300, etc. He said that shooting the faster calibers, that have lighter bullets, didn't work well at the ranges you shoot over bait. He said a lot of bears were lost by guys shooting 30yds with a 300. He didn't think the bullets really expanded at such close distances. He wasn't a fan of archery either, a lot of bears were lost that way, too. He said you're paying a lot of $ to shoot a bear, so why lower your chances at all? They don't always offer a bow shot, & it would suck to come away empty handed, when a gun would've made the difference. I can vouch for seeing some bears lost, over my years with him. Of course, it could've just been poor shot placement. Of the bears I saw lost, the hunter was always shooting one of the faster, flatter shooting rifles, usually a 30 cal. The blood trails were poor, & dried up quickly. I never saw anyone show up with a 243, & I'm sure he wouldn't have allowed it. Maybe it was coincidence, but I didn't see any bears lost by the guys who shot them with a 444, 45-70, 44 mag, 20ga, etc. Harold would always try to convince hunters to show up with a 40 cal, or a shotgun. He loved the guns that threw a big hunk of lead. Both of my bears were shot at around 35yds, & both died within sight of me. I used a 444 on one, & a 458win on the other. Personally, I would stay away from archery tackle for such a young guy. Bears are put together funny inside, the vitals sit a little lower than a deer, & there's a helluva big leg bone in there. Not sure how big your boy is, but if it were me, I'd try to get him shooting a 20ga or 44. I'm not claiming to be an expert, just going off of what I saw.

Traditions Deerhunter 50cal percussion. 90gr of 777 FFG. 385gr Great plains conical. It has a brass blade front sight.

Hahaha. See, you gotta drink Genny to understand things like that.

Do you see the magnifying lens icon, towards the upper right corner of the screen, when you open the app? That's where my locations are.

You know you're a closet fan!

I use Scoutlook. Not as good as it was before the new version, but still helpful.

You forgot two of my favorites: Genny with tomato juice (for breakfast) & Genny in the shower (duh). I don't drink anymore, but when I did, it was Genny all the way. People knock it, not sure why. Maybe just because it's the local guy. My sister lives out west, & says people pay top buck for a 6 pack of it. I've heard the same from people in the south. I loved Genny! All of it! (Way too much). Support the local man!

Other than another drive or two in 8G, we're done with deer for the year. We've got our meat, & there's so few deer around camp (8N), that we closed deer season early down there. No DMP'S filled there (intentionally). Eat it DEC! Excited to be back to squirrels! Got this one there yesterday.

Where are you, & how far North are you planning on going? DEC has maps and info available about state land, on their website, or in print at regional offices.

Not bad at all. As far as swinging that way, it's just food. I don't think what you eat has anything to do with your sexual preferences. I'm pretty sure that eating some nuts, ain't gonna turn me into a switch hitter. LoL.

I ate antelope balls. They sliced them up & cooked them on the grill, in a cast iron skillet with red wine & onions. They were good. Not something I save from my deer, but I'd eat it again, if it was put in front of me.

5AM?!?!?!?!?!

Congrats! I like the part about giving thanks. That's something I do with every animal, & have taught my boy to do the same. Well done!

Or, maybe it was a dying rabbit.

Too bad Liam Neeson is about as liberal & anti gun as they come. Ironic, because that kind of contradicts the person he portrays in a lot of his movies. Just some useless info.