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Cold Winter Ahead It's late fall and the Indians on a remote reservation in South Dakota asked their new chief if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets. When he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the winter was going to be like. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he told his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect firewood to be prepared. But, being a practical leader, after several days, he got an idea. He went to the phone booth, called the National Weather Service and asked, 'Is the coming winter going to be cold?' 'It looks like this winter is going to be quite cold,' the meteorologist at the weather service responded. So the chief went back to his people and told them to collect even more firewood in order to be prepared. A week later, he called the National Weather Service again. 'Does it still look like it is going to be a very cold winter?' 'Yes,' the man at National Weather Service again replied, 'it's going to be a very cold winter.' The chief again went back to his people and ordered them to collect every scrap of firewood they could find. Two weeks later, the chief called the National Weather Service again. 'Are you absolutely sure that the winter is going to be very cold?' 'Absolutely,' the man replied. 'It's looking more and more like it is going to be one of the coldest winters we've ever seen.' 'How can you be so sure?' the chief asked. The weatherman replied, 'The Indians are collecting a $hitload of firewood'

A-Rod should be giving a big chunk of his paycheck to Raul Ibanez !

Delta McKenzi Swamp Buck 3-D target at Dick's is listed as $99.98 with a $20 rebate from Delta making it $79.98 . I asked to see a copy of the rebate and it states that it had to be purchased between July 1 , 2012 and October 1 , 2012 . The store manager said the company would honor the late purchase . I called Delta and they said "NO" ! So if there is a rebate on a purchase you are making , check it out before the purchase .

I was in Dick's sporting Goods Store in Webster today . They have Federal rifled slugs on sale for $ .98 . Normally $2.98 . I thought about buying some but I only shoot 1 or 2 shotgun slugs a year . I still have some Winchester and Federal rifled slugs left .

I used to pack it in when it started raining and found it to be a mistake . It seems the deer often move to feed when the rain starts . I have had a few deer kills while it was lightly raining . The rain helps cover up sound and that is a helper .

I prefer using the Beam Scale but you could get a digital scale cheap . Here are a couple of possibilities from Midway Shooting Supplies . If you can find one of these in a gun / ammo supply store , it might be cheaper due to Midway's shipping costs . http://www.midwayusa.com/product/658771/redding-2-master-magnetic-powder-scale-505-grain-capacity http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175512/frankford-arsenal-ds-750-electronic-powder-scale-750-grain-capacity

Yeah , the $100 mil Dud !

Yeah , my SIL has 2 horses and lives in "horse country" (Geneseo) . One of the guys said when they ride the trails through the high grass that bedded deer will stand up , look and lay back down . I thought , wouldn't it be great to bow hunt from horseback ! I usually step in some horse crap when going to the stand for a little cover scent . If you do this , use the side rungs of the ladder stand to climb up .

All 3 are nice !

The guy who farms my SIL's property planted some late soy beans . The plants are almost one foot high . I expected to see the deer hitting them but they are NOT doing that .

I thought you were on a sabbatical leave for a while ..........

Nice going !

Not a bad idea . Have it weighed on a calibrated scale before using . Some bullets can vary a grain or so . Mark it with a felt tip before weighing . I would try something like a 240 grain bullet if I were to do this .

Congrats on your 1st bow kill !

Detroit won in the 5th quarter !

A gun would be okay but I wouldn't buy the ammo . How old is the ammo , how was it stored and is it reloads ? Makes a difference .

I sometimes think I had better luck when I would just pick a stand at random and didn't worry about the wind direction . The same goes for scent control .

Here is the guy that shows up when it's dark on October 5 , 10 and 13th at I stand I have near a pond .

Yesterday's hunt sucked ! I was out for about 10 hours and the only thing I saw was a red fox . On the way down Furnace Rd around 5 am in Ontario I saw a beautiful buck crossing the road near the Town Barns . He looked to be a possible 8 point ( not sure ) . I was in a stand in Geneseo by 6:20 and it was cold . I believe it was 27 degrees . I stayed there until 11:30 and then got something to eat and drink . Took a short snooze and walked a ways and checked my cameras . Around 2 pm I got back in the same stand as I had been getting pics of some decent deer on them . Had some light sprinkles that I thought might bring the deer out but no such luck . The camera in the pond field had pics of a buck but he was only showing up there at night . The lane camera had no pics and the one by the stand had a bunch but the latest deer pics were taken on October 8 . Nothing in 5 days . Gotta try somewhere else . Here are some pics from a camera I have about 3 yards from the stand I was using .

Nice that you were able to get some video . Thanks for posting .

I have 2 or 3 and live in Ontario NY for someone who wants to pick one up

Congrats on trailing and finding your deer . I am heading out for Geneseo in a few minutes . It's about 28 degrees there right now . Brrrrrrrrrr ! Gonna be a cold morning in the stand .

Hard to believe anyone could be that lame !

Sorry to hear the sad news of your dog . We had one for 14 years and had her put away as she was losing her sight , legs were failing and she would fall down . Taking her to the vets was the final blow and I cried . We had her ( Holly ) cremated and have her in a container with her tags . Good luck choosing the right stand .

Sounds like the next hunt in that area might be a good one . Git 'r done !