Northcountryman

I agree , but why wouldn’t they just go back to the thickets then? I guess concealment isn’t as impt cuz it’s dark maybe ?

I belive you, but deer haveb more predators than just people and they know it- and they need cover at night too to for concealment. Wouldnt they still be worried about detection at night from nocturnal preds like coyotes?

Last night, reading more from " The Still hunter", i came across a part where Van Dyke describes different types of deer beds; more specifically, he refers to Nightime Beds as being distinctly different from Daytime Beds in their location and time invested by the deer in finding/procuring them. Basically, , he suggests that nightime beds can kind of be "anywhere the deer decides tolay down and rest for awhile", whereas the daytime bed is more thought intensive in terms of conceleament/protection, etc. Is this true? Never really heard of this although it seems to make sense.

Forgot that you said that- then I agree!! I just wouldnt build anything right now till after season.

I agree. Don’t go in there now , mid season and undertake a major building project . Bring in a nice little portable blind for now - save that for next season .

Can’t catch a break these last few seasons in the woods boys!! Wednesday , went up to camp and did a drive for awhile to push something to my buddy on stand . While walking, I discovered this old farmhouse foundation deep in the woods . Curious I walked along it , checking it out and jumped down from it after to continue my drive . Ended up landeing weird and strained ( maybe even tore a little bit ) the Plantar tendon on bottom of my left foot. Haven’t been able to hunt since !! It’s better now and hoping I’ll be able to go out maybe in the am, just don’t wanna push it and ended up making it worse . Anyone ever get knocked out of the game due to injury / illness ? Sucks !!

I’ve never tried a neck shot but my Grandfather always went for the neck back in the day - his favorite shot.

Couldnt agree more

No , but you can call them Trumpers

Does Grouse name call Though ? Being called a Is not the same thing as being called an Assclown: one is a political description/ characterization, the other is a demeaning slur that NEVER could be construed as complimentary.

So youre saying that name calling should be allowed then, Mike? May sound petty and childish , but ultimately, without said rules, forum would devolve into a chaotic brawl that noone would wanna be a part of. Most of us on here can refrain from this behavior - a few cannot. Thus, there must be rules in place as a deterrent.

I agree , but analogies arent ever exactly the same are they? I think you know my rep on here and will NEVER resort to name calling, no matter the situation (i'd PM the jerk and have a little heart to heart first if ever came to it!). Having said that, you are correct that the Assclown epithet wasnt directed directly at Larry, but as you said , all name calling is wrong and shouldnt be tolerated. My problem with all of this is what appeared to prompt the insults in the first place : because VH disagreed with Farmers stance on the Rittenhouse issue? Very intolerant and arrogant IMHO. Although I disagree with VH on virtually EVERYTHING political, I do enjoy his posts very much and respect and appreciate his opinion/point of view; I just wish he wouldnt resort to the name calling and the condescending/arrogant tone he adopts in his posts sometimes. I'm sure youve notice that and agree with that, correct?

I partially agree with what you said and let me explain why: It is true that Larry shouldnt have stooped to VH's level but who brought it there first? To use an analogy , if a kid hits another kid for no reason but that they disagreed with them and the other kids hits back, were they wrong? Technically, yes, according to most but couldnt you empathize with that kid for doing so? I sure would cuz you get sick of that crap.

In all fairness, though , the name calling was initiated by VH though - agreed?

I stand corrected - Thank you Sirs

I asked Leftfield to produce the post where someone called VH a piece of *$%# a week ago and he never did; due to this , I question its existence.

One of the guys at my at my club scored this yesterday around 2:45

My Marlin 30-30 1st day, then my 300 Savage sunday

Very glad to hear that-thanks for the update.

Yeah , I jus went past it heading BACK this way to let the dog out lol; its pretty backed up.

If you lgo back and ook at the thread progression , I believe that VH came off incredibly demeaning and insulting initially and for no apparent reason which started it all, merely because he didnt like Farmers opinion on the Rittenhouse trial (I think it was Farmer , but not sure and I'm too lazy to go back and verify lol!!). Who called VH a piece of s$%&? I must have missed thhat cuz didnt see it.

Not trying to insult anyone ; just trying to I figure out if you were serious or not . And if I were, I certainly would not choose to do so by suggesting your were a “moderate “. But hey , I thought that’s what you were saying About yourself anyway wasn’t it ?? I mean, You Demeaned both left and right initially so I figured you were implying you were moderate - you said it , not me !!

Correct , and although I cant speak for others, I, personally could care less why you chose to receive the vax- as you say, its your choice. But you said initially, that you did so to annoy " leftwing nutjobs" and "right wing boobs" ; then , you reversed and said thatpost was just dark sarcasm or humor (something like that, anyway). I took your original post at face value and figured you were being serious-thats why I asked. Only you know your true reasons for getting it. All i can say is that if you truly did get it to annoy others/demonstrate how moderate you are , thats kind of a strange reason- dont you think? but hey, whatever floats your boat!!

Sure I do, so, lemme ask you this, then: did you just get the Pfizer vax ? If so, may I ask for what reason?

So youre saying that you made a medical decision( that potentially can deleteriously impact the rest of your life , mind you) based on your desire to irritate a segment of the forum that doesn’t even exist? Way to go ....