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Post by M4Madness on Aug 13, 2017 17:22:16 GMT -5
I'm not familiar with that particular model of release aid, but perhaps it has a set screw to adjust tension and it has backed off.
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 13, 2017 16:54:10 GMT -5
I checked the camera yesterday, and as luck would have it, for some dang reason the SD card didn't record anything the last four days. LOL! I messed around with the card's lock switch before reinserting it, and checked it again today to make sure. Other than a family of six coons overnight, the only visitor during the last 24 hours was the 10-pointer. youtu.be/uwFmpis1d8w
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 9, 2017 18:55:31 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 9, 2017 18:22:10 GMT -5
Great Scott that's a lot of antlers I actually got a few more bucks on camera during those three days -- probably ten total so far. Hopefully when I pull the card Saturday I'll have some new ones.
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 9, 2017 18:20:42 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 8, 2017 19:11:53 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 3, 2017 18:36:16 GMT -5
If that's the case then LTL would need to be made available again because not everyone that hunts has had the opportunity to purchase one If lifetime hunting licenses were made available again today, they'd cost thousands of dollars. I "think" that the pricing formula was all available annual licenses times 20. With all the bonus county antlerless licenses with no statewide bag limit, that could get pretty pricey. Plus we now have a fall turkey season as well to include in that total, but it's just a drop in the bucket. I think it goes like this: (Small game hunting license + game bird habitat stamp + two turkey licenses + deer licenses) X 20 = lifetime hunting license cost. So, that would come up to $1475 plus whatever the cost of 20 years of deer is.
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 2, 2017 20:33:01 GMT -5
The fact is, if everyone got a single deer, the herd would be wiped out in short order. The state relies on the majority of the estimated 250,000 deer hunters to go home empty-handed.
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Post by M4Madness on Aug 2, 2017 19:48:04 GMT -5
It's not easy to grow the herd when 63,276 hunters last year took one deer each.
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Post by M4Madness on Jul 29, 2017 20:19:30 GMT -5
Wes, the best advice I can give is to not get too "hung up" on gadgets and gimmicks. I've killed quite a few good bucks in my day, and other than my first year of hunting, I've had the opportunity to kill several bucks every single year for over 20 years, even though some years I never had the opportunity to kill one that met my minimum and chose to come home empty-handed.
Some people swear by estrous doe urine, tarsal glands, rattling, grunting, scent "eliminating" stuff, etc. I'll admit that I've tried all of that in the past, but no longer use any of that stuff. I've never killed a buck while using any scent, nor have I ever killed one by rattling. Just do your best to get downwind of where you think deer will be, get there early, and stay late. It really is that simple.
Good luck on getting your target buck!
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Post by M4Madness on Jul 20, 2017 18:35:00 GMT -5
The majority of 6-pointers are 1 1/2 year olds, but obviously bucks of all ages can have 6-point racks.
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Post by M4Madness on Jul 11, 2017 19:58:51 GMT -5
Guess that's why you shoot your deer with archery...lol Lol! Yep, I've never been much of an offhand rifle shooter. On the few occasions that I've spotted deer while walking, I've always crept up to the closest tree and braced off the side of it for the shot. My climbing stand has a shooting rail, and I brace off the tree for shots behind me.
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Post by M4Madness on Jul 11, 2017 18:23:04 GMT -5
You would not take a offhand shot at a 150" buck broadside standing in the open and still at 100 yards? I had a Gun Digest once that stated if you can put 8 out of 10 offhand shots into a 9" paper plate at 100 yards, you need to set your sights on the Olympics. I, myself, won't take an unsupported shot with a rifle at any animal without bracing off something, even at 25 yards. Nothing against guys that do -- it's just not for me.
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Post by M4Madness on Jul 1, 2017 20:11:52 GMT -5
www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/dnr-slh/landing_page.htmlOnce again, Crane is not on the list, so I'm not going to apply. Big Oaks is just too big of a hassle for me to hunt, considering the distance, the chances of getting a Monday hunt, and either having to attend a safety meeting on a date prior to the hunt or having to attend it the morning of the hunt and delaying my arrival in the field.
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Post by M4Madness on Jun 1, 2017 19:30:56 GMT -5
I'll hit the big 3-0 next month. Seems like I just turned 20 yesterday. I'll hit the big 5-0 in seven months. Lol! And like you, it seems like I just turned 20 yesterday. Seriously.
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Post by M4Madness on May 31, 2017 18:32:20 GMT -5
A deer bundle consists of three licenses at a discounted price when compared to purchasing three licenses separately. It can be used to take one buck and two antlerless deer, or can be used to take three antlerless deer. If used to take a buck, that license is good for any season.
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Post by M4Madness on May 26, 2017 18:41:54 GMT -5
I've waited my whole adult life to be able to use a .25-06 on deer.
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Post by M4Madness on May 16, 2017 10:39:01 GMT -5
That would absolutely reach the largest number of people in the state, well above anything a DNR or CDAC meeting would ever dream of doing. It would also eliminate the bias towards the negative end of the spectrum that those meetings certainly generate. (Knowing that the majority of meeting attendees will be disgruntled.)
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Post by M4Madness on May 9, 2017 19:50:16 GMT -5
I definitely feel that starting with a non-deer species can get your foot in the door and possibly lead to deer later. If all goes well, I'm planning to step up my coyote game big time, which will require LOTS of door knocking in the near future. I have a Facebook friend who currently has permission to coyote hunt on over 250 properties, and is always looking to expand. If he can do it, there's no reason that I can't do it too. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on May 9, 2017 15:35:50 GMT -5
I knocked on the door of a bank and that was the last time I ever needed to knock on a door again. I doubt I could be happy with less than 300 acres when it comes to deer hunting, so short of winning the lottery, that'll never happen for me. Lol! Don't get me wrong. I've killed plenty of deer on 40 acres (and even 10 acres once). I just feel that it is really easy to overhunt an area, and even on large farms, I feel obligated to change areas a lot to keep the pressure down. That said, I've knocked on a lot of doors in the past. Once, as a 27-year old with hair darn near to my waist, I knocked on the door of an elderly farmer after being warned that it would be a waste of time. To top it off, I accidentally disturbed his supper -- I saw him rise from the dining room table through the glass door. I got sole permission to a 350-acre farm, and I still have it to this day. He has long since passed, but his daughter continues the relationship with me, and still allows me free sole access, even though she leases hunting rights on all the other farms. Don't be afraid to ask. Sure, the negative answers will probably outweigh the positives, but when you do hit paydirt, it'll be well worth it.
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