BaldguyLee

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Me too. I don't score every season but really hoped to by now this year. One sighting on opening day, nothing again until yesterday 11/25. About eight half-days in reg season in field so far. I'd love a doe or buck, just some venison in any event. I hunt almost only public land but deer go into hiding early there. I did manage to flush deer three separate times yesterday but all were in impenetrable brush and I was alone. I couldn't see 5ft ahead of me much less take a safe shot when they jumped. Exciting at least! I've been telling myself I'd even take a fawn but when I saw a roadkilled one the other day I changed my mind... Tiny.

My daughters and I have had chickens and ducks through the years. Ducks are definitely second class. Way poopier and eggs aren't that great. Plus the roosting thing. Currently we have 5 chicken hens and one duck who turned out male. He just started mounting and plucking the hens and he now has a date at the next livestock buy / sell / trade. Goodbye!

I think I'll be Boyds'ing my Axis II when I get one this spring. Nice choice by the young man.

Go for it. I've never looked back on a hunting session and wished I hadn't gone. I went today in fact, took one red squirrel and let a bunch of greys pass. I'm hoping to have the greys around for any upcoming local contests....

Tag soup can be had by being selective or by being unlucky I think. In my case this season, unlucky! I always thought 'tag soup' meant zero filled tags though. On the lucky side, my hunting friends did well and shared large amt of venison with my family.

I looked at this a while ago, looks good but maybe discontinued?

Thanks guys!

I'm looking at maybe buying a lower-end new deer rifle. Some well-received ones, like the Savage Axis II XP, only seem available in a scoped package. I'd rather buy a better scope to use than the cheapie in the package. Is there any market for the unneeded scope?

Late on this thread, sorry, but today coming through the Iroquois Refuge I saw a dead one on the road with just the rear half crushed ( car).

Yeah, I had that Blackhawk stock on my 12ga smoothbore and hated it for hunting. It grabbed onto any dense brush I was trying to force my way through. Pushing through the thick stuff is hard enough for a person with no gun much less with a gun snagging every branch, stem, or twig.

Hi guys! Does anyone keep their red-dot sight on their shotgun for other hunting types like waterfowl, small game, or slug deer hunting? I understand lots have separate guns for everything, I'm asking to those who use the same gun for multiple seasons each year. Thanks.

It's built-in to one of our TVs but I've never used it myself. I'll need lessons.

Wow. I can see my lawn here near Buffalo, although we're usually on the wrong end of these snowstorms.

Guide Gear x2! Very inexpensive too.