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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2023 7:55:35 GMT -5
Wife just texted and said a 4-pointer was chasing a doe around our yard. She said the doe jumped the woven wire farm fence into the neighbor's pasture, but the buck wasn't a proficient high jumper and bounced off it. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2023 7:39:49 GMT -5
Saw a nice buck walking the treeline across the field edge from me at 8:15 AM. He then veered into the woods over there heading for the neighboring cattle pasture which, by the way, is filled with mooing cows right now. 15 minutes later he started angling through the woods in front of me. I glassed him with my laser rangefinder and he looked like a very nice 8, but nothing I'm interested in. Just over 50 yards when he smelled his way past.
EDIT: Farm truck just drove back in the pasture. Must be why the cows are so vocal. Cattle stampede now!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2023 6:44:30 GMT -5
First sit of the year. I'm in the worst tree known to man -- crooked, too close to where I anticipate the shot, facing the wrong way, etc. I'm sweating. My advice to everyone -- plan ahead, don't try to find a tree for your climber in the dark on the morning you plan to hunt. And did I mention that this crossbow weighs a ton? I don't know how you guys pack them around!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 4, 2023 4:50:59 GMT -5
That's a Hankins primer module. Case head size of 45/70 for the break open SML. Yep, that's exactly what it is. And the primer was live, or at least was until it soaked in the washing machine. The three speedloaders were empty when found, so who knows where the powder ended up? What's funny is that I was looking for my good hunting flashlight the other day, and I could have sworn I checked all my camo pockets. Apparently I didn't. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 20:00:50 GMT -5
Be sure to check your pockets. Lol! I washed both my warm and cold weather camo, and loaded them in the dryer. About a half hour later I went into the dining room and heard the loudest banging from the laundry room! Above is what I found rattling around in the dryer. They were very hot to the touch! All the exposed lead tips on the .260 rounds were flattened to the copper.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 18:13:34 GMT -5
I'm just sitting here at home about a quarter mile away. Lol! I was heading out the door to hang a climbing stand near the camera location for tomorrow morning when the pics came in. I decided I'd better not risk it. Lol! If you’re just going to pass him up…just march right in there and hang it. No need to worry about those little ones!! 😜 What if I can't hold out if he walks past and end my season this early? Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 17:15:25 GMT -5
I just walked a few hundred yards uphill and hid my climber in a treetop. At least I won't have to pack it up this hill in the morning. I also found a nice, fresh rub.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 16:44:03 GMT -5
I'm just sitting here at home about a quarter mile away. Lol! I was heading out the door to hang a climbing stand near the camera location for tomorrow morning when the pics came in. I decided I'd better not risk it. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 16:21:03 GMT -5
That buck is following a doe in front of the camera at this very minute.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 16:05:55 GMT -5
My first daylight buck pic this season. One hour ago. STUD buck….good luck with him!! I don’t know how something like that wouldn’t make you use vacation time!!! 😆 Actually, against my better judgement (and my bosses' wishes), I took vacation next week -- I'm off November 4-12. Lol! As for the buck, I was just telling my wife that I'll more than likely let him walk if I see him in person -- unless uncontrollable desperation seizes me. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 3, 2023 12:38:57 GMT -5
My first daylight buck pic this season. One hour ago.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 2, 2023 15:23:33 GMT -5
In the ER with a blood clot in my leg. I'm supposed to limit my physical activity. The doctor said no jumping or jogging. He didn't say no climbing trees or walking through the woods. I'll assume I can still hunt this weekend. Be very careful. You certainly don't need a pulmonary embolism.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 2, 2023 5:29:38 GMT -5
Well, they're getting a little bigger. Seriously, where are the G4's? Lol! I'm getting decent buck movement the last couple of days, but 100% at night. Not a single doe on camera. Granted, I only have one camera out.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 1, 2023 5:07:26 GMT -5
My cellular trail camera is finally seeing some action. It was dead until the last 24 hours, during which time three or four smaller bucks have appeared -- ALL under the cover of darkness.
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 31, 2023 17:38:42 GMT -5
When I have done it I used a tree I could get a climbing stand on so I could go up behind it and attach it to the tree so I didn't have to climb the ladder without it being attached. I have used a climbing stand every single time I've put up a ladder stand. I will admit that the method restricts me to straight trees only. I still need another person to help me "walk" the ladder stand up and hold it steady until I can get my climber up to the platform and secure it.
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 30, 2023 4:13:53 GMT -5
Congratulations on a fine buck!
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 29, 2023 17:07:38 GMT -5
I do! I used to be super dedicated to the owner of my company, but he sold the company and retired back on January 1 of this year, and I just don't have respect for the new owner. I feel pretty unappreciated. I do most of the foreman's work and he gets the credit for it. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 29, 2023 15:36:07 GMT -5
Moved my cellular camera in the light rain this afternoon. I'm scheduled for vacation November 4-12, but thought about canceling. Now, less than a week from it, I'm thinking of finally taking my first deer season vacation ever. I've never taken off work to deer hunt before.
I've always felt guilty about taking time off work because I know that it will result in two guys being relocated to cover for me, and production will suffer as a result -- we're extremely busy right now. But, no one else in the mill feels any guilt taking time off, so why should feel bad? I went 25 years with perfect attendance, and only missed two days after that due to a Covid quarantine that I was well enough to have worked if allowed.
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 28, 2023 20:54:45 GMT -5
My wife and I take a baby aspirin a day that helps keep our blood thin. It doesnt take much of a cut on my wife to see a lot of blood. She has said in the past that if she was in an auto accident she might just bleed to death. I dont know about that but that tourniquet in the vehicle sounds like a good thing to have for anyone. Maybe one in the home too. www.amazon.com/CAT-Combat-Application-Tourniquet-Time-Stamp/dp/B01ITAKG6A
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 28, 2023 20:21:25 GMT -5
Sad situation. Condolences and prayers to his family. I learned firsthand a few weeks ago how fast and deadly a leg wound can be. A guy at work had a piece of stone fall over on my saw bed and a corner of it cut his lower leg, severing the anterior tibial artery. The guy was losing blood at an exponential rate and we had two makeshift tourniquets and one military-grade tourniquet on his leg, In addition to a guy putting extreme pressure directly on the wound. All of this slowed the blood flow running from his jeans leg down to a pencil lead sized stream. I was comforting him and telling him he'd be okay, while at the same time I was fighting to get my makeshift tourniquet even tighter. Luckily for him, a coworker of ours had the foresight to keep a tourniquet in each of his vehicles.
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