The deer comes in to the cleaning area on the back of the truck. I attach a heavy chain noose around the neck ( I substitute a 2″ strap if I’m going to have taxidermy done.) A heavy block and tackle is attached to the chain and the rope is … Continue reading →
The buck I shot on Opening Day was ready at the processor. Angus and I showed up around noontime Saturday to pick it up. The guy at Meyers in Lennoxburg went into the freezer and came out tray after tray of frozen wrapped venison. It was a LOT of dead … Continue reading →
kyscentlok at KYHunting.net writes Remington Core-Lokt bullets? My dad & I both shoot 175 grain core-lokts through are 7mm mags. We both killed deer this weekend him a 7pt & me a 9pt. We both made really good shots & the deer did not go but maybe 60 yards but … Continue reading →
It was a perfect ingress. I left the house five minutes ahead of schedule. I reached the gate and did my final check and found nothing missing. I got half way there and realized that I didn’t make a mistake by not hitting the bathroom one last time before I … Continue reading →
There was a lot that happened this weekend. Saturday was one of my all-time successful hunts. However, I did not end up with any meat on the pole. I have often said that a day in the field hunting teaches me more about myself than a year of doing anything … Continue reading →
This does not have a whole lot to do with deer hunting, but then again it has everything to do with deer hunting. This story has a long set-up too, but then it took twenty years to get to the punchline. Saturday Night was atypical from the start. We stopped … Continue reading →
It was a good thing I was held up Friday night from going hunting. Saturday morning found me pacing about, looking for– I know! I’ll load up some more 35 Whelen. I went downstairs and loaded up a second batch to try out. The first batch had been BL-C(2) under … Continue reading →
Hello, Jerry? Oh, #@$@#! You again? What do you mean? You keep calling me? Why don’t you leave me the $#$#@ alone? Sorry. It’s been a year. Really now. What is it NOW??? Sorry, Jerry. I can tell you’re busy. Now, I’m not. I’m dead. It happened again, Jerry. I … Continue reading →
Mooseboy was not feeling well Saturday morning, so I sent him back to bed, before heading out to my stand. He mentioned a stomach ache. By 0830, he had recovered his health and joined me. In the meantime, I was treated to great show. A doe we had been encountering … Continue reading →
This time of year, everyone seems to get their drawers knotted up over whether it’s okay to bait for whitetail deer. Some say it’s not Fair Chase. Some folks say it’s okay. One of the things that’s missing here is whether or not hunting over bait is even all that … Continue reading →
The Remington 742 has managed to still serve a purpose even after retirement. I took the offending Remington 742 and placed it in a positon of obvious disgrace next to my gunsmithing table. All the other rifles have an easy view of it whenever I open the safe. The message … Continue reading →
I use kite string to mark trails. If I’m hunting a new spot that is tricky to get to, I’ll put kite string between two branches here and there to give me an idea of where to go. It’s cheap, and the synthetic stuff they use now is fairly reflective, … Continue reading →
I usually can save it until I take a break at midday. I have not hunted the same stand morning and evening in years. I have not seen a deleterious effect from an occasional whiz of the stand, but it also helps to not use the same stand every day … Continue reading →
