If you all haven’t noticed, my output on this weblog has trailed off a bit lately. I’ve been fine. The family is fine. We have just been busy. As you may remember, Mom died just a year ago. She left me with a complicated estate. I have been dealing with … Continue reading →
It is not the longest we’ve ever had to wait for the Kentucky fall hunting rules to be published, but I was down to watching the site every morning. Here they are: https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Documents/huntingguideentire.pdf The one standout from the blue-colored new rules is this gem: Look, I get it. If you … Continue reading →
I don’t know if you’ve seen this, but the KDFWR site has some really great statistics pages on deer hunting: https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/Pages/Deer-Hunting-Stats.aspx Views: 3 Related posts: New 2012-13 Kentucky Hunting and Trapping Guide KY Expands Crossbow Season KDFWR Turkey Study Underway Who Comes to Deer Camp? Kentucky Crossbow Changes Rifle Season … Continue reading →
I was having trouble with my existing decade-old trail cameras and decided to spring for a new one. This is what I ended up getting: Here is the result, highlights from the first week of July. It picked up gobs of single doe visits after dark at the salt lick. … Continue reading →
It’s been almost 2 years since I finished Chemo. The process left me intact for the most part. However, I have discovered holes in my memory. A lot of peripheral things just disappeared. I’m fine now. New stuff goes into the memory banks and stays there just like it used … Continue reading →
I stumbled upon an article by the late Finn Aagard. Finn wrote for the American RIfleman back in the 80s and 90s. He was from Kenya and worked as a big game hunter until Kenya closed down hunting in the late 70’s and moved to Texas. His writing on guns … Continue reading →
It’s been over a decade since I stopped writing stuff for Deer and Deer Hunting. I used to be the go-to guy for answering questions on reloading and deer rifles. One of the most common questions I got was about sighting-in. I recently got that question again, and I went … Continue reading →
jgaworecki Posts: 3 Joined: 21 Oct 2014, 13:02 Scent Wicks Postby jgaworecki » Today, 15:42 Can you re-use a scent wick? Meaning after you apply say doe in heat to a wick, can you just use that same wick day after day when hunting. Not looking for opinions on this … Continue reading →
This question got sent to me via Quora: I hunt whitetail deer. I’ve been doing it for more than 40 years. I’ve got a whole battery of rifles that will take deer. Most of them carry a Bushnell 3–9X40mm scope. Some have 4–12X40mm. These are all fairly plain scopes with … Continue reading →
Okay, first the setup: I’m coming up on 2 years since Chemo. My energy and stamina are back to nominal. I’m still having trouble with neuropathy. Walking on level ground is cool. Walking on hills and off the beaten path is still a challenge. I’m just finishing spring turkey season … Continue reading →
It just past the six-month mark before the Rifle Opener. Already I am tying my stomach in knots jonesing on what rifles to take. It should be easy for a guy like me, just go to the rack as I’m taking off for camp and find the rifle that speaks … Continue reading →
Back in May of last year, I wrote this: I ordered a Rossi Model 92 stainless in 44 Mag with a 24-inch barrel yesterday. I could be writing this as an admission of weakness, but this isn’t AA. I did this with malice aforethought. Do I regret all the stuff … Continue reading →
It come down to a pile of gear in the dining room, a couple of gun cases, a bag of laundry, and in this case a large unwieldy carcass to get stuffed in the freezer. Spring Gobbler Season is over. Five hunters with only one gobbler between us for 21 … Continue reading →
