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Post by M4Madness on Nov 13, 2022 15:42:56 GMT -5
Sitting in a stand at the head of a wooded draw, with the wind coming right up it. My plan was to set up in a hayfield stand and hope I might catch a buck crossing it, but the wind is totally opposite of what my local weather is saying it should be, this ruining that plan. Besides, I saw a doe up ahead on the logging road I would have to take to reach the field, and I didn't want to run her into the next county. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 13, 2022 14:33:30 GMT -5
Walking across a field last night headed to the forest on the other side, I kept feeling a "rattle" while my rifle was slung across my back. It only took me a few seconds to locate the source -- the scope base was loose. I was already far enough that I went ahead to my chosen stand, realizing unless a buck was 20 yards or less, I wasn't going to chance a shot.
A half hour ago, I pulled the scope, applied Loctite to the three base screws, and remounted the scope. I just tested fired it at 100 yards and was 2.5" high and 2.5" right. 10 clicks down and left and I'm ready to go again.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 13, 2022 8:35:16 GMT -5
I'm parked at my chosen spot for today. Gonna wait until about 5:30 to head in. I don't have a fancy "heater body suit" like M4Madness , but I brought a fleece sleeping bag - I'm going to zip up inside it in my treestand! I'm sure you'll be glad you did, lawrencecountyhunter! The forecast calls for miserable cold the next week -- 15 degrees next Saturday morning! And here I thought this would be the best gun season ever with it opening the earliest it could. Lol! I didn't even bother going out this morning. I woke up with a slight sore throat, and the snow cover would require me to walk almost 500 yards extra to avoid getting my Jeep stuck in the lower field. Good luck at Crane! I used to hunt there multiple times a season back when it was open to the general public. Too bad it is now restricted to employees and their spouses and not relatives beyond their children -- three of my four siblings work there.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 19:01:09 GMT -5
Had a spike walk down the logging road above me at 5:30, hit dead downwind of me, take off running for 10 yards, then turn and walk in front of me like nothing happened. Lol! Around ten minutes later, two does came running down the logging road from the same direction he had, then turned into the woods behind me and trotted down the hill. I suspected a buck was harassing them, and sure enough, a few minutes later a small buck showed up smelling around. He couldn't make out the track and turned the opposite way the does had.
Congratulations to all the successful hunters today! Great deer!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 15:44:01 GMT -5
I'm in a stand that I've killed bucks from over the years. Only cut one set of deer tracks on the walk in. No other deer sign. The worse news is that I noticed a rattle in my Handi-rifle and discovered that there is some play in the scope base. That means unless a buck is right on top of me tonight, I'm going to have to pass. A 1/32" wobble is a lot at 100 yards!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 10:30:34 GMT -5
Almost 4 hours in this stand. Snow has turned to sleet. I'm comfortable, except for the snow build-up on the back of my neck. I have a couple of inches of the white stuff layering my entire body. I'm thankful that I chose this tiny Handi-rifle today. It's about the size of one of those little Cricket 22's, and is tucked completely inside of my suit, scope, suppressor, and all. I have my head down inside it to type, and my phone is on my lap. Plenty of room to work in it. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 8:15:54 GMT -5
Someone lied about 1" or less accumulation. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 7:58:40 GMT -5
Just had three big does stroll past at around 75 yards.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 7:10:10 GMT -5
In a ladder stand on a ridgetop. Tucked inside my Heater Body Suit. My tiny Handi-rifle is in here with me. Lol! I'm already snow covered. It's pretty windy, too.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 12, 2022 6:11:46 GMT -5
Sitting in my Jeep at the farm, dreading getting out. Lol! I've never had any luck in snow. My personal experience has been that it freaks them out the first day or so and they don't move much. I guess we'll see. Still clear and dry here in the dark.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2022 19:34:23 GMT -5
Hornaday SST’s shoot like a rifle shell. Extremely accurate at 100 yards with loads of knockdown power. Deer don’t runoff when hit with SST. My 14 year old is using his Remington.243 rifle. I really liked the SST out of my Savage 220 shotgun. But, they just didn't perform as well or as consistent out of my Browning X-Bolt. Years ago, I spent big money to test various brands of sabot slugs in the Remington 870 with fully-rifled cantilever barrel that I had at the time. The Hornady SST's were the worst of the lot by far out of my shotgun --something like a 10" group at 100 yards. Remington Buckhammers were the best at right at a 1" group. It seems like I posted a thread here the day of the test, but that was a long time ago (before even PCR's were legal.) As for tomorrow, I'm undecided. It'll either be a Ruger American Predator in .260 Rem or an AAC Handi-rifle in .300 Blackout. Either one I choose will be wearing a suppressor.
