Sorry if this is a lame post, but I'm getting all excited about hunting season. I took a few snap shots from one of my stands today just so I can daydream and thought some of you might be interested. Who's ready for this years season !!!
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Nice. But all I see is somebody's house and the road up to it? :crackup:
I love seeing other folk's hunting terrain.
This stump is near a ground blind I use during gun season. This is part of a 2 mile X 5 mile tract owned by a furniture company (no fires, no treestands).
Pretty typical farm woodlot between fields. That's a field 30 yards behind me.
As you can see, 50 yards is a long shot through that cover.
I love seeing other folk's hunting terrain.
This stump is near a ground blind I use during gun season. This is part of a 2 mile X 5 mile tract owned by a furniture company (no fires, no treestands).
Pretty typical farm woodlot between fields. That's a field 30 yards behind me.
As you can see, 50 yards is a long shot through that cover.
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love the pics,I'm excited about M/L season too. looks like the places we hunt in ky. except the hilton suites hunting stand.Is there a complimetary continental breakfast included? :haha: :haha: :haha:
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You must be an Indian :thumbsup:to make a fifty yard shot with a recurve :what:Your hunting grouds look productive.Don't fear the arrow fear the indian.
No, my bow hunting range is 25 yards max. (The deer in the picture was taken at 11 paces from the ground while I was still-hunting. I was very, very pleased with that "trophy".) I meant 50 yards with a M/L or slug shotgun. Farthest I've ever tried (and happily connected) on deer is 120 yards - from a solid kneeling position with log rest - across a ravine at a buck that walked in and bedded while I watched.
But, I do field archery with my recurves out to 80 yards. Stumps make BIG targets.
But, I do field archery with my recurves out to 80 yards. Stumps make BIG targets.
Nice looking woods!! Reminds me a lot of Wisconsin in the big woods area. Of course in the southern end there are more open fields and then small wood lots between the fields.
With all the new rifles I have gotten this year and gear, I am really excited about hunting. I ordered some new patches for the .62 caliber smoothbore. I just have to get a deer with that. Perhaps these different patches will give me a 40 yard acceptable group. If they do I am going to use that on a deer.
My new .58 caliber is tuned and ready to go. I still practice shooting it, but I am sure out to 100 yards I am good to go.
Bow hunting is taking up my time now. I do use a compound bow and due to some injuries to the shoulder might have to give bow hunting up completely unless I go to a crossbow. It is just getting too painful to pull the bow and hold it anymore. Old age is catching up with me a lot faster then I ever throught.... ::
With all the new rifles I have gotten this year and gear, I am really excited about hunting. I ordered some new patches for the .62 caliber smoothbore. I just have to get a deer with that. Perhaps these different patches will give me a 40 yard acceptable group. If they do I am going to use that on a deer.
My new .58 caliber is tuned and ready to go. I still practice shooting it, but I am sure out to 100 yards I am good to go.
Bow hunting is taking up my time now. I do use a compound bow and due to some injuries to the shoulder might have to give bow hunting up completely unless I go to a crossbow. It is just getting too painful to pull the bow and hold it anymore. Old age is catching up with me a lot faster then I ever throught.... ::
Same here...my last trip to the range with my .58 flinter was sitting in a small chair to simulate a treestand and shooting orange juice jugs at 100yds...good confidence builder for me to tumble those things over way out there from a sitting position.
If I clean, inspect, lube and fondle this .58cal flintlock much more I'm going to wear it out before the season opens!
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yep fast on its wasy only 5 more days to deer season here .
I would feel closterfobic"spelling " up there .
here is the link to my web site, nothing there but some pic of where i hunt and fish , i have not updated it in a while maybe this winter
Captchees web site
I would feel closterfobic"spelling " up there .
here is the link to my web site, nothing there but some pic of where i hunt and fish , i have not updated it in a while maybe this winter
Captchees web site
Great shooting lanes!! and great pix. You got deer from 3 directions! In these thick wood one needs shooting lanes or be ltd to vey little visibility.
