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  1. Not a .25-06, but I have a .243 I set up for deer and woodchucks. I have a Leupold 4.5x-14x scope on it. Have shot deer 50 yards away and chucks at 350. Scope worked well for both.
  2. Hunted 5 times without seeing a deer! Still enjoyed myself during what normally is slow week for me.
  3. My 11-87 sits in the safe. It has a short barrel with a turkey choke, but I haven't hunted turkeys in many years. The rifled barrel is in the corner of the safe in a silicone sock. I shot 13 deer with it between 1994 and 2003, Used my Encore in 2004 and the next year was rifles here. I also have my father's 12-gauge Ithaca Deerslayer. It gets wiped down once a year. I doubt I'll ever shoot either one again unless I turkey hunt.
  4. I have killed 4-5 with the 85 grain Partition. I then switched to the 90 grain Accubonds and have killed 2-3 with them. No complaints with either. Thinking of 80 grain TTSX if bullets ever become available.
  5. I shot my opening day buck around 10-12 minutes before sunrise. I had doe out one evening 20 minutes after sunset-it was darker than I felt comfortable with taking a shot that night. I have shot several deer in Pennsylvania both before and after sunrise/set. I like the new regulations.
  6. We have weighed 50 + deer over the last 20 years here in the Southern Tier. Our averages are just what Fletch posted above.
  7. Last 10 years-upgraded my clothes (various brands) and bought a pair of Kennetrek pac boots.
  8. Interesting thread!!! I guess I'll hunt. I enjoy it, there's a season open, I'll have time between the holidays and I have a tag-actually I have a anterless tag and could get 2 DMP tags signed over to me if I wanted them. I don't like to post pictures and numbers, but I am sure I've killed my share of deer for some one my age-I am sure there those who have killed more, some less, some have killed larger deer, and maybe some that haven't ever killed 2.5 year or older buck. I not an expert on the deer herd, except for area I hunt-not sure I'm an expert about that, but I don't think I'll stress them too much with a few sits in a stand. My brother may get out once or twice, and there my be 1 or 2 others that may go hunting in the 800-1,000 acre block I'm familiar with (We hunt 155 acres of it.) I won't shoot a buck-because I don't have a tag and I would rather see the smaller ones grow up at this point. If I hadn't shot a buck this year I may feel different about whether or not I'd shoot one next week. May shoot a doe, may even shoot a fawn if I can be sure it isn't a button buck, or I may shoot nothing, even if I see some antlerless deer. My freezer is full, but I do know people that would welcome a gift of venison. I have my preferences-I wish for full inclusion, would like to see rifle season open up 2 weeks before Pennsylvania so I have more time to hunt in NY, have the Holiday MZ season take the place of the traditional one, not have blaze orange requirements, and maybe a few others-heck, when I retire soon I may want the Monday opener back-but the Saturday opener has been very valuable to me as a fully employed person. I don't expect policy and game management to revolve around my preferences, however.
  9. I lost 40 pounds last year and needed some new gear. I bought the Furnace top and bottom. I find them unbelievably warm-too warm for temps above 30. They were wonderful when I spent 6 hours plowing with a cab-less tractor after the 40" snow last year. I bought the Solitude bibs and jacket when they were on sale this year. I have been very happy with them. Not bulky and they have been warm and comfortable for this rifle season-temps between 20 and 40 with a lighter base layer and a quarter zip pullover. I'll see how they do in the late season with the Furnace set underneath.
  10. I have a Remington 11-87 with a cantilevered rifled barrel, Leupold 1-4x scope. I killed 13 deer with it and around 5-6 with an Ithaca Deerslayer. Neither have left the safe since rifles became legal in 2005.
  11. My cousin and his family run a large diary. They all practically live in rubber boots-more wear on a pair in 3 months than most of us would use a boot hunting in several years. 10-12 years ago they all starting wearing Muck boots- first ones I saw. They been wearing Dryshod exclusively for the last 1-2 years. I have 10 years on a pair Muck Arctic sports. When they wear out, I'll be looking for the Dryshod equivalent.
  12. 44 years-that can't be right but it's what the math shows-hunter safety class in 1977 when I was 14.
  13. Pa early muzzleloader- T/C Encore. Ny xbow- parker Centerfire XXT Ny/Pa rifle- Browning A-Bolt II stainless stalker.30-06, Browning A-Bolt II Hunter .243, Savage Model 14 in .250, Remington Model 7 7mm-08, Savage 99 in .308-depending on the weather and my mood. Ny Muzzleloader- the Encore. Pa late Archery- Parker crossbow.
  14. Thanks for the replies. I've had great luck growing rye and wheat on bare ground. I planted 1/2 acre of brassica with conventional tillage and 1/2acre no-till July 23rd. I think the no-till actually germinated better than the other. Based on your comments, I certainty think it's worth buying a few hundred pounds of rye seed to add to the clover. Thanks.
  15. I have 3 clover fields. I'd like to plant some rye or wheat into them this fall. Has anyone had any luck with broadcasting seed, mowing, and cultipacking? I planted some brassicas into a field last Friday that had last year's winter wheat standing by using the same process, using glysophate first, and have excellent germination. I am wondering if the same method, minus the glysophate-don't want to kill the clover- would work on cereal grains? I know I usually broadcast rye and wheat into worked soil, and drag to get them covered with soil. Any thoughts?
  16. I went more than 20 years ago. It was more of a fair than a logging show-nothing like Boonville if you are firewood/chainsaw/equipment junkie like me.
  17. That's encouraging. I plan to try a no-till half-acre this weekend. I have killed off the winter wheat, plan to seed, mow, and culti-pack. I have a half acre right beside it I will do conventional tillage on. It will be an interesting comparison. I'll be planting a mix of radish, turnip, and perennial clover.
  18. My nephew got a summer job in a local warehouse. He's a college student home for the summer. He works 8am-noon, M-F, started at $14 an hour and they increased their minimum wage to $16 an hour 3 weeks after he started. I remember looking for summer work when home from college in the early 1980's. Almost every business had a sign up "no summer jobs." I ended up reconditioning cars and being a general laborer at a car auction for whatever the minimum wage was-I think $3.35-and worked Saturday mornings as well as 40 hours M-F. I plan to retire next year and will be looking for something to stay busy and make some pocket cash. Hope jobs like his are still around.
  19. First squirrel and rabbit- 16 gauge Winchester 97. First woodchuck- Winchester 62a .22. First deer- Ithaca 37 12 gauge Deerslayer. First Grouse- Ithaca 37 16 gauge. First turkey- Ithaca 37 12 gauge. First coyote- Remington Model 7 7mm-08.
  20. You will love those! I had turnbuckles on my B 2620, got the telescoping ones on my L3560. That and the extendable lift arms make life easier.
  21. Another Smartwool fan here, although I may try out Darntough based on the good reviews.
  22. I have the Stihl saw and extension for my Kombi tool. Works well, don't use enough to justify a separate unit, but for $300 it was a worthwhile addition to the trimmer purchase.
  23. I took my on a rainy Sunday afternoon last summer just for the possibility of crossbow inclusion. Cost $30 and I sat through it while I watched a NASCAR race.
  24. Frost seeded an acre last Saturday. Kind of a maintenance seeding on a 4 year old plot.
  25. Will_C

    Reloading

    I have been loading since 1989. Can load .222, .223, .22-250, .243. .250 Savage, .25-06, .260, 7mm-08, .308, .30-06, and .357/.38.
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