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Post by subzero350 on Nov 24, 2013 0:22:55 GMT -5
Remington 870 12ga Magnum Express with the shurshot furniture using a Mossberg ported rifled barrel (it was made for the 870) shooting Remington 385 gr accutip saboted slugs. Topped with a BSA 3-9x40 Huntsman Scope.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 24, 2013 0:15:34 GMT -5
Today was a good example of surviving the cold for me. It wasn't single digits cold, but it was windy and well below freezing so it was definitely blistering.
As others have said, dress in layers and try to control your sweat. In addition to this, I stuff the hand warmers into the toe boxes of my boots and I keep one in each pocket to warm my hands when I put them into my pockets.
We also have those roof and surround "blinds" installed on all of our tree stands. These have the windows that open with a zipper so you can close them up enough to block the wind. I can tell you these things are worth their weight in gold to keep the wind, rain, and snow off of you. I hunt the bad weather days because that is when we usually see the most deer. Menards usually puts these tree stand blinds on sale at least once a season so you can usually pick them up for $50 or less. They do fit over the wider 2-man tree stands so they are plenty big.
Call me spoiled but getting that trophy buck isn't worth laying in bed for weeks with a bad cold.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 24, 2013 0:05:52 GMT -5
175 lbs hanging weight.
Yes, it is definitely nice to have a wife that likes to hunt and fish with me. She even likes my fast cars too, but I have to keep her out of the driver's seat because she will get in trouble.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 23, 2013 21:11:08 GMT -5
The best part about it was I talked my wife into field dressing it (gutting it) for me while I went and got the truck!
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 23, 2013 21:03:40 GMT -5
Just got out of the woods with him and still need to weigh him - more info to come.
It pays to hunt in bad weather (cold, windy, snowing, etc)!
Shot in Huntington County just before dark.
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Post by subzero350 on Oct 24, 2013 15:11:05 GMT -5
This isn't a fish or game related question but the DNR CO might know the answer. Forgive me if I have posted this in the wrong forum.
I want to move some cut firewood (mostly oak) from my family's lake cottage in Noble County to my house in Allen County this weekend. The wood will NOT be debarked, but most of it is already split. Is it legal for me to do this?
All I could find related to this topic on the IDNR website seems to apply only to people who want to bring wood into Indiana State Parks and Campgrounds. I haven't been able to find any info on restrictions of moving firewood from county to county within the state like was available a few years ago (and even then, they allowed it so long as it was within a certain date period).
Thanks for the info in advance.
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Post by subzero350 on Mar 27, 2013 15:02:25 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Mar 19, 2013 15:51:17 GMT -5
Welcome to the hyper-sensitive/knee-jerk society fed by the mass media.
I predict that this was probably someone's attempt at a hoax to get out of taking an exam or an excuse to skip class. Here in Ft. Wayne, IPFW gets a few bomb threats every year it seems and nothing is ever found.
Think about it - how would the authorities be able to prove you lied if you said you "thought" you saw someone in a large trench coat (on a cold windy day - imagine that) carrying something you "thought" was an assault weapon? I expect to hear more of these types of " panic lock-downs" in the future.
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Post by subzero350 on Mar 7, 2013 16:40:50 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Mar 7, 2013 2:49:59 GMT -5
Sadly, I fear Indiana may eventually suffer the same fate; only the invasion will come from IL.
Wyoming and Montana are looking pretty good about now...
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Post by subzero350 on Mar 5, 2013 16:44:33 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Feb 7, 2013 16:18:50 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 15, 2013 14:27:31 GMT -5
that is great news. Talked with a guy from our lake Saturday and he said they found quite a few dead deer, mostly bucks still in velvet just north of Lake George That sucks. I heard EHD claimed some deer at Pigeon River FWA which is about 7 miles W of our property.
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 15, 2013 4:27:23 GMT -5
At least where we hunt in Steuben Co.
On the 2nd to last day of the special late antlerless season, my dad had a pack of 8 deer walk out of the swamp in front of him. 2 were does and the rest were bucks. He said two bucks were 8+ pointers, two were 6's, and the other two were either 2 or 4 pointers - couldn't really tell because of the distance and cover. They were traveling in a group. He didn't really have a shot at the does but said he wouldn't have taken it anyway because he didn't want to chance hitting one of the bucks in the group.
