dbHunterNY

yea hopefully nobody's doing something illegal but if they are at least I hope they know the following.... http://www.qdma.com/articles/how-to-provide-emergency-winter-deer-food ....many don't and think they're doing good, when they really aren't.

not using mono but with the braided serving or bonded thread i use I've kept years worth of stress by running them across a stick of BCY X-wax first before tying them on. they seem to tighten up easier and be more workable and stay put where they lay during the process (like fishing line WITH memory).

I use BCY No.62 braided center serving that's thicker or at times BCY bonded nylon nock point/peep tying thread. both work pretty well. most string stops are infinitely adjustable in length so no worries. others like older PSE ones have offset set screws for finite adjustments. I use thin nylon washers as shims that you can get at any hardware store for more adjustment. most of the time I set the stop so it's barely touching the string with maybe a sheet of paper width between them. I'm with everyone else in that they do help get the twang or other noise down to a dull "thunk". remember to check how your bow shoots. you're now stopping the string in travel instead of letting travel farther forward after the limbs and cams are done pulling on it. your tune (nock point) might have to change slightly if you shoot say fixed blade broadheads.

yea I instantly thought of the buckbuster. not sure how you get that sucker to fly well or practice with it but that's definitely the most lethal. the thing is basically a muzzy in front of a grim reaper. big cutting diameters are only good to save you if your shot is far back I feel. if it's far forward you want less cutting diameter and something like a trocar tip to punch through. good shot is just that no matter what head you're using. the deer can still run a little ways. that's why for over 20 years bill winke has shot the Rocket Steelheads and 80lb draw weight. he's punched through the shoulder blade many times on the exit. if you get down into where the shoulder blade turns into more of the leg bone you're not getting through much but otherwise it could given the right setup.

very cool pictures. my wife has custom arrows with wraps that are hot pink smoke that looks like your pictures. I'm not ashamed to say they look bad ass. maybe that's me justifying paying for them, idk.

that from a trail cam or you with a camera?

I've seen that a couple times in the woods and it's crazy. you can hear the contact from the hooves. hurts me just thinking about it.

when in doubt butter and oil coated pan with just salt and pepper work well too.

brush it with olive oil and then coat it with your favorite not so salty dry rub. super hot grill to get a crispy outside shell and hot (no more than 145 degrees) very pink inside. as soon as it hits temp take it all off and put on a cool plate. set for a few minutes and you'll get the above. don't leave anything still in the pan. I cut all my loins an 1" thick. rosemary, thyme, or anise are stuff that's usually in a good rub. brings out the nature favors of the venison. latter two are potent though so know how much you should use.

i'm sure the cold and stuff makes some efforts harder. I know of a few groups that run dogs for them in Rensselaer county. With the snow the dogs seem to bay them up quicker i'm told. coyotes probably standing ground versus out running them through the snow? each of the groups seem to be doing as well or better than previous seasons. I think they're each around 30 a piece right now. just this past weekend one group got 5 or 6.

no sheds that trip I take it?? might make finding them easier. just walk the trenches?

we see this problem in my area. only we don't get as many tags so the fact that everyone as a group isn't doing their part kills the effort more.

any biologist worth a darn has always said deer numbers can rebound faster than the habitat and it's possible to wipe out a certain plant species from a given area that deer browse on. so I believe him too. you don't hear of many just going to check out the browse in the woods, aside from anything they happen to notice while hunting or doing something else. http://www.qdma.com/articles/get-outside-and-measure-the-deer-food-supply

years ago I would've known this. I'm thinking it wasn't much like 2 or so months so it's possible they could've lost spots if born early Nov. hard to figure out from trail cams as they're probably around a month old by then as they wander more and don't bed with the doe coming to them. I'd think FourSeasonsWhitetails could answer this question.

at a couple months old they're just really starting to browse and aren't as dependent on milk. they're still testing things out for browse opposed to one born months before. a smaller lighter body can get cold easier or quicker. it really just has to do with being later born versus sooner due to the which cycle the mother is successfully bred. related to this is buck to doe ratio, so low buck numbers compared to doe could be a factor. not sure what the situation is in long island other than high doe numbers but maybe the winter browse is scarce during these late season months with the high deer numbers? also I'm not sure at the success rate but on very rare occasion a very early born doe fawn will reach weight late season to go into estrous and be bred. like I said not sure on probability that the buck is successful and the doe actually drops a fawn.

about the same problem we have here in areas of 4C. coyotes seem to clean them up quick though. you just see spots where they were most of the time.

Waddell's definitely at least somebody. he auctioned off his turkey vest for a good cause. it was one he toted around for 10 years that was beaten and tattered. nothing special less than a $100 new at bass pro shops. it was up well over $1000 within hours. don't know how much it ended at but I think it was a lot more. some people are making comparisons that aren't even remotely close money wise. I mean old collectible firearms like double rifles that regardless of the owner would bring 10's of thousands of dollars aren't really a good comparison. that is unless you think of how many times the base worth without the individual it went for.

new rifled barrel or sleeve like has been probably already said. smooth bores id think are too thin to rifle them.

if any of you watch the show that rifle doesn't work well on moose! lol crazy

not a collector or a lefty. that's cool though. I know you can get one just like it from Carolina Custom Rifles.

you'll see it's a big setup in the ML world. make sure you clean it often if using most blackpowder substitutes out there like triple7. loose powder isn't as convenient as pellets but accuracy is crazy from these modern muzzleloaders. you should look for blackhorn209 powder and not look back. it's much less corrosive. use the small load tubes to keep premeasured powder charges with you to reload. when you do that you can get accuracy equal to a damn good shooting rifle. 200+ yard shots can be the norm. I can hit the steel gong at 300 yards with my prohunter ML.

I've only heard great things about the Ventures. Only TC I have is a prohunter and it's definitely a well made shooter.

I've got extended family that hunts with a 243. i'll ask. they don't reload though so they probably just toss the money away.

didn't see this. in that case I'd definitely go with a 223. reload it as cheap like some have said. thought center fire wasn't an option. some towns or areas not far from here you can only use a rimfire or shotgun. ....22-250 from a 22WMR is a big jump.

there's some other companies like Volquartsen and slightly less costly ones like Winchester. that's a good point though. if it doesn't take off then it could be a problem finding ammo down the road. savage I'm sure will fix any issues as long as it's not solely aesthetics based. I've only heard of small mfg defects but it is a cheaper gun. 17HMR must do better sales wise than 22WMR. 17HMR would be my second choice.