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    Pulling a larry/lawdwaz

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, wolc123 said:

    I had a little glitch with my ML this morning also.  Rain was in the forecast, so I taped up the muzzle, prior to leaving my inlaw's house.  I got all setup at my spot this morning, umbrella up, seat setup, etc, then realized the ramrod was still back at the house.

    There was a load in the gun, and I put a primer on at sunrise.  Had a deer showed up, I would have really needed to make that shot count.  Any "finishing" would have needed to be done with my Buck 110 knife.    Nothing was moving this morning, so I did not need to try that.

    I will be back at it one more weekend, down in the southern zone.  One more deer for the freezer would be nice.

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    Wolc, someday I hope to convert you to using finger cots to cover the muzzle of you ML. They also come in handy if you cut your finger.

    Latex Rubber Finger Cots Small Medium Large - Multibuy | eBay

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    Wifes new hunting shack

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    Wow, they even let you have the pieces leftover from the kit! :P

    Just kidding, very nice shed. Could you share where you got it from? Or at least what county? 

    I got my wife a Rubbermaid shed for her gardening stuff a few years ago. Thank goodness she didn't see this post. I'd be in trouble.

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    Internet Providers

    in General Chit Chat

    Posted

    On 12/9/2020 at 6:18 PM, Cabin Fever said:

    Just moved into our new house today. I called Spectrum to set up service, but was told they don't provide service on my road! I checked Frontier and Verizon also, but they don't either! I'm only 2-3 miles outside the city (NOT NYC) limit, but there's only 4 houses on the road. I'm at a loss as to what my other internet providers would be. I was told to look into HughesNet, Viasat, Nomadinternet. Does anyone have any experience with one of these or can you give me other options that you would recommend? Kind of in a jam! Looks like we'll be streaming TV, have Ring, and of course just need fast internet for working from home.

    See if you can get in on the beta of Starlink. I've heard very good things about it. https://www.starlink.com/

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    LIVE From The Woods 2020 - Let's hear stories and see some pictures!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

     

    Well, I'm on the the board. Got a nice sized doe. I was sitting in my hunting buddy's stand in West Valley, just a few miles south of Springville.  Behind me to my right I hear leaves crunching, then more leaves crunching, then I hear the crunching moving away from me. I slowly turn my head and look. About 33 yards away are a group of four doe. The last one saw me move. She was looking at me, bobbing her head up and down trying to make me out. Then she starts to walk away. Fearing the others would then follow her, I figure it's now or never. I slowly swing my gun around to my 4 o'clock, and shoot the first doe that gives me a shot. I shoot, and all four run away. I was apoplectic. How could I have missed? Texted my hunting buddy, he said don't get down from the stand.  Wait, I'll be there in 10 minutes.

    He comes, I guide him to where I shot. He immediately finds blood. I get down and join the track. I wish I would have taken a picture. It wasn't a blood trail, it was a red carpet about 16" wide and 50 yards long. It turned out to be a classic double lung shot. Amazed it ran as far as it did. The terrain was very hilly with a small ravine and waterfall. We found it just before it would have gone down the ravine and into the creek.

    He helped me with the drag back; it was an ordeal. The terrain was like a mini version of Ithaca. Very thankful for the help I got in getting it done.

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    Traditional Sicilian Xmas cookies

    in Game Recipes / Cooking

    Posted

    21 hours ago, mlammerhirt said:

    Not trying to pry.....but you caught my attention at Stolen?

    Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk
     

    My mother had in-home caregivers the last several years of her life. Over the years, she accused the caregivers of stealing various things from her. As her memory was not always perfect, I dismissed her accusation regarding the cookie recipes. I figured they were misplaced. But after going through her storage tins of recipes, et al after her death, the cookie recipes were nowhere to be found. So it is possible that they were indeed stolen by a caregiver. Money and jewelry I could understand, but cookie recipes? It will forever be a mystery.

    I just got back from Pellicano's, a local Italian store. They charge $24/pound for cuccidatis. I paid $6.50 for four regular-sized cookies. Insane! I whined to my wife, and she made it explicitly clear that she would not make them for me. Hoping I can find them cheaper in Niagara Falls.

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    DEC Unveils New Deer Management Plan

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    7 hours ago, Belo said:

    and nuts to this one

    Strategy 2.2.3: Establish a firearms season for antlerless deer in mid-September in WMUs where existing harvests are inadequate to achieve population management objectives.

    If I understand this correctly, I think a good compromise would be to allow crossbow instead of gun.

    LIVE From The Woods 2020 - Let's hear stories and see some pictures!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    26 minutes ago, BowmanMike said:

    That blowing doesn't mean its over. Some deer are just wired tightly. I had a deer blow for over 10 minutes about 130 yds from me,maybe it smelled me,maybe not. There were a lot of deer filtering onto the oaks flat. More deer kept moving through even while and after the nervous nelly quieted down. This was bow season,and i shot my buck after that whole affair.

    You should name that doe Karen.

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    LIVE From The Woods 2020 - Let's hear stories and see some pictures!

    in Deer Hunting

    Posted

    4 hours ago, FLXmatt said:

    Beat this for a bad morning - drove an hour to hunt an exciting new property.  In my stand by 6:00.  Slight shift and my shotgun fell 20’ to the ground, fully loaded.  Luckily didn’t go-off, but broke the stock and ended my hunting this morning.  I’ll sit quietly until after sunrise to take off.  I’ll drive the hour back for another weapon to return this afternoon.

     

    Thankful that I wasn’t injured.

    That happened to me a few years ago. Two things I did subsequently: 1) have a backup gun with you (leave in the vehicle--potential risks, I know) and 2) I bring two plastic spring clams (see pic below) and clamp them on the sides of the shooting rail, about 3/4 of the way up. It makes for a gun cradle when I am not holding the gun in my armpit and hand.

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