Playing the Wind or J-Lo and Steve find each other?
From the D&DH Forum Cut N’ Run If deer always walked into the wind in Fall, wouldn’t they all eventually end up in the Pacific northwest? Just kidding. This all reminds me of a story: O.D and Playing the Wind As usual, I’m going take a completely contrary approach to all this. I guess it’s just in me. But now that I’m starting to look at 30 years as a deer hunter, I guess I can start speaking with at least the appearance of authority– either that or the appearance of foolishness. The older I get, the more these seem … More . . .
Come On! Really?
You know, the more I think about this whole Scent Lok thing the more annoyed I get. You figure an entire generation of hunters has been working under these assumptions about scent management. I am not saying scent management is bogus, but I am saying that Scent Lok and its ilk have certainly muddied the waters. For 20 years we’ve been hearing experts tell us this is one of the primary keys to successful deer hunting. I would be the first to admit that a lot of my thought has been down those same lines. I never did agree with … More . . .
Towards a New Understanding
I caught myself this morning while I was writing a response to a fellow on another forum who was defending his use of Scent Lok clothes. I would agree up to a point. Reducing the amount of stink your body is throwing off is a good idea. The results can be dramatic too. However, I have also had some experiences where it caused me to doubt the whole premise. I had two nice bucks in velvet IN my turkey blind this season. They came in on the downwind side too. In fact, I have had several encounters like that over … More . . .
Becoming a Hunting Curmudgeon
So I was showing KYHillChick the latest on Scent Lok, and letting her read the piece on building an outhouse next to my tree stand. She screwed up her face a little and said, “Why do you do that?” “What?” “You’re such a. . . you’re always such a . . .” We finally agreed that curmudgeon was probably the closest fit, although we tried a few more epithets on for size during the process. I don’t know. Honestly, I don’t. I would like to think it is a gift. A lot of folks are not that pleasant about it. … More . . .
SuperCore Scores in a downpour
When I got up this morning, I was hard at work trying to convince myself it just wasn’t going to happen. The lady on the weather radio told me it was raining, winds gusting to 25 mph, and 52F. That is not my idea of turkey hunting weather. I went out on the porch and got hit with stinging drizzle– not even the dogs wanted to go out. SuperCore was not all that enthusiastic either. After a strong cup of coffee, we decided it couldn’t be all that bad going out to Midway. At least there we would be in … More . . .
Hot Wild Turkey Porn
I lent all my turkey porn to SuperCore, and then I got had a this sudden and insatiable craving for some over the weekend. All my Drury Brothers were over the river at SuperCore, all my good DVD’s and VHS tapes. So I decided to go on YouTube and see what I could find. “Turkey hunting” is a good search string. “Hot Wild Turkey Porn” is not. Yikes. Related posts: What is the best time of the day to hunt wild turkey? Deer Porn More on Deer Porn My Life as a Turkey Back in Turkey Mode If I were … More . . .
Some Days, It’s Like You Don’t Know Squat
From March, 2009 On the way back to the house, I didn’t know whether to write this up as a stunning success or a miserable failure. I guess any time the turkeys reveal something to you, it’s a victory. Back in early March, I had Angus out scouting the bottom end of Hootin’ Holler. It’s one of the larger hollows on our place and dominates the eastern half of the property. We named it so, because the owls frequently nest along the south side. It is also a place that our turkeys frequently use for roosts. Over the Winter, we … More . . .
The Forgetful Deer Hunter
I once left my release at home. Luckily I had a shooting tab in the case. I’ve left the black powder at home before the ML Opener. Luckily I had a spare pound at the farm. I’ve left ammo at home, but I had a spare rifle handy. I’ve left my safety harness home a couple of times. I didn’t realize it before I got into the stand. I just sat quietly until it was time to go in. I once left my boots behind on a backpacking trip. Luckily I had an old pair of work boots in the … More . . .
O.D. and Playing the Wind
I was sitting in one of those old steel lawn chairs, that kind of acts like a rocking chair– kind of springy and such. Whenever I go to the store, that is the chair I like best. My grandfather used to have a set of them– paid me $5 one summer to take them back to the bare metal and put a couple coats of enamel on them. There is one just like Gramp’s in the corner with its back to the window. It is the farthest away from the stove, and I usually can snag it if I get … More . . .
Deer and Wind
From Deer and Deer Hunting SHKYBoonie writes: I have been doing a little study of my own through the past 4 years. I have been keeping a very detailed journal of deer sightings on my farms in West KY. Now this is just observation from me and the couple of buddy’s that hunt with me. The way my farms lay and the food plots we have out are best with any variance of a North wind. We have stands set to hunt just about any wind we get although some winds make it hard to get in and out of … More . . .
PA Deer Hunters — Bless their Hearts
This comes from a discussion of the current PA deer harvest restrictions going on at Grizzly Gary’s Forum PA ANTLER RESTRICTIONS/HERD REDUCTION 2008 REPORTS This is addressed to everyone who has responded on this thread. I don’t mean to be picking on anyone in particular. First off, let me just remind y’all that I am a complete outsider on this. I’ve hunted a total of less than a week in PA and that was almost 10 years ago. I’m a Ohio guy who does all his deer hunting in Kentucky. I’ve been mostly lurking on here for the past few … More . . .
The Shamanic Anti-Telepathy Hat
It was in the early post- season that the shaman emerged from his laboratory at deer camp with a proud “Eureka!” “Scooter,” said the shaman, “ I’ve been trading e-mails with my old buddy Nosmo, and we think we’ve got an idea on how to get the anti-telepathy hat idea off the ground.” Scooter looked up from his homework. “How’s that Uncle Shaman?” “The problem that I’ve always had with the shamanic anti-telepathy hat idea was that there was no way to prove that it worked. Nosmo thinks we can sell millions of them just because no one can really … More . . .
Maysville Walmart
I just want to put out a big howdy to all you guys that are planning on hitting the Walmart in Maysville Kentucky at 2130 EST this next Friday night. From what I understand from my correspondents, there are a bunch of you that are making this pilgrimage, to the point where there are now some dedicated deer hunting locals that are turning this into a spectator event. The lines for licenses are supposedly long, despite being able to buy them online for years. The various gizmos are flying off the pegs– Cough Silencer and the Butt-Out were big sellers … More . . .