Hope your trailcams are showin’ some good stuff! Let’s gooo!
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218 inches of antler and 100 feet of wire?? π
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> Using trail cameras he patterned the giant buck…placed a double-wide tree stand in a slough the buck used in its travels, though the deer was mostly nocturnal. “I was relentless hunting that stand, dawn and dusk every day for 10 days straight. My cameras showed he was coming through the area near the stand, but at night.”
Wow 10 days straight! Been saving up that vacation time! π #committed
> …on Sept 11 Beadle took a break from hunting the buck. He went to church the following morning, again not hunting the stand. That’s when he learned from his remote trail camera that the buck had come by his stand late on Sept 11 β just 5 minutes before the end of shooting light.
> “I did a little work on Sunday and tried to watch a bit of football, but decided that I just had to go and hunt the stand again that afternoon.” …carefully went through his scent-control routine…was in his stand by 4:30 and the buck showed up just before dark.
> “I used the tree trunk as cover to draw my 60-lb Hoyt bow. But I had a hard time anchoring. I mentally couldn’t do it. It really was buck fever. I was so excited. But I gathered my senses…and said to myself ‘Just focus on the spot to aim.’
> “I knew I smoked him, just a perfect hit behind the shoulder. Sometimes there’s a little uneasiness or worry about where an arrow hits…but not this time.”
The rack is a 12×14 with double drops and and trash flyin’ everywhere β some of it tough to see in that pic because of all that wire!
> Beadle and his good friend Jim MacDougal green-scored the buck. They gross-scored it at 218 7/8″ and a net score of 209 7/8. The deer can’t be officially scored until the 60-day drying period passes….
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Look at this KY 200+ deer!
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> Shannon Stayton finally got his dream buck, after chasing him for several years. The wait was worth it, as the buck’s rack blew up this season with 23 scorable points. It’s expected to measure over 200″.
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Ginormous cactus buck goes down in GA!
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This one’s ultra-gnarly! Benny Overholt had kept track of this buck for several years on his farm, and said it was normal every year but this one β weird! GA Outdoor News:
> “Last season, he came in at 10 yards [not in velvet], but I said ‘if there’s ever a deer to be special, it would be him. So the following year I was watching for him, but he never shed. March rolled around and he just started adding more junk.
> “Having seen this buck of a lifetime opening day evening and not getting a shot caused a very long and stressful weekend. My next hunt on Monday evening I stayed on the edge of his bedding area. With 30 minutes of shooting light, I caught movement at 65 yards. With one glance through binoculars, I knew it was him. I then focused on remaining calm and getting a shot.
> “Instantly I regretted my [33-yard] shot. In my mind I hit back 3 1/2 inches which would be all gut. I watched him run 100 yards and on to a lane. I knew with this shot I needed to let him lay a number of hours. So we gave him 6 hours and took a dog to track. Long story short, the deer ran 20 yards from where I had last saw him.”
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Check out this beautiful KS typ called “Big Sauce.”
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> The 1st Thursday of the KS whitetail season has always been lucky for me. For the 3rd time in 5 years I wrapped a tag around my target buck on that day.
> It’s always bittersweet writing the final chapter on a buck’s story that is often multiple years in the making. The story of “Big Sauce” started in August of 2020 when a last-minute card pull before youth season produced the first pictures of the giant typical. Several hunts in 2020 were nearly the end of his story, but each time he managed to get the best of us.
> In 2021, I again didn’t get a single photo of “Big Sauce” until late August. He instantly became my top priority. By the time the season opened I had him pinned to one large milo field. A couple observation hunts trimmed it down to a small portion of that field. With strong winds in the direction we needed, we got aggressive.
> Before we could even get set up for the evening, “Big Sauce” was on his feet. One unsuccessful stalk led to a 2nd. At 30 yards in a KS milo field, the “Big Sauce” saga came to an end.
Great deer Cole and thanks for sharing the story!
