Outdoorsman Thread

[doglegg]

Very fine photos, Doglegg.

Thanks QS.

[TripleF]

Great days, Scott. You have and are establishing a great legacy.

x10 Scott.
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Seeing those pics brings back a lot of good memories of my years as a Boy Scout and all the valuable skills I learned. One can't help but feel a deep sense of gratitude to the selfless and dedicated leaders who volunteered their time and shared their knowledge to the younger generations. How else would the youth ever learn these important lessons of self-sufficiency and survival in today's world where practically every aspect of life is influenced and/or controlled by electronics?

Kudos to you, Scott and the other adult leaders working with you. Much respect, gratitude and admiration for your service. It's impossible to overstate the value and effect your work has on those boys' lives, both now and far into the future.

Steel Sal-UTE!!!

Many thanks fellas!!

[treefarmer]

Got around to processing the deer I killed on New Year's Day. That deer had a divot in his back that is visible in one of the pictures I posted, here it is again, notice at the tip of the left antler a divot in his back:

Divot/concave spot on deer's back

Here is a picture of the divot after the hide was pulled:

This evening, when making boneless chops out of the backstraps, I found the answer to what caused the divot:

Bullet encased in what I would describe as gristle. Surrounding area had a totally different texture than normal.

This proves the toughness of a deer able to survive such an injury and still carry the evidence.

Treefarmer

[1967redrider]

That is pretty wild. Guess he wasn't good at dodging the bullet.

[Quick Steel]

For all our hunters: I think it would be interesting to know which caliber you use most often to take a deer. About what percentage of the deer you have taken were felled with only one shot?

[garddogg56]

QS I use a .300 Savage 150 gr. primary rifle or a 30.06 in 150 or 180 gr.
All my deer have been one shot kills
I will not pull the trigger till I have a kill shot.

[Quick Steel]

Thanks garddogg56. Although not a hunter myself, I've long had a theoretical interest in ballistics, especially in what works consistently. Your selection of calibers is obviously highly effective. I suppose it almost goes without saying that even more important than the choice of caliber is the person pulling the trigger. I believe that your practice of waiting only for a sure kill shot is ideal. More than a few times I have encountered hunters who do not follow your sportsman-like behavior.

[garddogg56]

My grand-daughter Teagan first time in goal

[1967redrider]

Very cool, gard! I have a niece named Teagan, smart as a whip.

[Waukonda]

My grand-daughter Teagan first time in goal

....and she looks every bit the part, great picture, and congratulations to you. I love Hockey, it must be very gratifying and special to watch her. There is no other sport which requires the degree of skills as those needed for Hockey, Baseball might be close but they don't do it on skates!!

[garddogg56]

Thanx guys
She’s a hoot

[garddogg56]

Then there’s my Grandson fresh off a hat trick
He also three days before his 16th birthday got his drivers license this ought to be a treat

[Waukonda]

Then there’s my Grandson fresh off a hat trick
He also three days before his 16th birthday got his drivers license this ought to be a treat

Great pics! A hat trick in high school hockey and his driver's license, he will never forget this week!

[garddogg56]

No he won’t Ike

[Waukonda]

No he won’t Ike

I meant to ask in my previous post, is he a brother or cousin to Teagan? I can imagine some spirited practice sessions between the two.

[FRJ]

QS I use a .300 Savage 150 gr. primary rifle or a 30.06 in 150 or 180 gr.
All my deer have been one shot kills
I will not pull the trigger till I have a kill shot.

^^^^ THIS ^^^^

[garddogg56]

No he won’t Ike

I meant to ask in my previous post, is he a brother or cousin to Teagan? I can imagine some spirited practice sessions between the two.

Brother to Teagan..He and his brother both play hockey at NYA a private academy and they play on Maines only tier one team,they play almost year round and the play baseball too.

[doglegg]

Ran into this beauty while walking with my son today.

[Paladin]

Ran into this beauty while walking with my son today.20240127_100134.jpg20240127_102236.jpg

He, or she, is a beauty for sure. I was grown and nearly retired before I ever saw a Bobcat in the wild.
By chance, is that a band on the right foreleg?

Ray

[doglegg]

Ran into this beauty while walking with my son today.20240127_100134.jpg20240127_102236.jpg

He, or she, is a beauty for sure. I was grown and nearly retired before I ever saw a Bobcat in the wild.
By chance, is that a band on the right foreleg?

Ray

I believe it is just it's natural marking Ray. I was probably in my late 30's before I saw my first.

[bighomer]

Beautiful bobcat I'm 78 and ain't never seen a live one in the wild, did see one my uncle had killed. I've heard them scream, when I was a yonker I and two buddies were walking home after a high school football game and we was passing by the city lake when we heard a blood curdling scream, needless to say we ran all the way home, which wasn't far for them but it was a mile and a half for me.

[edge213]

I've never seen one in the wild.
They have made such a comeback here in Indiana that they are talking about having a hunting/ trapping season.

[doglegg]

It is amazing to me that I see them so often in the middle of Dallas/Ft Worth. And I've seen them in the middle of the day and not just early or late. Excites me every time. Thanks.

[treefarmer]

Let's crank this thread up!

Monday afternoon, 3pt .243 Floated him to the house behind the cart, the woods are wet. This little guy was chasing two does around the pines beyond the oat patch.

4:30 this afternoon, 2/15, this 8 point came out alone, .243 to the rescue.

Miss Joy took our picture.

The deer I killed on January 1st caused me to experience some chest tightness. After being down with the heart Cath and stent plus bronchitis, finally tested the stent, no issues Monday the 12th,(that was one month to the day from the stent) thank the Lord! This afternoon there was no discomfort, but I got that rush also called buck fever when I spotted that rack coming out of the woods!
For a while it looked like we were going to have to make the whole year on one deer. I'm truly thankful for such wonderful bounty from our woods. The Lord is good!
Treefarmer

[Paladin]

Congratulations Philip! I know what a thrill it is and what a satisfying feeling it is to put that meat on the table.

Ray