Lawdwaz

You can come visit us anytime as long as you bring great posts like THIS one. Great job on the possibles pouch and the shot that made it all "possible". Merry Christmas To you and yours Matt!

Man I'd sure like to see WTH is going on around me. It'd take a lot of the fun out of it to me....... I don't know if it'll bother the ducks. You'll have to ask them!

Well heck, I never saw THIS thread! Although I've posted about this deer already, I may as well give this thread some life. I did kill my buck this year with the ML but that was in the "regular season" and has already been posted in the "gun season" harvest thread. The doe above was shot last Saturday afternoon in Lima. I hunted the morning and it was by far the coldest day I've hunted in a while. IIRC it was about 25 degrees and a 20mph+ wind out of the west. I pussed out and opted for a box blind. I saw a young 10pt and a doe but couldn't get a clear crack at her. I stuck it out until 10am or so then went to a another spot to mooch around and see how much sign I could see in the fresh snow. Never saw a deer and the tracks were sparse, putting it mildly. I was back in a box blind but not the same one as the morning hunt by 2pm. At 4pm a doe and a couple fawn stepped out. I thought I'd have a gimme but all of a sudden they took off on a trot across the field. Fortunately they stopped and I re-positioned to another window (!) for the shot. Bang flop. As I walked up I thought I shot the wrong one, seems I have the darnedest time sometimes when shooting doe. Once they're on the ground they don't always look as big as I thought. I snapped a quick pic with the phone then gutted her then hoisted her into the truck. (Yes, another perk to the box blind is the drive-up capability. And yes, she was a very nice sized deer, probably at least 2.5 years old and loaded with fay when I butchered her Tuesday. I'd GUESS, 110 lbs or so. maybe a touch more. I had a couple brutal drags this year and two I could drive to. I'm happy to take the good with the tough! PS, sorry for the grainy barn pic; I used the self timer on the phone with the camera propped up on the seat of the wheeler, it was cold as heck, the deer was spinning on the hoist and I wanted to get to the house for whiskey to knock the chill out of my bones.

Chris B & PREDATE..........how'd you fool them? Calls at night? Mouth call or electronic? EDIT TOO ADD: congrats!

Nope not you, I'm implying we have lots of experts here. Note the times posted on your post and mine; I type with one finger............and the thought has been on my brain for a while. Lots of big talk from all the coyote killers and they have no idea just how difficult it is to do without dogs or while deer hunting. Sure, it can be done but it's difficult. Most guys get out in the winter and freeze their onions off or get too scared if hunting after dark.

Probably not the best choice in bullets for any chambering. Why not a Partition or Barnes TSX?

From all the talk here lately I figured we've got to have some real experts on board. I'm looking forward to their responses................... http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/30893-whos-killed-a-coyote/

Who's killed a coyote by calling or baiting? Not with dogs, deer hunting, turkey hunting etc, just went out with a caller or placed some bait and killed a coyote or ten? Post up some pics!

A few things that quickly come to mind...... -To use them with the scope, your head won't be where it should be, down on the stock. Thus you will be changing the sight picture as your head will be flopping in the breeze. -If it is raining or snowing THAT hard, you'll have a difficult time lining up the bead with the rear sight in all the crap as the see thru mounts aren't that awful large. Then try and paste the sight on a the deer's bread basket. -Although I haven't handled them 36 (grin) years, I'd bet that they lack considerably in quality, I wouldn't trust them. If you insist on using open sights in inclement weather, get a quick detach quality mount and go forth. Try some BC caps, you won't regret the $20 spent on them. There are other companies that sell similar types of products but I've had the best luck with BC caps.

Nope, like a lot of things if they were free I'd gladly pass. The Butler Creeks are the answer to your problem, trust me.

Man, this is a winner! If your scope isn't a POS Butler Creek scope caps should solve the problem. I'm not sure but I think I've been using them for 35 years. My Leupold scopes have never fogged on me but I guess that is just luck? Not.................. See thru rings are not the answer to ANY problem.

Ha, I'd gladly pay the fine and do the time to go back 41 years...............................

I was going to give you a hard time about calling a magazine a clip..............!!

Yes, two years wouldn't surprise me but most certainly at least a year. It sure as heck isn't from this year! Probably kin of the 10pt the OP hunted this year.

Ha! Looking forward to your pics. How many did you stack up last winter, or the previous winter? Oh, I have a hide I'd like to sell, where's that hide buyer that paid you $20?

John, what did he weigh, dressed of course?

I ate (and I hope like hell the statute of limitations has expired) bluejay once when I was probably 12. It was breasted and cooked over an open fire. It sucked......

LOL..................... Might could improve the grip on a can of Genny too................

I've had one for a few years for cleaning fish but just tried it this year for deer. It goes on my left hand as I wield the knife with my right hand. It works great for keeping a good grip on the meat and avoiding a sliced hand or digit. Might be a good stocking stuffer for a loved one..................... http://www.walmart.com/ip/Rapala-Fillet-Glove-Large/37295173

Happy Birthday Bubba, hopefully its a great day for you.

It'd make a dandy Christmas present from son to dad, with love. PS.......Weatherby doesn't make a front stuffer, AFAIK.

Good luck to you & pops tomorrow. I'm done, I have to butcher Saturday's doe, Christmas shop and first thing, take the Mrs. to breakfast. Not too shabby for a day off.

Too bad on the lefty bow! Must have been quite a surprise at the time........ Who is making the new custom bow? Draw weight? Recurve or longbow? Takedown? Handle/limb material? ETA? Arrow composition? I've had a few custom traditional bows in my day;Great Northern, Bighorn (Fred Asbell), Kohanna and IIRC a Dick Robertson. All great stuff bows but I lost interest about 15 years ago and tripped EVERYTHING for a song. Killed with both recurves and longbow and enjoyed the heck out of it at the time.

10-4...........I'm hoping to get into them this winter. I did empty one pack, put them together and spin test them a couple weeks ago, they did spin true. Any leftover dull blades you'd like to mail west? I hate trashing new steel...............................

Nice pics!