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Posts posted by Greg van Splunder
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Primer off in cool basement is recipe for moisture. Were you using pellets? I can only think pellets would let gas escape around them and sabot to push condom off end of barrel..
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Added one to camp.total Monday. Last day for me is tomorrow, neighbor up raid got one sunday.
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15 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:
Let's stop wondering and lobby the DEC to allow hunting year round! No better time than the off-season to push for it!!
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Live jn amish country and it àlready is....
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5 hours ago, diplomat019 said:
Now the armed forces are in on this…….
https://nypost.com/2021/12/22/us-army-developing-vaccine-to-treat-all-covid-variants/
So they are curing the common cold??https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/cold-guide/common_cold_causes
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4 hours ago, WNYTRPR said:
I’ll be putting in my vacation for 2 weeks in early November for the rut .Too soon ?May grab a PA and OH tag in case I get bored or tag out early here .
I have to have my vacation in Nov 1st for next year so I'll be
off 1st week of May and last 2 of Oct and 1st 2 weeks of November...
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Sounds like you have a good neighbor, found a buck on mine years ago muzzleloader season knew it had to be one of the neighbors a d tracked down the shooter and gave them the head. Was her best buck ever. Really helps neighborly relations . Would of looked good on his wall but really could he be proud of it when he knew you killed it ?? Imo did the right thing and I'm sure you respect him more than you did before
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Here is way I see it , the hunters that have been successful will also be the ones out hunting this late season. Fortunately the weather has been very mild and the herd isn't stressed. 10% of hunters are kill 90% of game. If they continue to do so one limited acreage yes this will impact herds.
Unfortunately the dec doenst look at small properties they look at wmu.. 9f is over populated why?? Lack of access, wiĺ this hunt give more access nope.. so it will continue to be over populated. If instead they made a requirement to kill 2 or 3 doe to get a buck tag for these areas you would see the desired reduction of the herd in these areas.. the early muzzleloader had little effect in these areas as well as access is limited.
Herd population is the goal that's it. If you take 12 doe off your property this year you probably won't have that many next year.. then we ca n hear the complaints of dec sucks ar managing deer . Just be abuse you have tags doenst mean you need to fill everyone.
There are many write ups / articles on the stages of a Hunter, not ever hunter makes it to different stages. So are simply stuck in filling every tag they can get their hands on.
Personally I had much going on thru bow and some of gun , freezer was full , took a buck in gun. Filled it again. Will I hunt the holiday hunt ? Absolutely but I will be doing it with friends and family enjoying the time afield with them.as some were deployed overseas and are home for the holiday. My traditional grouse hunt on the 1st may now be a deer hunt.
It comes down to this manage your own hunting spot as best you can weather it is private or a public land, you don't need to fill every tag and you may need to move to or have alternative spots to go if you still need meat in your freezer, if the local herd population is down already, fortunately there are millions of acres available to move to on state and a new piece may simply be a knock on a door and a polite conversation away
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An icy pellet snow dusting on everything this am 23 degrees and a good breeze...should make drives fun.....
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30 minutes ago, Four Seasons said:
So to be fair they have no idea where they hit said deer? Tuft of hair could mean a total graze and there would be no fat or blood involved and even the best of shooters can get a touch of the “Fever”. Had a buddy that was a great shot take a long poke from a tree with some pretty good wind drop a buck at a couple hundred yards, dumped him and he spun around on the ground in the wide open field a few spins and jumped up and ran right to him. After him dropped him with a close shoulder shot and cleaned him up we went to move him and found the first shot split the beam right above the burr on that buck, you could actually move the antler. All with a 243.
A tuft of hair that matche did body hair tells me shot was back a bit, proper bullet for range would help, I've seen to many bad experiences with 243 to condone them as a great round including 5 rounds shot at 30 yards at a black bear that never penetrated the body cavity all rounds were recuved against ribs after going thru hide and 4 in of fat.. yea they were deer rounds.. all in all a larger caliber tend to give more forgiveness on a less than perfect shot
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25 minutes ago, Cabin Fever said:
Maybe more of a bullet type issue vs caliber?
Most likely , wrong bullet for such a close shot , back a bit and probably a clean pass through.
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3 hours ago, Pygmy said:
Good luck..Hope you recover the deer...
Don't be in a big yank to change chamberings.....44 Mag is definitely going downhill from a .243....30-30 is OK out to 150 yards or so....There are several chamberings that outperform any of the above without producing a lot of muzzle blast or recoil..A couple of them that come to mind quickly are the 7MM-08 and the 6.5 Creedmoor....LOTS of reasonably priced rifles are available in these chamberings..
No luck not a drop of blood to be found ,lot of fat on big doe and by the tuft of hair it was a little back. Problem with a close shot and small bullet , hole can plug a lot easier especially if it didn't expand. Shot was 30 yards. At least with a larger caliber the holes are bigger. 2nd deer lost to a .243 both for same reason lack of blood to trail 1st one was a nice buck dropped in tracks and when hunter was climbing down it got up and took off not a drop of blood ( the hunter was a national shooting sports champ on cover after magazine several times so I'm sure shot was good.
Swamp and no blood makes poor tracking .
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2 hours ago, rob-c said:
Something to consider with the 30-30 lever gun is the over all weight. I bought my wife one and she ended up not liking it, it just got too heavy for her to carry on our extended hikes I bought her a 7mm- 08 and she’s loves it. And my son inherited the 30-30 .
Single shot Henry she tried mine out this afternoon.
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42 minutes ago, mowin said:
Well, my point is how do you know if the deer would be dead if she had a 44 or 30-30? You don't. So why would you post that?
For sure hole would be larger and not as easily plugged with fat, plus larger bullet at slower speed is more effective at that range ( number wise) just finished lunch and got dry cloths back out to look now
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1 hour ago, suburbanfarmer said:
Looks more like a dead buck somewhere close by with so much skull bone attached
Actually have that buck and another with opposite sides missing may of beat each other up in a fight
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2 hours ago, wolc123 said:
Too bad she didn’t use a .44 magnum or a 30/30.
Yes I've discussed the advantages to a larger caliber with her. 30 30 in plans next year
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7 minutes ago, Just Lucky said:
Shot a dandy about an hour ago. Little blood on impact. About 50 yards have piles of blood. Then a decent blood trail as he is walking down hill. Marked spot and backed out. Waiting for help to arrive. Like to have eyes up and another set on trail.
Hope you get it..
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9 minutes ago, ddk68 said:
So someone on here talked with Nick Mecca from the Eden Trail Blazers? Well, it wasn't the club's decision. The Erie County Federation of Snowmobile Clubs decided to stay closed until January 2nd no matter how much snow comes. The DEC doesn't decide when trails can open. When I started riding in 2005 trails opened December 15th. Since then, we have lost over 2 weeks of riding and hunting has been extended a month in the Southern Zone. How long do you need to hunt deer? About 3 months apparently but I'm sure one day it will be longer. I also like the threats that if the holiday hunt is opted out of the landowners will shut the trails down in retaliation. That's classy.
Perhaps the owners kids come.home from service or school amd.want to hunt , trail.can be open now the clubs use intelligence ro keep them closed to not tick of.owners . And as a trail rider using other people land it shouldn't matter to you when the open them want land to ride on buy it pay taxes on it.. trails maybe lost to this I've seen them lost fornpeople.just.leaving them. Never take anyone's generosity.for.granted land owners are funny when you can't ride at all then maybe people will wise up. Had idiots out on a trail by me.last week with 4 inches of snow on unfrozen ground.. we never rod unless ground was froze with 4 info snow or 12 in without.. love to know who got paid off to even bring it up to try and cancel it
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Absolutely a difference in locations a d placement , there are also bedding areas for.specific winds. I have one spot for a sw wind with snow that will always be loaded with deer but inly.if those 2 factors are in effect and only in afternoon
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47 minutes ago, Lawdwaz said:
Maybe donate one to the Venison Coalition if you still feel like hunting…?
Honestly I don't feel like hunting , haven't really for years, more fun watching nephews and friends kids hunt. I still hunt but only when I feel like it which is not in rain, snow, cold ,or wind... lol
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Vacation starts tomorrow time to kill some thing ...
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5 hours ago, dbHunterNY said:
A deer can't see or hear me hundreds of yards away but they can smell me.
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Deer can hear you over a mile away easily mature bucks keep an area under survalence over 1/3 of a mile .. sound is 360 , scent isn't can make a deer miss you simply by hunting down wind..
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Hearing you far , they can hear a door slam a mile away , smell has to hit them to be used against you. You can control smell by using wind hunting down wind , parallel with wind simply playing thermals.... sound is 360.. and those radar ears lock on immediately
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12 minutes ago, DirtTime said:
Actually, a football field is 120 yards from post to post. That's why you can have a 100+ yard return touchdown on a punt, kick off, or interception. So three football fields would be 360 yards.
It post says almost .. giving the extra yardage for emdzones
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1 hour ago, DirtTime said:
I'm trying to figure out the skeletal connection. Drawing the heavy weigh of those bows would build up muscle mass, but I don't see how it would cause bones to grow or contort leaving evidence on the skeleton. Maybe I'm over thinking it.
By building muscle the ligament and tendon attachment points would cause compression of the bone and added growth in density ( thickness to hold arm straight against the weight of bow
Anyone doin squirrel hunting?
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Went out yesterday with friend that wanted to go ,he got 2 pretty quick was very crunchy, saw lots in the walnuts but when 10 to 12 squirrels scatter it's hard to pick one to shoot at....lol