Deer Hunting
Rifles — Less Recoil?
From Deer & Deer Hunting Forums jyeomans New Member Posts: 1 Joined: 10/27/2008 I HAVE BEEN USING A 7400 REM 30-06 FOR YEARS, LATELY I HAVE FOUND THE RECOIL TO MUCH. (GETTING OLD) SO I AM LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WITH LESS RECOIL. I HAVE BEEN THINKING OF A 308 OR 7MM- 08. WILL THEY GIVE LESS RECOIL.WILL THEY HANDLE BLACK BEARS OR ELK. WHAT WILL BE A GOOD CHOICE AS FAR AS MAKER IS CONCERNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOHN Any excuse will do me for buying a new deer rifle. However, if you still like the 7400, try some … More . . .
Mooseboy’s Muzzleloader Doe
It was the afternoon of Opening Day of Kentucky’s Early Muzzleloader Season. I was on the tail end of one of the most pleasant days of hunting ever. Angus, #3 son, was all ready tagged out for the season, so I had put him in a stand by himself at the other end of a 200 yard log plot of clover. Once I had convinced him to stay off the walkie talkie, life had become peaceful. Moose, #2, was up in his new stand at a location called Virginia. This was his first time out on his own. The morning … More . . .
Shamanic Gum Pt II
From the 24hourcampfire.com Shamanic Gum PT II “Funny,” said the fellow, with the goat. “I’ve never seen a goat spit anything out.” “Is there a problem?” asked the shaman. As he turned to see what was going on, several wads of gum came out of campers mouths and flew into the fire. “Problem?” said the fellow. “No, not a problem. I just think it’s funny that my goat just spit up his gum.” “He doesn’t hunt deer, does he?” asked the shaman. “No,” said the fellow. “He just comes along for the company.” “But you like the gum.” said the … More . . .
Angus’ First Blood
Angus is my #3 son. He had his first Yute season this weekend. Name: Angus Age:10 Season: Kentucky Youth-Only Firearms Season, 2008 AKA Yute Season Rifle: Marlin 336 in 30-30 WIN w. Simmons 3-9X30 scope on Weaver Swivel Mounts See (Ode to a 30-30) Load: Custom loaded Winchester PP 150 GR RN over Hodgdon H4895 Camo: HMD-Xtra (HandmeDown Mixed Bag) Treestand: Hunters View 15′ Buddy Stand, first erected 2004. Weather: Unseasonably warm L61-H85F Winds East gusting to 15 We started our afternoon hunt around 3:30 PM at Garbage Pit. It sounds like an ugly place, but it really looks like … More . . .
Getting the Yute Ready for Yute Season
If all goes well, Lil Angus will have a deer by the end of this weekend. Angus is my #3 son. He’s enjoying his first Kentucky Youth Season. He’s been watching me since he was 4. Now it’s his turn. It’s been a long road. His older brother, Moose just finished up his last year as a Yute in 2007. Moose will be off on his own when he starts Muzzleloader Season next weekend. In the beginning, I purchased a Wigwam pop-up blind for us to sit in together. Angus still wasn’t cool with climbing stands. It worked wonderfully. We … More . . .
Fall Beckons
I gave up on bow hunting this year due to a bum shoulder, and that has meant a lot of free time. That’s okay, we had a 4-day family squirrel hunting trip, and a bunch of time to scout. Moose, #2 son, is hunting as an adult for the first time this year. That means he can be separated from Dad for the first time. The result has been a lot more activity in our woods, and a lot more time afield. It has also meant a lot more contact with the turkeys. A morning does not go by … More . . .
Adoring fan responds to UV-Killer
I’d mentioned my exchange with Dan at Atsko re: the UV-Killer thing on a few of the forums where I correspond. Grogel Deluxe on the 24HourCampfire had this to say: Shaman, I believe UV killers have been used by sucsesful deer hunters since the 20s. Im not the kind to call a man out without proof. So I present you with this. And you can tell Dan I like snow seal for my choppers. –Grogel Deluxe. So do I Grogel! I’m a faithful SnowSeal user since 1976. This post has already been read 1647 times!Views: 3 Related posts: More on … More . . .
What has been My best Improvement ?
