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    Live From The Woods 2019 Turkey Edition

    in Turkey Hunting

    Posted

    55 minutes ago, ODYSSEUS said:

    Nice Tom rotorooter23!!  How big are those Spurs? You are right-- hunting Spring Turkeys is getting Tougher. 

    Thanks! the one was right at 1 1/4'' and the other at 7/8" which was broke off. We played some games this week. Had him pretty close couple mornings ago but did not push a shot as it was very thick. I'm glad I waited!

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    .243 loads

    in Rifle and Gun Hunting

    Posted

    I use H4350, temp stable and gets them cooking! But I also have a 26" shilen varmint barrel with a 1:8 twist. Shooting 105Gr Bergers at 3050fps. I monkey around with some benchrest shooting and long range stuff with this load. I have had good luck with IMR 4350 in my sporter  Savage model 11  with 87gr Vmax. Produced somewhere little over half inch group at 100 yards.

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    Asking Permission

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    1 minute ago, wooly said:

    Probably wont work out in the long run.

    I just came out of a very similar situation where I had previously been granted FULL permission.

    Turned out I was using the landowners property more than he was up to the point that we started bumping into one another nearly every time one of us stepped foot in his woods.

    Long story short, he informed me last year of some logging and posting, and ownership change of hands that would be going on in the future and gave me the opportunity to retrieve any stands I had hung before some changes took place.

    That was just the least confrontational and friendly way of saying he'd like to have his property to himself which is totally understandable in my book so have to respect that. When someone beats around the bush like that without giving you a definitive answer, I think you can take that as a... "I'd prefer you didn't hunt my property, and this is the nicest way to break it to ya".

    JMO of course, but it's not the first and wont be the last experience I've had like that I'm sure.

    I hear ya there! Luckily I do have some other good spots. This one is just nice and conveniant as it is right out my back door and extends my hunting range as I like to walk and talk. The goal is to hopefully not over-use it. He does live quite a ways away and don't think he will be hunting much which probably will help my case. I def will use your experience to help mine! Thanks Wooly!

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    Asking Permission

    in General Hunting

    Posted · Edited by rotorooter23

    Need a little opinion on what you guys think this means when I asked my neighbor for permission to hunt outback.

     

    I recently had purchased a house with land with about 30 acres or so. The property bordering me is about 150 acres or so give or take. I have met the land owner several times and have had great conversation with him. I was looking to seek permission to turkey hunt only as I know he likes to whitetail hunt and didn't want to overstep my boundaries.  I had asked if it was okay if he cared if I walked along the logging roads to hunt turkey out back. His reply was that he does turkey hunt a little but usually doesn't get out much. He told me where he typically hears the birds and said come spring we can deconflict times and places during the spring. 

    I am taking this as yes go-ahead as long as I am not hunting and we don't run into each other when he does hunt.  I also mentioned if he needed any help like posting, etc I am always willing to help and offered to hunt together. His reply was sounds good.

     

    What do you think? I am trying to be respectful and not overstep my boundaries. 

     

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    BEWARE OF SAVAGE 10 ML

    in Muzzleloaders

    Posted · Edited by rotorooter23

    As long as you follow the book guidelines you will not have a problem. Many of these guns did not leave the factory without being tested 3 times the normal pressure the barrel would see. I have shot two deer with mine so far and got it last year at a gun show! Randy Wakeman has done a lot of research on this muzzle-loader.

    Hunting Literature

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    Headed out to Ohio in a few weeks and thought of bringing out some literature for the slower hours of the long 12 hour sits! I was wondering what are some of your favorite reads or authors are?! I am big in to the Benoit books by Townley. The eberhardt books are good too. I just bought a Steve Rinella book (meat eater) but would like to add another.

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    What would you do?

    in Bow Hunting

    Posted · Edited by rotorooter23

    That is your deer. That is very messed up and a bush league move. What kind of hunting story does that guy have for that deer? It sucks you couldn't get back the next morning or next night to search but can't help those things if you are unable to. Any normal bow hunter would gave you a call. Did he show you a picture?

    Lets assume he didn't find your buck or go look for it the next day. What are the chances you find the buck in daylight when you went back? Pretty good i'm guessing. I can tell by your posts over the years you are not a rookie hunter and tracker. 

    Thank you for sharing your experience. I will in the future retain this scenario for my own wisdom. 

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    Bear hunting in Canada

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    Hello Stein! I hunted Mikes Outfitter in Rouyn-Norunda. Had a great experience. I ended up arrowing one on the second day. My biggest thing I was not prepared for was field judging these bears. I did not put the proper time in doing that, so I ended up not shooting a very nice bear. I did shoot on the second day a 200lb Sow. I went the last week of June. Also, buy a thermacell and take a lot of extra packs with you. The bugs are terrible and the mosquitoes are the size of hummingbirds. Bug nets are great also. Good luck!

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