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    OK time for a little intervention!!!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    I have seen a few thread that are "would you shoot this buck".While I love to see all the bucks,whether they are big,medium or small.Who cares!!!! If a certain buck walks in and you like him.....shoot him,if he walks in and he doesn't do it for you....let him live for someone else or another year.While I know you cant shoot trophies if you shoot small one,I also know that you have to keep the fire burning to shoot one.Basically is what I am saying is shoot what you like,don't listen to anyone else saying "He's not 3 or 4 or 5 years old let him walk".Do what makes you happy,its your tag,time,meat,antler and your hunt.I don't want to step on anyones toes and I love seeing and shooting big deer but its the experience in the woods that does it for me.My best days in the deer woods don't revolve around many big deer.Have fun...be safe... and shoot what trips your trigger!!SOrry if I have offended anyone,thats not my aim here.

    I can't help but to agree with you however I was just asking the opinions of the members here as to whether or not they will shoot him I know what I would do I would shoot but there's a little bit of curiosity inside me that says what if I let him live another year how much bigger would he get would he grow to maybe 10 will he be a12 pt. how much mass would he potentially get. Part of human nature to be curious. Anything with antlers tickles me but there is always that what if....

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    Can any one age this buck and would you shoot him

    in Trail Camera Pictures

    Posted

    . Good groceries, but not what most people would consider a wallhanger.

    No not a wall hanger at all! Def good groceries

     

    Thanks Biz! After he poped up on my cam it was a thought if I would or not. my gut says NO but my index finger has been getting a bit itchy since last year. If I didn't get that 8 pt last year and this guy was in front of me  I would have blasted him, but now, I feel like I should have higher standards.... lol idk I got spoiled from last year.  I feel like I am thinking more like  trophy hunter but still wanting a ton of meat in the freezer as well..

    This season's goals

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted

    I want 3 deer  would like a nice buck and 2 doe but ill take 3 doe . 2 for ym freezer and 1 for my friend. if I can take more then Even better. This year will also be my first hunt with a muzzleloader. so hoping to break that ion as well

    Can any one age this buck and would you shoot him

    in Trail Camera Pictures

    Posted

    I have this 6 point on my trail cam from a few days ago. He looks young  but I am on the fence about if I would shoot him given the chance...... I don't have any pictures of his body. I placed the camera to high on the trunk of the tree.. I think he will grow some more by opening day of rifle /shotgun. any age predictions??

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     and I figured Id add this last picture because it reminded me of Growalot's avatar picture face wise

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    Any old timer's want to help a young buck out?

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    im 29, but i think at your age you dont need to overly worry about a career. I just got hired in my choosen career path November 1st of last year. I was making in the 12.00 to $13.00 per hour range for YEARS!!! no matter what job I went to i was stuck. I finally decided I wanted to get into a Public school district. Union Benefits retirement plus NYS pension I get to work with my hands and brain Im in the Maintenance dept.. I wanted job security, a guarenteed raise every year plus good retirement plan.. Most importantly I wanted something I could help support my family with. I have a wife and an 18 month old son. I do not have a college degree of any sort. I think Belo said it best.

    "

    I think very few people truly "love" their jobs, and what I mean by that is would you do it for free or a greatly reduced paycheck? For example, racecar driver, playboy photographer, outdoor guide etc.

     

    I do not love my job, I barely even like it. But it challenges me enough to keep it interesting and provides enough of a paycheck to support the things I do love in life (hobbies and family). I think as long as you don't dread going to work (of course nobody wants to go to work) and you're not overly stressed and the job is taking a toll on your health and family then most jobs are just that. Jobs.:" It took me a LONG time to get into a school district I worked 1 full time job as a custodian for a crappy nonprofiot organization for a few years and had 2 other part time jobs being  a substitute custodian for 2 other public schools for a few years untill I was hired full time. Now I only need this one job.... Bust you A$$ and always do the right thing and good things will come to you.

    My new ml now out of commish for a bit

    in Muzzleloaders

    Posted · Edited by apoallo

    always good to hear about company's with good customer service, but of course now you're gonna have people telling you they warned you about buying a CVA.

    true but this issue would be hard to blame directly on cva. For all I know it could have been my fault. Maybe I double threaded it by mistake and that's the result..... who knows. but yes someone will say they told me so. all I care about is that CVA is taking care of it...

    My new ml now out of commish for a bit

    in Muzzleloaders

    Posted

    So after I shot the muzzleloader for the first time about a dozen shots or so I disassembled and cleaned everything I took out the firing pin bushing the spring and the firing pin clean them and went to put them back in and discovered that the bushing would not go in all the way and sit flush against the receiver so I took it out took a flashlight looked inside the threads and discovered that there is a gap in the threads in the receiver where the bushing screws into clear as day hole so I contacted CVA customer service which are great and sent them a picture and they will be sending me a whole new received post-1590-13796015287079_thumb.jpg

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    If you zoom in on the pictures you are able to see the whole that I am talking about in the threads which is preventing me from screwing the bushing all the way and seating at flush against the receiver. Now just waiting to her

    At from the CVA Rep

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    new hunter advice

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    welcome you will find many many different answers to your questions from this site. So ill start with my own opinions and other people will give you something different most likely . You just have to take the advice and find something that will work for you the best.
    Again these are my answers in number order.

    1 Blinds do work, however they can be cumbersome. I don't llike carrying them around so I hunt from the ground and find a nice wide tree or rock wall. I have used a blind twice and will always prefer sittingagainst a tree or wall.

    2. There are sssooo many different scents and lures out there and they all claim theirs are the best. I have been using buck bomb just for the conveience of the spray can. I just use it around my immediate area where I am sitting to help cover up any scent I am giving off.

    3 I use 99%  I have their laundry detergent, deordorant, breath spray, shower soap,and the spray that goes one all of my layers of clothing. I feel you can NEVER use too much descenter spray.

    4 Look for any scrapes, rubs, trails(I look for these the most) bedding areas, food sources. When I scout I go into the heavest thickest stuff you can find. . look for area that you would never want to go into and think that nobody else would go into either. That's probably the area where you should go..

    as far as different informational sites. I use only one  and that's this site. there are tons of people, and you will get to know the names of the people that seem to know the most just by posting and asking questions. search past threads if you have a question most likely it has already been answered or talked about. but never feel afraid to post something. Just try and post your topic into the right topic area this way it makes the moderators jobs easier so they don't have to sort through each post and put them  where they belong... Happy hunting!!!!

    cleaning the smoke pole

    in Muzzleloaders

    Posted

    Try Blackhorn 209, if you can find it.  I'm loading 85 gr behind my 300 gr XTPs and shooting 1.5" 10-round groups without cleaning, just a spit patch between rounds.

    I didn't try swabbing after each round. Ill probably be able to get a few more shots then....

    cleaning the smoke pole

    in Muzzleloaders

    Posted

    shot my cva for the first time today. Now I know why muzzleloading isn't as popular as rifles.  I have to clean the bore  after 2 shots. otherwise I cant get the sabot down all the way.. Now I just have to get the right flat head screw driver to take out the bushing and spring with firing pin. .  Even thou there is a lot of work that goes into firing a few shots I like it a lot. makes me appreciate our modern firearms more. Def hooked on the muzzleloader thou. Just gotta find a better bullet. the federal fusions do not group very consistently at 80 yards. so I wasn't even gonna try it at 100+

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