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This year is setting up as an “early trickle” rut = 2 ruts…sorta π€
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> In a fall like 2021 when you have a full moon in mid-Oct and another one in mid-Nov, the pump is primed for a classic “trickle rut.”
> “Some does will cue off the Oct full moon (and come into estrous) while others will cue off the Nov full moon. So late Oct you get a pop in the rut, and then Thanksgiving week you get another pop in the rut, and inbetween ebbs and flows (of rutting activity).”
> I know many of you typically take off work for a week in Nov, but if you want to change it up, Oct 20 through the waning gibbous moon on the 27th wouldn’t be a bad week to try this season.
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> Last week, when Field & Stream published a story about a huge 280-plus-inch whitetail buck that Derek Settle said he shot in Henderson County, KY on Sept 11, 2021, we expected the comments crying out that the buck was a “high fence” deer….
> What we did not expect when we published the story, however, were claims from the owners of a high-fence hunting preserve alerting us that Settle’s buck was, in fact, taken on their property β in another state.
> …addresses concerns expressed by some local leaders about a holiday hunt interfering with snowmobiling opportunities in their communities.
Excerpt:
> Why reward symmetry? “Those traits are indicators of an individual animal’s health that can be a reflection on the health of the entire population,” said Justin Spring, B&C director of Big Game Records.
> When it comes to non-typical antlers, the general scoring principles are the same, except that abnormal points are added to the non-typical score. For instance, a mule deer might have identical drop tines, which are considered abnormal points. For the typical category, these would be deducted from the net score. For the non-typical category, these tines would be added to the net score. Then it’s up to the hunter to decide the category in which it is recorded.
Good! π
> The survey is available online at outdoornebraska.gov/bowhuntersurvey. Basically a matter of counting the wildlife you see.
Here’s a little bit of instruction on how to do it:
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Mostly decreasing and poor habitat.
And “boosters.”
Sounds amazing, sounds like live bids only:
> The majority of the items β including 50 bighorn sheep skulls, moose, deer, elk, bear, mountain goats, mountain lions, martens, antelope, bobcats and more β come from poaching incidents and Montana statute requires the agency to sell the items at public auction.
Great question…the illegal kinda weed….
Folks ain’t happy, for good reason:
> “The irony here is that the Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds are claiming that wolf populations will be decimated under state control, yet in more than a decade of state management they’ve only grown in ID and MT,” says Evan Heusinkveld, Sportsmen’s Alliance president.
Did you know they were listed??
> After submitting the formal request, the USFWS will have 90 days to determine whether delisting might be warranted β and then if so, another year to officially act on the matter. If removed from the ESA, grizzly bear management would revert to state control.
Overlaps SHOT, which is Jan 18-21 β so that’s the time/place to be for all things hunting and shooting!
14. 2A stuff.
15. Keep an eye on…
Observation: A lot of the deer “news” in the mass media is about deer diseases. Is it because deer season is here, some other reason or both?? No idea, just something to keep an eye on….
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Deer Disease News
> Perhaps the most significant of the proposed regulations would be to continue to make mandatory the live-testing of deer prior to release…. The proposal requires 100% of deer 12 months and older to be live-tested at least 8 months prior to being sent to a release site. About 30% of the state’s breeder herd is released annually.
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> What you see is what you get with Henry’s single shots β well-built, compact, all-American rifles at a relatively affordable price point. Plus, it’s all backed by the best customer service in the business.
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Carbon fiber, starts under 20 oz:
> The Blacktooth is initially offered in a number of inlets based around the Remington 700, the Weatherby Mark V and the Weatherby Vanguard/Howa1500. With a variety of camouflage and decoration options to choose from as well as several recoil pads, the Blacktooth starts at an MSRP of $649.
Folders and fixed blades:
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> FMJ arrows extract more energy from the bow, and increase penetration by combining it with reduced surface area and a slick metal shaft surface.
> The Pursuit boasts target-inspired, multi-sear technology to provide a crisp trigger feel.
