Larry

Before you can say if someone is a better hunter, you have to define what makes someone a better hunter. Is it someone that kills a lot of animals (I’m going to use deer when I say animals)? Is it someone who kills a lot of trophy animals? (that’s subjective) Is it someone with great woodman ship skills? Is it someone who follows the rules? Is it someone who hunts ethically? (and follows the rules) Is it someone who’s a good shot? Or is it a combination of all of the above? Now I’ll self-analyzed to see if I meet this definition of a better hunter first some background. This will be my 50th year of hunting this fall I still have my hunter safety card from 1972. I hunt mostly privet land for deer hunting. I hunt with bow, crossbow, gun and muzzle loader. Someone who’s kills lots of animals. I kill on average 2 deer a year the last time I didn’t kill a deer was 1990. I also take the whole month of November off since 2000. So, dose that make me a better hunter or do I just have more opportunity to get a shot. I think more opportunity. Someone that kills lots of trophy animals. Like I said that’s subjective. I think every deer is a trophy. I don’t care about antler size on bucks. I have for about 12 years now gone by body size, if a buck looks like it goes about 200lb live weight I’ll shoot it. the up side of using weight they usually come with deceit antlers. I also have more time to hunt Someone with great woodman ship skills. I think my woodman ship skills are good. I very rarely loose a deer after the shot. that doesn’t mean I haven’t lost a deer before it’s been a while. I’ve also helped find other people’s deer. I know the lay of the land I hunt like the back of my hand. there’s a reason for where every stand is placed. Someone who follows the rules. I like to hunt to much I always follow the rules. I may not like some of the rules but I still follow them. Someone who hunts ethically. I think I hunt ethically. I have my own rules I follow:1follow the reg’s. 2 have fun when hunting stops being fun it’s time to quit. 3 I won’t shoot a deer on the last day that I wouldn’t shoot on the first day. 4 I’m going to shake your hand no matter how big or how points your deer has. 5 it’s not about getting a deer I’m just glad I still can get out. Someone who’s a good shot. I think I’m a very good shot. I shoot all year round with whatever I hunt with. With my bow and my crossbow all of September is shooting whatever head I’m hunting with. I treat my crossbow just like my bow max range for me is 40yds. My muzzleloader, 444 and shotgun are sighted in at 50yds and can still make 100yd shot my 6mm and 6.5 are sighted in at 100yds and I can still make a 200yd shot. where I hunt a 70yd shot is a long shot. I only take high percentage shots that doesn’t me I don’t miss just not very often. Now what I think I rate as a hunter. I think I’m average or just above average hunter. I have also been blessed with more opportunity to hunt, I can for the most part can pick and choose the days I hunt.

I’m sitting home waiting on test results to see if I have covid for the 2nd time. It could be the flue.

Hey four season CWD is not harmless it is always fatal. It is non-recoverable to the deer that contract it.

BIGFOOT did it. sure looks like a BIGFOOT kill to me

The reason why I’m asking is with everything that’s going on today. With covid and other diseases. We don’t hear about the homeless getting as sick as the rest of us. Are they not reported or is there immune system more robust than the rest of us? Those of us that are older remember when all we had to clean with was soap and water. Now we have antibacterial soaps and cleaners. Have we made ourselves to clean and in the process weaken our immune system? What do you guy’s think?

i have a small torque 1/4 inch rachet then i would use the rt size bit

They look like they may be 1/4 28’s or a metric equivalent. If there loose I would look up the torque and tighten them with a torque wrench.

I have not done or been on a deer drive in years. I see nothing wrong with them tough. When I was a kids, we would sit in the morning then drive in the afternoon. Us kids would drive and the adults would be the standers. It was fun, as for being the lazy that’s not true. It’s a lot harder to put on a drive then to sit in a stand all day. The land owner sets the rules on there property. If you’re invited onto someone’s land you better follow their rules weather you like them or not you have the option not to hunt there.

only ammo they ship powder you will have to pay a haz-mat charge

I plan on hunting Sunday. I planed on going down to camp to bring some stuff home so I'm just going to go down a couple of hours early. I'll be back in time for the Bill's game.

Hey four seasons If you knew these 2 guys killed that many, why didn’t you call the turn in poacher’s hot line. So, you let them get away with it. no one would have known you called. Still not to late to do the right thing. the number is 1844-332-3267. That’s if it’s really true.

