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Post by TolusD on Dec 14, 2016 13:52:50 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I'm new to Indiana hunting but not to hunting in general and especially not to the outdoors. I haven't hunted for almost 20 years but I've fished consistently since I was 4 years old or so. In fact, I have a favorite shore spot on Raccoon Lake that I fish for channel cats and blues that's never failed to produce for the last 15 years.
But now, I'm looking to get back into hunting now that Indiana allows rifles and I thought I would start by coming here and making some friends and doing some research prior to the 2017 season. I'm pretty set on gear but I don't have any place to go that I know of and I definitely don't want to go out to new ground for the first time without someone that knows the lay of the land. I'm looking forward to next year and to meeting some hunting and fishing buddies on here.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Dec 14, 2016 20:03:48 GMT -5
Welcome aboard and hopefully you are able to find some private ground to hunt on with your rifle. Good luck with your ventures.
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Post by nfalls116 on Dec 14, 2016 20:25:52 GMT -5
Good to have ya. If you'll send me gps coordinates for your fishing spot I will be happy to provide you with a list of hunting ground that you will have permission to hunt. Along with the rules as they pertain to the hunting areas. All on a website where you can access it multiple times ;-)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2016 20:26:39 GMT -5
Welcome TolusD, Thanks for joining and there are plenty of members to help you and get you going. What area of the state are you looking at and or how long of drive to the hunting spot?
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Post by TolusD on Dec 15, 2016 10:37:22 GMT -5
Welcome aboard and hopefully you are able to find some private ground to hunt on with your rifle. Good luck with your ventures. Thank you for the warm welcome Dave. I'm fine with using a shotgun, a muzzleloader, or a bow also but I prefer a rifle. |
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Post by TolusD on Dec 15, 2016 10:39:47 GMT -5
Good to have ya. If you'll send me gps coordinates for your fishing spot I will be happy to provide you with a list of hunting ground that you will have permission to hunt. Along with the rules as they pertain to the hunting areas. All on a website where you can access it multiple times ;-) That's definitely a deal man! I haven't saved the coordinates into my new phone yet, but as soon as it's warm enough to go I'll be happy to take you there. |
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Post by TolusD on Dec 15, 2016 10:44:14 GMT -5
Welcome TolusD, Thanks for joining and there are plenty of members to help you and get you going. What area of the state are you looking at and or how long of drive to the hunting spot? I'm open to anywhere really, even out of state. My brother lives in Ohio and never stopped hunting and he goes just about every year. He has a few places there he's always on about and there's good ground in Michigan and Wisconsin that I've heard a lot about but never experienced. I wouldn't hesitate to drive 4-6 hours and camp or stay in a hotel to get some good woods time in. |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 15, 2016 11:00:31 GMT -5
Welcome!
I like the new rifle addition to private land, but haven't taken advantage of it yet. I used a BM.450 this year, and it was legal last year. I'm not sure I'll use any of my other rifles for a while just because this dude drops them and is fun to shoot.
Yeah, private land can be difficult to get on, but it's still available out there.
Do you live by Raccoon Lake?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2016 11:01:56 GMT -5
Welcome TolusD, Thanks for joining and there are plenty of members to help you and get you going. What area of the state are you looking at and or how long of drive to the hunting spot? I'm open to anywhere really, even out of state. My brother lives in Ohio and never stopped hunting and he goes just about every year. He has a few places there he's always on about and there's good ground in Michigan and Wisconsin that I've heard a lot about but never experienced. I wouldn't hesitate to drive 4-6 hours and camp or stay in a hotel to get some good woods time in. I also live on Ohio, in the SW corner and hunt every year since 1983, except one. My wife said I was not happy until I was cured the next year's season. I hunt both Ohio and Indiana. I will ask around for a spot in Switzerland county. In Ohio, I hunt my little 3 acres. |
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Post by TolusD on Dec 15, 2016 11:23:38 GMT -5
Welcome! I like the new rifle addition to private land, but haven't taken advantage of it yet. I used a BM.450 this year, and it was legal last year. I'm not sure I'll use any of my other rifles for a while just because this dude drops them and is fun to shoot. Yeah, private land can be difficult to get on, but it's still available out there. Do you live by Raccoon Lake? I've ordered a Ruger American in .308 and by next season I'll have a good slug gun too. I have a friend with a nice piece of land south of here but I'm not sure if it's any good for deer. Lots of small game though. I live in Indianapolis but I escape to my fishing hole every chance I get when it's warm out. |
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Post by TolusD on Dec 15, 2016 11:27:15 GMT -5
