Report from Deer Camp: Week 2 of 2024
Moose and I reconvened on Friday afternoon. We still had doe tags to fill. He went to Jagende Hutte. I went back out to Midway. For me, it was a typical mid-season boregasm in a cloudy gloom. For Moose, it was something else entirely. All I can say is that I heard a shot from over his direction around 1700. When I didn’t get an answer on the radio, I figured he might be busy. When Moose picked me up that night, he had quite the story. Sure enough, at 1700 he had seen a doe at what he estimated … More . . .
Report from Deer Camp: Opener 2024
The short of it is that the Shamanic Dream Team came in from the field Saturday evening with two bucks making it to the poll.. Moose shot a 7 pointer at Lazy Boy. Supercore blasted a spike buck early Saturday afternoon. It started pouring rain, and no one had the urge to go out Sunday. Foxtrot Charlie showed up in time for dinner Sunday. He went out Monday and Tuesday and has so far scored nothing. I nailed a buck Tuesday AM at Midway and went back to town. How it began I had been down since Wednesday. I have … More . . .
Muzzleloader, 2024
For the most part, Muzzleloader 2024 went according to plan. Over the past 2 decades, it has become apparent that there are few deer contacts that weekend. For whatever reason, the deer are mostly absent. For us, the third weekend in October has become a dry run. We all turn out for camp, but our expectations are low. It’s just nice to have a good weekend of hunting without cold weather and work out any bugs in the system. Moose brought his 44 Cal revolver and tried his luck at Lazy Boy Angus wrote about his experience Saturday Evening: Prepared … More . . .
Yute Season, 2024
Moose, Angus, and the Mooselette joined me over the weekend for the annual Yute Hunt. Mooselette and I went out together to Hollywood Saturday morning and saw nothing. Saturday afternoon, we went to S-10. About a half dozen doe came out and stayed until after sunset, but never got within shooting distance. Sunday AM, Daddy Moose took her back out to Hollywood. This time, 3 doe showed up, but they didn’t close the deal on any of them. Da Grudge Work picked up on the Garage this week. The siding is mostly on, and the base for the bunkhouse is … More . . .
Kentucky Deer Hunting Stats
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 Stats Kentucky Fall Rules are Out DST — More on this Deer Hunting Bugaboo
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Eye Candy with New Trail Camera
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. What you will see are the oddball events, including a very shootable 10-point buck Overall, I’d say pretty good for under $50. Views: 6 Related posts: The Deer Camera, Introducing the 2 of 7 Rule Eye Candy 2017 Mineral Licks Eye Candy, 2020 Mineral Lick Update Eye Candy Eye Candy, … More . . .
Tagging the Deer
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 to. However, bits and pieces just got burned out of my head. Shortly after Turkey Season ended, I was sitting in my office, drinking my coffee like I always do, and looked up at the wall. There were three sets of antlers up there. I tried every which way, and … More . . .
What makes a Deer Rifle?
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 and hunting was superb. He influenced me more than any other writer in my formative years when I was first getting into deer hunting. The article Finn wrote that caught my attention was titled “What is a Deer Rifle?” I sat down yesterday to plow through this lost gem. By … More . . .
Sighting in a Deer Rifle
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 to pull up the posts I’d made here regarding the subject, and I realized that I had never saved a really good explanation of the basic underpinnings. This post is meant to correct that. First off, let me give you a basic example of what is involved. Grab a baseball … More . . .
Can You Re-Use a Scent Wick?
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 question, but would like supporting technical data as why you can or cannot re-use wicks. Do scents spoil after a period of time exposed to air? Thanks, Top User avatar shaman Posts: 2491 Joined: 21 Jun 2008, 02:38 Re: Scent Wicks Postby shaman » 2 minutes ago Here at the … More . . .
What Power Scope for Deer Hunting
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 a Mult-X reticle. I use them in a variety of situations— treestands, ground blinds, etc. I settled on the Bushnell Banner, because it was sturdy, it held zero, and it had coatings that allowed me to hunt in low light conditions. I have pretty bad eyesight. I’m near-sighted. My glasses … More . . .
Picking the Fall Line-up
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 to me. Only it isn’t that easy. It’s never that easy. About 5 years ago, I decided to build a decision matrix. Heck, I’m an IT guide by trade– did it for over 40 years. This was easy stuff for me. I took my entire rifle inventory and ranked them … More . . .
Obeying the Voices
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 I’ve said previously regarding 44 Mag rifles, lever actions, etc.? No. However, I do believe the voices within cannot be disobeyed. What got me down this path? I’ll tell you truthfully, that I got tired of all the nudging. It seemed like the moment I finished that thread last June, … More . . .
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