grampy

Welcome! Look forward to hearing more from you! Pull up a seat and join in anytime!

Ruger 10-22. for me when I go.

Welcome! Glad to have you join us! Thatcher has some deer, but can be hard to hunt until you really get to know the lay of the land there. Not a ton of pressure, but enough to put a lot of the deer movement to nocturnal early on. The Carick rd. entrance with the open hardwoods and oak ridges is better than the Ryan road entrance IMO. The Ryan side is very thick and almost unhuntable in spots. You just can't get in to where the deer are, without tipping off the deer you are trying to hunt! But with enough time put in you can be successful, hunting the fringes. If I were hunting public land in this area, Partridge run would be my FIRST choice. Plenty of room to roam and some very nice deer! Tip......Ravine road. Cole hill is another good spot with the side benches on oak ridges. Some decent bucks have been taken there over the years. But you will need to be in a ways and early, before the deer move up in the morning or down at last light. Best of luck to you!

That's pretty cool Biz. Using a gun your grandfather used. Someday, your son or daughter, will be using the same gun. Your grandfather would be pleased I'm sure. That's why he bought quality, that was built to last.

A BIG beautiful buck!! Sure makes getting out of bed at 3:30am, much easier when you know something like that is cruzing the area!!! Good luck this season!

I practice out to 50-60 yards, only to make my 30 yard max hunting limit seem easier. From 50-60 it shows any imperfection in my form or equipment. So if I am getting good groups of 4 inches or so at 50- 60, I'm shooting 2 inch or smaller at 20 and 30 yards. I have let many decent deer walk, that were outside of my self imposed limit of 30 yards, did so a few times last year. Could I have made some of those 35 to 45 yard shots? Most likely yes, but all it would take is to make one bad shot, to not be worth it to me.

This year, started using ethanol free gas only in everything. Pay more for it but it will save me trouble in the end.

A true hero! Glad he was on our side!

Congratulations to your buddy! That's a nice bear! Taken with a beautiful recurve! We have a good population of bear in this area. And every year I ask myself, should I shoot one? So far the answer has been no! Upping it to a maybe for this year, for the right bear.

This, and does the lighted nock's change the point of impact, necessitating a re sighting of the bow? I have been considering using them on my compound and crossbow, this year.

Bet the mutts were happy that skully stayed on! Lots of drooling and tail wagging!....... woof woof.....

The handyman sounds like a jerk. And eventually his temper and crappy disposition will be exposed. Jerks will always show their true colors!!! Endear yourself to the landowners. Stop by often for good conversation and smiles. Always have a small gift. Offer to do anything that may help them out. Never bad mouth the jerk, or anyone else. Just become like a friend, who is ALWAYS willing to help with anything possible. If asked, give down to earth advice. If not, agree with their ideas, and help them make it happen for them. In short, have them like you more than the jerk. If they have pets, you gotta draw the line somewhere..........that you are comfortable with. (grin)

We got a number of those stands. They are almost indestructible and last for years and years. Put them up in a pine or hemlock tree, and you are almost invisible. Shot a couple of my biggest deer out of one of these!

Nice buck! Best of luck this season! Next time we see a pic of that buck, expecting to see you in it too!!! Have fun hunting.

I gotta agree. Not too much beats that my friend! Cept' maybe Miss S.C. running blues up the tree to ya!............grin.

No doubting who the daddy is here! The apple did not fall far from the tree. Incredible bucks, both. You got some dang good genetics in that area!

What a nice buck! Wishing your son good luck!!!

Anticipation has really notched up for sure! Seems to be plenty of deer, only one more blind to place, Still tightening my groups of three arrows. Grandson joined a higher level travel baseball team, they only play on Sundays, so will have him to hunt on Saturdays. Football is during the week. Seeing the first hint of fall colors on the trees. Cool mornings. My favorite time of year is fast approaching!!!

This works for me too! Those little packets have gotten me deer, by allowing me to stay out, "just a little longer"!

First, thank you so much for your service! Secondly if I had a 3H permit, it would be yours. I'm in 4H. Hope someone will come through for you. I sincerely wish you the best of luck this season.

I too hunt 4-H and lucky to draw a DMP every 3 years! Do get a landowner permit, but always try to hold onto that to hunt through the season, for four of us. If I want a doe, its shoot one during early archery season, or not at all it seems. Tough when the weather is so warm, and time is so scarce, do to early season obligations. Thing is, cars are killing more doe in this area than hunters!

Wishing you the best Tom. Hopefully you won't need any of the stuff you're bringing with you. Keep safe and take care sir. We have a family member that lives in St. Petersburg. She is in a Holiday Inn until the storm passes, as she lives in a mobile home community. We invited her to stay with us, but she wouldn't come up. She was raised in Huntersland, outside of Schoharie, and has lived down there for 50 years. In that time, she's never seen anything close to this. We are saying a lot of prayers for her, and everyone down there tonight.

Oh man, does that look good! What beer ya sippin with it? Nice job! Enjoy!

Highly doubt it's the fist beer that's been chillin in there. Was always under the impression, college is a time to broaden the horizon. No doubt the horizon was wider than Bud Light!.........smile Anyways, when I drop in to say hi, I'll know where to grab a beer!

You did the right thing!!! Beautiful evening to be in the woods. Wish I coulda been with ya.