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I don't have any knives nice enough to worry about rusting. If I did, they would get a coat of renaissance wax, just like some of my firearms.

Rattle somewhat quietly for 60 seconds or so. You don't want to bust out a deer that's close to you. Wait 5 minutes or so to see if anything comes in. If you don't see anything, rattle a little louder for 120 seconds or so. Try to emulate an actual fight.

USA France (old 1700s side by side 16 gauge shotgun muzzleloader) Prussia (1800s made musket)

I shot a BB gun first. After that, I'm not totally sure. It may have been my father's Remington 1100 12 gauge. I remember being young enough where I couldn't even hold it up all the way. My father had to hold his hand under the barrel about halfway down it. @Cleck was there for that. The first...

It does make sense for them though. If they spend $1 million to get $1.25 million, they just increased their funds by $.25 million. Those telephone calls and mailers actually do work to bring in more money than they cost.

Keep giving an inch and eventually you will have given a mile. Do you really think the anti-gunners will stop at simple bump fire stocks? Of course not. They're going to go after drum mags, then eventually 30 rounders. Then they'll go after pistols with more than 10 rounds. Then they'll go after...

I mean, as long as they cycle, any of the popular SD rounds will work. Ranger, HST, critical duty/defense, Golden Sabre, Gold Dot, etc. They will all get the job done.

I bought a .308 bolt action for deer. Why? I knew that I was going to go hunting for other species eventually. I've been elk hunting with it and I'll go for black bear, moose, and caribou eventually as well. No way in hell would I ever think about using a 223/556 for those. If you ever plan on...

I've ran HST for years. They work well out of my M&P. Really, as long as your gun runs them well, any of the popular rounds will work.

The plague (like in Madagascar) wouldn't have nearly as high mortality here. Our sanitary practices are much better. Our medical care is leaps and bounds better. We have the plague in the US. Certain types of prairie dogs carry it (well, the fleas on them do). Antibiotics are very effective...

I can't go the morning of Oct 1st. I'm officiating a wedding on the 30th and will not be in any position to drive to my hunting area at 6am. I plan on going out in the afternoon though. I've gotten tons of pictures of does and fawns on the trail camera, but only a few of bucks.

I'm not entering to win, but I want to say thanks for doing this. It's pretty awesome that we have great members on this forum.

We put in food plots for a couple years, but it was hard competing with the stuff nearby. The deer didn't really seem to use the plot too much. There are tons of oak trees, apple trees, clover/grass in the field, and the neighbor plants acres of soybeans. There is a ton of chicory on the field...

Like what? No bigfoot or anything. I've caught the neighbors walking and riding horses on land when they aren't supposed to (during hunting season). I've seen does feeding fawns, some odd antler growth, and some other fairly normal animal stuff.

I've had the camera out for months now. I've gotten bunches of pictures of does and fawns. Hopefully the bucks start showing up on the camera soon.

Yummm :D

I can definitely see that. Electric coil stoves are even worse. Are you getting rid of all that land or are you keeping it?

I've got an electric flat top. The wife really wanted it when we had to buy appliances when we bought the house. I hate it. It's way worse than I thought it was going to be. Clean up may be a bit easier, but cooking on gas is WAY better. It gets hotter faster and is easier to control the heat...

Everyone should know what their insurance covers. Mine covers $5k in firearms. Most that I've seen are $5k or less. Additional coverage is pretty cheap and probably worth it.

yes, 2019, Apparently I forgot how to add.

I'm probably up there with 40:1. Really, my safe is just so my kids don't get access to my guns. I've got a couple dogs, a security system, and somewhat watchful neighbors. If someone wants the contents of my safe, even an expensive one isn't going to stop them.

It's A) a big expense and B) a full week and a half away from the family, putting a lot of stuff on her.

I've pretty much talked the wife to letting me go back again in the fall of 2020 if you're interested then :D

I carry two knives with me. A Havalon Piranta and a larger Buck folding knife. I went for years with just a cheaper folding knife though. I've never had a problem gutting a deer before. The first person to shoot one will show you what to do. More than likely, someone will shoot one opening...

Are you looking to do car-camping (where you camp next to your car/truck) or are you looking to go out in the middle of the woods, miles from any vehicles and camp in the backcountry? My recommendations for things are going to be VERY different depending on what you want to do. I assume you'll...

I've got a bunch of friends that will help. Along with his friends and our family, we should be good. I'm thinking about throwing a range day at his place. Everyone comes and shoots guns for a few hours and then does work (firewood, filling in potholes in the driveway, etc) for a few hours, and...

I'm his son. I can just go to his house and take them with no transfer issues. It doesn't really matter if anybody knows I have them. I'm going down to his house this weekend. I've got about 5 cords of wood that need to be cut, split, and stacked in the next 4 months. At the very least, I...

He may have bought his 30/30 after SAFE, but I'm not sure. That doesn't really matter though. All a doctor has to do is report that he's on anti-depressants and don't know how he'll act when he gets home.

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. Unfortunately, the chances of a full recovery are slim to none. He has pretty much no control over the left side of his body. He has feeling, but can't move his arm, leg, or even face. Really though, he'd be happy just being able to stand up and throw a...

So..... long story short, my father had a significant stroke this past week. Depression is common in people who have had strokes, and he's pretty depressed (starts to cry, gets upset, etc). So, they prescribed him Prozac. He won't be going home in the near future or anything. He has a lot of...

I couldn't imagine spending that much on a cooler. I'd love to have one, but I'll stick with the Coleman eXtreme or whatever they're called. I can buy a lot of extra bags of ice for the difference in price.

My C&R came in the mail today. I'm already looking at giving some firearms a new home. :)

Nice. That means mine should be here in the next couple days. I ended up getting mine out in the mail a couple days after you.

Shall I close this one and post in that one? :D

Welcome to the site!

No need to stay in the shadows. Welcome to the site!

welcome to the site!

Welcome to the site!

I used to get great service at the Gander in Henrietta. The past 4 or 5 years though? I'm lucky if I could find ANYONE to help me.

It's actually 150 feet from any road, trail, or body of water (unless it's marked as a camping location).

For once, I can't be blamed for that @Podmonkey . It wasn't me!

"camping"

Moved this to the "Hunting, Fishing, & Camping forum" because archery makes the most sense in here.

Change of plans.... Drawing will be tomorrow morning.

Welcome to the site! Congrats on the new addition coming to your family. They're a handful, but they're totally worth it.