If one spends enough time to find those "natural crossroads" whre several game trails converge... the rest is easy.
The wisest old man(gunsmith,too) this old man ever knew said a couple of things in understatement. One was: " If you want to hunt deer go where the deer are!" the 2nd was "How dead do you want that deer?" In response to "magnum" talk. He rcommended the 243 for the one-gun Kyian. A 36 for Ml's and 12gg Ml's.
As to deer condo- take a good "gunbook" with you. The late sun and warm autumn breeze carry contentment. Sitting in a tree stand feeling good about being there...
I'm gonna get my flintlock out and dream about the days I could do this. :RO:
If one spends enough time to find those "natural crossroads" whre several game trails converge... the rest is easy.
The wisest old man(gunsmith,too) this old man ever knew said a couple of things in understatement. One was: " If you want to hunt deer go where the deer are!" the 2nd was "How dead do you want that deer?" In response to "magnum" talk. He rcommended the 243 for the one-gun Kyian. A 36 for Ml's and 12gg Ml's.
As to deer condo- take a good "gunbook" with you. The late sun and warm autumn breeze carry contentment. Sitting in a tree stand feeling good about being there...
I'm gonna get my flintlock out and dream about the days I could do this. :RO:
Forgot!!
Staple some "see through" plastic sheets, over the windows, later, so's you gan insert a ML through the overlap and stay snug and steady while others are shivering, blue lipped.! Course you could hunker down, with your butt in the snow, if it would make you feel more authentic! Don't forget than Boone and co took every advantage they could to make money (get hides), with the least hazardous results.
Their feet, like mine, were wet and cold too long in their poor mocassins/boots. Their bones ached at 50! (Heed not the foolish advice of enthusiastic, but sincere, know-more than 1000 yrs experience, youngster-purists! They know not what they do. YET!!) Enjoy the fruits of the hours spent building a good stand!
This is not a shot at the nice fellow who mentioned the "continental" ( It tkes all of us to make this work!!). We all do the "wry comment" thing. I, too have shivered on a 1X12 perched in the forks of a tree!! :sorry:
Staple some "see through" plastic sheets, over the windows, later, so's you gan insert a ML through the overlap and stay snug and steady while others are shivering, blue lipped.! Course you could hunker down, with your butt in the snow, if it would make you feel more authentic! Don't forget than Boone and co took every advantage they could to make money (get hides), with the least hazardous results.
Their feet, like mine, were wet and cold too long in their poor mocassins/boots. Their bones ached at 50! (Heed not the foolish advice of enthusiastic, but sincere, know-more than 1000 yrs experience, youngster-purists! They know not what they do. YET!!) Enjoy the fruits of the hours spent building a good stand!
This is not a shot at the nice fellow who mentioned the "continental" ( It tkes all of us to make this work!!). We all do the "wry comment" thing. I, too have shivered on a 1X12 perched in the forks of a tree!! :sorry:
Very subtle, Stumpkiller! I see that big stump!! Bet you slay them as they pass between you and it so's to recover the arrow/ball! ( I ain't fooled by our humble "avatar"/demeanor!) Bet you hit the game more than the stump! (Did I manage to say something "crusty-nice"?) :thumbsup:
Oh, I'm an absolute terror on stumps and 3-D deer. It's the live ones that bust me every stinkin time when I draw my bow; that makes it a sport and not grocery shopping. I hunt on the ground with a 60# recurve & cedar arrows. You can't draw that and then wait for them to move into position. Makes muzzleloading feel guilty-easy; to just shoot any deer that ambles in at 5X my bowshot range without having to wave a 60" bow in their faces from a couple yards away. :haha:
My favorite mean trick at "Pre-Season BowHunter Shoots" where there is a broadhead "pit" is to bet a compound shooter $2 (in front of a group, of course) that I am more accurate at 20 yards shooting one of my 1950's broadheads with no sights on the bow than he is with all his bells and whistles. Then, instead of putting a target in front of the sand pit I mark an "X" on a tree beside it and say "closest arrow to center wins". Now, the ones I do this to are the carbon/graphite shaft shooters with the abominable folding broadheads. He can choose whether to destroy a $15 arrow in order to win $2 or back out to my loud accusations of cowardace. Even worse is when they do shoot and I win the mark, which has happened.
