grampy

We've had rain after rain for the last couple weeks. Ground is totally saturated. But no flooding nearby.......yet. Doesn't look like I'll be fishing the Mohawk any time soon. Seeded food plots Iast week, hopefully they will take off like crazy.

Bill Hollister is a great guy. I've talked to him several times, and have been to his turkey seminar. He is a wealth of turkey knowledge. And probably the best turkey hunter I've ever met.

Wow! Nice buck!!!

Heck....I don't even need my reading glasses for that. Can even see the fine print, just fine.

Thanks for sharing! The pictures were awesome!!

Oh....wrong smokers.

I think there are a couple co-workers here, already doing that!

Really nice work! If I passed by your booth, I could see myself carrying a couple pieces away!

I've done it both ways, and have been granted and denied, hard to get 4-H DMPs. We need preference points here, so not sure if it is random or not. But, from what I understand, it is a computer based random selection. If, at the end of the deadline, there are still DMPs in the system they are again, randomly selected and mailed out to those who were denied for that unit. I have gotten these, a few times over the years, after initially being denied. Most times not though.

Beauty of a buck! Looks as if your plan is paying off BIG time!

Sometimes they come back! And bring THEIR kids! I was lucky enough to have that happen for awhile.

Lawdwas........LRRYSLAW wooly......CARVART

Great.......... I hate all them crawly bastids! Wasn't that long ago, when you could spend days or even weeks in the woods, and not see one on you. Now it seems, as soon as you step off the pavement, you have one crawling on you!

I killed a couple of my best bow bucks, the weekend before opening day, when it fell on Monday. Always saw deer that weekend!!! As they were pushed around by neighboring hunters, sighting in their guns, placing stands, walking around looking for the "perfect" morning spot, loud BS'ing, slamming doors, and loud laughing. I still say, that was always the best bowhunting weekend of the season!

I see your point. No doubt that the millions of tons of emissions, pumped into the atmosphere each year, for over 100 years, is not "natural". What is the consequence of that? Could there be a self healing, "natural" way that the earth's atmosphere will, or is, dealing with the greenhouse effect? I'm not smart enough to answer my own questions. It is, no doubt a slippery slope mankind has ventured onto, over the last couple hundred years. With the nuclear proliferation in the world today, the greenhouse effect may be the least of earth's worries. Short term and long. By the way, nice to see ya back! Was wondering where ya were.

Oh man, how did I forget the skunk cover scent, we got from the trapper supply? That was THE most foul stuff I ever used!

Mountain bikers, bird watchers, hikers, weed planters, photographers, ginsing root seekers, dog walkers, "lost" people, atv riders, mushroom hunters, christmas tree seekers, and yes, even some who think my land holds better deer than theirs.......just to name a few. And yup, seen all of these! I could list more, but I think you got the point.

Just stepped outside to rain and clouds. Won't see anything here tonight.

Clouded up pretty good here right now. Will head out periodically tonight to see what i can see? Thanks for the heads up Jay!

With so much hype coming from both sides of the issue, it's very hard to sort out the truth. Perhaps the truth actually lies in between somewhere.

Shot four arrows today. That's all my shoulder would let me shoot. First one at 25 yards.Three shot group at 30 yards. It ain't pretty, but I'll take it.Shot from my 18 year old Mathews MQ-32. Might just get "one more" deer with it!

My first shot at 25 in about 12 weeks.Still painful. But as long as can still shoot one good arrow. Deer should still fear me!.......grin.

Biz, with that bow, you only need three shots for practice each year, right???........grin.

Great place! Enjoy! I lived in Summerville for a few years. Loved the fishing and hunting down there. Oh.....and watch out for the gators! ........grin

Just a few things off the top of my head, that are different now, from when I started deer huning 45 years ago. Not better, not worse, just different. Goretex, and other high tech boots and clothing. Cell phones, with apps that show stand locations and wind direction. Food plots, specifically for deer. Pop up tent blinds. And climbing tree stands. Low budget rifles, that shoot better then the customs of years ago. Compounds and Crossbows. ANY deer used to be a trophy. Most hunters shot what they liked, and liked what they shot. Posted signs. ATV's. Large deer drives, are a thing of the past. Party Permits, where you had to have three or four hunters to shoot one doe. Public land parking lots are much less crowded now. Never had problems with things being stolen, or tresspassers. Used to be many more shots heard at first light, on opening morning. Many more young hunters, back in the day. Opening day was on a Monday. Lots of hunters would be "sick" that day.