grampy

Taco Tuesday!!!!

I'd believe in wolves and mountain lions in NYS, before I'd believe in Squatchies running wild! At least wolves and mountain lions do exist..........somewhere.

My popcorn was getting stale. Guess I'll make some more...............

I too look forward to the photo's on the Maine trails! Keep safe and have fun!

Clapton is one of my guitar heros! Will have to check this out. Lots of Christmas music in our home around the holidays. Thanks for sharing this!

Seen a few in the backyard this summer. It grosses the Mrs. out when I hold them on my hand. Very cool little critters.

Now don't go and ruin this thread by making too much sense!

Great question Rob! Now most of these "sightings" say that along with the sighting, came a foul odor. So perhaps we should call them Stinky Feets???

What an awesome program!! There should be more stuff like this today! Huge thumbs up Bob! I'm sure this will be a success on so many levels.

I can remember deer hunting in temps way below zero many times. I don't think I've lasted more than a few hours, before coming out to warm up. I can tell you too, that the older I get, the less tolerance I have for extreme temps, high or low. Yes, during predator hunting, temps are many times zero or below. But we usually are only making short calling sets, of an hour or so. Before moving to the next set, and warming in between. Also much easier to stay warm longer, with the clothing available today. When it's brutal cold, I just put on multiple layers of wool and synthetics. That keeps the body core warm. Problem for me is that the feet and hands give up, long before the body does!

Nether.................I'd only shoot with a camera, because 100 percent sure, it's some moron in a cheap gorilla suit!

With the proliferation of trail cams, and the numbers of people in the woods these days. You'd think if there were Bigfeet out there, someone would have solid proof, or a dead Foot, to prove it. Makes for a great campfire story though!!! Carry on...........

Welcome to the forum duke! I don't have any experience with this type of tent. Actually first time I've seen one like this. But I think it will keep you high, dry and comfortable. Just watch that first step in the middle of the night, going for a wiz break!!! Not sure how sturdy it will be in a high wind either? Or moving around at the edges, will it rock? Was thinking, even on a ground tent, you can buy some real nice cots, that are very comfy.

14 years old. 6'3" size15 shoe, and still growing! May need bigger blinds next year!

Spent the day at our hunting property with my lifelong friend and hunting partner. We were doing 'deer stuff', instead of 'work', for a change. Some observations..... Lots of apples and acorns.The plots are WET, but growing.Fields are cut and looking good. Lots of deer runs and tracks. Even spotted a couple of young bucks.We re-brushed in some proven 'rut blinds', in the thick stuff. Near the big swamp. Moved a tree stand. Set six cams on different parts of the property. Started putting a plan together for youth weekend, for hopefully, my grandsons first deer! Picked out good spots for two new pop up blinds. After dinner, my grandson and I set the blinds up in the backyard, to air em out.Anyone else observing and or, getting ready? Doing stuff like this gets me pumped up! Season will be here soon enough.

1700 to 2400 depending where I am. After age 50, it gets higher each year.......

I agree, it is interesting. Interesting, in that these farm deer, look nothing like the wild deer on our farm. Especially the yearling bucks! It is the exceptional yearling here, that will grow a small spindly eight point rack. More common for a yearling here is a spike or fork horn. Its obvious that selective breeding plays a huge part, to get the antlers that grow on FSW's farm. And how rare it is for superior genetics to come together in the wild. To produce a record book buck. I do wonder, if one of these huge bucks, or even one of the superior doe were to escape FSW's farm, and bred with a wild deer. Would the result be similar to what is on the farm?

My first "tree stand", was a 2x10 wedged into the crotch of a white pine tree, about 15 feet off the ground. We never thought about fall restraint stuff back then. Was lucky. But I did suffer a fall coming down out of a home built 12 foot high platform, with 2x4s for steps. Started freezing rain shortly after I got up there. After a few hours decided to get down. My foot slipped off the first step, and thats all I remembered until I came to. Hit my head on the tree or an exposed root, at the base of the tree? Cracked a couple ribs, and the whites of my eyes were blood red for a couple weeks. This was 20 or so years ago. Was lucky. Never again! I need to be here to take care of my family. So do all of you! Now days, I feel much more comfortable on the ground. Very seldom do I hunt from a treestand anymore. I really enjoy being on the deers level, when hunting them. I think it adds a bit more challenge to the hunt, and gives me more control of the hunt. As a ground stalk has put me in position to kill more than a few deer. Deer I would not have had a chance at, had I been stuck in a tree. Always strap in! Always strap in! ALWAYS STRAP IN!!! It's worth repeating.

Cams are like anything else, everyone has their likes and dislikes on certain ones. Myself included. And you usually do, get what you pay for. We've upgraded to a couple of Brownings. Anxious to see how they work with video. But the Wildgame cams we've run, have never failed to trigger, always took clear pic's, and can be set to trigger at one second intervals. Also at an affordable price. There are many brands of affordable, starter cams out there. Most will do the job of getting a picture of critters passing by. For anyone on a budget, shop around, and get the best deal possible. Then upgrade when you can. phade, is my go to guy on trail cam info here. Always gives solid advice. And usually has a very good deal, on a good cam. I've also pick up slightly used cams from members here. They have worked out pretty good too.

No doubt it's the same buck. And he's added quite a bit of bone in one year! Even though most hunters, (myself included) would shoot him at the first opportunity. He has the potential to be something Very Special next year for sure! I truly respect your management practices. You have some great genetics going on that property! Having him continue to pass those genetics along for another year or two, will only make the future brighter! Whenever you do decide to kill him, it will be a very special buck. Especially considering the history you have with him. The number one buck for us this year, is one we have been watching for three years. His time has come, he will be a great first buck for my grandson?

Way to go Jeremy! Start em out young! You and Archer, (such a cool name) are going to have so much fun together!

1 Coyotes 2 Turkeys 3 Small Game

Wildgame Inovations is a very affordable cam that takes great pictures and seems to last. We have used them. If you have a Tractor Supply near you, they have some on sale there for $89 that comes with batteries and the SD card. Once you get some deer on the cam, you will be hooked! It really is fun, seeing what you capture on cam. You will get to looking forward to checking them. We've only been doing it 3 or 4 years. Got started with phade sending my grandsons a cam. Then we added more each year. Got to have at least a dozen now. But usually only run 4 or 5 in different aeras of the property, to just see what is out there. Except for one spot, none are actually on a hunting set up.

It does seem to me, that the majority of the harassers are women? I am sure there are just as many men out there against what we do as hunters. But by far the most vocal and visible, seem to be female. Curious as to why that is?

Seeded last week. The ground was and is very wet. Already getting some growth. WW, sugar beets, radish, forage oats. Getting pounded with rain again now. Ground has plenty of moisture, could really use a drying out period.