Steuben Jerry

Wound up having free time after all this weekend starting tomorrow afternoon. Looks like a bit of rain in the morning here, don't care that I miss that. Out by 2pm!

HBD guys! You ought to get together to celebrate!

Wowza! What a brute!

I've told that to every newbie I've been out with. Never made them do it though!

I feel your pain - one sit for 2 and half hours for me this year so far, and not sure when I can get out again. Stupid cranking economy! Scheduled two vac days so far - and had to cancel each one.

My wife and I have always had "his and her" dogs. "My" dog was the Brittany named Bullet whom we had to put down in 2010 due to congestive heart disease at 13 yrs of age. I was so attached to that dog, I haven't gotten another "his" dog yet. "Her" dog is the little Maltese named Ruger. This little guy never leaves my side. In a 24 hr period this little guy is by my side for 23 of those hours. Loveable little guy, but ferocious when a stranger drops by. Super playful. Barks at the deer we see in the back yard and prances around proud as anything when the deer leave after his barking outburst.

I'm holding out for post #420. Cause, you know..

It's funny how I pick up about 10 lbs around my middle by the end of Muzzleloader each season...

No other choice for me. Best snack hands down, and I'll walk back to the house if I forget to take some along. Hell, there's no sense of even going hunting without them.

It's a 24 mile long trail!

I take that trail to my local Wegmans.

These guys?

Happy Birthday!

Certainly understandable. Though that does make it harder in my area. I almost never see a doe without fawns.

Welcome!

Welcome to the board!

Post-live from the woods. No signal in that stand. Got out for the last two and a half hours for the first sit of the season. Bumped 7 turkeys on the way in, all hens. Saw a doe and two playful fawns 150 yds across the field. Was good to get out finally. Back at it in the morning! Pics are front and rear view.

Sounds like you've got a nice slice of deer woods there, even if the action can run cold at times. Now that you've got three stands up, you can play the "which stand is right" game that I do all the time. Hope you get out tomorrow and whack that buck that you saw tonight!

A guy in the area has a camp with a cabin on a seasonal road. He's got a big gate chained off, signs that say "posted and patrolled", and a big sign saying there's video surveillance and will prosecute trespassers. This is in addition to the 20 -30 posted signs every 50 feet across his frontage. I never trespass and I'm intimidated by it just driving by!

Exactly. Due to work patterns in the Fall, my time is precious. Maybe 3-5 days off from 10/1 to the end of muzzleloader. I rationalize that I'm buying more precious time, not buying butchering services. I do one of my own every couple of years just to remind myself that I'm painfully slow, and not very good at it.

I used to get the flu each and every time since I was younger. If it was going around, I would catch it. About 15 years ago, my employer at the time began offering flu shots and I figured what the heck, why not? I still caught the flu here and there, maybe 3-4 times since I started getting the shots. Those years I've heard it explained that the vaccine strain didn't match the actual strain or whatever those details were. Sometimes I felt a tad "flu-ish" the next day, but I never actually came down with the flu from getting the shot. I believe since I started getting it annually, it's cut down my years of dealing with the flu by at least 50%, and that's enough for me to keep getting it annually. I still catch just about every other damn thing, like stomach bugs, colds, etc. As a matter of fact, people at work have all been complaining of a cold for the last week, and today I feel like I may be getting it - figures, I was hoping for my first sit of the season tomorrow afternoon. Off to the store at lunch for some Zycam and vitamin C!

Congratulations!!

I just read this whole thread and now I feel dizzy! Too much thinking for me. I've never hunted up north, but I like just grabbing the gun that I'm confident in and feels good.

I tried a different processor for the first time last year. Paid $65 each. No pork added, all vacuum sealed and labeled. Nice job, quick turnaround, and haven't come across a stray hair yet. I told him he charges too little for the quality of the work and tipped him $20/deer.

.410 ga. #6 shot. Bucket of joint compound, and a little touch up paint. Oh yeah, and ear plugs. Too extreme?