Your best improvement??? – 9/23/2008 8:41:52 AM No New Messages Goose Super Member From Deer & Deer Hunting Forum Goose — 9/23/2008 8:45:08 AM What would you say is the ONE thing that helped you the most in improving your sightings or harvests? i.e. Stand locations,scent control,using scents,rattling,grunting, different route to stands, understanding travel routes ect………(other than finding better land) My #1 improvement? That’s easy. This is going to sound stupid, but it’s true. My #1 improvement was finding a piece of property to hunt that actually had deer on it. I frittered years of hunting on land that had … More . . .
Of Treestands and Red Tape — Did my stands survive Ike?
After the remnants of Hurricane Ike hit the Ohio Valley over last weekend, I was worried about how badly the farm had gotten hit. I was stuck all week on the north side of Cincinnati with the lights out and roads blocked from fallen trees and power lines. This weekend came, and I had to go down to deer camp and see what was up. My neighbor had called me earlier in the week and told me that Bracken County, KY had been only grazed. They had not lost power at all. I was optimistic. The big question remained: What … More . . .
Harvesting Doe
When I first got on my land in 2001, I saw one important fact. I needed to reduce the amount of hunting that was going on. I chased everyone out and posted the property, and started seeing results almost immediately. It takes a population of undisturbed does to make a herd. Does make does. Does make bucks. More does make more bucks, and it keeps going like that until you hit the carrying capacity of the land. You can kill off all the bucks and the whole thing rights itself if a few seasons. It’s now the start of my … More . . .
What is baiting all about?
The way baiting was defined by my state back when I was starting out was food left to attract game. Salt and minerals were not bait. A food plot was not bait. Nor were scents. A pile of corn was bait. It was illegal A salt block was not. Planting a few rows of corn and letting it grow was a good thing and encouraged. Putting apple scent on your hat was legal. Slathering peanut butter on a stump was not legal, but I do not remember anyone getting prosecuted. None of this really matters a whit in my way … More . . .
The Magic Watch
I have a Casio hunting watch, that supposedly tells me the optimum times for hunting. I have used it for 3 years now. It’s calculations of sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset are within 5 minutes of my observations and my GPS. On that basis alone I find it a handy device. Last year, I had Mooseboy up in the stand with me, and things were going slowly. I fumbled around with the watch and found out we were due for a minor hunting maximum in an hour or so. It came down to the last minute, and we counted … More . . .
The shamanic QDM Policy in Review
So I am drinking my coffee this morning and the big guy is looking down from the fireplace at me in my chair. I started patting myself on the back all over again. I still haven’t gotten around to measuring him, but the taxi figured he’d go 165 or thereabouts. In the half-light of the Weather Channel, he looked just as mean as ever. Then I got a nasty thought: “Now what?” Ooops. Hadn’t thought of that, had you shaman? I remember Norman Mailer positing in American Dream that the only good orgasm was one that was massively better than … More . . .
ANNOUNCEMENT: The shaman Joins the Stump Sitters
From: Dan Schmidt [dan.schmidt@fwpubs.com] Editor-in-Chief Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine Dear William, Congratulations! You have been selected to be an inaugural member of Deer & Deer Hunting Internet Pro Staff. Your selection was based on your loyalty as a Deer & Deer Hunting reader, your experience as a hunter, and, of course, the commitment you have shown to the D&DH Web community. The purpose of this Pro Staff is to highlight our most loyal and serious customers. We will expand the staff in the months to come, but we want to limit its membership to only a handful of participants … More . . .
How Do You Protect Your Stand From Theft?
I used to use log chain and a 1/2″ lock to lock up my climbing stand. It was noisy as all get-out, but it would have been easier to saw the stand as cut the chain. Nobody ever stole my stand– they went to the next guy. The fact of the matter is, if you are in a safe area, nothing is going to happen to it. If it isn’t, the perps have all the time in the world to figure out a way to steal it. I go for relatively cheap ladder stands now. Nobody steals them, because they’re … More . . .
On Youth Rifles
My sons have been hunting with me for years. #2 starts this year on his own as an adult with 6 Youth seasons under his belt. #3 son is 10, and is finally deciding he’s ready. I made some simple rules above and beyond what KY law requires: 1) My sons had to have passed Hunter Ed before they could hunt. #2 did it when he was 10. #3 passed his at 8. That gave them something to work for, and it made sure they understood what they were doing. 2) No Yute rifles. My kids are big for their … More . . .
