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Ouch!! Shooting a heavy recoiling slug gun laying down is not pleasant, there is very little give when that stock comes back. You can come up with a serviceable make shift bench that is portable for your 100 yard driveway range for not a whole lot of money. One of those folding steel legged plastic topped utility tables with a folding chair will do a half way decent job for a bench. There is a multitude of rests that can be purchased within your budget for the table top, everything from simple bags all the way up to a fancy lead sled. The table itself can also be used for other useful duties around the home. A picnic table can also serve as a shooting bench. Al

I look to a manufacturer with a proven track record and longevity, Bushnell was a pioneer in the laser range finding field. They have developed a good reputation for both quality, reliability along with accuracy and standing behind their products. I picked up a Legend 1200 several years ago and have been completely happy on how it performs. Al

I agree with Storm, I believe to be relatively calm when taking a shot at game no matter what implement ones uses comes down to being mentally conditioned. Hunting small game frequently is a great teacher, it provides mental conditioning because of much more opportunity taking shots and the phenomena of "Buck Fever" fades away. The more shots that are taken at game the more second nature it becomes, and while the excitement is still there you will aquire a confident calmness that allows you to close the deal. Al

I bought a couple a cheap dehydrators that worked but not very well, they were slow and the trays of jerky did not dry evenly. Sprung for an Excalibur because of all the positive reviews and it worked as advertised, large quantities done very fast with even drying on all trays. I do the ground meat method with a jerky gun and assorted packaged seasonings, much better flavor and for an old gummer like me easy to chew. If you are a serious jerky maker you will not go wrong with one of these. Al

Foreman had a stamina problem in his first go around, it was not from the lack of training but from not knowing how to fight relaxed. His second go around he had no problem going deep into a fight even though he was older and not physically the same as he was as a young man because he learned how to fight relaxed. Al

Cuomo stated a few weeks ago the reason folks leave this state is because of the weather, can't say for sure the weather is the real reason so many folks leave this state but he is not far off the money that this state really does stink weather wise. This year has been an exceptional beauty, the winter sucked, the spring sucked and the summer pretty much sucked, this fall's weather has stayed in step and run the table along with the rest of the year being one of the worst fall-hunting seasons I can ever remember. Al

When I first got my permit I dove into hunting with handguns for both big and small game almost exclusively until I got my fill. I honed my shooting skills on small game where the opportunities happen with much greater frequency. I was taking rabbits, chucks, coons and even a few squirrels on a consistent basis with a couple of 22s, a Colt Woodsman Sport and a S&W model 17 Masterpiece. I also used the handguns used for big game on Chucks quite a bit to become very familiar with them in the field. I took a few Deer with both a Colt Python 357 shooting handloaded 146 gr Speer HPs, also used a S&W model 29 44 mag and fired 225 Speer HPs handloaded. I enjoy hunting with a handgun a lot, it is similar to archery where you need to get fairly close and learn stealth techniques to be a successful hunter. Like any other type of hunting implement it is all about confidence and making the shot. Al

The big guys like hanging back until dark, they will start moving toward fields, crops and food plots from their cover while it is still light enough for shooting. Find their trails where they are entering the vineyard and try to find a staging area back in the tree line where you can see and set up on the trail. Good chance on getting a shot as they prepare to come out after dark. Al

For me it is more the holster than the belt when it come to comfort when carrying a heavy handgun. My favorite is the old "Pancake" style, today they go by paddle holsters. They ride high and are wide so they do not sag. Below is my many years old Roy Baker pancake for 4 inch revolvers, it works great. Al

A friend of mine a few years back installed a multifuel furnace and he uses whole corn for fuel and buys it in large truck loads, not saying the neighbor isn't baiting just saying eight tons of corn is pretty excessive for that purpose and he might just be using it for other things. Al

That would be opening a whole new can of worms, the Farmer is just trying to make a buck selling corn and probably wants no part of getting involved in something like this that would potentially be a hassle and cost him income. It is not illegal to buy corn. Al

For anyone that reloads their own non toxic shot for older shotguns and classic doubles here is a super good sale on Bismuth shot for reloading. Al

