Fantail

I have 2 bobble heads, a single hen and the double/mating pair. 1 foam intruder jake 1 hot hen 1 fantail* * soon as I set that up I get the urge to run around it in circles. :-\

Like the 1st mount alot & the euro - cool pics!

Was wondering about the Moose - Beaver thing to. That just sounds bad.

The jump into Bowhunting is unlike buying a rifle and just sighting in. As it's been mentioned, getting the bow you pick out set up for your draw is extreemly important. And yeah the costs can add up. Including good arrows, broadheads, targets etc. I would just like to add if you find a shop that lets you try some Bows, make sure you don't dry-fire, & never do that with your Bow either. I understand the hesitation, it's not just the cash. I mean I treasure all my guns & had some kind of success or use with them. But there are some who slab down for a bow and never realy take to it, wind up selling it or it never sees it's full potential. Some might not take to having to wait for the perfect shot, or the extra patience, or letting deer pass because the angle or unclear lane etc. Part of your investment will be time. Now what am I talking about? Well I haven't been Bowhunting for that long realy, just a few years. But I'm a bit stubborn and I stuck to it & had one of my best ever seasons last year, because of Bowhunting. There were moments when I thought about giving it up. And now, I'm almost angry about not having gotten into it 10 years ago. What was the closest deer you shot, or do you like Turkey hunting? If you can answer oh 30 yards or closer to either chances are Bowhunting can be good to you. I'm going to presume your ok with moderate heights of 15-20'. Which brings me to one other important item - also mentioned by others - Practice! If you can practice from an elevated position. And remember to bend with your shot - there's a term for that. It has something to do with the angle and if you shoot like your on the ground you'll be off target. And having your back & muscles in shape for shot time pays off. You could be at draw for longer then you expected. Practice a few shots sitting down, you'll see how things change. If you have a friend to shoot with it helps pass time and keep up the enthusiasm. Try not to push so many shots at once when your first going at it. Trust me getting tired out produces frustration besides it's no fun looking for stray arrows or noticing you just launched a 10$ arrow into a post or tree. Btw you may get varied opinions on this but I think practicing at 10 yards is useless. 20 & 30 out to 40 once your tuned up and have some shot confidence. Aside from Bowhunting I've found the practice is an excellent way to blow off a little steam and relax doing something I realy like. And back to Bowhunting it could open opertunities & spots you might not have had before. Good Hunting.

Check this out http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/27/wwi.veteran.death/ The guy was 110.

Well if anything - this forum will show up in some search engines now.

Anyone else consider all the prep-work & maintenance a tradition? Cutting trails & firewood, shooting lanes, plot work, groundwork & base camp jazz. It's not overwhelming if one understands the process, the pay-off's or rewards, peace of mind being one of them. The stories of what worked & what didn't, humor - good times it's all good but as far as I'm concerned most of it isn't happening unless there's a plan.

80-84 USN DD-990

This morning, yet again the roads were an ice / slush fest. The Jeep was in it's element yeah yeah. I like it, I love it, but have had enough of it.

I might try this. See if it works with Texas Sweet onions

Looks sweet - one of us with silly money needs to buy one

I disagree with the 1st. half of your post. Nothing 'wild' about respecting another citizen's space, presuming they are armed or not.

Amen to that.

Gobble Stopper & Federal 3" #5 premiums seems to combo well.

Good lookin birds man.

I just keep reminding myself spring thunder chicken season is just over 2 months away ..

crowkiller; In the end it's going to be your call but just last year I picked up a Wolf 209, here's a thread on it. I frackin like it. Nothing fancy at all about this ML, but damn sure gets the job done.

I looked into this barrel not so long ago because 500 barrels interchange with M88's. As I understand it you can't unscrew the breech plug.

Something to do with Thunderchickens.

I have seen these spikes at Central Tractor. From what I have read & understand they are very usefull for established apple / trees that seem to have petered out.

I am under the impression that if deer concentrate on a food source that is outside of the norm for what their digestive system can handle this time of year then that process can be interupted.

Unless I buy a snowmobile which isn't happening, it will be about a month before I can even get through the access road to camp.

source link The second season of "Top Shot," the History Channel’s answer to "Project Runaway," debuts Tuesday night at 10pm, EST. Looks interesting .. maybe someone here who's got the channel can report on it. The SPAS-12 looks huge.

I have been researching information on certain species for example comparing oaks and crabapple varieties. I also picked up a real good field guide / book on identification. I'm also picking up on how some mast trees take half a lifetime to produce or establish. Well, who wouldn't want a few acers of mature oaks right? If you got the land and years to put into it sure, or lucky enough to land some property with oaks, or at least trees with a dozen years on them. One thing to keep in mind, the acorn. You may find some trees like the sawtooth to produce quicker but as I understand it have a more bitter acorn then a white oak. Not a big deal? Well do you Bow hunt? Consider the timeing in the zone you hunt. And are there any other mature white oaks close by? Close by work there are a few red oaks around one white oak. The leave differences give it away. Last fall I got to sort of watch which ones would get hit first as local wildlife sneeks in. Critters knew the difference and the white oak got hammered while the reds hardly got touched. Untill a few weeks later. Just fyi before you invest into trees. I noticed in the saratoga Adarondak pack it would apear it's designed to help sustain wildlife, not nessesarily tuned for hunting. At 47, and just getting into any of my own habitat managment / work, the reality is I probably would not see any return in trees unless I go the route of the apple variety.

Nothing to do with X-mas or gifts realy but along the lines of 'suprise' guns. Couple years ago I won a 1300 12g in a raffle. That suprised me but the point is at first I thought what am I going to do with another shotgun? Turned out to be one of the best bird guns I ever owned.