I'm open to anywhere really, even out of state. My brother lives in Ohio and never stopped hunting and he goes just about every year. He has a few places there he's always on about and there's good ground in Michigan and Wisconsin that I've heard a lot about but never experienced. I wouldn't hesitate to drive 4-6 hours and camp or stay in a hotel to get some good woods time in. I also live on Ohio, in the SW corner and hunt every year since 1983, except one. My wife said I was not happy until I was cured the next year's season. I hunt both Ohio and Indiana. I will ask around for a spot in Switzerland county. In Ohio, I hunt my little 3 acres. I won't be fully set up to do any deer hunting until next season so there's no rush on that. I don't even have a hunting license this season at all. My brother went this season and got a buck and a doe and he filmed it and we watched it when I went to visit and it got me thinking that I need to hunt again. |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 15, 2016 11:54:36 GMT -5
Welcome! I like the new rifle addition to private land, but haven't taken advantage of it yet. I used a BM.450 this year, and it was legal last year. I'm not sure I'll use any of my other rifles for a while just because this dude drops them and is fun to shoot. Yeah, private land can be difficult to get on, but it's still available out there. Do you live by Raccoon Lake? I've ordered a Ruger American in .308 and by next season I'll have a good slug gun too. I have a friend with a nice piece of land south of here but I'm not sure if it's any good for deer. Lots of small game though. I live in Indianapolis but I escape to my fishing hole every chance I get when it's warm out. I live just south of Indy in Greenwood. If you ever want to meet for coffee, I'd like that. Hey, have you ever ice fished Raccoon Lake? That .308 should be very nice! I do not have one, but it's next on my list ...I think. I have a 30-06 and 300 Blackout that were legal this year. Have you checked out his place for deer signs yet? Right now with the snow is a good time to see where they're going. I rode around to see mine, and the tracks just confirmed what I was thinking, but it was good to see. This pattern changes as the crops rotate around me. |
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Post by TolusD on Dec 15, 2016 12:36:09 GMT -5
I've ordered a Ruger American in .308 and by next season I'll have a good slug gun too. I have a friend with a nice piece of land south of here but I'm not sure if it's any good for deer. Lots of small game though. I live in Indianapolis but I escape to my fishing hole every chance I get when it's warm out. I live just south of Indy in Greenwood. If you ever want to meet for coffee, I'd like that. Hey, have you ever ice fished Raccoon Lake? That .308 should be very nice! I do not have one, but it's next on my list ...I think. I have a 30-06 and 300 Blackout that were legal this year. Have you checked out his place for deer signs yet? Right now with the snow is a good time to see where they're going. I rode around to see mine, and the tracks just confirmed what I was thinking, but it was good to see. This pattern changes as the crops rotate around me. I've never ice fished before at all much less on Raccoon Lake. Is that something you're into? I'd love to try it out. It'll definitely be cold enough this year to freeze the lake hard enough. As for deer signs, we just went there to shoot. He has a small but well equipped range set up there and we spent an afternoon target shooting a few months back. He mentioned that it was good deer country but I didn't get a chance to walk any of it. It sure does look like it could be nice though. It's somewhere along a small lake southwest of Martinsville. I don't remember the exact coordinates but we had a really good lunch at Sgt. Pepper's Chicken after we shot and it was pretty close. |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Dec 15, 2016 13:22:31 GMT -5
I live just south of Indy in Greenwood. If you ever want to meet for coffee, I'd like that. Hey, have you ever ice fished Raccoon Lake? That .308 should be very nice! I do not have one, but it's next on my list ...I think. I have a 30-06 and 300 Blackout that were legal this year. Have you checked out his place for deer signs yet? Right now with the snow is a good time to see where they're going. I rode around to see mine, and the tracks just confirmed what I was thinking, but it was good to see. This pattern changes as the crops rotate around me. I've never ice fished before at all much less on Raccoon Lake. Is that something you're into? I'd love to try it out. It'll definitely be cold enough this year to freeze the lake hard enough. As for deer signs, we just went there to shoot. He has a small but well equipped range set up there and we spent an afternoon target shooting a few months back. He mentioned that it was good deer country but I didn't get a chance to walk any of it. It sure does look like it could be nice though. It's somewhere along a small lake southwest of Martinsville. I don't remember the exact coordinates but we had a really good lunch at Sgt. Pepper's Chicken after we shot and it was pretty close. I didn't ice fish until I joined this site. A fella here who mostly just stalks the pages invited me and I loved it. For some reason, I can sit on a bucket and fish all day. I enjoy it, but I like most things that require sitting outside. Pan fish are great from icy waters. It should be good hunting there. I'm thinking hunthard4 hunts land around there, I think. I hunt my Engineer's land on the north side of Martinsville. Twenty minute drive and I'm there. I had 5 nice shooters camped out all summer on my plot. Haven't seen a single one of them ...yet. |
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Post by bill9068 on Dec 15, 2016 18:04:11 GMT -5
Welcome aboard, look foward to chatting online.
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Post by mcooper on Dec 16, 2016 10:17:56 GMT -5
Welcome to forum, and glad to have you aboard. I'm sure we will all look forward to reading your posts. I know I sure enjoy reading about others outdoor adventures, even when I'm unable to.
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Post by mcooper on Dec 16, 2016 18:35:51 GMT -5
Has anyone ever heard of a Quakenbush? If you haven't, take the time to look them up. They are some phenomenal rifles, but not what you might think.
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