G-Man

ive heard many stories similar many do the work as a side job, those that only do it as a main buisness really have no excuse.nothing should take over a year.. of a quality taxidermist is that far behind they turn down the work. ones that keep taking in work are usually cash strapped in my experiance.

was a long weekend for bow and then 1 day for gun for a lot of people. if you never hunted out of a camp you will not.understand.. back then it was also 4 people on a doe tag so camps got.together to even apply for one and then play poker to see who got it and for how long.. maet was still devided but was always nice to have that tag on you..

tough to tell a bb late season running or at distance . with a bow i would agree .gun well ive shot a 103lb dressed button that was bigger than my freid father 101lb spike. really thought i was shooting a doe with 2 fawns. till i rolled it over and it had a sack...lol

when they moved archery to oct 1st from the 15th they moved the gun opening day from 3rd monday to 3rd sat. thus a last weekend of bow and turkey was lost . we always hunted turkey the last weekend before gun, visited other camps, went into town ,poker/ euchre nights stacked wood for the week.... many time s the monday fell on. thanksgiving week so 3 days gave you all week off as most places are closed thsnksgiving and day after..

i sit down and read a novel from cover to cover forgetting to eat ,sleep, whatever. no way i could read a book in a stand i would.miss the whole day.

cant read in a stand my focus would be on the book .

it has to be one of top 3 i have on camera that year ,or if not on cam at least have to make top 3 if i had picture of it .

deer with head down looking away behind it..

i have snakes in multiple gauges and calibers

no the sat operning for gun was the worse by far.. many just dont hunt bow till later but the gun change killled hunting camps and many buisnesses in southern tier..jmo

was long fight to get oct 1..

umbrellas were ok but these stand fit multiple people 2 or 3 so i wanted roofs to cover both with no problems 16 year olds dont tough it out anymore and im not gonna set a how to be a harde hunter example for them either...lol plus their gf / bf can sit with them its better than having them play video games

i believe moog is correct.

the older i get the.more comfortable i need to be added 3 roof to stands this year.. building them is not very comfortable but after rebuilding the stands few years ago they could.use a bit of protection as well pressure treated wood is not what it use to be ... even got a few guys from camp to help..

many acorn are onthe ground already .factor of drought and now high winds.. 9w

i have many many harnesses going back to the waist strap only. i just never don them even bought several hunter safety system vest to use they also gather dust. i make my nephew wear them and most guys in camp do ..i just dont. but i never hunt more than a few hours no chance of falling asleep in a stand either . i hang 30 plus stand a year and check cables and straps.. idk just not for me for some reason

main reason for not allowibg baiting and allowong food plots is 2 fold. 1st a bait pile/ feeder is a fixed point at which deer come to and is their only choice.and maybe only available in day light. a food plot esp large ones allow 24/7 access to it and can enter at any point and fed and be out of range. 2nd saliva and feces build up and are consumed with grain or mineral when trodden in as congregation causes a a feed site. not as likely to happen in a field or plot. another issue is bait is replentished where a small plot can be wiped out before season begins by use or enviromental conditions.

i take 2 50 cal muzzleloader pistols out together no long gun required..

almost makes me want to get one.. ... well i should say wear one i have about 15.. including hss vests..

planted them from nuts were only 20 years old and produced bushels of nuts..i ate more than i should have.. but the squirrel seeded them all over have random trees many places now many are pure but last few years may of crossed with dunstans i planted . so i have many growing everywhere and because i cut them they have resprouted from stump and are 2 ft tall again in 2 years.. and flowered this year again.

i would bet non viable. chinkapins haves similar leaves..

a few pics of a more mature chestnut..unfortunatly this tree caught the blight but managed to get 14 in in diameter before it succumed .it is now in process of becoming an elegant bartop./bar i highly recommend planting them they are forst prooof as they flower in july and you cant believe the game that stands under them waiting for the nuts to fall. and the nuts are as tasty as the best candy you can imagine.

1st if they were still in husks they prolly are mature and wont be able to germinate.. 2nd how did you ever pick a chestnut hull..there are worse then most cactus. are you sure it was a chestnut and not a chinkapin?

happens a lot, especially when there is access via public transportation in and out of the city.to decent neighborhoods there was a reason the galleria mall didnt want a city bus stop on the property. crime has gone 3x higher when they were forced to allow them

i have had good sucess with chestnuts mine were all 100% pure american . i now have over 80 pure and dunstan growing with many recently found squirrel planted seedlings as well. my 3 best trees were dying from blight so i cut them down and had lumber made from them last year. its been all stick dried and now the fun can begin in building something from them.