We hunt a property that is across a gravel one-lane road from a small lake and most of the propery is swap and woods (the road goes around the lake). The first weekend of the late antlerless season we saw a pack of 14 does standing in the cornfield as we drove in for an afternoon hunt. The last day we saw one of the 8 pointers with a group of 8 does and one of the 6 pointers chasing another doe thru the group in one of the adjacent fields.
Doesn't look like EHD hit our area hard at all and things are looking good for next year!
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Post by subzero350 on Dec 28, 2012 12:23:22 GMT -5
From an NRA-ILA email:
As of this moment, I have a Remington 870 shotgun with the "ShurShot" (pistol-grip like) stock and a CVA Optima Muzzleloader that has a "thumbhole" stock. If I'm reading this proposed legislation correctly, it could mean I'll have to register both of these firearms I currently own with the feds if this bill passes, and my wallet will be $400 lighter for it. Then, if I die, these firearms might have to be surrendered to the feds; right?
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Post by subzero350 on Dec 21, 2012 15:41:09 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Dec 14, 2012 16:47:26 GMT -5
Basically we live in a fallen world. Way too many folks and this country have turned their backs on God. We can argue the point but I feel when the SCOTUS said it was ok to kill our own babies in the womb the decline started. I think we have went too far to turn back now and it is only going to get worse. Bank on it... My daily prayers is not so much for me but my grand children and great grand children. They will never know what America once was and I have grave concerns for their futures. May God help us all.. Couldn't agree more. Learn the history about the rise and fall of the roman empire and you'll see stunning similarities to what we are experiencing now. BTW, latest news reports are now saying 20 children dead, 6 adults, 1 shooter. If only the teachers and/or administration could have been armed. This guy might not have made it past the lobby... I noticed a lot of the "reporting" is making sure they go out of their way to say this nut used "semi-auto" handguns with "high capacity" magazines. Some reporter tried to interject that .223 ammunition and possibly an assault rifle was used. But those claims are unconfirmed at this point. Doesn't really matter what was used, because now the left has all the "ammunition" it needs to call for an outright ban on our 2nd ammendment rights. And you can be sure that anyone trying to argue against that is going to be called out for advocating "baby killing".
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Post by subzero350 on Dec 12, 2012 2:11:08 GMT -5
I didn't know that Chad had an EHD report out yet. Can you link to it? Thanks.. I subscribe to the IDNR's email newsletter and received a few articles from them that made mention of it. Do you get those or would you like me to post them up?
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Post by subzero350 on Dec 11, 2012 14:13:36 GMT -5
I should have been more clear what I meant by "small". Something I would consider to be "small" would be something that has about a 100 lb or so hanging weight. Basically if it's only the size of a big dog (body wise), I'm not going to shoot it.
The IDNR report I read on this year's EHD stated that it impacted older/mature deer the most while (they claimed) it had little impact on the younger herd. FWIW...
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Post by subzero350 on Dec 10, 2012 19:20:39 GMT -5
I hit the woods yesterday with the wife and we saw 14 does (half of which were BIG) standing and eating on the opposite side of the pond from where we hunt. They weren't moving (again) and we never saw them come onto our property all morning. The wind and rain picked up so we left before noon and there was no sign of them as we drove out.
On another note: It cracks me up to hear guys say "we won't shoot bucks with less than X points" or whatever. Then, this year, we had the drought and EHD which killed many mature bucks (and does). I wonder how many guys "practicing mature herd management" (or whatever it is called) lost the big one to disease.
The point I'm trying to make is this: you have no control over mother nature nor that buck unless he's on caged property. There's no telling where that buck you don't want to shoot this time will end up next week, let alone next year; nor what next year's weather will bring. Do some research on "The Dust Bowl". The drought that caused it went on for YEARS. If the drought in our state continues, the "mature" herd will suffer - and there's nothing you can do about it. So passing some of them up this time might not pay off for you.
I hunt to fill my freezer and I do my own processing. One thing I know is you can't eat antlers. But if a nice buck comes along, that's a bonus. Would I pass up a small buck? Probably, but for the same reason why I would pass up a small doe - just because it requires pretty much the same effort to process a small deer as it does a larger one.
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