chrisw

What you need to do is post me at one end of it with my muzzleloader and you can still hunt all through that thick stuff and I'll let you know if I see him by firing a shot... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

You don't have to seal it if you like the way it looks now. I have several European mounts and none are sealed. You should be fine the way it is! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Don't use bleach either way, use peroxide as a whitener, the strong peroxide from a nail salon or similar. If your looking for a clear coat give "Modge Podge" a look. I've done antlers in the clear before and you get the gloss look without the yellowing effect. You can find it at hobby lobby. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I've biffed a few archery shots in my earlier years pretty bad, the result was almost always that the deer was 15-20 yds and I just rushed it thinking how I couldn't miss one that close, well... I did. I used to peek to try to see the arrow hit. I would say either you caught a branch you never saw or you picked your head up off the stock as you shot to watch her reaction. I'll take a clean miss anyday over a wounded critter. I once took a gimme shot on a doe at 40 yds quartering away with my 35rem, she took off and disappeared instantly into thick hemlocks, I walked up in the snow and to my dismay, no blood, no hair. Not a thing!? I sat there wondering how I missed an entire deer at 40 yds with a rifle... I decided to follow her in the fresh snow in hopes of another shot, I went about 150-175 yds and it looked like she was bedded in front of me, I snuck around her and she was dead as could be, not a single drop of blood on that trail. I caught her just behind the diaphragm and the bullet lodged up in her brisket. Even where she layed there wasn't a drop of blood any where. If you shoot enough deer you'll have some odd things happen once in awhile that are hard to explain, misses are one of them. I've never had a miss haunt me, but a wounded one that I could never find will always gnaw at me. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Anytime you have to leave a deer unattended for long just throw a jacket or vest or whatever you have with human scent on the deer. The coyotes won't touch it for days. I've left them overnight to come back and see tracks within feet of the deer but they were deterred by my jacket. But taking a few out does wonders too! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Some states, which I can't recall offhand, it is illegal to harm a Bigfoot. Do I believe it? Nope. Show me solid evidence and I'll listen. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I think the elite was discontinued years ago in fact, we used to sell them and I remember clearancing them all out. That was over 5 years ago if I remember correctly. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I believe you will see a lower take this year, mostly during the firearms season simply because the weather has been miserable for the most part. I don't gun hunt much as I don't thoroughly enjoy it anymore but I can tell you that there have been quite a few instances where the weather made up my mind for me. Couple that with low deer/high dmp allocations in some areas and you'll see lower harvest numbers undoubtedly. But in the end, I believe the weather will have the biggest impact, more so on the hunters end, than the deer. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I don't think anyone was saying a law that would mandate public access to hunters to anyone's private land, I think it was implied that there would be an incentive to the landowner that allows it. A reduced tax rate would be a logical step that comes to mind first for me. I don't think that would open up all sorts of property to the public but surely wouldn't hurt anything either. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I'm not saying you're lying! The info I heard could be a lie/misinformation too. That's the point, who knows... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

A guy at work showed me this picture 2 days ago, said it was taken in Norwich... Hes texting his friend of a friend now to ask him... Haha it happens every year. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Every hit/deer/situation is different, only experience will truly help you sort out a blood trail. Take every blood trail and learn from them. There are so many myths and I truly believe some people lose deer they could've found due to these myths... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

They make you wish you were alive in that era, that's for sure. When hunters were hunters. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Stubby, I simply quoted what YOU said, I didn't change a single word in those quotes. It's a shame to see someone so opposed to something they don't even begin to understand and are unwilling to learn. You only hear what you want to hear and refuse to see facts or logic. As I've stated before, I can see both sides of this AR argument, I'm not FOR either side completely. All I can do at this point is hope you take it upon yourself to do a little unbiased research and have an open mind but it seems like you're unwilling to do that. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

You already stated, "I have one shoulder mount and several euros." Now you're saying "I do not have anything mounted." You seem to be confused as to which story you'd like to stick with... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Yea I've seen them with a light inserted into the brain cavity and used as a "night light" also, pretty cool looking. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Big thing with Euro's is keeping all of the nasal bones intact, over boiling or extreme heat will damage them. These ones are all very well done as all bones are intact. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Dropped my Euro's off last week to a friend of a buddy who dabbles in taxidermy and skull cleaning for friends and family, the price was 1/3 of what local taxidermists wanted so I was a bit nervous but he did a phenomenal job I think. This year's bow buck and coyote and last year's rifle coyote. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Honestly stubby... Just stop. You can be against "trophy hunting or QDMA all you want, that's your right, but you do not truly understand anything about it. I'm not saying that because I disagree with you but truly because you do not understand what deer management is or its effects. This is where you can choose to dig your heels in and fight... Or use this opportunity to learn more about it and accept the fact there is a lot you didn't know or understand. I'm not personally attacking you here, but, you grossly misunderstand deer behavior. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Wonder if he has any shoulder mounts or Euro's?... That buck in the box is definitely caped out. I was going g to bring up the very thing mentioned above, if he's so anti trophy and gives away all antlers then why does he have so many pictures? I also find it hard to believe that these were the only bucks he could find to fill a buck tag on, in areas I hunt I'd see 15 little bucks before something of those deer's caliber. I will advise, debating with him is a lost cause.... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

What I'm saying is debating with you is impossible. You refuse to see facts because they don't fit your agenda, you spew anecdotal nonsense that doesn't hold weight and you seem to know very little about herd dynamics or biology. Do you think it's coincidence every topic you start turns into you arguing with people? To which the other person finally gives up because it's going nowhere. This is me realizing you won't accept facts. It's like trying to convince PETA that hunting is helpful. It's a waste of time, much like you. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I'm bowing out. I can't have a logical debate with someone who doesn't understand the topic. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Then enlighten me on how "trophy hunters" threw the deer numbers out of whack. I shoot does 1.5+ yr or older, I pass bucks that are 1.5yrs or less, once they get to 2.5 I'll make the judgement call on whether I'd take that buck. So how does passing up 1.5yr old bucks decimate a deer herd? You aren't making any sense whatsoever. You've already admitted to filling every tag you can get your hands on, regardless of YOUR herd size. I don't want your anecdotal, my 400 acres assessment either. I want you to describe to me, HOW DOES PASSING UP YOUNG BUCKS RUIN A HERD? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Your correlations aren't even remotely related. I don't need hunting to survive, neither do you. Hunting is a passion that just so happens to also provide me with the reward of venison. The experience is more the reason I hunt. If it weren't for the experience we would all be better off going to the store and buying meat if you're looking at it merely as a price point, not to mention the time spent. My venison probably costs me more than filet mignon if I work up all of my gear, gas, time, tags. In another thread you are complaining that the selective hunters are wiping out the deer population where you hunt, I suggest you sit in a quiet place and truly think about what you're saying... You want to fill every doe tag and also use your buck tag for does and yet it's not you're fault the deer are in decline? It's the guy passing on 1-2yr old bucks that's wiping out the herd? If that's seriously your argument then I'm done because you truly are delusional... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Wow. Very scientific theory you have here.... So the people who shot anything and everything aren't to blame, its the selective people. Do you realize how many factors affect deer herd sizes? You have zero facts that make any sense, logically or biologically, other than " the guy who wants older age deer did it." Get off your soapbox. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk