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Man, if only my parent’s little forky would leave his little salad forks in the woods somewhere, and step out looking like that. I’d have a dmp tag for him, and I could get him set up on the same freezer shelf in deer Heaven where most of one of his little brothers currently resides: He would also be close to Grandpa, who is now taking up the whole lower section.

Quite a bit of gray squirrel action this morning but no deer so far. It is so damn comfortable up here, and my “healthy snack” supply is good, so I am going to try and hold out through all of the 10-2 “deerless” period that I can:

I gave my 2000, Chevy Silverado 3/4 ton 4x4 to my father in law, after the frame got too rusted out to pass inspection. He had it welded up and uses it, with a plow, to keep about 5 miles of Adirondack roads open all winter and for doing firewood and camp chores the rest of the year. It is also handy for me to use when I am up there hunting. I like it better than an open atv, because it lets me get downwind of the deer, without them being able to catch my scent. It was 80 degrees, when I used it to haul my early ML doe to a butcher in town this year, and I was surprised the 21 year old AC still works great. It has slightly under 100 k Miles on it, and is on its second set of break lines. I also replaced the shocks, and the rear drive shaft when that rusted apart at a boat launch one year. That truck has never stranded me (I just pulled out the broken drive shaft, had it welded up, and drove it home as a front wheel drive, when it was missing: The 2000 3/4 ton 2wd Silverado extended cab that I replaced it with, was a Florida truck, has about 70k miles on it , and not a spot of rust. I have been taking it for the Carwell rustproofing treatment every other year, and it is holding up very well. The extended cab works better with the kids, but I preferred the standard cab and them riding back in the camper. Driving was a little more peaceful for me that way. Sorry about the deer fsw and ChrisW, but that’s the only pic I had with that truck in it.

Way better choice for a short range, heavy cover deer gun, especially in areas where bears may be encountered, and if you like to eat venison.

I am out for the morning sit, in what has been my most productive stand this season. There have been a couple “regulars” (a forky and a bb) using the clover plot that it looks over for most of the fall, but they haven’t shown up in the afternoons for a few weeks. Forky will get a pass if he shows up this morning, but bb will not. My Evercalm is running short, so I am rationing what’s left. I only wiped it on one boot heel, for the walk back, and I just took the top off, rather than wipe some on my tree. It may not help with the deer, but at least there will not be any of them ugly white wax marks left on my parent’s cherry tree. The weather is almost perfect, overcast, 40 degrees, 5 mph NE wind. I am planning to hunt my trailer park stand, near the opposite corner of these woods, with my crossbow this evening. There was no deer action there, on the last morning that I hunted it, so I thought I would give an evening a try.

I didn’t think it was all that big and neither did FSW. Didn’t you see that there were a couple points broken off ? I’d throw up a couple more pics, but some have seen enough. Maybe high 70’s to low 80’s, after the required drying period. Whats not to like about the new laws ? I am still waiting to cash in on the Holiday season. 3 more days. Good luck to you, if you go out and take advantage of that special Christmas present that NY state DEC gave us this year.

Did you use Irish spring prior to killing that big buck this year ? I am confused, because Belo claims that you boasted of NOT using it. That’s the brand I normally use, but I switch to this stuff when I am going to be hunting the next day:

What powder was he using ?

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What powder do you use ?

So far, I have read about one with smokeless powder and two with bh209 powder amoung forum members here. Anyone have any to report with black powder, pyrodex, t7, or white hots ? On a related note, I can’t understand why anyone would waste a 209 primer clearing the breech plug, on an inline, prior to loading. Why not just point the muzzle at a light and look for it shining thru the touch hole ? I have used pyrodex and t7 only in my in-line for the last 20 years and have never had a misfire nor have I ever wasted a primer clearing the breech plug. Back when I used a sidelock and #11 caps, I would aim it at some leaves and pop one off, prior to loading. If the leaves moved, then I knew the spark channel was clear. I still had a misfire and a few hang fires with that. Never an issue with an inline, where I can see straight thru to the light. I load my in-line ML at the start of the season(s), and only unload it when shooting at a deer, or by removing the breech plug and pushing the load out at the end of the season(a). I discard the old powder, but reuse the bullets & sleeves. To limit condensation issues, I lock the gun up outside and avoid bringing it in and out of the warm house. I also use a cut- off neoprene glove finger or electric tape over the muzzle when it’s raining or in wet snow.

Happy birthday and get that birthday buck. They shut it down for three days at my birthday.

One more day of work for me, then I am planning to hit it hard the last (3) days of the Holiday season. I saw (2) deer my last time out on yesterday, and I hope I can get a shot at one over my last (6) hunts. My powder and primer supply is much better now than it was yesterday (thanks Larry). I did better shopping than I have hunting, so far thru this Holiday season. I should be good for at least 2 more years, at the rate that I have been going thru it.

I thought the same thing. Something does not add up here.

One time, back in my younger days, a bunch of us got together and shot up a bunch of clay birds behind a buddy’s barn, closer to the center of wmu 9F, where the structures are a bit closer together. An old German-speaking fella, who we ran into quite often out on the snowmobile trails, claimed that he could hear the # 7-1/2’s and 8’s falling on the tin roof of his pole barn (about 400 yards away), like rain drops.

I would prefer that my Marlin did not have the cross bolt safety, but there are way too many lawyers around now for that and they got to earn a living.

Pm me your address and I will stop by on my way home from work.

I’ll take it if still available.

I would definitely recommend it , because it enables you to get off a shot considerably faster, assuming you keep the hammer in the safe or “half-cock” position while hunting, especially when you are wearing gloves. I didn’t like hunting with my father in laws scoped Marlin, until I added that hammer extension to it. I will be using it a lot more now. I only use the cross bolt safety ,on the newer Marlins, when the guns are unloaded and being transported in a vehicle or when they are in the safe. Does your Winchester also have a cross bolt safety ? Sorry folks, but not taking the .243 bait. If you like hunting with those, then have at it.

Do the empties deflect off the scope and nick up the finish at all, with the top eject ? I like the side eject Marlins. My father in law’s has a scope on it , but it was missing the thumb hammer extension, which makes it a lot better with a scope. I put one on it when I was up there earlier this month. Do you have one of those on your Winchester ?

Thanks for the reminder. I always keep about that many in the chest pocket of my hunting jacket (same pocket where I keep my smart phone). I will try to make sure to remove them prior to throwing that jacket in the washer and dryer. I am giving the deer a couple of days off and back at work until Thursday, then I plan on hitting them hard over the last (3) days.

Thanks, that is rule number one for gun safety.

I am a lot more comfortable hunting 5 to 10 feet above the ground, than I am down on it. There is not much more than 2 feet of elevation change across the two spots, and about 100 acres total, where I hunt in Wmu 9F. That is probably the result of the time that I stepped thru the hedgerow, to the left of that blind, to get closer to a doe. She was out in the middle of the next field, and there was another hunter in the far corner. I felt his first shot part my hair (I had a lot more of that back then) before I heard it. I hit the dirt, and the dirt kicked up by his other 4 shots, started hitting me. Getting a few feet off the pancake-flat ground, takes me out of the crossfire, and greatly reduces the chances of my shots hitting an unintended target.

About 450 yards. The blind platform is 5 feet above the ground, so any shot towards the corn would be at a downward angle. I wouldn’t shoot in that direction from the ground.