35cal.com is back. It had been down for quite a while, and I’m glad to see Whelen back in operation. This is a really great site for 35 caliber fans– 35 Rem, 35 Whelen, .358 Win, etc. I found it extremely helpful when I was developing loads for The Whelenizer, a Rem 7600 in 35 Whelen.
Continue reading →Now comes the interesting part. Rather than running off, the doe just stands there, looking at him. The smoke clears, the woods settle back down, and there they are, just staring at each other. Moose is still expecting the doe to fall over at this point. The doe? Heaven knows what was going on in her head. Moose quickly figured out that the shot had gone wild, and he was glad it did, because he saw two little ones come up from the rear.
Continue reading →Don’t be shy about exposing them to dead deer. This is one of the easiest ways in the world to demystify death for a child. They are going to have to come to grips with it sooner or later. I brought home a little buck back in 1998, and all the neighbor kids came down and wanted to touch it and ask questions. A dead deer is a wonder. All my kids had the choice of watching their dad clean the deer too. It helps to get the “ick” factor out of that sort of thing.
Continue reading →The shaman talks about building a new meatpole.
“When I got back, I could hear the wailing from the house. At first it sounded like a wild animal in a trap. Then I realized it was my wife, consort, and best Girlfriend, KYHillChick. It seems she had not taken to the sight of the deer being eviscerated, and I’d compounded the problem by asking her help cleaning up. She didn’t fault me. She just realized somewhere into splashing water on the front porch that deer evisceration just wasn’t her cup of tea and had gone into the house to lose her mind. I was extremely apologetic, but poor ‘HillChick was quite inconsolable. Finally I got things back on a good track by promising her she would not have to put up with flying deer innards ever again. She had seen them come back with holes in them. She had just gone about her work elsewhere in the house, and just not given much thought, and by the time we were done the porch was pretty well cleaned off.”
Continue reading →My Confession: I am a cervid serial killer. I plot and plan my next victim all Winter long. I stalk them thoughout the Summer. Just seeing them gives me a thrill. Then, when the Fall comes, I go out and shoot them. I disembowel my victims. I take trophies, I … Continue reading →
Angus has had a two year struggle with the deer. He’s an avid hunter. He passed Hunter Ed at 8, and cannot remember a time he wasn’t out hunting me, his Dad. However, last season the deer just have not been cooperating. In 2008, he got his first chance to … Continue reading →
Effective immediately, I am moving my weblog to : Genesis 9:2-4 Ministries In short order, I hope to be automatically re-directing folks there from this site, but I wanted to keep it up for a bit, just in case there are problems. The new site is built on WordPress, and … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
Jake Simon August 12 at 3:36am Shaman, I hope all is well with you and yours! I am curious as to how you use baking soda. Do you dump it on everything or do you just put it in with your clothing like you would use it in your refrigerator? … Continue reading →
From the D&DH Forum: DeerCamp Super Member Deer season is long, but as you all know the off season is even longer. My question is this, with all the books, DVD’S, magazines, and countless numbers of deer strategies out there, do any of you ever get “burned out?” Here … Continue reading →
My most successful hunts are nearly identical in details. 2003 Opening Day — The Savage Spoke 2007 Opening Day — The Savage Spoke Again The story is real simple: I went to my favorite stand, climbed up and sat down. Shortly before sunrise, The Big One came out … Continue reading →
This is a continuation from last year’s diatribe on deer rifles: So You’re Looking for a new Deer Rifle, Huh? Larry Miller, the comedian, used to do this bit about the five stages of drinking. As part of one of the stages, you find you have spent arguing for the … Continue reading →
From Deer & Deer Hunting About this time of year, we all get to talking about a list of “bests.” What’s the best deer caliber? What’s the best broadhead? What’s the best. . . I remember once having a fellow get on AllOutdoors.com (that’s dating me) and ask what was … Continue reading →
