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206-inch IA buck taken on public land! GREAT scouting intel too.
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> Over the past decade, Callas has traveled to big-buck states like OH, KY and NE, and a few years ago he set his sights on IA…. Last summer, after 3 years of applying for preference points, Callas drew a Hawkeye State archery deer permit, setting the wheels in motion for what he hoped would be a successful public-land hunt for his largest buck ever, a B&C….
> “onX really helped me nail down what was available, and how much land. And I follow a lot of people – a lot of YouTubers a lot of do-it-yourselfers as well.
> “Coming from MI…I definitely focused on areas of standing corn. Big bucks in MI go to that standing corn when they get pressured. So I looked for it…little pinches and draws these deer would get forced into.
> “The very first camera I hung in the very first area I liked, I’d seen a really tall rub and…(the tree) was snapped off at about chest high. I thought, Man, that’s got to be a brute. And I really didn’t think that this deer would be in that location (because it was so accessible).
> “When I got a good, clear photo of this deer, I just knew what it was (as far as caliber). I was nervous to think that I was going to get to hunt it.”
> During his mid-Oct scouting trip, he had also noticed a large, well-posted tract of private property across from the WMA, with several indicators that the landowner was a serious archery enthusiast. “That was one of the factors that helped me pick this property…the guy looked like he was a very dedicated bowhunter. Just by looking at his property, the way it was set up, I could tell he probably wasn’t shooting small deer.”
> As the last days of Oct ticked away, Callas had noticed a change in the big buck’s patterns…beginning to show itself more in daylight. Although he was to leave for his hunt…the following week, Callas decided to bump up his departure date to Nov 1. “I said, ‘I’ve got to get out there as soon as I can. I have to get after this deer before somebody kills it.'”
> About 10-15 minutes after settling into his stand, he did a rattling sequence and cleared a dead branch out of the way to open up a shooting lane toward the creek. Just 13 minutes later, he spotted the deer coming out of an oxbow.
> …the big buck was making a beeline right toward his stand. …came to within a dozen yards and Callas put his Bowtech Reign to work, sending a Muzzy Broadhead-tipped arrow on its way.
> Following the mandatory, 60-day drying period, Callas’ buck was officially scored at 212 6/8 gross and 206 net. The deer had 21 scoreable points, with an inside spread of 20 1/8.
> “It’s hard to put words to it (even) now – it’s still hard to believe. It’s just unbelievable how it came together.”
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13-point 242-lb buck bagged in AL!
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> The moment came at dusk on Jan 4, almost a year after she first spotted him the same day she shot a 9-point deer on the same property.
> Hunter kept returning throughout 2021 to 1,000 acres of family-owned land in Macon County near the Tallapoosa River…. “I saw him very briefly.”
> The moment she finally caught up with him came on a spur-of-the-moment hunting trip, not expecting much to happen. Then he came into view as she sat in her deer stand, as he chased two does.
> “It hadn’t been a good season for me. I didn’t have high hopes. I was just itching to get back in the woods. But it all worked out.”
No word on what it scored but:
> Hunter said she began hunting with her grandfather before her 10th birthday and was solo-hunting by the time she was 14 or 15.
> She grew up eating venison and collard greens, she said, and began seriously studying deer and putting time in outdoors about a year after she graduated high school. “I just love being outdoors.”
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MS woman got her 150-class deer after 2 years.
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> “We just thought he’d ventured off and somebody else killed him. We were surprised when he showed back up.”
> …Bradford spent a lot of time in a stand trying to get a shot at the big 10-point. “I was hunting every chance I got – in the afternoons, on the weekends – just about any time I could get away from everything. I would say I was in the stand every other day.”
> …pictures of the buck on game cameras seemed to indicate that no matter how many hours Bradley spent in a stand, she wasn’t going to encounter him. “It was mostly at night or early morning – 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. He never seemed to come out in the day.
> “I just thought he’s too smart, and he’s never coming out in the day. I hadn’t given up totally, but it was discouraging not to see him during the day.”
> …stand overlooked a small food plot. The does were feeding in a narrow lane through the woods that had also been planted. As she watched the does through her scope, the unthinkable happened.
