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Here is the finished product of my first shoulder mount. Decided to move all my euros to same wall. Will be renovating this room over the winter into an Adirondack style office. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Looks like two of these deer lost one side. I

Myans is just as messy, vulgar, intense, violent and dramatic as Sons. I like it!

Those are all kill shots! Great! Question for you as I am just trying to figure out my recurve as well.....What is your point of aim? I am aiming about 16" below my target and landing close to it fairly consistently. This is pretty much the same whether I am 10, 15 or 20 yards from the target, maybe a slight change the further I go back. Just wondering what your methodology is on that. Thanks!

My buddy’s kid is left handed, but he’s only 5. I’ll check and see if he wants to grab it and keep if for when he is a little stronger, bigger.....

At the cottage for the weekend, it's been quite a while since the 4 of us have been here together without guests or one missing. My younger daughter (23) surprised me and asked to go fishing with me for the evening troll. First time is about 13 years! I caught one 15" walleye on first swing, then she outfished me the rest of the night, including this nice 18" . All went back in for next time. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Awesome mount, looks really well done! I like the straight on pose too. Mine will be done in 3 weeks, can't wait! Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

TF, we just got an ulu knife too, still getting the knack of it with the rocking motion etc. Works, but not as quick or precise as a chefs knife. So far. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Maybe there is a solar field being installed soon? I3m starting to see more of them in NYS. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I have no problem shooting a right handed gun left handed. The only issue i run across is when i am carrying a gun (such as my Savage 220) the bolt catches on my back pack straps. I usually carry it with my left hand near the trigger, and right hand on the forearm, ready to mount and shoot so to speak..... i shoot right handed semi auto shotguns with no problem, its just the carrying and loading that feels odd to me. That gun may not have that issue, I'd have to give it a try sometime. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Looks like a bartlett. If there are more on the tree, pick them when they come off easily when you lift them up sideways. They will still be green, but they will ripen on the counter or more quickly in a paper bag.

Love that tractor! We still have a couple on the family farm and still in occasional use. I didn’t love it so much as a teenager, rows and rows of cultivating and fertilizing........

Crappyice, from one Brittany owner to another, I’m very sorry. My dog is 12 and still has some puppy moments, as Brittanies always do! Trico sounded like a sweet dog and a great hunter, and you have a special bond with him that will last forever.

Wolc, hopefully not stealing your thread, i can move these if you like. Progress on plots: This is a plot I put in last year. I seeded it with chicory and winter rye. This spring I added white and red clover and mowed down the rye and clover flowers. It is doing well in most places and I plan to hunt over it this fall. This is the plot I had rye in last year and got the swallow wort, so I essentially started over. Thanks to Let Em Grows advice, today I added 4 lbs of red clover to the plot. some of it had good clover, so I left that alone. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I did not know about the tick attraction, thanks for that info. I spray round up (generic) when i fist see it in the spring. Then again with Triclor before seed pods form, usually around July 4th. That will usually knock out that section for good, but it seems to pop up everywhere, and it likes to vine and climb, and I can't be killing everything around here. Thankfully I don't have Japanese knotweed or bamboo! Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

I've been at war with it in various parts of the property for 6 years!

Thanks LEG, I had rye on it last year and I mowed it down before seed early this summer. Unfortunately swallow-wort took over part of the plot so I decided to terminate that area and start over. I have some white clover left over from the spring that I can put down now and again at frost seeding. I’ve seen how the tubular plants are terminated by rolling them. (Growingdeer.com). If I find a lawn roller, I will give that a try. Thanks again for the tips!

Beautiful gun! I’m left handed, someday I will get one! Love those shooting sticks too!

Happy Birthday guys!!

I use generic roundup too, either from Tractor Supply or Home Depot. I don't have a cultipacker, but I do have a drag harrow that I pull with my ATV. I flip it over onto the smooth side and that mixes the heavier seed like rye into the soil. I usually broadcast small seed like clover just before rain. It has worked well for me. This is the plot with rye. It was a trolley track many years ago, and has a very thin layer of soil. The rye grew well there last year. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

Thanks again Wolc. I don’t have a plow, always on the lookout for one though, just need to find time to go get one off craigslist or at an auction. I did kill off everything with Roundup. (Not too concerned with 100% organic, the local deer are eating roundup ready alfalfa and corn pretty much all day long!). Disking got the soil loose down to about 4 or 5 inches, it will have to do. I am using rye because my cousin uses it on our farm and I get what I need for free. I have about 5 pounds of white clover I may mix in with the rye too. Plus, this section is planted next to a 38 acre plot of wheat that I lease to a local farmer. I like to add a little variety to the local herd’s diet.

Thanks, no cleaners on mine. There is one plate on the back of it, not sure of the weight of it though. It worked ok and I got the seed down. This is a new plot and the grass and weeds were so thick there that the dead clumps were clogging it up all the time. I ended up scraping off a lot of it with the bucket and left the piles of clumps along the edge of the plot. Ive got another section that I tilled last year where I am going to put down winter rye again this year. I may cut a 6’ section of a 16” log and strap that on the back just to see if that helps.

I have a 6 foot disc that I use to start my plots too. I’d like to see how yours is set up too. Sometimes mine grabs clumps of grass and clogs up the back discs. I might have it set to aggressive .

I’m using the Thunderheads, mostly because a friend gave me 9 of them, along with several containers of extra blades. I did take a deer last year with them! I also have the Wasp Hammerheads as another option.

It takes 3 jars (and 4 - 5 pounds of meat) to make our sauce. We have it 2 to 3 times a month, and yes, usually on Sunday. I do give a dozen to my cousin (he grows the tomatoes), a dozen to another cousin (he gives me a dozen jars of hot banana peppers) and some to my sisters and brother. It goes fast! We like to use the “San Marzano” Italian plum tomato and they take longer to ripen, so it is usually right after Labor Day when they are ready. Dry, hot weather has been great for tomatoes, after a cool wet spring.