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If true it sounds like a must-have:
> With the Speed Jag and Speed Jag Patch, expect the same results as pushing four or more traditional square patches in only one pass through the bore.
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American Hunter put the .280 Ackley Improved-chambered, McMillan carbon-fiber stocked, 6-lb 10-oz rifle to the test:
> The bolt features a 60-degree lift and a bolt unlock button that enables the shooter to clear his chamber without disengaging the safety.
> Attached to the bottom of the action is Browning’s Feather Trigger system, which the company states is adjustable from 3 to 5 lbs. A polymer caliber-specific detachable rotary magazine tucked crisply into a composite floorplate completes the package.
> The 24″ barrel features a sporter contour and is rifled at 1 turn in 8″…will enable shooters to get the most out of today’s popular aerodynamic, heavy-for-caliber bullets.
> The barrel features an eye-catching “skip fluting” on the exterior, reducing weight and adding panache. An included Recoil Hawg muzzle brake and a thread protector give you the option to effectively reduce recoil for a target or competition event, or spin off the brake and replace it with the thread cap.
> McMillan stocks are some of the finest carbon-fiber rifle stocks made and are legendary for quality, consistency and stability.
> Fit and finish are excellent, the rifle feels very solid in the hands, and balance is good. The only thing that caused me to raise an eyebrow was the bedding job. To the fore of the recoil lug the bedding was adequate, but only just.
> Accuracy was promising, and I immediately noticed a remarkable thing about this rifle: Every shot, regardless whether it came from a clean bore, dirty bore, cold bore or hot bore, landed in the same spot. Every. Single. Shot.
Like to hear that! $2,599.99 MSRP.
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From Savage pro-staffer Mike Stroff:
> Seems like just about everyone’s first experience with a rifle is with iron sights. But once we start shooting with an optic, how many of us actually shoot with iron sights regularly? Stroff believes that iron sights help develop and maintain important skill sets.
> Stroff recommends practicing with your iron-sight guns from time to time and get proficient with them at 100, 150 and 200 yards. Practice front sight acquisition and lining it up with the rear sight. It’ll help make you a better shooter.
> It’s impossible to make long-range shots with a mushy trigger and a heavy pull. The AccuTrigger is the answer! It has safety measures built in to prevent it from firing if it is accidentally dropped or jarred, and it is user-adjustable to allow the shooter to set the pull weight…. The AccuTrigger can be adjusted between 1.5 and 6 lbs (depending on the model) without sacrificing safety or paying a gunsmith to do a custom trigger job.
> Excessive barrel heat affects the point of impact. So shooting with a hot barrel at the range is not a good way to practice! Sporter or lighter barrels, which are typical in many hunting rifles, tend to get hotter faster.
> “When I come to the range in the offseason and I’m going to do a lot of shooting, I’ll just bring 3 or 4 guns. Take 2 or 3 shots, barrel needs to cool, I’m going switch rifles and I’ll have some fun shooting another one.”
> In the field: Stroff recommends putting a length of electrical tape over the muzzle end of your barrel to prevent anything from getting in it. It’s a simple and easy trick, and you don’t need to remove it before taking your shot. And it doesn’t affect accuracy!
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“I fired up my bee smoker and smoked all of my clothes, all of my gear, everything I could.”
> The spot was next to a tall bluff, and he knew swirling winds would be a problem. Lacefield thought back to a conversation he’d had with another hunter who swore that smoking his clothes before a hunt helped him go undetected by deer. “I fired up my bee smoker and smoked all of my clothes, all of my gear, everything I could.” Then he headed to his stand.
> “I firmly believe that smoking my clothes and gear before the hunt helped prevent the deer from spooking. Most of these deer knew I was there. They kept giving me the classic head bob where they would pretend to feed, then throw their head up and look straight at me, then lift their nose to check for scent.”
That was the day Joe dropped this real nice 7.5-yr-old velvet buck with a longbow:
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