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Happy 237'th Birthday !

Which one ? The camera that I won I havn't opened . I may use it as a gift . Not taking any pics at the Mendon spot . Maybe if I had the camera out instead of the phone ......nah !

Can you imagine climbing into a stand and find out that big boy is in it ...........

First time all season that I had a deer close enough to shoot and I bungled it . I am soooo angry with myself ! ... ... Maybe I should try the phone / camera suggestion !

Debated on whether or not to post this under BLUNDERS or here . I was in my stand in Pittsford / Mendon by 6:15 this am . Put out 2 scent wicks and sprayed some Buck Bomb on them . At 7:05 an 8 point came down the trail that I had walked in on and went to the scrape . A tree blocked my view so I stood up with my bow ready for him to step into the field . He looked out in the field and started back the way he had come in but then headed to the north field on the other side of a hedge row . When he left the scrape he stood in a spot but offered no shot as there was thorn bushes , etc in the way . Later he went to the end of the other field and then across to the little gulley . Saw 3 doe , another buck and a not sure way up the field . Here is the BLUNDER ......I wanted to check the time so I pulled my phone out . It was locked and hard to unlock with my glove on my hand . I would be hitting 2 keys at a time . While I was monkeying around with the phone I glanced up another 8 point buck walked out between my 20 and 25 yard markers . I should have been paying attention . P.S. ---- it was 9:30am . I wasn't able to get either buck to return by using the Grunt Tube or the Doe In Heat Can . I wanted to boot myself in butt after that blunder but my legs are too short !

I use the single pin on my bow . It is adjustable but like above , I either aim low or aim high . Did this with my 3D target and it works fine .

When I was in the Marines , I made 2 Med Cruises . We pulled liberty in several countries . I was forwarned about the "rock in a box trick" before going on Liberty in Naples , Italy . A couple guys on the street would call out " hey Joe , you want buy 22 Beretta " and the guy would look all around like he was watching for cops and pull a box from under his coat and show you a pistol . He would put the box back under the coat and haggle the price with the unsuspecting Marine or Sailor . When the price was agreed on ,he would be handed the money and the person would get a box . The guy would shout , "Policia , policia " and run off . Suppossedly the buyer would look in the box only to find a rock . I know 2 JarHeads that had this happen and they showed me the box with the stone . I wonder if there are any rocks left in Naples ! If a deal sounds too good to be true , it probably is ..........

Well , i'll give the Mendon spot a try again tomorrow . I wish I could get into my youngest son's stand but I wouldn't try it on a bet . Almost have to be a contortionist to get into it . I'm too old to try that ! No luck so far and I am tempted to put out one of those Buck Bombs .

Doc , getting old sure beats the alternative !

Well , she got to look at her mirror purchase and see someone stupid !

Yupper --- Congrats !

Obama won again . Your power is being redistributed ! Had to say it ....... sorry . It really sucks to be without power especially this time of year . Hope they get it fixed soon .

Congrats . He's a beauty !

That's the offspring of a dumb buck that didn't get "culled" !

Another day out enjoying nature . I was in a ground blind in Walworth by 6:25 this am . I have 3 scrapes within 25 yards of the blind . Never saw a thing . I could hear dogs barking a few houses down the road and wondered if they scented deer and that the barking might send some deer my way but I guess it wasn't meant to be . It was cold out but I was reasonably comfortable except for my hands . At 10:30 I left as I had had enough ....................

Uhhhhhhh , next time remove the cable lock ! j/k

I have one that the top section popped loose from the wind and the tree swaying . Havn't fixed it yet .

Fred - Remember the advertisement that "Thermos keeps hot things hot and cold things cold , but how does it know" ? Maybe yours was built backwards !

I would say the shooter has poor hunting ethics . A head on shot is high risk and many of the hunting gurus would pass on that shot . So9meone needs an attitude adjustment !

Happy Birthday !

Went back to Mendon to hunt with my youngest son . I took some camo burlap with me to fix the side of the box stand . Put out a scent wick and settled back into the stand . At 6:37 I spotted a deer crossing the adjacent field and he came from the direction of my son's stand . He came into my field about 125 yards away and I figured it was a buck by the way the head bobbed / bounced when it walked . The wind was from the NNW and he was headed SSE . 15 minutes later a doe went across the end of the field about 250 yards away . I figured it was going to be a great day . NOT ! I didn't see another deer . My son texted me at 9 am to see if I had any activity as he had seen the same 2 deer . He said the buck passed within 10 yards of his stand and it looked to be a 5 point . Legal time wasn't until 6:51 am . We had a bit of the Gropple snow which was wet . It was cccccccold . We decided to leave at 10 if nothing else showed up . I got down at 10 after taking a couple practice shots from the stand . Grabbed my arrows and scent wick and waited for my son . I walked over to his field and waited for him to meet me . He told me about the buck so it was the same one that I saw . As we started to walk up the hill I spotted something and pulled an arrow out of the ground . It was a 29" Beman ICS Hunter 400 with what looks like a slick trick broadhead . Came home , cleaned up some leaves and trimmed a couple arbovites and then cleaned some of the gutters . I was wondering if some of the folks that drove by were thinking , what's that old fart doing up on his roof with a garden hose ! Gotta work tomorrow . I'll be back out there Wednesday .

I have used a chain saw in the woods ( not during deer season ) and have had deer come around to see what the commotion was all about . Deer get accustomed to some farm / woods noises .

I don't buy the "cull buck" bit either but I think I am going to lower my standards this season . I have been passing on 5 pt and less for several seasons . I have also passed on small 6's only to eat a bunch of tags . I have only had one deer close enough to shoot this season but he knew where I was and I couldn't take a shot . Personally I don't have the luxury to pick and choose . I would like to have a nice healthy doe come within range but if it happens be be a small rack buck , it will be meat in the freezer .

Russian fishermen with hand grenade ...... not too smartski ! http://youtu.be/rdlKRcK3Nv8

Grow ----- If the Industrial chemical grates are anything like the grates I use in Mendon , be careful . The ones I am talking about are metal are slippery when wet let alone icy . The 1st thing I do when I get in the stand is hook up the safety harness .