RangerClay

LOL! I had a skunk try to crawl under my ground blind last year at first light. I could barely see him. I softly kicked him in the face. Luckily he didn't spray.

Last year I ran arrow through a deer. I was shooting from a ground blind. The arrow passed through but did not slam into the ground. Well I set the arrow in a corner of the garage and I forgot about it untill recently discovered. I tried to remove the fixed broadhead but seems almost glued in. I used a broadhead wrench and a pair of pliers but the arrow spun in the pliers and tore some of the camo of my Maxima Hunters. I've got it soaking in hot water now. Is there another way to get the broadhead off without further damaging my arrow?

Got my 7M & 7J

That's cool!

I like Slick Trick broadheads. They fly like field tips and cut through deer like hot butter. There is a great article on lighted nocks in the June Petersons Bowhunting magazine. Its a good read. I have tried the Lumenocks and the newer Nocturnal nocks. I prefer the Lumenocks because they are more water resistant, you can test them before you nock the on string to see if they are working properly, and they will stay lit for days after being shot.

I'm not sure how many of you follow it but I want to share something from the Charlie Daniels Soapbox. yes I know its long, but its a good read. Regardless of how you feel about the same-sex marriage issue, whether pro, con or neutral, if you are a freedom loving American you have to be appalled and angry to one degree or another when elected officials denounce an American businessman and his business for having the moral integrity to stand by a deeply held religious belief. I think that Boston Mayor, Thomas Menino, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, and a few other “progressive” mayors showed the true colors of the left this week when they basically told Chick-fil-A, "If you don't believe the way we do we don't want you in our towns." I think that the encyclopedias should put pictures of Menino, Emanuel and their similarly minded counterparts next to the definitions of hypocrites and cowards, and I don't say that lightly. Muslims don't believe in same-sex marriage either, but have any of the stalwart mayors attacked any Muslims or Muslim businesses or told them they were not welcome in Chicago, Boston or San Francisco? Of course they haven't, they don't have the cajones. They never do. This is the move of a desperate, morally bankrupt, tyrannical political genre realizing they are totally out of touch and distrusted by mainstream America and their only hope is to keep a demanding and ever changing base intact. The big tax, entitlement bunch who use the taxpayer's money to curry favor and buy votes, never minding whose head they step on and now much collateral damage they leave in their wake. Don't look to hear about this in the mainstream media, but from what I hear from around the country, the inane tirades of these city officials had an unequal and opposite effect on Chick-fil-A and the American public, as they have awakened and angered a usually passive middle America who literally turned out by the tens of thousands all over country to show their support for Dan Cathy and the business his family founded by standing in long lines and waiting for open spaces in parking lots, some locations running out of food well before the business day was over. These mayors have done more to identify the enemies of freedom in America than all the speeches at conventions, all the TV and radio ads and all the talking head commentaries put together. They have put a face on a brand of politics that is anti-business, anti-Christian and anti anything else that flies in the face of their socialistic, dictatorial agenda, exposing the supposedly totally tolerant left as the petulant, opportunistic gaggle of milksops who try to draw attention away from the true and important problems they face by making a big deal out of something insignificant. Dan Cathy’s convictions have been known for a long time, he doesn't even allow his brand to open for business on Sunday in accordance with his beliefs in observing the Sabbath, and since his remarks about same-sex marriage do not come as a surprise to anybody with a modicum of gray matter, why all of a sudden are the mayors of major American cities in an uproar about it? Do you think that drawing attention away from the murder rate on the streets of Chicago, that Emanuel doesn't seem capable of doing anything about, have anything to do with it? It's an old political trick that Bill Clinton developed into an art form and Barack Obama's whole 2012 campaign is based on. When you have big problems you can't deal with, you point attention at anything other than your own shortcomings. It's called the tail wagging the dog. But this time they've hit a nerve, walked into a fastball they didn't see coming as hundreds of thousands of Americans went out of their way to show their support and admiration for someone who would stand up for something they believe in and their distaste for out of touch, big city mayors who don't respect anything that don't agree with them. Mr. Emanuel, Mr. Menino and your ilk, let's see you go to a mosque and denounce the Muslim businessmen for their disapproval of same-sex marriage. I double dare you. What do you think? Pray for our troops, and for our county. God Bless America Charlie Daniels

Not many berries around here. Most look like dried up raisins from the lack of rain.

I don't. I only pack heat when I am walking with my kids.

The gun haters are already lighting up Facebook. This will not bode well for us.

We finally got a good soaking here in Jefferson county yesterday afternoon about 5pm. Lost power till after 10 pm.

Does anyone know the date when licenses go on sale?

I've tried shooting and trapping them. Kill one and 3 more come to the funeral. The only way to stop them is with an electric fence. Go to tractor supply, they have some inexpensive models.

Have you concidered a Bear Encounter? The complete package is $399 and all you have to buy is arrows and some Simms Limbsavers. My buddy bought a Bear Charge which is the cousin to this bow and it was a really nice bow for the money. Another thought. You are not far from East Harford Conn. Try going to their Cabelas store. They will have a bigger selection and will let you shoot all of the bows they have. Not sure but you might even get a better tax rate?

12 ga. 16 ga. 20 ga. 50 cal ML 30-30 243 45 long colt

I try to find pinch points between food and bedding areas.

I've been hunting south/central Madison County for 33 years. For 31 of those years I never saw a tick or heard of a tick. Now they are everywhere. Be sure to use repellant with Permethyn.

If possible get a ground blind. It will help to keep him concealed. My kids are 7 and 10 and their heads bob around to get a look everytime a deer, turkey or critter comes by. They still don't get the concept of sitting still, they get too excited. Bring a blanket in case he gets cold and if he has a gameboy, or an ipod, BRING IT or he will get bored and beg to leave by sun-up.

Its got marrow. That would be my guess.

Do you have to pay a haz-mat fee for those primed hulls?

This is one recipe that I have to try!

Sometimes I will. It depends where I'm hunting. I have one hill that I have hunted turkeys for over 20 years, I know exactly where they have been eating.

I think your double bird pic in the original post threw him off. I had to take a second look myself. Congrats to all of you who braved the rains yesterday.

I shoot Pyrodex RS loose powder. For those of you who also shoot Pyrodex, what do you use to clean your guns? I used to use Knight EZ Clean and that stuff was great. Unfortunately they don't make it anymore so now I'm looking for something new.

Yum!!!!

Go to Gander Mountain and get yourself one of these. They are simply AWESOME for finding public land. http://www.sportsmansconnection.com/atlases/alloutdoors/ny/w/