dbHunterNY

I'm an engineer. couldn't tell you all of mine before we both ended up 6' under. - people not staying in middle lane of a 3 lane thruway except to pass or exit. - people who cut through multiple lanes to exit only once they're at the exit ramp where people are already both merging to enter and exiting. - people who camp out with blinders on in the right lane and don't care if you're coming off the entrance ramp. - motorcyclists in a traffic jam riding up through between lanes or on the shoulder. - motorcyclists using all 3+ lanes to swerve in and out of traffic at high speed like they're trying to win a super bike world championship. - tailgating a motorcycle. - gun related I saw just the other day... guy opened the bolt and looked through the scope to check out the target the other guy was posting down range. also seen that happen with a kid who informed me "the safety's on so it's probably ok". less serious.... almost. - hunting someone else's stand without asking. especially if nobody's hunted out of it yet that season.

seeing a bunch of poults in 4C. four separate hens with 8 or more poults each and all flying at this point.

unless I'm going to sit in a blind I don't carry a pack. if I'm hunting really deep in, like bigger woods state land, that might be a different story, but not often am I a handful of miles or more in. more often I'm just a couple or less. everything fits in my pockets. putting on a stalk I've had stuff like a pack hang up on brush and other vegetation. all day outing but not deep enough in I use a fanny pack I've had for years. that way I don't pack the kitchen sink and regret it carrying it later.

went to a big show a while back and stopped at Montana XTreme booth. seemed like good stuff. Butch's Bore Shine is another one well liked.

in all honesty just earlier this year i had a special hard to find magazine tube plug screw that i ordered from Numrich for a Winchester Model '94 30-30 family heirloom. I hid it folded in the receipt in one of the pockets on my safe door. while later I felt like stripping the gun down and installing that screw to replace a cobbed up chrome one my brother put in it. looked and looked for a couple hours for it. even looked right at the receipt in the door and said to myself "yep. there's the receipt but where's the damn screw."

so where'd ya find it? last place ya looked?? HAHA

Coleman outlet in Lake George had a tent sale July 4th weekend. might be too late to post. not sure. I picked up a couple Coleman Xtreme-6 120qt coolers for $55 each. also got a 5gal vertical drink cooler for $20.

It looks like all is well again. Unless you're a woodchuck. Another 250 rounds should give me two or so more years. shot four more chucks over weekend. Soon I would've ran out. Not now.

I don't think it'd have to be a "gun dog" section. it could be a hunting dog section. waterfowl retrieval the dog isn't flushing something for you. also there's a growing interest in training your dog to find/hunt shed antlers. others have used dogs to break up fall turkey flocks and then get setup and call a bird in. I'm sure there are others. I don't even have a dog. I think it's warranted to have a sub-forum to post threads related to anything that is hunting dog related. on the yote hunting with dogs note it's very popular around here. despite the season overlaps with deer season all who run them have the understanding that last day of deer season they can bring out the dogs. control of coyotes is a very important part of deer hunting and management. they'll beat down your fawn recruitment numbers something fierce. compared to hunting by calling, using dogs, seems far more productive around here. properties are small and the yotes just might not be there. those who run dogs will get permission from all the landowners of a block then have at it. a tangent though and should be a thread in a hunting dog forum.

happy birthday!

over july 4th weekend I went out once and got 4 more. all you guys and your bigger chucks make me think there's more to shoot. all mine lately have been juveniles that are moving in. didn't take much of anything for photos of the last 4. they were small and the 60gr vmax opened them up enough I didn't feel right posting photos. after chromeslayer's post I guess that theory is pointless. don't get more human shots then those though.

there's another nice gun. 223, 22-250, or 308. I'm guessing one of the first two based on the picture.

we've picked rocks to seed reseed hay fields seems you always get one the you end up making a messed. you've got to push it with the 90HP loader or a couple have needed the dozer. some spots with ledge you just learn to go around and not engage the earth as deep around it. you can deal with that stuff. it's the smaller stuff that's just the right size that get jammed in between the discs that are a problem. sounds like you're having a fun time.

Ventures are supposed to be more of an economical rifle but they do shoot and function well. seems like you've got a good combo.

I think mines a troy built too. fuel line kind of bad. I just put what gas in it I need for now. also the end to the cable that engages the pulley to turn the tines and wheels broke. I wired it up so it wouldn't come out as easily. so far so good. new cable assembly would probably be expensive as it's a little older but I think the hole the end goes into is a little worn and oblong too. that bracket is even more of a pain to replace. I just use it for the garden. for a food plot the cultivators and a set of drags behind the tractor work well enough. I've borrowed a 4' tiller before too.

cheap stock but the gun is probably accurate as anything. i know my model 12 in 223 is.

bought some Fusions maybe a handful of years back. don't seem to have much of a problem in my a-bolt. only use tetra's grease. i think I've used outers, Hoppe's, and TC solvents to get copper out just fine. I've always heard to never run a dry brush through. never though to do it but I've got Bore-tech nylon brushes but still. I'm wrapping brush with a cotton patch, unless it's to run something through the barrel to let soak. that gun and ammo combo sounds like work. maybe run a little lapping compound through it? any problems with other ammo?

everyone i know uses county cooperative extension. never used the whitetail institute one. good info to know.

a lot of good releases you can adjust the travel to next to nothing or a lot. i think just a little is a good thing and I've got my Stan releases set with a little.

definitely enough out there to help an archer deal with target panic. I think if you shoot enough you'll get some form of it to some minor degree at some point. that said I don't know why many people just accept and live with it. I'm pretty good, in the past not so much. always interested in learning knew stuff though and seeing how it applies to me. i'll check it out.

not sure if this counts. my now wife had an attempt to dye her hair blonde or some other color. ended up turning into a red head from some reaction with her hair to the dye. she was definitely a lunatic for the time being. could've been that her hair was Ronald McDonald red but anything other than her being a red head is pure speculation.

I think in something like a light mist or damp conditions a deer can smell a little better. washing away scent? idk I try not to leave more than I have to.

October is a long way off and the season is long too. keep doing what you're doing to maintain strength and keep from getting rusty. shoot with your gear on and every week once it gets close to the season.

holding back waiting on a game animal is one thing, but dead focused aiming can only happen for several seconds before your focus and aim degrades. don't have a link but it's been scientifically proven. the critter you're aiming at probably won't be standing there for as long or longer either. just breathe and get the shot off. lol ... to clarify during shot execution you've already let some of your breathe out and are now probably holding it.

you can shoot any release using back tension. problem is some triggers break cleaner than others and you can't feel the travel or it can be shortened on better ones. I shoot all them based on what a bow is setup for. even with handheld releases a little travel is good. gusts of wind while on stand or other things can make it go off when you don't want to if the travel is too short. too much travel and hand position might change too much to be comfortable and maintain anchor points. pulling harder on the string will tighten up the floating of your pin on target while aiming, but too much is a bad thing too. pulling too hard can tire you out and cause inconsistent left and right shots. maintaining a right balance of back tension with separate finger/thumb tension on the trigger is what you need to nail down. practice this at really close range and just get used to making trigger pull a subconscious thought. just aim at a blank target or huge bullseye. when shooting if you think about pulling the trigger you're probably screwed.