grampy

Congratulations on the early doe's guy's!!! Great way to get the season started! wolc, you'll get one before the week ends. Leave that phone in your pocket man!

Me too. Nasty disease. Nature can be cruel. And will take her course.

Too bad. I hate seeing critters suffering.

Love those Browning Dark Op's cams!!! They work for years, and are almost indestructible. But still working, after being submerged in a flood, is unheard of!! I'd write to Browning to give a testimonial? Sorry to see the flood took away your crossing spot. Look for tracks nearby, as the critters will certainly find another concentrated spot to cross.

In the center picture, you can just barely make out the rings of a coon tail. So I'm with TF on this one. At first glance, I was thinking a pair of fishers though.

Since buying our new place back in May, I've gotten many small projects done. The interior was completely remodled before we purchased. But unpacking, hanging things, decorating, organizing, and generally just making it our own, has kept me busy on rainy days off. The outside is where I've done the most. Stripping and restaining the back deck, power washing the house, cleaning rain gutters, cutting back multiple loads of brush, and doing fresh landscaping. Still need to put in a power outlet in the basement for my music studio. Just about done with my to do list before hunting starts. Will be reloading some 270 rounds in the next week or so. Always chores, or something to fix up at the farm though.

Looks pretty high. Still have at least four or five weeks of growing season left. The new growth after cutting will be more palatable to the deer. If you are going to cut it, do it now. If you can't get to it for a couple of weeks, leave it as is.

During firearms season I've always worn a hat and vest with blaze orange. Never seemed to hinder my success. And have killed deer at less than 20 yards from the ground. So this new law is just doing what I've always done.

Absolutely right about that! This version of the yankee's does not deserve to go to a playoff game! The Jay's have that spark, and deserve to be there more. Get rid of Boone, and start to rebuild with more guys that truely 'WANT' to play the game!

I was working in a commercial shop as the chief pressman, when the building supervisor walked up and said to shut down the machine, and come to his office. I was thinking, what is this all about?? After getting there he said have a seat, look at this. He had a small TV on, and the 2nd plane had just hit the tower. We both just sat watching, not saying a word. Knowing that America, as we had known her, would never be the same again. After awhile, he said I'm going to tell everyone to go home to their families. I got home and my phone was ringing. It was my mom, telling me her mom, my grandmother, had just passed away. Natural causes, not by anything to do with what was going on. It was one of the sadest days of my life. I sat there, as a tear rolled down my cheek. Drove over to mom's to comfort her.

What a great event!!! If I can make it???? I may come up to help out if needed???

This crossbow issue is "AGAIN" getting pretty redundant. Running over the same old ground, over and over, really serves no purpose to anyone. Just more silly phrases and words from both sides. And I'm just as guilty as anyone else. If full inclusion passes in the future, it is what it is. Won't really make much difference to most participating in this, and all the many other crossbow threads we've had here. So if you want to use a crossbow during whatever time it's legal to do so, go ahead, no problem. It's not hurting anyone. And if you wouldn't be caught dead with a crossbow, that's fine too! You also won't be hurting anyone. Buy a new bow and be happy! Hunt the way YOU want!!! Shoot what you like, like what you shoot. Guess I'll spend more time getting ready to hunt. After all, aren't we are all, actually just hunters?

A free gun would have been nice. But I was very happy to support a great cause.

Great looking exhibit!! I saw the State Fair attendance was way down this year.

Welcome! Any deer is a trophy. Especially from inside the Dacks Blue Line.

The last weekend in October. Trick or Treat monsters will be roaming the shadows.

No......that would only put your panties in a bunch even more than trying to hunt "your" season with my crossbow.

So will my 270. Whatever is easiest right?

I admit to not being the sharpest tool in the shed.

Yes, we get one to split between my partner and I. He uses more meat than I do, so I always defer to him. He has more mouths to feed. Times being what they are, this year I'm being asked by a couple more folks that have little, to give more meat if I have any extra to give. These are proud people. I always drop off meat saying my freezer is full, and could they help me out by taking some. My freezer will go empty before theirs does.

I started bowhunting with a traditional bow. Killed my first bow buck with that. Then I went the "easy" route, with a compound. Same exact argument that some like yourself are using against crossbows, is it not?

It does look so easy! Until YOU do it!!! I will admit to uttering a few choice words the first few times I tried to take down the Doghouse Blind. Once you get down 'where' to bend and twist, it is pretty easy though.

It's that one percent of traditional archers, who are the REAL bowhunters. Everyone else takes the "easy" route.

Yes, there is plenty of room in them, and the chair itself is oversized. I'm not a small person. I easily have close to a foot of space outside of the arms of the chair. And about two feet in front. Enough space to use a mono or bi pod to rest your firearm. And even stretch out your legs a bit. Super comfortable too. And so easy to transport in its own carry bag. Just pull it out of the bag, open chair, set on the ground with the blind behind the chair, then just reach back and pull the blind over you while seated. Small profile too. Not as noticeable as a hub blind. Especially from a distance. I usually just put it in front of a bush, or in a blow down.

Look up the "Chair Blind". I have a couple of em. Great for gun hunting in crappy weather. Or even nice weather. I have three Primo's trigger sticks. Mono, bi, and tri. That covers just about all shooting situations. I really like them alot.