> “…he came out not 5 minutes after that. Honestly, I was like, ‘Holy crap. That’s him.’ I was astonished. He was walking right to the does. He was broadside. It was picture-perfect.”
> The buck gross-scored 150 1/2 with 22″ main beams and an 18″ inside spread. His bases measured 4″, with G3s measuring 7 3/8″ and 9 3/8″.
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MI man jailed and banned from hunting forever after shooting 9 bucks last year. 🤯
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> A Van Buren County man is heading to jail, will be fined and be given a lifetime ban on hunting privileges after he poached trophy bucks. Justin Ernst, 33, of Decatur, pleaded guilty this week after he illegally took 9 trophy bucks in 2021, the MI DNR said.
> “We’re satisfied that this criminal will be imprisoned for robbing ethical hunters, damaging crops and endangering others by recklessly driving through fields and shooting deer at night,” said David Shaw, assistant chief….
> As part of his plea deal, Ernst was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution. He’ll forfeit all seized items and must serve between 18 months and 5 years in prison.
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A few changes:
> Deer bag limits were proposed to be increased in 18 counties.
> 3 counties are proposed to increase to 2 deer (from 1 deer): Clinton, Fayette and Pickaway.
> 15 counties are proposed to increase to 3 deer (from 4 deer): Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Clark, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Morrow, Muskingum, Perry, Preble, Putnam, Shelby, Van Wert and Washington.
> Proposed deer seasons in the [CWD] disease surveillance area include a longer archery season that opens Sept 1, and an early gun season during 3 days in early Oct.
> …destroying a highly successful 60-year Thanksgiving weekend structure. Moving the opening day from Monday to the Saturday after Thanksgiving revealed a gross lack of knowledge and enormous disregard of the economic benefits linked to hunters.
> No regulatory impact study was done to assess the impact from this radical change, and 10s of millions of dollars of sales and tax revenue to the state evaporated.
> The Monday opener structure not only provided families time to put thanksgiving to bed, it provided the entire weekend for hunters to travel, do last minute hunting preparations, partake in decades old traditions, and yes spend money that weekend before the Monday opener.
> …3 years in, hunting license sales validate this as a mistake, as the main categories of resident adult and resident youth are below where they were in 2018.
> The PGC has nothing and generated a tiny survey, represented it as broad hunter opinion, and blasted it across the state in every media venue, because the REAL indicators flopped.
Because fawns are dropped later and being weaned later.
> The camera was connected to a small hand-held screen, which allows a sighted hunter/helper to direct the crosshairs onto the target and instruct a visually-impaired shooter on when it’s safe and ethical to fire.
> …evidence shows at least 48 unlawfully taken game animals were taken. The dozen charges compiled against the defendants include: failing to wear hunter orange, shooting from the roadway, loan and transfer of hunting licenses, taking an over-limit of game animals, waste of game, possession of unlawfully killed deer and antelope, hunting during a closed season, hunting without a valid license, hunting without a valid permit, failure to tag, felony possession of wildlife and conspiracy to commit an offense.
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Why “federal wildlife specialists” and not local hunters or state employees? 🤔
> If Canadian politicians keep this crap up, the deer hunters in WI will be forced to invade to restore liberty. Don’t test us!
Nice!! Put that superintendent and school board prez in charge of schools for the whole country!
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Of course paid for by taxpayers. Don’t know about other states, but Jay says in NJ those crossings were built over one highway and got so choked with growth he’s never seen a deer on one.
Check it christianoutdoors org (can’t link it).
Says half the eagles studied have “chronic lead poisoning.” Weird because don’t know about your area but around here in the Northeast we have more eagles and other raptors than ever.
Sounds like a lotta shooting!
> …wild goats were getting in the way of the eradication program.
Even the Biden administration isn’t in favor of it. Animal rights groups had sued:
> Attorneys for the Biden administration defended the Trump rule that removed protections, arguing wolves were resilient enough to bounce back even if their numbers dropped sharply due to intensive hunting.