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 11, 2022 19:22:24 GMT -5
Well, I'll tell you guys what happens when you wait until the night before firearms season to get everything ready. Lol! My almost-new fleece jacket and pants in Predator Fall Grey are missing, as well as my XGO under garments that I got in that one Black Friday sale. My wife and I have torn the house apart, and they just aren't here. Two explanations are likely -- I either undressed after the final hunt last year and left them on the ground beside my Jeep and drove off, or I put them in a trash bag which was tossed with real trash. Thankfully I have other clothing that will work tomorrow.
Hopefully I'll snap out of this 5-year "break" (slump) from deer hunting and get excited enough to break out a bow again next October. Good luck to everyone!
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Post by M4Madness on Nov 1, 2022 17:49:14 GMT -5
Every time I see the fawns on my trail cam, within 20 minutes, there’sa picture of a coyote. Soon as my new suppressor gets approved by the ATF, that little SOB is DONE I'd shoot a coyote opening morning of firearms deer season, even if I didn't have a suppressor.
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 31, 2022 8:25:53 GMT -5
With the lack of hunting there do to Covid-19 last few years I would say there will be a up swing this year.👍 I would personally hunt the creek that runs through 58. This deer came from 58 I hunted with Chris in Area #75 one year. I didn't kill squat and he killed two nice bucks that day. Lol!
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 29, 2022 20:01:17 GMT -5
Hey guys. Was driving in Springville yesterday and hit a doe. She bounced pretty good and ran towards some guys house. You think she'll make it? What road? I happened to be looking out the window yesterday evening and saw a truck brake quickly and a small doe run to the left into my neighbor's front yard. I figured it was a close call. I've been reading page after page of this thread trying to catch up. Congratulations to everyone on some great deer! I haven't been hunting, but did take a long walk this afternoon to check my various ladder stands before firearms season.
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Post by M4Madness on Oct 17, 2022 10:49:25 GMT -5
I got so burned out on it that I haven't bowhunted in 5 years. I haven't shot a buck since 2017. I still go out a few times in firearms season. Last year was the first year since I began hunting almost 30 years ago that I didn't shoot a deer -- I had opportunities, I just didn't pull the trigger. I haven't put out a camera this year, I haven't even checked to see if my ladder stands are okay. I've been waiting for the Ford dealership to squeeze my new Bronco into their service department for a speedometer calibration (bigger tires), and they asked today if Saturday November 12 at 9:30 AM would work. I almost said yes. LOL!
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Post by M4Madness on Jul 31, 2022 11:52:32 GMT -5
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 10, 2022 18:31:55 GMT -5
Prayers for you and your wife M4Madness.. Thank you, Woody (and freedomhunter). I spent over 4 hours sitting in the ER parking lot, as I couldn't go inside with her. We just got home a half hour ago. She's feeling much better. They gave her two large bags of saline for dehydration and a bag of Zofran for nausea.
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Post by M4Madness on Feb 10, 2022 13:26:41 GMT -5
My wife and I are both unvaccinated. I tested positive on a PCR test last week, and my wife tested positive at the clinic this week. Both of us had taken home tests prior to the professional tests -- mine was a faint positive and hers was a negative.
As I type this, I'm sitting in the parking lot of the local ER. I just dropped my wife off, as she has been unable to keep food or liquids down for two days, so I left work to bring her in. My case was pretty easygoing. I had the most horrible 2-day headache of my life, accompanied by upper leg aches and bad fatigue. Then the weird smell/taste stuff began. I never had a fever or any respiratory issues. My wife started out the same way, only her Days 4 and 5 of symptoms involved vomiting. She never had a fever or respiratory problems either.
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Post by M4Madness on Jan 1, 2022 16:51:50 GMT -5
Yep, no more theory testing needed. It is the wife I've met your wife on more than one occasion. It's you. LOL!
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