Last night, Friday Night, we didn’t go to the farm. We’re not squirrel hunting. We’re not deer hunting. We’re not painting the sheds. We’re not driving to Mount Olivet for dead fried chicken. Friday night Moose wanted to stay in town and go to his high school football game. He’s … Continue reading →
I remember this same discussion over bass many years ago. The question was this: It used to be a sawed-off teaspoon would catch bass. What happened to those bass? Why won’t they bite a sawed-off teaspoon any more? In largemouth bass there is no room for culture. Big bass don’t … Continue reading →
I’ve got stuff still from 1982. My sons are wearing the stuff I started out with. You replace them when they stop doing the job. Some things I’ve learned over the years: 1) Rotate your clothes. To keep scent down, I always have one or more changes for the weekend … Continue reading →
This really boils my bunny!!! Joaquin Jackson is on the NRA Board of Directors Joaquin Jackson on YouTube And here’s the lame damage control from the NRA/ILA NRA-ILA response Here’s what I sent to the NRA’s Ed Land: Dear Ed: EGAD! I just got done watching Joaquin Jackson’s meltdown on … Continue reading →
Views: 2 Related posts: Playing the Wind or J-Lo and Steve find each other? Hello, Jerry? This is Shaman. More on Deer Porn The shaman and the Old Turkey Hunter Shamanic Guide to Survival (short form) The Sport of Not-Hunting for Deer O.D. and the 2 of 7 Rule The … Continue reading →
From the 24HourCampfire: Registered: 07/18/05 Posts: 7 Loc: BFE, Kentucky Anyone have any experience with the 50 cal black powder barrel that screws onto a Mossberg 500? I think its kind of a neat idea and was mulling over springing for one but would like to hear some opinions, if … Continue reading →
Since Angus has been keeping us away from home a couple of nights a week with his bagpipe practice, lessons, etc. We haven’t been cooking at home as much. Hence, we’re not consuming venison as we were. Hence, the freezer is not as empty as it has been in years … Continue reading →
From the 24hourcampfire: (about a year ago) 09/22/06 08:10 AM Re: Treestands The shaman’s treestand rule #1: Don’t use other people’s abandoned stands. They’reabandoned for a reason. No, I will not sell you my stand. I just would not want it on my conscience. See if you can compare the … Continue reading →
I know. It’s been waaaay to long. However, we all haven’t been down to the farm since before the All-Star break. I haven’t been shooting since then either. Life has been on hold due to drought and heat and work. The big highlight this summer was going up to Lake … Continue reading →
From KentuckyHunting.net DixieBoy22 which 30-06 bullet? What 30-06 bullet do you like best for deer? I’m thinking about 165 gr. nosler partitions this year, even though it is probably overkill. What will yall be shooting? I shoot 165 grain Hornady SP in all my .308 caliber rifles. It is absolutely … Continue reading →
Everything’s cool here. I have my food plots in. I hope the rain we had was enough to get them going. The new steering package arrived for my boat, The Floating Hole. We’ll probably have a shake down cruise on the Ohio River within the next few weeks. Mooseboy had … Continue reading →
FROM 24hourcampfire.com: whitkid22 New Member Registered: 11/20/07 Posts: 1 Hi guys, I am new to your forum and thanks for having me. I have a few questions about deer calls. I find it neat to try to call in a deer. I was wondering if anyone could tell me … Continue reading →
Posted By: Youper on the 24hourcampfire: “Now, after five deer, daughters have seen mothers die. Mothers have seen sons die. They know.” A little too much anthropomorphism for me. Your deer are smarter than ours shaman. Now mind you this didn’t happen to me, but to my dad. At a … Continue reading →
KevinDK asks: How do I make sure I get a blood trail? The higher you hit a deer, the longer it takes to have a blood trail. Basically, you’re putting a hole into a bucket and waiting for something to slosh out. If there are two holes, that’s better than … Continue reading →
“. . .So does this make me a Shooter? Am I a Method Man? I probably am. I am probably all these things. I probably am an old-fashioned troglodyte, and that is why I hunt. When I finish out the season with a tag or two still unfilled, call me a Sportsman. When I am up to my elbows in deer gore, you can call me a naked ape with a gun. It is all the same thing, and it is all the same to me. If I go out for the afternoon with my gun or my bow, and fall asleep in the blind and wake up after sundown, does that make me a Sportsman or just another lazy goof?”
Continue reading →Well, our season is over in KY. As usual, it ends with a wimper. It was warm and cloudless with a stiff east wind. Angus and I went out for one last try this morning. Nothing. We heard one far-off gobble around 8 AM that was definately off our property. … Continue reading →
From the Quaker Boy Forums [From cbbase34:] Hi there, you said something about Learn to take a turkey’s temperature, how do you do that? thank you Well you first have to get underneath the gobbler, this is usually done by first pushing his head down with your left hand and … Continue reading →
A perfect roosted gobbler tucked in the night before, just on the other side of a freshly tilled field. The rain had just left. A 3 decoy spread 10 yards out into the field. Worms slurping in the mud. One hour and fifteen minutes after our dance began, the game … Continue reading →
I realized this morning that turkey hunting and work are so similar as to be nearly interchangeable in my life. I get up early, trudge around in the cold, and then try to make myself comfortable while I sit on my rump and listen while those around me make obnoxious … Continue reading →
More from Quaker Boy Forums cbbase34: Hi there, I have a few questions to ask you. How do you understand the wild turkey vocabulary? Im buying some videos on how to use different type of calls now, but when im out turkey hunting the tom turkey hangs up or it … Continue reading →
0500 came and went. There were several small thunder bumpers coming up from Cynthiana. I had been watching them since the afternoon before—small and slow, but filled with lots of cloud-to-ground lightning. Something about walking around in one of those with what amounts to a large metal pole is not … Continue reading →
The bird’s in the freezer. The shotgun’s back up on the wall. There’s a stubborn gobbler out in the holler that won’t shut up. 2007 Gobbler season is looking good. It did not start that way. Opening weekend was abysmal. Saturday was constant rain from midnight to after sundown. Sunday … Continue reading →
(fromthe Quakerboy.com forums) Early in the morning at my place, I can usually rely on my owls to piss off the gobblers. The owl hoots, the gobbler responds, and I didn’t have to do squat. If you listen to what time that takes place, that’s a fair indication of when … Continue reading →
I’ve made a study of all this for well over 20 years. The shaman’s list of things that will get the turkey’s laughing at you: 1) Fancy new calls 2) $5/round ammo 3) Fancy new matching camo 4) $140 knee-hi snake boots where there ain’t no snakes, especially if the … Continue reading →
I’ve got us another member of the brotherhood, gentlemen. He may be more worried about getting warm right now, but I think he’s hooked. I’ve included a picture from earlier in the year. I think the temperature was in the low seventies when it was taken. Believe me, he was … Continue reading →
