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Why has Maine’s deer record not been beaten in 100+ years?
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🤯 Wow! Cool post, here’s a few excerpts:
> …no one has been able to top the massive buck that Hill Gould shot back in 1910.
> According to North American Whitetail, Gould was just 15 years old at the time…. He went out with his brother and friends near the town of Grand Lake Stream in the northern part of the state.
> Gould’s family still knows the exact location of the harvest, which today sits on public land that’s part of the Downeast Lakes Land Trust. Gould found a comfortable spot overlooking a trail and settled to wait for deer.
When he shot it:
> …Gould then carved out the buck’s heart and liver and took it back to the hunting cabin, which wasn’t far away. Legend has it that Gould walked in and unceremoniously dropped the organs on the table in front of his stunned friends without saying a word. Upon seeing the massive size of the organs, his hunting buddies initially convinced Hill had killed a moose!
Lol that’s some stones for a 15 year old!
> Giant non-typicals were not common in this part of ME, and many locals initially thought the buck had 52 points. The buck has 31 points over an inch in length using modern scoring practices. However…the palmated, moose-like mass, which accounts for nearly 70″ by itself!
> The 3 most significant circumference measurements are all over 10″ with the largest being a mind-blowing 13″! The buck’s 6×6 specific frame measures over 200″, a feat for anywhere in the country. The extra drop tines and sticker points account for another 60+” of antler.
> The antlers score a whopping 259″ B&C, making the Gould buck the state record and one of the largest deer ever taken in the northeastern US period.
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Look at this muzzleloader! 👀
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> Uintah Precision Modern Sporting Muzzleloader is a .45 cal gun that utilizes 209 shotgun primers for the ignition of the powder charge. The fired primers are extracted by the bolt which has dual extractors to ensure that spent primers don’t get stuck.
> The 24″ 416 stainless steel barrel is made by Preferred Barrels, has a 1:20″ twist rate, Cerakote finish and features a muzzle brake. The ramrod is made of aluminum with a brass jag.
> …also features a 15″ M-LOK handguard, Velocity Triggers Classic 3-lb single-stage trigger and comes with a Magpul K2+ pistol grip and PRS Lite buttstock.
> The upper receiver is identical to the uppers of Uintah Precision UPR-15 bolt action rifles and is compatible with mil-spec AR-15 lower receivers. The company also sells the upper receiver assembly separately.
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> The MSRP…is $1,776 [love that number! 🇺🇸]. The upper receiver assembly can be purchased for $1,098.
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“Given the high stakes nature of the CWD issue, researchers are beginning to study public knowledge and perception of CWD, including the actions hunters may take that could endanger conservation.”
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– “Actions hunters may take that could endanger conservation”???? That statement is a) ridiculous, b) borderline insane and c) anyone who would even have that thought is 100% out of touch with reality. Dang!
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“Dr. Kroll told me CWD is similar to prostate cancer in men. Men will die with the disease, but something else is usually the cause of their death.”
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– That’s Laurie Seale talking, owner of Maple Hill Farm where the state of WI just destroyed 301 of her farm deer over CWD concerns. Interesting take on CWD. More:
> “He said CWD was similar, deer may have it, but something else kills them.
> “I know my animals. They don’t have CWD, something else is going on. My deer aren’t dying from a brain disease, they’re dying from a fast-acting pneumonia.”
> “It’s disgusting what the government is doing. I could understand it if my deer were sick, but they’re not showing any signs of CWD.”
Are state DNRs “following the herd” and panicking over CWD? Not saying they are, just might be a question worth asking…before things get out of hand….
Also: Does that mean some deer DON’T die of CWD – like with some prostate cancer?
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“Every time Willow Bennett receives a cooler with a frozen deer head inside, she gets a little bit excited.”
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> But the truly fascinating part comes later, when she skins the head, opens the skull and examines the brain.
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> …3-day archery only on private lands only antlered deer hunt is set for Aug. 26-28. The only exception is in Unit CWD where guns and muzzleloaders are allowed and select public lands are open for hunting.
It had a misdemeanor charge associated with it??
> Has co-signed bill to eliminate misdemeanor penalty for non-compliance.
…so the DNR is issuing temporary ones.
State says hunters are concerned about low deer numbers there.
He was from a hunting family and are all about hunting, just say they just don’t want to see anymore accidents around the lake there. Lord please bless those folks! 🙏✝️
> …found the insecticide in 61% of 799 deer spleens tested in 2019. But the chemical was found in 94% of 496 samples collected in 2021.
But it wasn’t apples to apples:
> The 2019 samples were collected from hunter-killed deer across the state. Last year the DNR narrowed the focus to 12 deer permit areas located in southwestern agricultural lands, the area of transition from farming to forest in central MN and in northern forested areas.
It takes longer than that to read that post tho….
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Not deer but unusual to do moose only, in case you ever draw for one.
16. 2A stuff.
> “We did not become ATF agents so we could collect data, ensure firearms are in compliance, seize trigger groups, argue about what a firearm is or is not, seize firearms for reasons other than prosecuting criminals, or spend countless hours inputting data to justify someone else’s existence in HQ. We became ATF agents so we could work the streets and smack evil in the mouth.”
Sounds like the guy doesn’t understand that humans are more important than wildlife:
> “[A firearm] poses obviously a threat to wildlife here and other park users.”
17. Keep an eye on…
Couple things:
- EVERYTHING that happens in nature is being twisted to stop hunting and gun use.
- Notice the term “animal defenders” – not animal rightists – which by implication makes us the “animal attackers.” They are using words this way on purpose!
Scotland: A licensed cull of deer is to begin next week as part of the management of Scotland’s deer population in order to protect woodland and crops.
“To protect woodland and crops” positions deer as a dangerous threat to people’s livelihoods and nature, which of course is crazy…but intentional!
[Can’t link it, it’s at farminguk com.]
Headline of the Week
Be careful with that Round Up, a lot of stuff coming out about it recently….
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Deer Disease News
Disease Management Area 2 in south-central PA.
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5. NC farm deer tests poz for CWD.
Can’t link it, it’s at: richmondobserver com
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Guns.com picks, we like the Winchester SXP (but have not shot it!):
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> These rugged polycarbonate half-moon nocks feature multicolored strobing lights that are far more effective than static lights in helping you see your shot and find your arrow in low light conditions.
Being used on Blocker Outdoors gear:
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> If you’re scouting over a large destination food source or your trip is going to require a little more magnification than a pair of binos, Stroff shares a great hack on how he glasses with a spotting scope. He has a red dot mounted to his spotting scope to easily locate what he wants to see through his spotting scope.
> “I can look at the red dot, move it to get it on position of what I want to look at, and when I look through the scope, I’m right on it.”
> This tip will make using your spotting scope a lot easier to search for specific bucks.
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“My biggest complaint with a large segment of sport hunters is that too few of them want to learn how to properly stalk close to deer. They also rarely have the patience necessary to sit on a deer stand for even a half day’s hunt.”
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