grampy

Nice evening, so my grandson and I took the wheelers for a ride to the back of our farm property. Checked a couple stands, cut some paths to some ground blinds, hung a couple of cams, and just enjoyed being out there. Saw a couple bucks together, no pic, and this old gal. Everything looks good! My hunting buddy! This is his year for the first deer!

Young un. No depth in the chest and belly.

They may climb UP as far as the Thatcher Park no hunting areas. Where they will live a carefree existence, posing for pictures at the Scenic Overlook, until the end of the hunting season. And then migrate back DOWN the hill to your area. But they NEVER climb as far UP to get to me! We just feed em when they are young, and when they get to be three, all the bucks run DOWN the hill to your area. Just look at em! Clearly you can see they have genetics mutated for only going DOWN hill! .....wink.......smile............

The old adage, buy once cry once is so true. If there is a question about it, perhaps spending a bit more for a proven rangefinder, would give you less headaches down the road. JMO.

Dat be a big bow gata dere!

I was wrong. It's the Powerball, and it's up to 430 million. Gotta be in it to win it. Though, except for my weekly work pool, I'm never in it until it gets over 300 mil or something crazy. So I'll pick up some quick picks on the way home. And there is still a 1 in 290,000,000 chance of a HuntingNY members hunt in Africa!!!

Beman's.

I was sitting along side a very thick overgrown area. And heard sticks breaking, something running, don't know how they could in there, but they were. And what sounded exactly like a large dog growling. This went on and on, until finally I could just make out a doe being followed by a buck. It was the buck making the growling noise. I thought for sure it was a bear or something, before seeing the deer! Just picture the cujo movie or a big rottweiler just growling and snarling, low pitched and rumbling, and that is exactly what it sounded like. I've never, before, or since, heard a deer make that noise. Weird.

Over the years I've seen some monsters around and in the old depot. Now called the industrial park. Seen some nice ones between Altamont and Voorheesville over the years too. But like I said, they all must hate to climb hills, up to where I am.

Uh huh. Shoulda known. Deer like that won't climb hills. lol

I think the Mega is still close to 400 mil. Yeah, I've been in the work pool for years and haven't seen a dollar back. But if I were to drop out they'd all be millionaires within a month, and I'd be very lonely at work.

Nice! This in 4-H ?

No need to return the favor. Just hanging out with ya would be all the return needed.

Yeah looks like flys to me too. Cows have been covered in them this year too.

Hope he does too! Beautiful buck! Good luck Bill!

Had I won, you definitely would have been joining us in Africa! But my humble little property here, will always be open to you for hunting too my friend!

Loser! So it's back to work in the morning. But Dinsdale is welcome, any time, to hunt my humble small property in 4-H. No it's not the plains of Africa, but we would still have a blast, I'm sure!

This used to work on the drum brakes, sometimes. Not sure it works on disc brakes though.

That is so cool! Endless supply of specimens too! A true artist sees beauty in everything.

For what you would pay to rent, you could make payments on a good used machine. And eventually own it. The money spent would not be "gone". And you would have year round use of the machine for whenever and whatever you want. JMO.

For me, over the last 15+ years, I've had no deer not recovered. But I've learned my lessons well from a couple deer not recovered early on in my hunting career. And from others mistakes, by blood tracking for Deer Search. I only take high percentage shots, and let a "lot" of deer walk, if I'm not "almost" 100 percent sure of making the shot count. My faith, does not come into play, when lining up a shot. Only my past experiences. And still, there is no guarantee, it will never happen to me again. But by limiting myself to only "high percentage" shots, within my own capabilities, I put the burden on myself, not my faith. That is only fair to the animals I respectfully hunt. And when the hunt is over, and I'm kneeling over my deer. It is then, that I give my thanks to the animal and to Him.

With the new cap, you should be good to go sling wise. The factory stock will give it a more traditional look and feel, good for quick handling and shooting, for a swamp/brush gun. Are those range results, from the 180gr or the 165's? Either way, it'll get the job done! Keep us posted on the finished results. Nice rifle!

When you do hit, miss, and not recover a deer, this year, the next, or in the future. Will you post it here? Will He, be looking the other way, or perhaps nodding off, when that happens? Because it can and does happen to most every hunter, no matter how religious they may or may not be. I'm not questioning your faith here. Just stating the law of averages that applies to all hunters, if you spend enough time hunting.

Nice job Larry! Anything we can do to help support the Bill? Hell, if it passes, maybe I'll find out what I'm missing, and hunt some doves with my grandson!

One sweet looking set up Tacks! No doubt it'll shoot as good as it looks!