Humor
The Ideal Deer Rifle/Cartridge
The question came up yet again on the 24hourcampfire: What is the Ideal Deer Rifle/Cartridge. Yes, one of those will do nicely. The fact of the matter is that they all seem to kill deer, some a bit better than others. However, we don’t have the luxury of replaying every deer hunt and retrying a shot with a different rifle or a different load. Would an ’06 done a better job? Should I have used a spitzer on that one? I will attempt to answer this in a different way. I always listen to the voices inside my head to … More . . .
The Lucky Thermos
I used to take a themos of coffee all the time. In fact it was a that small thermos that was , in part, responsible for my first deer. I’d run out of regular coffee that morning, and used some ultra-high test espresso stuff to brew up my thermos load. I hunted on the ground that morning, and after a couple of cups of that stuff, I had to go “pay the rent” I walked over a few feet from my ground blind and I was just zipping up when I noticed there was a nice stump to sit on … More . . .
More Game Animals I Have killed
Well, I probably have you all beat on sheer numbers. You have to remember, we were just a bunch of inner-city Yuffies (Young Urban Failures) enjoying a protracted adolescence. Back in the early 80’s, I ended up with a terrific cockroach problem. We’d shot this feature film in the basement of the house I was living in, and for the effect of dust in the air, we used flour. Better than 20 pound of flour went into the air over the 6 months of shooting. By Christmas, I had the best herd of grain-fed roaches in the county. I tried … More . . .
The Wood Bees
Oh, I forgot. I didn’t mention the wood bees. Every year at the farm we get wood bees congregating out back of the house. They get to be a real pest right about the first week of Turkey Season. Wood bees are like bumble bees, but they like to dig 1/2 inch diameter holes in old wood and make nests in the walls of barns and old houses. They are not really aggressive, except in mating season. During their mating season, they get very territorial and will head butt just about anything that comes into their territory. Butterflies, birds, housepets … More . . .
How many game animals have you killed?
While I was on sabbatical, a bunch of guys over at the Deer Forum at 24HourCampfire.com were having a discussion regarding the number of game animals they’d bagged. I have to admit that I am somewhat in agreement with the astute gentleman that said it was a question of the same caliber as “How long is your pee-pee?” However, never to be put off by a chance to throw myself into a conversational hogwallow, I decided to put in my $0.02 US. How many game animals have I killed? Well, I probably have you all beat on sheer numbers. You … More . . .
Hello, Jerry? This is Shaman.
Hello, Jerry? Who is this? This is Shaman. Shaman who? You know, Jerry. It’s me! You’re little brother. What are you doing calling me here? What time is it? Sorry. It’s a little before 7 on Friday night. Oh, #$@$#@$! I overslept. But Jerry, you’re dead! Oh . . . yeah, that’s right. Why are you calling me? Well, John didn’t answer, and I got this new discorprophone, and I got a bunch of night and weekend minutes to use in the first month. So you thought you’d call me, huh? Yeah, well. Sorry if I’m bugging you. I can … More . . .
More On (MORON ?) Funnels and Signs
A lot of guys have responded to my piece yesterday about funnels and signs. In general, all I can say is that I think all you guys are barking up the wrong tree. It’s all in the salt. You and the state have it all wrong– deer can’t read. Deer don’t need a sign to tell them there’s salt. All you have to do is put out a big enough pile– more salt, bigger deer. It’s all silly anyway. They make these big yellow signs for the deer to see, but then they tell us deer can’t see color and … More . . .
Funnels and Deer Signs
When I was learning how to hunt deer, they always told me to look for sign and hunt the funnels. Deer signs were easy. They were big and yellow and they had a picture of a deer on them. In some places, the deer were shown just standing. In other places, the deer were leaping. You wanted to hunt the ones with the walking deer; they were easier to shoot. If you were lucky, you found one with a few big slug holes in it. That meant somebody had hunted that sign successfully. You wanted a fresh sign too– one … More . . .
On Yute Rifles and Counter Monkeys
I just love having fun with the counter boys, especially at the big chain stores. It’s a nasty habit, I know. Still, I just love it when somebody hands me a dusty 45-70 Marlin and tells me that I NEED this rifle to bring down deer. It just makes my day when someone tells me I can’t get a new 300 Savage, not even on special order. Now that I have two sons to come with me, the fun gets even better. It has become more akin to performance art. “Can I help you?” “We’re here to look at yute … More . . .
Ode to a 30-30 Pt 2 — The Trip to Target World
11136: Ode to a 30-30 06/03/02-1:22 PM Posted by: shaman from Shooters.com Ode to a 30-30 Part II The Trip to Target World After the call to Bob, I had pretty much given up on buying a new deer rifle. Oh sure, I still hit Gunbroker.com, and I still read a lot. If a mint-condition Savage 99 came up for auction, you could bet I followed it. If I read a review of one of the short magnums at the barbershop, you can bet I was digging through my reloading data, looking for comparisons. Still, Bob’s words carried me throughout … More . . .
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