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Post by M4Madness on May 7, 2017 7:45:06 GMT -5
I tried to get to bed early last night so I could make my second attempt of the year this morning, but my phone started blowing up with texts as soon as I got in the bed. My alarm went off this morning, and I just rolled over. Lol!
All hope is not lost, since you guys say 12-4 is awesome. I've never pursued them during that time frame.
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Post by M4Madness on May 5, 2017 18:25:02 GMT -5
Approximately 1/4 of the way down the page: www.eregulations.com/indiana/hunting/deer/The actual IAC section: (e) The use or aid of: (1) a food product that is transported and placed for consumption; (2) salt; (3) mineral blocks; (4) prepared solid or liquid intended for ingestion (herein called bait); (5) snares; (6) dogs; or (7) other domesticated animals; to take deer is prohibited. A person must not hunt by the aid of bait or on or over a baited area. An area is considered baited for ten (10) days after the removal of the bait or the baited soil. Hunting an orchard or another area, which may be attractive to deer as the result of normal agricultural activity, is not prohibited. The use of manufactured scents and lures or similar chemical or natural attractants is not prohibited\ That's all there is to a "fair chase clause"? Anything else goes? When I posted the first time, I was referring to things like baiting, night hunting, etc. After doing some soul searching when crossbows were first introduced for the entire season, I have come to the conclusion that I no longer care what weapon one uses to take deer. If someone wants to use an atlatl, air gun, even a hand grenade or RPG, so be it. I consider the weapon used to be totally separate from everything else in the game regulations. I feel that the DNR should be 100% in control of every aspect of hunting, but don't consider weapon choice to be included in that. That is just my personal opinion, and it may contradict others' opinions, but that's the beauty of freedom.
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Post by M4Madness on May 5, 2017 17:05:33 GMT -5
I agree that the Legislature has no business ever getting involved in hunting issues that have a direct effect on the biological aspects of a game species (bag limits, season dates, etc.) That said, legalizing certain "tools" for hunting falls outside of that parameter as long as the fair chase clause remains intact. Where can I find this "fair chase clause"? Approximately 1/4 of the way down the page: www.eregulations.com/indiana/hunting/deer/The actual IAC section: (e) The use or aid of: (1) a food product that is transported and placed for consumption; (2) salt; (3) mineral blocks; (4) prepared solid or liquid intended for ingestion (herein called bait); (5) snares; (6) dogs; or (7) other domesticated animals; to take deer is prohibited. A person must not hunt by the aid of bait or on or over a baited area. An area is considered baited for ten (10) days after the removal of the bait or the baited soil. Hunting an orchard or another area, which may be attractive to deer as the result of normal agricultural activity, is not prohibited. The use of manufactured scents and lures or similar chemical or natural attractants is not prohibited
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Post by M4Madness on May 4, 2017 17:01:10 GMT -5
I agree that the Legislature has no business ever getting involved in hunting issues that have a direct effect on the biological aspects of a game species (bag limits, season dates, etc.) That said, legalizing certain "tools" for hunting falls outside of that parameter as long as the fair chase clause remains intact.
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Post by M4Madness on May 2, 2017 19:30:12 GMT -5
Perhaps we are killing off the vocal birds, as they are the ones we target, leaving the non-vocal ones to pass on their genes. Something to think about...
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Post by M4Madness on May 1, 2017 9:32:20 GMT -5
I wonder if Leupold went to a transferable warranty to compete with Vortex, as they used to come with warranty cards for the original owner. I also wonder if Leupold would replace your scope if you were the cause of the damage?
I never had any complaints with any of the Leupold scopes I owned. I did have a Nikon with a crooked reticle once. And after the way Bushnell treated me, I wouldn't take anything of theirs for free.
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Post by M4Madness on May 1, 2017 5:24:09 GMT -5
I've owned a lot of scopes in my 49 years, from Tasco to multiple Nightforce scopes. I've had lots of Leupold Vari-X III's and Nikon Monarchs thrown into the mix. Every scope I now own is a Vortex. There are both better and worse glass out there, but you can't deny that a no-questions-asked warranty is awesome. Accidentally run over your rifle? Free scope. Drop your rifle from a treestand? Free scope. Buy a broken one at a garage sale? Free scope. You get the picture. There are no warranty cards to fill out, as the warranty covers whomever possesses the scope, regardless if they are the tenth owner. The warranty is forever. Your great-great grandchildren will still have the warranty if Vortex is still in business.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 30, 2017 12:10:18 GMT -5
Looks like the weather is going to really suck for the rest of the weekend. I hate when that happens. Every time I get a day off it pours down rain, thunder and lightening. Suck suck suck... oh? Wait, oh yeah, I forgot. Never mind. www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USIN0426I can attest as well that we have it bad in Lawrence County. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 30, 2017 7:30:21 GMT -5
I'm already home -- birdless. Lol! I got up at 5AM (sure didn't want to), and could not find a flashlight to save my life. I ended up having to walk to my spot in the dark. Years ago a buddy and I hunted the same woods where I roosted that tom last night, and we'd crowded a group of roosted toms too closely. When they finally flew down, they glided right over our heads to a field way down the hill. So, this morning I set up in that field and sat quietly.
