Curmudgeon

The deer I tracked for my color-blind neighbor was covered with ticks. I only grabbed a horn but he planned to do a full body check when he was done.

CoreLokt shot into water Power Point shot into water

Papist - You are lucky compared to a friend in St. Lawrence County. Her doc didn't know what it was so he gave her steroids. It suppressed her immune system. More damage was done due to the misdiagnosis and meds than would have resulted if nothing was done.

I just googled it. It is the Springfield-Branson Airport.

I usually use Barnes but got a good deal on Federal Trophy Copper. 130 grains in the .270. Bravo to all you lead-free guys!

There is a history on this forum of people not respecting the women. It predates this discussion.

Right. You are innocent. I'm the problem. Will you come over and check me for ticks?

Poor taste jmg. Everyone on this site is a hunter, not a sex object.

The deer I found for my neighbor the other day was loaded with ticks. There were few here through the summer but they are numerous this fall. Up until recently there were no cases of Lyme known to be contracted in Otsego County. Now it is becoming regular.

Most owl mortality - actually raptor mortality - is young birds that starve to death their first year because they were not successful learning how to hunt well.

I have a old cell phone which was in my pocket turned off. I don't make it easy to get hold of me. I'm a curmudgeon, possibly a misanthrope too. I see different colors out of each eye. One does not see bright red. The other does. Weird but I see bright red with both eyes open. The first deer I tracked for my neighbor had sprayed a mist of blood on snow - in places where it had not melted. He could not see the pink spray at all.

So, yesterday was a burden. I got home before 1 PM really needing to crash. Lo, I find 5 messages on the answering machine, the last of which is from a neighbor who has shot and can't find a buck. Unfortunately for him, he is color blind. I have become his go to guy for tracking. So, I eat some lunch, get in the UTV, and go find him. The arrow went into the deer and when the buck jumped, it broke off all but 6" that remained in the animal. There was no blood. Color vision was no help. Eventually, I spotted the deer - using my Swarovski binoculars - in some open woods about 300 yards from where he shot it. If it had gone into thick cover, we probably would have never found it. The arrow went through the shoulder blade high. It seems the arrow sheared off when it jumped. There was a little blood near the wound - no more than if you cut your finger. Binoculars are not just for bird watching.

I watched a 2 buck 1 doe interaction late today. Things are still happening.

Same in Burlington. Things are hot right now.

A cropped version. Maybe it is better.

Check out the width of this rack. The third point on the right antler might make this buck legal if it was an AR zone. It is not. I don't think any of my guys would let this one walk. Ignore the name on the camera. This is not Davenport. I just didn't change the name. It is northern Otsego, 4F.

No sarcasm. There is an NRA ad with this discussion. It is ironic.

I think a friend took me canoeing in Bear Swamp. Is there a large pond/small lake with a house at one end? If that's the place, it is nice habitat.

A deer has something like 30% more scent receptors than a dog. And, dogs are not fooled by all the scent free products.

An NRA ad on this page. Wow. I love irony.

Cool. Virgil and I are in Burlington.

Redneck - The NRA has a website called huntfortruth.org. If you are looking for truth, don't look there.

Welcome. Where in 4F? What town?

This afternoon I watched 3 young bucks following a doe around while she kept trying to put distance between herself and them. The bucks were all wary of each other but kept a bit of distance between each other. The biggest rack was a 4 point with a nice curl. He got to stay closest to the uncooperative doe. I watched them on and off for about 20 minutes.

I just heard on NPR that - Ingrid Wietzel - the witch who was made famous in the tale of Hansel and Gretel - immigrated to the US back in the 50s. She is pro-Hillary.