Northcountryman

Just a real Republican would be nice, actually.

Pataki was a RINO; Could Liz Cheney win here? sure, but that doesnt count!! Real Republicans only, please!!

Disagree; the Democrat part too deeply entrenched in our state and will vote party line no matter WHO is on the ballot. A real Republican cannot win in NY for Governor, and, most certainly, will not go Red for President , either.

Check out that dudes boots!!

What do you guys think of this story? Found this on Twitter from Bolton- who is no Trump lover, by all accounts- hits the nail on the head here. To me, this election interference, plain and simple!! https://x.com/SaltyGoat17/status/1737454544773132507?s=20

Well, she's guaranteed the black vote , for sure!! Same thing Hillary did when Senator with the Hasidic vote!!

Not a bad idea; maybe I'd opt for a pair of ear plugs ,but when do you put em in? You gotta be able to hear your quarry approaching!! So, I i hear something coming, get my riflew up and ready, THEN put in my ear plugs right before pulling the trigger?? Ugh!! lol

Yeah!! That .410 looks alot like my Grandfathers!! What year was yours again? I think his was 1930s , maybe; definitely was an older model gun.

Yes, congratulations!! Enjoyed reading your description very much- thanks for sharing

Can you still buyt those?

Carry in your pocket or back pack?

Whered you get that bag? I like it!!

I used to use a .410 as a kid for squirrel hunting; loved that gun

So, I went out this am for Muzzleloader carrying all my reloading accessories in my pocket, as always. I didnt see anything ( unfortunately), but in case I had and actually took a shot, I felt very unprepared for a follow up shot due to the location of my reload accessories. On my home, I bought kind of like a Fanny pack for the reload canister, my bullets, primers and white hots, plus the ramrod endpiece; maybe this'll work for me , but now, Im carrying an additional pack , too. Where and how do you carry all of your accessories for Muzzle while in the woods?

The survivors definitely learned something from that encounter, though- didnt they!!

What do you Guys think of this story? Its so shocking that this kind of crap is making a comeback- and, being promoted by the Left!! To be honest, I could care less as a True Conservative, Im leery about the Govt intrusions on peoples private lives. To me, Im ok with them having their racist party, AS LONG AS its also acceptable to hold a "Whites only" party, right? Somehow, though, I dont think they'd like that!! https://nypost.com/2023/12/14/opinion/michelle-wus-segregated-christmas-party-shows-the-lefts-views-on-race-are-deeply-regressive/?utm_source=url_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site buttons&utm_campaign=site buttons

I agree and, usually, go for that shot as well; my Grandfather always loved the neck shot for some reason ,though.

Agree w/ everything you said,but, wouldnt you agree that suburban/ Park acclimated Deer are more comfortable around humans, as long as their behavior appears to them to be non-threatening, and wont be as easily be spooked as compared to an Adirondack Buck ? Granted, there are fewer and fewer "true" Big Woods Deer in todays world, but the few that remain, that have, truly, never laid eyes on a person in their lives, are gonna freak out if they do make contact with someone, arent they? In contrast, Deer that inhabit, maybe, a WMA or county park with alot of hikers are accustomed to people walking/biking, etc. , around and through their turf, probably ona daily basis, so, theyre not going to have the same reaction to observing "a person", right?

Yeah? Maybe, but what benefit would that offer them if hearing is compromised to move around more?

I dont think that windy days are all that productive to hunt, anyway; deer are spookier cuz their hearing is compromised.

And approach.

I agree; so, it depends more on OUR behavior when theyre around us than the fact that theyre around us and make contact w/ us, correct? I remember reading an article in D&DH where a hunter described his tactics for getting a wily farm buck; what he did, was, observe the deer for awhile before even trying to hunt him. Through his observations, he noted that the Buck was NEVER alarmed by the farmhands being around in the fields performing farm chores like mowing, baling, etc, despite the loud noises made from the equipment. As a matter of fact, one of the hands would blast Spanish music really loud while riding on the tractor. The hunter, then, used this info and drove to his spot blasting spanish music , noting the deer were conditioned to that noise and didnt alarm them. Cant do the same thing, though, with a big woods deer , so, I guess theyre harder to hunt , overall?

When considering Deer behavior who reside in State parks and/or suburbia , where they continually make contact w/ humans as compared to their remote deep woods brethren, do you think one group is harder to hunt due to this difference?

Wow!! Now, thats a rare gem!!

Yeah? How do you know?