In Recent years the Oneida Lever Bow company was purchased by John Paul Morris, he is trying his best to keep Oneida archery alive and produce here in America the very finest lever compound bow possible. They are a very complicated bow and are not cheap. Their main bow is the Osprey and these are marketed toward the bow fishing community, at $799.00 they will put a dent in your wallet. Enter the Chinese, they know a good thing when they see it and are making a virtual copy called the RPM at $499.00, the Americans who invented and took many years to refine this bow to it's present state get it stuck to them again from the thieves in China. Al

Two inches high at 100 yards is the norm for the way I sight most of my rifles. My lever action close cover Marlins in 45-70 , 357 mag and 44 mag are sighted dead on at 75 yards. Al

Check out RadPowerBikes.com, they are sold direct and have got a big following and a good reputation. I made an earlier post about the Rad Mini I purchased a few weeks ago, I am going to be 70 years old at the end of the month and can ride this thing just about anywhere within reason. Rad has an informative website along a ton of videos on you-tube showing the Rad line and folks putting them through their paces. Al

ENUFF SAID!! Al

For my way of thinking no matter what the weapon being used so long as it is one capable of making the kill it will always come down to how proficient and confident the shooter is in making the shot. If I am confident I can make the shot then I will take it. Al

The modules are located in the cam assembly, the little black piece on the left hand side of the photo is a module, on the right it is shown mounted in the cam.

The draw lengths are set by modules designed to incrementally increase or decrease the draw length with a simple installation. The bows when new came with three different sizes. I handled a new version Osprey at Bass Pro last summer it was much lighter and shorter, sweet but expensive. They have become a favorite of those who bow fish. Al

Purchased a vintage Oneida Eagle Aero Force lever compound bow this past summer, puttered around and just got done doing a refurbish on the old gal installing some shorter draw length modules, tuning and timing, a new string and a Michigan Autumn paint scheme, been a fun little project. Basically will be just shooting targets and I will be shooting with fingers and no sights. Now if it will ever stop raining!! Al

A bit Low! You did not miss by much, still a good shot. Al

That is a fact that the leaves are not even close to being off the trees around here. I did a lot of Coon hunting in my day and and having the leaves off the trees was a big advantage in being able to spot the treed Coons. Season started the last week of October and the leaves were almost always pretty much off the trees. Snapped the photo below just now and it can be seen the leaves on my place are still mostly green and not close to coming down yet. Al

Winter, Spring, Summer and now Fall, this whole year from the start has had lousy weather overall. Al

I buy hunting clothes mostly by their quality and the way the perform and fit, through the years it has ended up being an assortment color wise of some camo, red plaid and a lot of solid green of various materials. On public land for big game where sure to run into other hunters I will wear some blaze orange and my red plaid stuff, my concern is making sure as much as possible of being seen by other hunters. At home on my own property I will wear camo on occasion. Never had a Deer spot me no matter what colored clothing I was wearing so long as I sit still and have the wind. Al

Hare will hold very tight this time of year, as their coat changes over to winter white they seem to sense they are easily seen and hide themselves in heavy cover. As long as they do not raise them selves off the ground while sitting tight they do not give off hardly any scent. Many years ago I decided I wanted to get an early season brown colored Hare to get mounted and had a heck of a time getting one. I was standing in a large dried up swamp that was full of Alder saplings and tall brown swamp grass and that was lying pretty much flat on the ground. I had hunted this area many times before in the winter with snow on the ground and always found many Hare there but my Beagle was having zero luck getting one started. Anyhow there happened to be a loud sonic boom and suddenly there were a half dozen Hare poking their heads up out of that swamp grass where they were sitting as tight as could be and just as quick as they had popped up they ducked back under the grass.. I walked over to the closest one and could see him hiding, called my Beagle whom I do not mind bragging was about as good a Rabbit-Hare dog as they come. She ran over the top of that Hare twice, he did not move and she did not detect him. I walked in a gave him a boot and as soon as he raised up and bolted she caught his scent and the race was on with her in hot pursuit. I ended up taking him out about two hours and several large circles later. Al