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That's a cool idea Grow.

I use the Tink's rut sticks. It's an incense that burns for like 2 hours. They make an all season and a rut one. You need to use some sort of chimney to protect it from wind and moisture and to slow the burn. Without a chimney, they burn in about 30 minutes, I've killed a buck over them, and had many deer respond to them, which is more than i can say for most scents i've used. The things reek, and it sticks to everythinr for hours, so make sure you don't get in the smoke too much. You can buy the chimney, but we make them out of PVC or welding rod holders. Drill holes in the sides, all the way up, and cut an angle on the bottom so you can stick it in the ground.

Just remember, you didn't kill those on your own, somewhere along the line, the government helped you out.

The illustrations are fantastic! Looks like Me, big head and everything.

You shouldn't have a problem having your guns shipped, just some NY laws about mag capacity and folding stocks, etc.

Where are you?

It's easy for me to get burnt out too.

What a G.I.L.F.

Too bad he can't use a drawlock or something.

Hate to see anyone hang it up. You'd be more than welcome to hunt at my place if you need a place to go.

Are you trying to find out how to properly dispose of an ex-wife carcass, perhaps?

I use my hatchet to cut off the feet. Then I cut the skin around the center of the body. Work your fingers under the skin and peel it towards the feet, it'll slide right off. Then use your hatchet to cut off the head and tail. You can do them like that before you even gut them, it helps me avoid geting the bloody fur stuck all over, and ending up on the meat. Squirrel hair is a b!tch to get off of the meat.

He's at a nice angle for a shot. Healthy looking boy.

I've missed a lot of deer. I've wounded a few too. It is unacceptable, and it feels like hell. It happens though. Anybody who hunts long enough will miss or wound an animal. It happens, you get sick over it, and then you try to move on and learn from it, to avoid making the same mistake again.

Elmo, I know it's tough to shoot where you live, but shooting for "hours on end" is probably not helping you at all. In a hunting situation, your 1st shot is usually your only shot, and it usually comes when your body & muscles have been at rest for awhile. Shooting tons of arrows at once is a tough way to gauge your perforrmance and the performance of your equipment. After a few shots, your muscles start to tire, and you are not shooting as naturally as you would be in a hunting situation. I used to shoot for hours, but I found that the more I shot, the worse I got, the worse I got, the more frustrated I got, & I would deteriorate even more. Shoot all you want to initially dial your bow in, but once you know it is shooting well, I would take only several shots at a time & focus on dialing yourself in. Barring some equipment malfunction or sudden gust of wind, any variation in accuracy is due to you. Sometimes I go to pieces if I had a crap day @ work, or I forgot my crazy pills, or when my girlfriend reminds me that she still wears the pants. After my initial sight in session every year, and testing every arrow, I go down to one practice arrow. I like using only one because I avoid damaging my arrows with following shots, and it forces me to take a break as I walk downrange to remove my arrow from the block. Most mornings, I take one shot. I try to envision that it's a real deer standing in front of me, and it's a pass or fail kind of thing. If I blow it, I'll try once or twice more, and usually find that it was just me pulling the shot. Usually though, the one shot thing works for me, because I really feel like I need to make it count. Just an idea, though. Whatever works for you is cool.

Good luck. Let us know how you make out.

I'd be wary about bringing your stand to the spot the night before. I think the added disturbance of an extra trip in would outweigh the benefit of having your stand there waiting for you. As long as you're sure that the spot is ready to go, I'd just carry it in with you. Whatever you do, GOOD LUCK!

In a Wildlife management area (WMU) You must bring your stand in and out every day that you hunt, there is no pre-season placement allowed. In a state forest, you are allowed to place your stand no more than 30 days prior to opening day, and it can remain until the end of the season.

Nice Doe!

Oak leaves, Joe! I have also used poison ivy, but that is another story, one which really didn't end well for me.

He's nice, but I'd pass him. If you look close, you can obviously tell that he's not a shooter. Better let him go another 2 or 3 years, and maybe he'll be a big one.

Well said, Joe.

Yessir.

I pee in a bottle. Make sure that you have a different type bottle for pee than for your drink. I have mistakenly taken a swig from my pee bottle in the heat of the moment after shooting a deer. It didn't taste good, and it didn't stay down.

I thought about the small game hunters. I think there will be a lot more deer hunters in the woods on that one weekend, than small game hunters all season.