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  1. 10 hours ago, luberhill said:

    So would sweat pants be warmer than jeans over my long John’s and under my bibs ?

    ANYTHING is warmer than jeans. No insulating value.  Wool is king, I agree, but I have several pairs of poly/fleece sweat pants that are thick and warm. The thickness/loft of a material is its warmth.. Fleece and the synthetics do not hold the moisture...sweat, etc.  I wear one midweight pair of long underwear which fits close to the skin, then the thick heavy pair, with a shell outside. My treasure is a set of Cabelas heavy weight poly fleece pants with suspenders. I paid five bucks a a garage sale for them....they were probably close to a hundred bucks new. If you can find something like these in a bib style you are way ahead for covering the vital kidney areas and sealing out the drafts. 

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  2. Ditch the jeans and sweats. Cotton, holds moisture and is a poor insulator anyway. You will do better get a set of inexpensive synthetic fleece sweat pants/top to wear instead.   I love my balaclava, which I wear my hat under...you lose more heat from your head and neck than anywhere else. Be sure to sit on a foam cushion. If it is down into the twenties, I drop some of the disposable toe warmers in my boots (again....with socks NEVER COTTON) ....I thought it was goofy when I got it, but a hand muff is great...keep a hand warmer in it. Eventually with inactivity you get cold... within reason, get used to it. I was talking with a couple of Amish fellows at Bass Pro a few years ago, and asked what they wore hunting....Thier traditional wool/cotton work coats, etc. I asked how they kept warm? They chuckled and said..." We dont stay warm...".

     

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  3. The tough part about pricing firearms.....

    At one time I think The Blue Book was a pretty fair estimate, all depending on honest evaluation of the gun, condition, etc.

    It doesnt take into account value related to "events" like over the past several years which artificially drove gun values through the roof....They are moderating now. I agree probably looking up actual selling prices for similar arms on GB or Auction arms should give a pretty fair value. 

  4. In a safe location....does it extract live shells (or fired/empty shells) individually? 

    I had a similar problem with a used 870 I bought. New extractor did the trick. Whenever I have to order a new part I always order two....usually postage is as much as the durn part, and if it broke once....

    I keep the spare extractor in the butt stock screw hole well greased in paper.

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  5. I have been to NF with Patey and Sons twice with a buddy. We both got moose each time. They work hard and know their business. We went the first week both times, which probably I would avoid due to the warm temperatures. When it is warm, the moose simply don't move. NF is a beautiful province and the people are great. I hope to take my wife there on a two week driving vacation next year. Patey is fly in either using their sea plane or chopper, which adds to the adventure. We always also saw caribou frequently and had multiple opportunities on bear...me passing on a monster of one, because I still hadnt gotten my moose (which I did later that day).  I would love to return, but I have gotten two moose, and there are other adventures I want to do. 

  6. Where abouts (what locality) were you in?

    I doubt you would have heard a bear in the brush...regardless of size, they move like smoke. My property is about a mile from a farm in a strait line, decieving on foot, but every evening I can hear the cows clear as day. I cant convince my sister that it is cows...dingbat. I make sure she wears her "bear bells" to scare squatch away. Must work, despite her needing the relationship, she hasnt seen him yet.

  7. ML season up north ends today, I hunted through yesterday...very warm and didnt see anything...that aside...

    I am very happy to take a doe , which usually have more fat on them. I have gotten particular. I wont shoot a doe with fawns early in the season. I figure she is still teaching the young uns life, especially in a tricky part of the year. Just me. I would rather find a lone doe. As tags go unfilled...well, I will likely break up that family. I absolutely avoid the smaller/yearling deer, for the simple reason I want more meat out of my limited tags. I agree they are fine eating, and have no problems with whoever wants to fill thier tags as they may.

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  8. I dont think I have ever had one that I would call tough....some have been drier after processing than I care for. Be sure not to overcook them....venison must be served rare, due to its absence of fat like in a cow. 

