92onCaliHollow Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 As an archery hunter in the woods, you can always tell when the gun guys get to their camps for the first time. All of a sudden the chain saws started and now the shooting begins. Nothing like waiting to the last minute to see if the guns are in or make sure u have firewood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Core Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I have a co worker who I'm pretty sure didn't even sight his gun in last year. Might explain why he missed a deer on the single day he went out. Some people half-ass it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy K Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I know exactly what you mean , I've always been kind of jealous of the hunting camp thing on opening weekend. I've never been at a true hunting camp before ,it seems like it would an absolute blast. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I've just had 6 weeks hunting - can't begrudge them a weekend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 59 minutes ago, 92onCaliHollow said: As an archery hunter in the woods, you can always tell when the gun guys get to their camps for the first time. All of a sudden the chain saws started and now the shooting begins. Nothing like waiting to the last minute to see if the guns are in or make sure u have firewood I have been listening to this one guy shooting his gun every night for the last 3 days from about 3:30 to sunset. Not that I'm complaining but if he is hunting that area come opening day I say good luck with all the shooting he has been doing and to boot at the best time to be in the woods. Neighboring property I hunt down here had a bunch of guys out walking around cutting stuff with the chainsaws. I try to do all this during the summer months to keep deer habits from changing and allow deer time to adjust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Takes all kinds, to keep things "interesting". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerstalker Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Usally on public land opening day no matter what you hear gun shots by the end of the day . I believe lot of guys just before they leave the woods take a shot just because they have not used there gun since last season and are checking if there scope still works. Or at least thats my theory because you hear so many more gun shots then you see deer being draged out of those public lands . Edited November 18, 2016 by Deerstalker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 5 minutes ago, Deerstalker said: Usally on public land opening day no matter what you hear gun shot by the end of the day . I believe lot of guys just before they leave the woods take a shot just because they have not used there gun since last season and are checking if there scope still works. Or at least thats my theory because you hear so many more gun shots then you see deer being draged out of those public lands . Or they just completely miss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I just walked out back to put some gear in my truck... The boys are blasting away at the Fish& Game Club range about a mile down the road...hehehehe.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 (edited) Then there's Howie, a guy I hunted with years gone by . Hunted in blue jeans, jean jacket , upland vest and a brown cowboy hat. One OD he's late so,we head out ( farmland ) as its getting light he pulls up to the house , then finding us gone drives down the road and down a lane way. Little bit latter BANG, back comes car with buck in trunk. We go over, "sorry guys I could not find my slugs, " see he hasn't even looked to his hunting gear since last year..... Scout ? Lol , pratice with gun ha ha , scent control pay attention to wind ? No . He found 3 slugs and drove out to hunt. He figured we would not be where he was going so he drove there , walked a bit and was leaning on a hay wagon smoking a cigarette , when a buck stepped out of the pines at 30 yards . " Well see you guys gotta get this cut up " and off he went . Every year Howie killed a buck. Edited November 18, 2016 by Larry302 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlammerhirt Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Guy i spent many opening days with in the past arrives at camp the night before opening day.....usually shoots about 1 min after legal time.....texts me the sex and distance he shot it at.....and if it is a good morning droops another one before we head in for lunch. After the first time I have learned to text him to start recovery and gutting process and I will be over after 11 to grab the deer with the ATV...first year he waited for me to arrive and wanted help gutting...that process of recovering two deer and help clean took till mid after noon and I missed lunch and made it back to the stand for a few hours that afternoon.Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas0218 Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Pygmy said: I just walked out back to put some gear in my truck... The boys are blasting away at the Fish& Game Club range about a mile down the road...hehehehe.... Took 6 shots yesterday, 3 with the .243 and 3 with the .270 to make sure they were still on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptown Redneck Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Larry302 said: Then there's Howie, a guy I hunted with years gone by . Hunted in blue jeans, jean jacket , upland vest and a brown cowboy hat. One OD he's late so,we head out ( farmland ) as its getting light he pulls up to the house , then finding us gone drives down the road and down a lane way. Little bit latter BANG, back comes car with buck in trunk. We go over, "sorry guys I could not find my slugs, " see he hasn't even looked to his hunting gear since last year..... Scout ? Lol , pratice with gun ha ha , scent control pay attention to wind ? No . He found 3 slugs and drove out to hunt. He figured we would not be where he was going so he drove there , walked a bit and was leaning on a hay wagon smoking a cigarette , when a buck stepped out of the pines at 30 yards . " Well see you guys gotta get this cut up " and off he went . Every year Howie killed a buck. Good for Howie, thinking it all comes down to being in the right place at the right time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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