At 6:34 AM, the tom started gobbling on the roost as predicted. I replied with very light yelps -- only after each of his gobbles. Finally, he shut up (must have been on the ground by then.) I waited an hour and no birds came to the field, nor did I hear any.
I decided to walk to the other side of the farm, which meant braving a raging creek and a huge hill. I finally made it to the top of the hill a mile from home, just in time for the wind to pick up and a horrendous downpour to begin. I sought shelter under a leaning oak and texted my wife to drive around and pick me up. Lol! I made my way the few hundred yards to the highway, and she pulled up to the gate within minutes of me arriving there.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 29, 2017 20:12:12 GMT -5
Well, say a prayer for me, guys. Lol! I plan to go out in the morning for the first turkey hunt in 7 years! I picked up a shotgun last Wednesday for deep woods coyote hunting, and thought, "What the heck. I have a lifetime license and now have a shotgun, so there's no reason not to get back into it after all this time." I picked up a super full turkey choke yesterday and a box of #4's.
Tonight, I went out and sat until dark to try to roost a bird, and at 8:11 PM, I had one gobble right where I figured it would. He gobbled a second time a few minutes later, so I slipped out of there and walked back to the house. Hopefully it isn't storming in the morning like it did today.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 29, 2017 16:50:24 GMT -5
The bigger the objective lens, the bigger the exit pupil at a given magnification.
The average human pupil dialates to around 7mm, so a scope's exit pupil that matches that is allowing as much light as is possible to enter the eye. A scope's exit pupil is determined by dividing the objective lens by the magnification. For example, an 8X56 scope yields a perfect 7mm exit pupil (56 divided by 8 is 7). So, if you have a 3-9X50 scope, you can turn the magnification up to 7X before light transmission is affected (as far as the human eye is concerned). This is reduced to 4.5X on a scope with a 32mm objective lens.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 27, 2017 15:59:44 GMT -5
The 50mm objective lens will be better in low light conditions than the 44mm (assuming both are the same quality glass.) I've never needed more than 9X magnification. My deer rifle scope is a Vortex 2.5-10X44.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 24, 2017 10:35:46 GMT -5
90%+ of my deer have been taken at 50 yds. Same here. I've only killed one deer over 100 yards (slug gun), and quite truthfully, I could probably say that was the only deer I've ever shot over 75 yards. But, I still love a good "high-powered" rifle, even for chip shots.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 22, 2017 17:27:31 GMT -5
I'd probably wait and see if the rule change passes and get a 6.8 if it does. Well, it passed yesterday. Yeah, if I wanted to stay with the smaller AR-15 platform (as opposed to the AR-10), I'd choose the 6.8 SPC as well.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 22, 2017 14:37:18 GMT -5
I have some pretty decent deer numbers where I hunt. Some days I'll see around 15 different deer, other days I'll see 0. I can sometimes hunt a week or more and see none. I could bring someone out in firearms season and they'd swear that there were no deer here. I know there are lots of deer here, so the days I see none don't discourage me a bit. I'd prefer NOT to have the opportunity to kill every time I went out, otherwise it becomes killing and not hunting.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 21, 2017 20:05:10 GMT -5
By the way the rifle portion of this bill is likely the least important to DNR as the rest of the bill. I agree.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 21, 2017 19:45:20 GMT -5
UPDATE:
It is no longer a House bill and has become a House Enrolled Act. It's ready for the Governor.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 21, 2017 19:43:17 GMT -5
I'm sure Jack Corpuz knows the ins and outs on this. I'm glad to see them get it straightened out but still don't like the political involvement in the original bill.. Politicians should stay out of game management .. Hatchetjack and Cedarthicket both seem to be absent from this discussion recently.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 21, 2017 19:21:52 GMT -5
The bill's author has withdrawn his dissent and has accepted the Senate's amendment that limits the brass length to 3" or less. 04/21/2017 Motion to concur filed. iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1415#document-f499e8d4The motion to concur means that one chamber accepts an amendment adopted by the opposite chamber. All it needs now is the governors signature? I'm far from a legislative expert (lol). Perhaps there is a formality where the House acknowledges the motion before it goes to the governor. Either way, it should be a done deal, as it passed both chambers, and the only dissenter has withdrawn the dissent.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 21, 2017 15:09:50 GMT -5
The bill's author has withdrawn his dissent and has accepted the Senate's amendment that limits the brass length to 3" or less. 04/21/2017 Motion to concur filed. iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1415#document-f499e8d4The motion to concur means that one chamber accepts an amendment adopted by the opposite chamber.
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