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  9.  I try to hang my bibs/jackets, etc. outside in the air for a few days , away from buildings, then store in a large tupperware tub. No "scents" , or cover scents, etc. Myself, I hate "air fresheners" or anything of the sort...to me, it just smells like...chemicals. I am sure the "natural scents" cover scents, etc. smell the same to deer. I will put some broken pine branches, leaves, etc. from the area I am hunting in my storage container, Otherwise...hunt the wind. 

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  10. I put two in the freezer last year, and am happy that I am getting down there...mainly just smoked sausage, similar, but some steaks left for the camp. I look forward to getting a good meat deer in the freezer, so I can relax for the rest of the season. My best seasons I fill my tag on the last evening, so I am able to get out as much as I can all fall. 

     

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  11. I couldnt be too much happier with the forecast for next week end...temperatures dropping nicely, some rain....I still look forward to deer season opener like a kid waiting for Christmas! 
    I hope to take a deer with one of my flintlocks this year, but if the days are too drizzly, will likely stay with my tried and tested Lyman Great Plains Rifle percussion....but it almost feels like cheating! Half the fun in the anticipation is planning my menu. I get to eat a lot of foods the wife doesnt care for at home. Curried lamb chops, home made chicken soup, mmmmm.

     

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  12. Two years ago during northern tier ML,  i shot my deer at sundown in sixty degree weather, and burned rubber to get it to the processor before they closed....barely made it. Last year, temps were in the low forties and drizzly when I shot my buck. I didnt find it until sun up, but it was perfectly fine in those temps. I would be delighted to see a heavy frost and temps down in the low forties for the opener. 

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  13. I go through my day pack, which has all my essentials for deer hunting in it. I make sure i have a handful of candy bars, a bottle of water, all the basics. Make sure my favorite hats and gloves are there. I shoot throughout the year so I am confident that I can grab either of my standards and be all set. 

    Last year my goal was to hunt only black powder (patch and ball, open sights). I got a four point with my percussion rifle, and oopsed when I took out my .308 on a real sloppy day at the end of the season...and finished out my tags. This year, my goal is to hunt strictly with my flintlocks. No excuse not to. The only exception will be for if I need to hunt a back ridge, where the deer are consistently well out of range necessitating the modern crap.

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  14. damn ugly, yep. But the deer looks very healthy in other regards. Pass. I shot a buck about the same size with similar growths  some time ago...nowhere near as bad as those though. It was very healthy in all other regards...but poor sucker was probably getting the brush off from the girls in the neighborhood.

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  15. I love hunting the slop. My movement/scent is decreased, the deer are usually uncomfortable and want to move around and there are fewer other hunters out. Last year both my bucks I shot on horrible days. I usually avoid going out if it is too windy, but heading back to camp about 2:30 pm, it was dark rainy and dreary, wind blowing /gusting considerably. I would normally stay in due to the wind, but I was seeing deer out in the fields. I saw deer in the woods. I have good rain gear, and last year had the luxury of an elevated enclosed blind, so was very comfortable. 

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  16. Kind of like Olympic high jump/pole vaulting... a damn few can make the leap, fewer make it clean, most of us stumble against the posts. Probably the same with deer. Many will attempt the jump, especially when chased/etc. not all make it.

     

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  17. I had to put down my Rottie a month ago. Out of work, she was my constant companion, and I had never had a dog that was as intelligent or as devoted (we are a long time Rottweiler family). She was closing on twelve, which is exceptionally old for her breed, and was in amazing health until only about two months ago, when she had a very rapid decline. 

    I still choke up thinking about it. The only light in that tunnel....our new nine week old Rottie who is quickly taking over the house, happily playing with her new big brother and playing tag with our cat. 

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  18. Outstanding bear!!!! I hope you have a huge floor  or wall to put him on. What did you take him with? What are your plans?

    I love spring bear hunting, and havent been in a number of years. I have only hunted Eastern Canada, but would love to do a coastal black bear hunt out west. 

    Bs sure to do some shopping for a taxidermist...you want to be sure to get good measurements of his head size (not skull size) and pictures so the taxidermist understands what you want him to reflect...otherwise you might end up with a mount that shows a typical sized bear, not the hog you shot.

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