How many shots do I need to sight-in a rifle? Good question. Somebody asked it over at the 24HourCampfire in the optics forum. I won’t point you to it, because it quickly degraded into another pissy flame fest, common to that forum these days. (Sigh!) How many shots do I … Continue reading →
Sorry I’ve been away. It’s been the day job, and a bunch of other stuff. I’ll get you caught up and then let you know what’s cooking for the summer: Turkey Season 2006: I had two close calls over 4 days of hunting, and then the weather turned ugly and … Continue reading →
From the 24hourcampfire.com If you go back and read what was being published back when the “Brush Buster” myth was running rampant you also see a lot of suggestions that shooting through a bush was an acceptable way to take game. I’ve got an O’Connor article from back in the … Continue reading →
NOTE: 12/17/2012 — This is from way back in 2006. Since that time, I have been able to procure just about any Remington bullet I needed from Grafs.com . Also, I finally settled on the 200 grain Rem SPCL (round nose) and it has been a great performer in succeeding … Continue reading →
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 →
I was at the Bill Goodman Gun and Nut Show in Sharonville, OH this weekend with #2 son, Mooseboy. I got to handle some K31’s and some 31’s and M44 Mosin Nagants. The M44’s impressed me. It then hit me that: 1) I could buy an M44 for under $70. … Continue reading →
It’s funny how we mark time in our lives. There are the periodic things– the length of time it takes to go through a tube of toothpaste, the time between a change in eyeglass prescription and so on. There are also the one-off milestones. Your first car means something. So … 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 →
From the Kentucky Hunting Forums (The issues were: 1) Should KY limit non-resident deer hunting 2) Is non-resident deer hunting effecting small game hunting 3) Should private land be opened to public hunting) Here is my response: You missed a couple of points on comparing this to the Europeans. Take … 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 →
Midrivers from RacksandSpurs said : Thanks for mystical memories of seasons past and and helping us to realize the sacrifices made in one area of our lives to accomodate a feeling of contentment and fufillment in another. He then goes on to get all complimentary on my writing to the … 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 →
KY Yute Season has come and gone. Mooseboy is home with his mother. The M1 Garand is down on the bench awaiting a quick oiling before it goes back on the rack. We had two days, and there is no venison in the freezer to show for it. That’s okay. … 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 →
Sue and Hugh had invited me to hunt their 50 acres over in Grant County, Kentucky. The place consisted of a few acres of bottom land, a creek, and a ridgetop with an abandoned farm on it. I had been having good success hunting near the old family cemetery up … Continue reading →
It was always a quirky rifle, but dropping out the trigger group and giving it a good cleaning always seemed to get it going again. I’ve probably been prolonging the inevitable. No matter what, I always tried to hunt a couple of days each season with it. It kept me … Continue reading →
Pat Ford: The deer I’m thinking of was laying with it’s legs under it. I put one right in the middle of the forehead and it took two to do the job. To which I reply: Finally, I have a second true-life anecdote to confirm my thesis that head shots … Continue reading →
