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Personally I would have no problem getting in there and clipping some of those obstacles, just clip them and let them lay and leave. Al

Give us the horny details Eddie! Al

Congrats, a beauty!! Al

That foot finally healed up?

Have a good one sharpshooter!

These days my opener is the northern zone, I sure do miss the old days of slug slinging in the south, had some real good times and killed plenty of deer. Been over 35 years since hunting the south zone. Almost all of my old hunting companions are gone now. Good luck to those hitting the south. Al

Personally I was never a big time Turkey hunter, after I killed a few I kind of just lost interest in hunting them. Looked out my kitchen window this morning and there was a good size flock in the pasture, two big Toms strutting around like it was spring. The Turkeys around my place have become so used to seeing me out and about doing chores they hardly pay attention to me or even my dogs, killing one would be not much of a feat. I did enjoy eating the ones I took, but like now I see Turkey on sale in the market for 88 cents a pound ready for the oven so if I get the yen for a Turkey dinner I will just buy one. Hell I have a small flock of domestic Turkeys down in the barnyard and I have yet to eat one LOL. Speaking of Turkeys does anyone know what happened to Bill the Karate expert-Turkey expert that used to post here, he did most of the Turkey hunting threads, never cared much for his trouble making posts but I hope he is alive and OK. Al

A 22 with high velocity ammo is all you need to take out Coons, I hunted them hard with Airedales and Hounds for many years and took a lot of them. When I was by myself I would use my S&W model 17 revolver, when I had a partner I would carry a Remington magazine fed nylon 66 rifle. The key is same as hunting any other game "good shot placement". Al

You can add me to the group, these days I prefer going out in the afternoon and hunting until dark. Al

I have had zero problem taking Deer while on the ground, in all the years I have hunted I have only taken two Deer from an elevated stand. Ther first one was out of a tree I just climbed up in and the second was out of a ladder stand. Al

My Dad when speaking about tree stand safety, "it is not the fall that will kill you, it is the sudden stop at the end" Al

I am pretty disappointed in anything made using Gortex, billed as being waterproof I have found it to be anything but! Be it a jacket, pants or boots they all were far from being waterproof, better than nothing I suppose but not by much! Al

Going to start calling you the "Deerslayer" Al

Same for me, I am not going anywhere! Al

I am expecting results to be similar to yours wolc, I never had spectacular accuracy with any shotgun firing foster type slugs, especially from barrels that are choked. If I can find a slug that will group say four inches at 50 yards out of one of the barrels and get it hitting to the point of aim I would be satisfied and could make it work in a pinch. To be truthful I ain't holding my breath, still it is the kind of stuff I like fooling around with. Al

To say I am elated would be putting it mildly, it was good to see most of the people in this country have come to their senses. Al

Went out for the last couple of hours of daylight, nice temps but no Deer to be seen, did see some Squirrels. One of those deals where it was just nice to be in the woods. Al

Might as well go down another "Rabbit Hole", outfitted my LC Smith double with adjustable sights. Now when I get a chance to try some slugs hopefully one of the barrels will put them on target. If I can get it to group slugs I will have a combination gun. Should help centering shot patterns to the point of aim also. Al

Heading out with the wife right now! Al

Have a good one young fellow! Al

I will be standing in line the first thing in the morning, no way will I miss this vote!! Al

Congratulations, that is a one of a kind set of horns!! Al

You know Doc, I think you may be on to something, I have several doubles, I think if I put those clamp on the rib adjustable turkey sights and I can get one of the barrels hitting to the point of aim with decent accuracy I will be in business. Al

My favorite time of year, all the hunting seasons are open, so most everything is fair game. I am going to start dabbling with varmint calls and see if I can get anything to turn up. I still have a DMP so I may go for another Deer if the right one comes along. I am still looking to kill my first black squirrel, saw one the other day but did not have a shot. The one thing I have completely lost interest in is the Turkeys, I have plenty on them around and have had many opportunities, but they just do not appeal to my anymore. I am looking forward to some bird hunting (Grouse)but I will wait for these overly long Deer seasons to end. The hardest part is being equipped with a firearm that can handle everything and anything that comes into play. Probably one of those combination guns in the right chamberings would fit the bill. The Marlin 62 256 Winchester may work for most game if I can take Squirrels without ruining them, the big game bullets I have loaded for it may just punch hole in small game like a Squirrel, I know I can kill a Deer with it if I get the right shot. Al

The Deer pantry will be opening up shop in a few weeks and I see they have done some major improvements to the property, the viewing this year should be quite good. I look forward to this every year.