No wonder they kicked me out of that club. :crackup: I'm very proud of that little sign that now says: "No shooting at trees".
My favorite mean trick at "Pre-Season BowHunter Shoots" where there is a broadhead "pit" is to bet a compound shooter $2 (in front of a group, of course) that I am more accurate at 20 yards shooting one of my 1950's broadheads with no sights on the bow than he is with all his bells and whistles. Then, instead of putting a target in front of the sand pit I mark an "X" on a tree beside it and say "closest arrow to center wins". Now, the ones I do this to are the carbon/graphite shaft shooters with the abominable folding broadheads. He can choose whether to destroy a $15 arrow in order to win $2 or back out to my loud accusations of cowardace. Even worse is when they do shoot and I win the mark, which has happened.
No wonder they kicked me out of that club. :crackup: I'm very proud of that little sign that now says: "No shooting at trees".
I've been getting ready since August. Been staying in the old huntin shack on the farm I hunt on.
Started out putting out food plots for deer and turkey. Planted turnips, hairy vetch, ladino clover, winter wheat and a couple kinds of prepackaged foodplot seed. Foodplots did really well till the deer found them; now there pretty much bare. Plus the fact that this September has been one of the driest on record hasn't helped much.
Also spent several days bush hogging some overgrown fields and cutting firewood for the campfire
Am planning on going down this weekend to do a little more mowing, remove a downed tree from the road through the farm, do a little shooting, and relax by the campfire a bit. Also going to put some fresh burlap on a couple of my stands.
I'm planning on using Ol' Sparky, my .45cal flintlock this year, instead of one of my modern muzzle loaders.
I hope we get some rain before the season comes in to wet the burlap bags on the deer stands down. It'd be pretty exciting to shoot a deer and catch your deer stand on fire at the same time!
Started out putting out food plots for deer and turkey. Planted turnips, hairy vetch, ladino clover, winter wheat and a couple kinds of prepackaged foodplot seed. Foodplots did really well till the deer found them; now there pretty much bare. Plus the fact that this September has been one of the driest on record hasn't helped much.
Also spent several days bush hogging some overgrown fields and cutting firewood for the campfire
Am planning on going down this weekend to do a little more mowing, remove a downed tree from the road through the farm, do a little shooting, and relax by the campfire a bit. Also going to put some fresh burlap on a couple of my stands.
I'm planning on using Ol' Sparky, my .45cal flintlock this year, instead of one of my modern muzzle loaders.
I hope we get some rain before the season comes in to wet the burlap bags on the deer stands down. It'd be pretty exciting to shoot a deer and catch your deer stand on fire at the same time!
thats why i only use a 20yd pin and no release on my wheel bow with my fingers and also no kisser button, peep site and all that hi tech trash....i even entered a county wide electric dart range tourny in two classes fingers only with sites and fingers only no sites....guess what i placed in the top 500 in both and 387 with no sites....go figure....my next bow will be a reflex caribou with a 46" axle to axle length for finger shooters it's a little more high tech then my wooden laminated bows i have now....one of my bows is a brown bear i bought back in 1980 and still hunt with it on dry days....and the only thing i replaced on it so fer was two strings....not to bad i think............................bob
Nice, I have been shooting so much lately my fingers hurt. Bowhunters have it in New York. The season is early when the weather is best and usually runs through the rut. It's long to 10/15 until 11/21. Muzzleloaders get about a week and a half in the part I live. It doesn't start until the middle of December. The deer have been running from regular gun hunters and it is cold. If the muzzleloader season where I live is was at the same time as bow I don't know if I'd have a bow.
I am looking forward to it. Two weeks 'til bow.
I am looking forward to it. Two weeks 'til bow.
Ah, but some forward thinkers at the DEC changed the laws so now you can use your M/L rifle in the regular (shotgun only) season. :thumbsup:
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