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  1. dhaverstick

    New from MO.

    Another SWMO feller here. I live just north of Springfield. Welcome! Darren
  2. dhaverstick

    Got Lucky This Morning

    Way to go! Glad you had some good luck! Darren
  3. dhaverstick

    First black powder gobbler

    Good stuff and congratulations on a fine bird! Now you are hooked. Darren
  4. dhaverstick

    My flintlock turkey tale

    Missouri’s spring turkey season opened last Monday and my hopes for a quick score were dashed when the passel of birds I had been seeing and hearing behind my house suddenly vanished or went mute. I spent opening day patiently listening to nothing as I racked my brain trying to figure out how a...
  5. dhaverstick

    My ole buddy, John, got 'er done!

    My black powder mentor, John Pruitt, got 'er done in the Tennessee turkey woods yesterday! 85 years old and still slinging lead, although his turkey hunting method is a bit unorthodox. John doesn't call. He sits in a tree stand and, in between naps, looks around to see if anything is close. It...
  6. dhaverstick

    Flintlock Sporting Guns

    I would love to find a flintlock sxs in 12 or 20 gauge to hunt with that I wouldn't have to sell both kidneys to buy. I've heard good things about the one Pedersoli makes but they are as hard to come by as any other. Feltwad, that is a fine looking collection! Darren
  7. dhaverstick

    Turkey season look promising in my little part of the world

    My first black powder turkey gun, Ole Betsy, was a 12 gauge cylinder bore flintlock that my good friend, John Pruitt, made for me. I killed a few birds with it but had to work to throw a pattern I was satisfied with. I ended up using homemade paper shot cups to tighten things up. Funny thing -...
  8. dhaverstick

    Turkey season look promising in my little part of the world

    I've been hearing and seeing these birds for the past 3 weeks down behind the house. Several times they've been as close as 25-30 yards. Mostly I hear them scratching but sometimes there is a lot of yelping, putting and purring. Last week, one of the jakes got all his buddies to join in a...
  9. dhaverstick

    2022 summer sausage project

    I get plenty of smoke taste through those fibrous casings. They are not impermeable. That dog is my bloodhound, Jake. Darren
  10. dhaverstick

    1st Squirrel

    Nice shooting, there! I love my Dan's Briar Proof game bag. It's leakproof and it has a very handy pocket on the front that I can keep all my smoothbore squirrel hunting stuff in. Darren
  11. dhaverstick

    Finally connected after many misses last week

    Glad you finally got some meat on the ground! Darren
  12. dhaverstick

    2022 summer sausage project

    Those are fibrous casings. I believe those are 2.4" diameter by 12" long. They will hold 20 oz. of meat with little room to spare. I have a 40" vertical electric smoker. It takes wood chips or pellets in its pan. I am not skilled enough with a charcoal wood smoker to be able to maintain the...
  13. dhaverstick

    2022 summer sausage project

    I try to set aside a few days at the end of each year to make venison summer sausage and breakfast sausage. By then, I usually have all the deer I need in the freezer and have the time to tackle the project. 2022 was unusual because my pile of raw materials was smaller than usual but I had...
  14. dhaverstick

    Cold Snap (another tale of suffering)

    I thought you all might enjoy this somewhat true tale of my hunting adventures. Darren At least once a season, I go to my farm with a bag packed for 70-degree hunts when I should have packed for 30-degree hunts. This usually happens during the middle of October when we get our first cold...
  15. dhaverstick

    Made Meat

    Good for you! That will be some fine eating. At the top of my list this year is a big, fat doe and I've yet to cross her off. Darren
  16. dhaverstick

    "Success"

    Gonna be some fine eating! Congratulations! Darren
  17. dhaverstick

    A Black Powder Hunting Tale of Woe and Misery

    Thanks, all, for the comments and words of advice. While the situation was frustrating at the time, I cannot help but laugh about it now. It certainly gave me a good story to tell! And it was not the first time a snafu has occurred while I was hunting with a flintlock, nor will it be the last...
  18. dhaverstick

    A Black Powder Hunting Tale of Woe and Misery

    Yeah, our "Alternative Methods" season is a joke and the timing is horrible. It ought to be called "Anything but a Centerfire Rifle" season. Good luck to you too, sir!
  19. dhaverstick

    A Black Powder Hunting Tale of Woe and Misery

    I hadn't shared any stories here about my firearms deer season because I had no good pictures to go with them. To tell you the truth, I didn't have much of a season to share anything about. Other than the buck I killed with my longbow at the end of October, I have not put any meat in the...
  20. dhaverstick

    Successful Speed Goat Season!

    Awesome stuff! Congratulations! Darren
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