nyantler

Moose River plain is best to hunt with snow on... it is hunted to death because of the easy access... used to hunt out of a camp tent camp there off the Indian river... there are some good bucks there.. but you'll need snow to find them...

a bear dresses just like a deer... just a lot more of it... skins like a deer as well, but a lot more fatty and greasier...

I've seen some spotted fawns myself recently in the Tug Hill region.. not good

LOL... you probably have a good point there... I never use bait though I strictly use lures and flies

60# Martin... cedar arrows... homemade tube quiver

That is a beautiful bow!!!

Except for my pistols... I don't think I own a hunting weapon newer than 40 years old.. I have a couple of my father's shotgun's that are 50-60 years old... my recurves are an older Martin and an even older Bear... 50 year old Winchester 30-30, my Hawken ML and Rem 870 early 1970's... Wow.. I need to buy a new gun!!

Well you haven't missed anything.. it isn't all that fun..lol

As long as I never get that "deer hoarding" mentality.. everything will be just fine... I really don't care much about the how, where and why others hunt... I learned a long time ago not to worry about things you can't control... and I don't

There was a time I thought I liked the idea of food plots for attracting deer too... but for some reason it never seemed to sit well with me... I don't begrudge anyone else that enjoys it though... I'm convinced that some of my current personal hunting rules are arrived from some terrible mental problem I think I developed after I turned 50,,,lol

I whole heartedly agree... I only chose to make the point because it is one of the things that has turned me off about the QDM movement.. I don't like the emphasis being put on food plotting for attracting and holding whitetails on a property... I too like to distance myself from the concept of livestock manipulation... it just seems unnatural from a hunting standpoint... even though I know it can be beneficial in some habitats

You don't have a standard if you are willing to compromise that standard... for the record that buck might just get taken by your neighbors anyway before you even get a chance to see him during the season... kill him because he's a beautiful buck.. not because it bothers you that other hunters might kill him first... and if they do I would shake their hand for having taken such a nice deer. Don't get rapped up in all this he'll be better next year crap... he's either on your "hit list" or he's not.

I think that there is a place for both... I like being with the guys at camp, and I enjoy time with my sons while hunting... but my favorite "hunting" .. I mean where I am really focused on finding and killing a nice buck... that is done best alone in my opinion... I am able to really concentrate on what I'm doing without worrying about anything or anybody else.

I would contend that very few food plots are created with habitat improvement as the main motive for planting... unless done by a conservation organization or the state... the peaked interest in food plotting was started by hunters looking to attract animals and hold them on the property with the intention of hunting near or over those food plot areas... in most habitats.. enhancement or replanting of already present food sources would serve the deer populations just as well as introducing acres and acres of crop type foods known to attract and hold deer. I don't think anyone can deny that food plotting is beneficial to deer... but it would not exist at it's current level unless it served deer hunters... we need to start calling things what they are and stop hiding from the truth about why food plotting has become so popular... like you, I don't think I would go as far as to say it is the same as baiting.

That's always a concern of mine in the warm weather as well

Its there... and he never had it scored... officially that is.

I'm sure baiting would be an affective way of taking deer... and if you're into just taking deer and baiting is legal, I guess it serves the purpose as a conservation tool... for me personally.. it isn't about taking a deer... it's more about how... I'm off the charts of most hunters with respect to how much I handcuff myself with my rules for taking a whitetail... I know to some of my friends it seems crazy, but I prefer taking the hardest route to a harvest, not the easiest. So for me baiting is not an option... but I don't have a problem with it for other hunters if that's what you're into... it just doesn't feel much like hunting to me... and there isn't much of a story to tell afterwards...however..I'm sure the venison will taste just as good.

simple... if you don't like the heat.. stay home... just because the season starts Oct 1st doesn't mean you have to start then... myself, I'd rather be enjoying a warm day in October in the woods hunting than almost anything else... the extra two weeks in early Oct. means more time to hunt... worse case scenario if bugs are bad is bringing my flyrod and switch midday to fishing..lol

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Waste of money.. they are junk... Garrett Ace 250 is what you want if you're just starting out... you'll find much more stuff and very easy to learn... and way less expensive... if you want to go a little higher end the Garret AT Pro is nice because it's completely waterproof.

It's actually not floral.. it's an old mill site print.... those are trees and leaves you see around the mill....it looks way cooler in person. But that being said... this is a family camp not my hunting camp... meaning mama has some say in what goes in the camp ( some, not much )... sooooo it's not always possible to avoid an unsightly floral pattern or scented candle. LOL...

Yes bunk... lol ... maybe buck this fall.

Spent the week doing some work at camp.... coming along nicely.. kitchen cabinets... utility cabinet... and a buck

Have a friend that went hunting bear for the first time... was in the woods 10 minutes... made a few fawn bleats with his grunt call... and was surprised to see a bear running directly at him.. he aimed at the bear and fired... the bear fell and skidded towards him on the ground, stopping just 5 yards away... he couldn't find any evidence of where he hit the bear.. but the bear was dead... after getting it home and butchering it he discovered that the bullet had entered the eye and scrambled the bears brains... lucky shot for a guy shooting out of self defense..LOL... Doc I think you got it right about calling something in that is looking to eat whatever made the call!!

I did it just to stop the nominations I was getting... I donate money to who I choose... I would rather give my money to a person or family dealing with ALS than give to any organization... I think its a great idea to increase awareness and they have raised a record amount of money for ALS... just wonder how much actually gets used for the research and how much goes to "admin salaries and fees"...