Mineral Licks — it’s almost too late
Habitat How To’s from KDFWR Here’s a link to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources site. Check out the PDF on Mineral Licks. It’s what I use as a guide. The biologist that writes a lot of these grew-up just up the road from me, and his father helps me with my food plots. If you’re trying to establish a new lick, I’d go easy on the di-calcium phosphate and introduce it slowly. The first year I added it to my lick, it soured the deer for well over a month. It’s also getting fairly late in the … More . . .
When should I set my stand?
I’ve hung a stand at 3 PM and bagged a big buck at 6. I then went back to that same tree, put my stand up at 3 PM the same day next year and bagged a bigger one by 3:30. The truck was parked less than 100 yards away. Go figure. That is not to say that you should not be careful. Back in the old days, when I hunted a 1st weekend in October bow opener, I used to do all my preparations over Labor Day weekend. That was still when I hunted with a climber. I would … More . . .
Passing Thoughts on Mineral Licks
Habitat How To’s from KDFWR Here’s a link to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources site. Check out the PDF on Mineral Licks. It’s what I use as a guide. The biologist that writes a lot of these grew-up just up the road from me, and his father helps me with my food plots. If you’re trying to establish a new lick, I’d go easy on the di-calcium phosphate and introduce it slowly. The first year I added it to my lick, it soured the deer for well over a month. It’s also getting fairly late in the … More . . .
Back from the Taxidermist
He’s back from the taxidermist. The Monarch of the Forest II has come to rest on my fireplace. The previous occupant of the spot got moved across the room, a smart little 8 pointer called “Mister Deer.” He was my first bow kill buck from 1991. He entertained all three of my sons over the years. In the old days, I would come home at night and grab the youngest and we’d go say hello to Mister Deer and the work on pointing at noses and ears and such. He wears a camo logo cap: Roger Wyant’s Original Sex Lures … More . . .
Would you buy a Crossbow
The question over at KentuckyHunting.net was this: How many of you deer hunters will get a xbow if they extend the xbow season for the full bow season? Just wondering if it would change anyones mind. A yes or no will do…no bashing please. Funny you ask that question. I’ve been close to purchasing one for a couple of years now. Yes. In fact, it is a resounding yes. The main reason I don’t is because of the window between the end of ML season and the start of Modern Weapon season. There is a couple weeks in there where … More . . .
Any close calls? Did you fall?
From the D&DH Forum Funny you ask this question. I just submitted my first story to D&DH magazine based on my 20+ years as a treestand survivor. I can’t claim any falls, but I have had a few very rapid descents. I always had a safety belt on, so things never got all that bad, but they could have. The worst was 1988. I had a kit-built climbing stand that was just a platform. You were supposed to go up and down either by bear hugging the tree or using your safety belt to pull yourself up. I was twenty … More . . .
Best 30-06 Ammunition?
Overall the Whitetail is not that hard to kill. Just about anything you put into it is going to get good results. 30-06 is probably the best general-purpose round out there. On deer at normal deer ranges, it is probably a bit of overkill, but that’s okay– I’ll take overkill any day. In fact, ’06 is one of my favorites. I started out with 180 grainers and shot the first 10 years with them. I’d started out hunting boar, and I found a good load and bought as much of one lot as I could find. That was over twenty … More . . .
Distance Travelled
Over on the 24HourCampfire there is a lively discussion going on. One fellow has stood on the Pillar of TrVth and said that high-velocity, lower caliber cartridges produced faster kills than larger slower ones. Of course, this is yet another incarnation of the old Dead Right There (DRT) argument– what makes deer run after being shot? What makes them lie down and take a dirt nap? It’s a perennial favorite. Here is what I said on the subject: Personally, I think we still don’t know as much about what actually kills deer as we think we do. Otherwise, there would … More . . .
A 200 yd slug gun?
From 24hourcampfire.com slug gun hunters mideerslayer mideerslayer Member Registered: 05/14/08 Posts: 11 Loc: Michigan Here in southern Michigan we can only use slugs and muzzleloaders What are you guys having the best luck with when it comes to long distance slugs I have had great luck with lightfields and copper solids on paper, but the lightfields dont work as good as copper solids on deer in my eyes I was thinking of trying hornady sst or the new aero tips by remington I am trying to make a honest 200 yard slug gun, i can get great groups on paper … More . . .
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