All the outdoor groups are supporting her at least partly because that is politically good manners. Happens every time, all normal. Just bear in mind that Martha was appointed by ex-MT Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democrat who was anti-2A and even anti-hunting.
18. 2A stuff.
> …will address the actions of anti-gun companies who discriminate against lawful businesses that engage with the firearm industry. This measure will prohibit those companies from being able to engage in certain government contracts in the State of KS.
It’s called the “forever contaminant” and is in water and fish too:
> Chemical manufacturer 3M is allegedly hiding files that could shed light on the role former CEO and chairman Lewis Lehr played as the company struggled internally to figure out how to deal with growing evidence its toxic chemical compound PFOS was widespread in the blood of the general US population.
Headlines of the Week
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Witty but terrible. Unfortunately Canada does not have a RIGHT to bear arms.
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Deer Disease News
Because of CWD. One Q: What if they do that then there’s a harsh weather event – what will that do to the herds?
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> Where ASIO really stands out is in its focus on the little things that enhance the bowhunting experience…. For example, its jackets and hoodies feature a rangefinder pocket on the chest, providing easy access to an essential piece of gear at a moment’s notice, and an opening near the neck for your safety harness strap. The hoodies…come with a built-in face mask….
> …ASIO designs its pants to be both highly function and comfortable. This includes zipped vents on the sides that can be opened to allow for airflow and moisture-wicking channels to help keep you dry. Plus, 6 zippered pockets accommodate accessories and essentials.
> I’m hunting with ASIO’s Mid-Season Collection this fall…. After wearing them for an afternoon, the first thing that stood out was how comfortable the clothing is, with the stretch fabric providing tremendous flexibility whether climbing into a stand or kneeling to check a trailcam. At no point did I feel constrained by the clothes….
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Real pretty for sure:
> Only 10 sets of this special limited-edition collection were made and only 1 set is available for sale here in the U.S. The set includes 4 rifles – a Sauer 100, Sauer 101, and Sauer 404 all chambered in .270 caliber and a Sauer 303 in .308 caliber.
Can only imagine what a set’ll go for!
Used to be a custom length only:
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> “Late season hunt West Virginia…the best piece of cold weather gear I’ve ever owned in my 50 years of hunting…wish I had bought one 10 yrs ago.
> At 63 years old, I used to freeze out at temps below 30 degrees! NOT ANYMORE. I can sit all day in my treestands rain or shine….”
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5. Moultrie has 4 new smart tags – uses AI to identify critters.
New ones are bear, hog, bobcat and coyote. Already have ’em for deer, buck, doe, turkey, person and vehicle. Can’t link it, at moultriemobile com.
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How much do you know about the .280 Ackley Improved?
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If not much, here’s some good info from American Hunter ( here and here):
> P.O. Ackley liked to fiddle with standard cartridge designs to improve performance…. By changing the body taper and shoulder angle of the .280 Remington…Ackley created a cartridge that performed like the 7mm Rem Mag with far less recoil and muzzle blast.
> While the .280 Remington is certainly a solid design, I find the higher velocities of the .280 AI to make it worthwhile. True, you can make the case for the balanced performance of the .280 Remington, as it can be viewed as “enough gun.” But the additional case capacity of the .280 Ackley Improved results in a 75 to 175 fps velocity advantage over the .280 Remington, and will nearly equal (and sometimes beat) the velocity of the 7mm Rem Mag.
> There are those who feel…that the selection of 7mm projectiles are just perfect for North American hunting, and I personally feel the .280 Ackley Improved is just about the perfect means of launching those bullets. I consider the .280 AI to be a beltless magnum, with velocity equal to the 7mm Rem Mag, with a definite reduction in recoil.
> I’m one of the many hunters that have become .280 AI devotees over the last several years, and now that Nosler and Hornady offer ammo and Kimber, Christensen Arms, Savage and other manufacturers offer factory rifles, it appears the .280 AI is here to stay, which is good news for hunters.
> …while it’s darn near the perfect open country deer cartridge the .280 AI is also a very good option for hunting larger game like elk and black bear.
> …the Ackley design allows shooters to use .280 Remington ammo in a pinch, and doing so fireforms the brass to the .280 AI chamber.
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