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The morons will ship blades all day long but will not ship the knife itself.

I was out for a short hunt yesterday afternoon, would have had to have a nice Buck in my sights to pull the trigger, did not see a thing. I am hunting big woods and there is not a lot of Deer in this area so while I tried to take a Buck I played the cards I was dealt and ended up with a Doe pretty much near the end of the Nothern Zone season. I am really not much of a deer hunter these days but on occasion like some venison to eat so I at least got some meat in the freezer. Al

Almost any other state government would be falling head over heels and pulling out all stops with incentives and tax breaks to keep a company like Remington. I am telling you the Democrats don't care and are jumping for joy! Al

I have been preaching for years to anyone that would listen the Democrats were going after ammo and they are doing it, I was called a fear monger by one of the socialists that left and migrated to the other board. When they get the traditional lead bullets banned you will really see big time shortages and prices beyond belief. Al

I have watched some game taken on African Safari hunt videos and many times they wrapped the animal in a tarp and dragged it out, looked like it worked great. I have used many times a purpose made Deer drag harness that goes over your shoulders with a rope attached, you just pull like an Ox and it works pretty well, just used mine the other day. I bet it could also work even better tied to a sled or a tarp. Al

Up to a few months ago you could go online, purchase and have your ammo shipped to your door, Hochul and her democrat cronies put and end to online ammo purchases. Gunbroker is a good source for hard to get ammo but you will have to get it shipped to an FFL Al https://www.gunbroker.com/Ammunition/search?Keywords=300 savage ammo

I can see in the right terrain those rigs would work well for hunting. Al

Hey that is quite the rig xpert, I have a Rad Mini ebike similar to yours looks wise, I just ride it around for fun. Al

It is obvious to me, the board set up the way he wants it, I have no problem with the way this board is set up other than needing some strong moderation. If members have such a big problem dealing with that hit the road, there are other choices to make you happy, quit coming here to stir the pot, the board is what it is. Al

What can you say, sad indeed but I can not blame them for fleeing a state that not only sucks with their taxes on business, but a Democrat government basically against everything you manufacture and behind the scenes probably cheering. At one time NY was the country's top state for firearms manufacturing. Ithaca Gun Lefever Arms Baker Shotguns LC Smith Utica Savage On October 21, 2020, Kimber Arms management announced the corporate headquarters is being relocated to Troy Alabama Now Remington, All Gone! Al

That is a good tip, I have one of those pull through carbide sharpeners mounted on my kitchen island for kitchen knives, I ran the Outdoor Edge knife through it a couple of times and she was razor sharp, quick and easy. Al

I noticed a Tom I saw Deer hunting was strutting, thought it was a little early but I see my Royal Palm domestic Toms are starting to strut also. Al

I may go out just to be in the woods as I still have my Buck tag but doubt very much I will be pulling the trigger, the one Deer I have taken is plenty for the wife and I to eat. But you never know and black powder is coming up, I ain't killed anything with a muzzleloader in some time. Al

Ha what a laugh, tell that to "growalot" and "stormy" among others who came under the incessant wrath of the vigilantes, eventually driving them off the board, this place was an embarrassment. There are rules spelled out on this board, NO Personal Attacks!!! yet they happened all the time with impunity with cheap shots, sniping and name calling constantly along with porn photos and political libtard trolls stirring the pot. You could not pay me to join that board with the bunch that is over there, it is a good place for them. Like I said I like this board and the members who stayed just fine and will continue to post what I hope are useful outdoor sport tips on her to the end. Al

For me it has nothing to do with the other site per-se, it is some the members that left here that to be honest I have no use for and do not want to associate with period. All the back biting, sniping cheap shot artists and trouble making political trolls are gone and I for one am glad of it. I totally agree with Four Seasons, this site has never been better and I enjoy and like the members that stayed. Numbers do not mean a thing to me, it is all about content and I like this site's content without all the bull!! Al

It is most useful in dark conditions, that is when blood will show up best. In the daytime I can pretty much spot blood on my own. Al

So I had a chance to use one of those Outdoor Edge replaceable hunting knifes that Amazon will not ship to NY State. These knives follow the same scheme as the old transition from straight razors to safety razors, instead of sharpening when dull, you just toss the old blade and put in new. The blades for these knives are very sharp and hold their edge well, but here is the thing. After doing some skinning work and meat cutting I put the blade to one of my good stones and had it razor sharp again in a jiffy. In my opinion it would be stupid or just plain lazy to throw away the blade and not resharpen it. Personally I will keep sharpening the blades until they will no longer hold an edge. Al

So like the 'gadget sucker" I am I got one of those tracking lights mentioned above, had some deer blood from the Doe I took the other day and gave the light a test to see what it does. It definitely will make any blood stand out when the light hits it, I can see it would help recovery of a deer in some cases. Al

Thanks folks hanging in there after three quarters of a century and feeling good, still have enough left in the tank to drag my deer out alone the other day with no problems. Those over the shoulder deer drag harnesses work great. Al

Good one Tim, congrats on a nice Buck, love the way the whole clan took shifts dragging. Al

Well I cut to the chase tonight and took one of the Does I have been seeing all Fall with the Howa Superlight 6.5 Creedmoor. Nothing great but I got something to put into the freezer. About 125 yds, threaded the needle though some small openings and that was that. Now I can look forward to some Squirrel hunting. Al

I have 2 1/2 straight power and 1X4 variables on my exposed hammer lever rifles, have a 1X5 on my Savage 99 for just a bit more power because it is chambered in 250 Savage, a cartridge that has some longer range potential. The lower powered scopes I use provide wide fields of view and long eye relief which is a main concern for me as I use them in the woods shooting relatively short ranges so high power is not important. Pickings are kind of slim for straight low powered scopes, Leupold discontinued both it's 3X and 2.5X ultra light, like new can be found on ebay at times, they still make the 1X4 which is a good choice. Both Vortex and Bushnell make a 1X4 that look pretty good. I had problems seeing open sights when the lighting was dim early mornings and just before dark, scoping my lever actions remedied that problem. Al

Zip, nadda for me so far for a Buck, been seeing Does and have been holding out hoping they will bring in a Buck. Got a little snow on the ground now, I like hunting on snow. Al

I have been using a couple of these Rick Young Binocular harnesses for several years and they have exceeded all of my expectations, comfort and versatility make these great. To look at this thing you would think it is cheesy and cheap, it is anything but, and once you use it you will see why it is so well thought of. Try one, you will not be sorry you did. Amazon has them on sale at a good price, they make great stocking stuffers.

I use a sled also, I like it best because it can be used in almost any type of terrain, really works great with a little snow. I would not say a drag is exactly easy but a Hell of a lot easier than dragging without it. Mine gets double duty as I not only have used it to drag out a deer but also use it for chores here on the farm hauling around all sorts of stuff. Al