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    Sportsman’s warehouse to Buy 8 field & stream stores

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    Just now, Nomad said:

    I have three large ladders and one medium one with those mesh seats / chairs . They’ve all held out great, ok one the stitching failed, a known defect in a batch  and they ( different brand ) sent me two replacement seats , a ton of leaf wraps, and some hang on pouches .

    I really like them ,in cold weather use a large seat cushion , the air goes right through the mesh .

    I have a green foam seat cushion I've used for the past several years. It's starting to look a little ragged around the edges, and won't fully decompress anymore. I will keep my eye out for a deal in the offseason. The ThermaSeats sound nice, as recommended in a recent thread.

    How/when to use snowshoes?

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, airedale said:

    When it starts getting around the foot mark especially if there is a crust I would start using mine mostly when hunting Hare with Hounds up on the Tug. Snow really can get many feet deep up that way in the middle of the winter and without snowshoes there is no getting around. 

    I was in a stand of dense balsam once and my Beagle had circled the Hare a couple of times through a cutout I found where I had a good view and could get a shot. It was a little tight in that area so I stomped down the snow with my snowshoes and decided to take them off so I could maneuver quickly if the Hare came by. Big mistake that was, I sunk down almost up to my armpits and had one Hell of a time getting out and back on my shoes, it was almost like quicksand.

    Al

    That's an interesting story. How does the beagle handle the deep snow? I guess your beagle is light enough to not sink in when the snow has a crust on it?

    How/when to use snowshoes?

    in General Hunting

    Posted

    Showshoes have been mentioned a few times lately, and there was a thread about gear recommendations 3 years ago. I have a more basic question of how and when do you use snowshoes when hunting, particularly deer hunting.?Is it when the snow is more than x inches deep? Is it just to get to and from a particular location, then you take them off? What sort of terrain do they work the best/not work? Flat is good, too steep is not?

    Yesterday i trudged through a good 5+ inches of snow that fell overnight. It was a bit of a workout walking to the treestand, and I wonder if it would have been worth it to use snowshoes. Thanks.

    Sportsman’s warehouse to Buy 8 field & stream stores

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted · Edited by goosifer

    I visited the Henrietta store today. They had Field & Stream clothing at 50% off MSRP. More interesting, they had many tree stands 25% off. I picked up some Hawk Big Denali 20' treestands for $155. I am wary of the mesh seats, which all treestands seem to be going to, but it generally gets good reviews. Other than that, nothing notable in the way of clearance or sales.

    Cellular Trail Cameras

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    13 minutes ago, mlammerhirt said:

    Goose
    Have you recet the 4 from the MIR?
    If so....have you deployed them?

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    I screwed up and did not mail in the MIR in time. I just realized this today, in fact. The 4 cameras from F&S only arrived about a week ago; the MIR form was due 12/13. I thought I had more time. I think I will keep them anyway. I want to put them up high, and the solar panels are really nice for that. For the one I've had for a year, I haven't had to change batteries yet. If/when I get more, I don't know. Maybe there will be some other deal in the Spring.

    I had originally intended to not deploy until the Spring, but maybe I will get them up sooner. Not sure right now.

    LIVE From The Woods 2019 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, TheHornHunter said:

     


    I did the same thing the last few years then this year due to an injury and sheer laziness I just go sit on the ground late season. I’ve always been skeptical of getting busted but I’ve seen more deer the last few weeks sitting in a hedge row, some brush on a field edge or in a dead fall in the woods, including some really nice bucks. I’ve been in a tree stand once or twice since bow season and I’ve seen just as many deer and mature bucks as I saw in October and early November. There’s definitely pluses to being in a stand and it’s more forgiving but this season has showed me that if I do my part, stay still and play the wind right I can be just as successful without lugging in a stand every time.


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    THH, As a hunter with very limited experience in different styles of hunting, I cannot begin to tell how how much I appreciate your practical, real world experience descriptions and explanations. Thank you for sharing this sort of information.

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    LIVE From The Woods 2019 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    Did not see any deer today. However, I did get to meet Niagara county DEC ECO Matthis. He stopped by just as we were finishing getting dressed by our trucks. Nice guy. We chit chatted for a bit, then he asked to see licenses, muzzleloader tags and that our muzzleloaders were not loaded. No issues. I have the suspicion he was bored and lucked out when he saw some hunters at 1:00 p.m. on a Monday. Whatever. I am glad I got the chance to meet him.

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    LIVE from the butcher shop 2019

    in Deer Processing

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    12 minutes ago, YFKI1983 said:

    For some reason when I don't clear wrap when there is moisture from the meat/blood if doesn't seem to seal as well. I've had bags thats that opened or had air in them after while. Im sure its my mistake or cheap bags or something but it only takes me a second to clear wrap so I don't mind doing it.

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    Moisture in the bag can affect the seal; not your fault or cheap bags. What I do, which seems to work, when I have excess moisture in the bag is to put a piece of paper towel on top of the food in the bag. The paper towel absorbs the moisture so that it doesn't reach the seal.

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    LIVE From The Woods 2019 - Lets hear stories and see some pictures!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Zem18 said:

    Kids lunches are made along with mine and my buddy is dropping his son off at school and we are hitting the Honey Hole for an all day extravaganza!! Hoping for a double!! Let get it done all who are out this morning and #sendit

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    I just wanted to confirm that the Honey Hole is not a strip club. The capital letters had me suspicious.

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    Bullet choices for deer.

    in Rifle and Gun Hunting

    Posted · Edited by goosifer
    dyslexia?

    This season, a guy I was hunting with hit a buck in the high neck area and the bullet ricocheted up into the skull (as best we could tell). It ended up causing the left eyeball of the buck to bulge halfway out. We called it the Marty Feldman buck.

     

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    Going to have to wait for next weekend

    in Small Game and Predator Hunting

    Posted

    41 minutes ago, moog5050 said:

    Was hoping to sneak out tonight for an hour or two to hunt Fox/yotes but since one property is shotgun only for deer and ML season is still open, can’t use the rifle with the thermal.   I guess patience is a virtue.  

    fwiw, there is an exception for a caliber smaller than a .22. That's why I got a .204, you can use it the full coyote season. again, fwiw.

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