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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 !

Good information . Thanks !

Anything but doves ! ... ...

Buh-bye , Buh-ba ........ Good luck hunting !