Anyone want to take bets on which one of these 3 “gentlemen” are going to win this pissing match.

Here’s how bad the hunting pressure is on state land. Yesterday after I got done hunting on the land, I hunt stopped hunting at 11. I took a ride over to two WMA’s Rattlesnake hill and Keeney swamp just to see what’s going on. Rattlesnake I saw 6 cars that’s on almost 10000 acres if you include the 2-state forest and the county land. I also went there on opening at about noon and saw 14 cars there. At Keeney yesterday on both the lower and upper roads there were 0 cars at 1230. That’s a lot of hunting pressure! I’m glad the guy doesn’t know how good the hunting can be here. If you read the whole article, he also doesn’t like cold weather either. Forgot to add over the last 4 years or so most of the bucks killed in the state were 2.5 years or older.

This is list is 3 or 4 years old Old need

The second fox is a gray fox

I have an 870 that is set up just to shoot slugs. I have screwed the barrel to the receiver. The scope is mounted to the receiver also. It shoots slugs great as long as they have a muzzle velocity is 1600fps or less. 3in BRI at 1450 shoot the best on a good day I can get them to touch at 100yds but there hard to find Remington copper solids also shoot great. So I’ll stick with my 870. Its good enough.

NOT COOL

I use a rifle because I have one. I didn’t go out and buy one when the area I hunt went to rifle. I still use my shotgun when I hunt the thick stuff. I would never feel under gunned using a shotgun. If I were asked buy someone new to hunting, that could only afford one gun. I would tell them to buy a good 12ga pump with two barrels’ one bird and one slug. I would also tell them to put a decent piece of glass on the slug barrel. Now you can hunt anything you want in NY. The only reason I said 12ga and not a 20ga is the 12 is better on waterfowl over big water.

The variable here is the velocity you don’t know how fast the bullet is traveling. A 250gr 45cal. Tipped bullet (most 50 sabots are 45cal bullets) with a BC of .175 at 1700fps will drop 16.8 inches at 200yds if sighted in for 100yds. At 1500fps it’s 21.6 inches. If everything else is good the unknown is velocity.

wow i did all that info for nothing you should of let me know sooner

First, I have never killed a deer with a 44mag in a rifle I have killed 11 with a 44mag handgun. The only Quigley I’ve ever made was with my VH8 Dan Wesson 44mag. I also have a 6mm rem. And have killed 5 deer with that and none have gone more than 50yds. Here’s what I’ve learned with over 40 years of reloading. Once a bullet has passed though and object all remaining energy is wasted. Then there’s knock down power there is 2 ways to look at that momentum and energy. You can measure momentum as KO index energy as foot pounds. This Info came out of the Ammo & Ballistics 4 book. 243 win: 100gr sp. 2960fps 1945fp of energy KO Index 10.3 44mag this is out of a rifle 240gr HP 1760fps 1650fp of energy a KO Index of 26.3. Both are well suited for white tails if most of your shots are 100yds or less I would go with the 44mag over the 243. Here’s why the 44 is almost twice the Dia. Of the 243 so the hole is bigger to start with and it has more momentum. With the right bullet it will crush bone and push though. Longer shots I would go with the 243. Seeing I have both calibers I don’t have to pick one. I would go with the 44 in a lever gun it would be fun to hunt with.

Boy: 44 in a rifle or a 243. I’m looking for a 44mag lever gun. I have the triple 4 would like a 44 but they cost more than the triple 4. Here’s what I would look at if most of my shots are less than 100yds I would go with the 44. There easy to reload and there hard hitting. If you want to make longer shots, then go with the 243. I have a 6mm Rem. and love it I’m really impressed how well it works on deer. You know what you can’t go wrong with either of them. I think the 44 would be fun to hunt with. Go with what you like you’re the one the is hunting or shooting it. unless you want to buy me a 44 lever gun.

Has anyone used Wyoming County Whitetail Scents. I was thinking about taking a ride over there this weekend and picking some up.

For me loosing my sense of taste and smell was a blessing my wife is not a very good cook. Hope you feel better soon

Here are some pic’s from under some apple trees. The grey fox there is always two of them in the videos I have.