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Well, On Friday I'm heading to Chickenbuck for the first time this year. ND, RWS, and I are going to try to poke big holes in the deer shaped furry things. I'm excited because I really haven't been to camp this year, sooooo, I have a pot of chili cooking now. Got some breakfast stuff ready to go and my gear is packed except for my clothes.
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
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Thanks for all the kind words on our deer camp.
Good luck to you cloud of smoke guys and gals.
Have a great Thanksgiving....
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We had another fun but deerless day in the woods today. It was a big day for a little guy and his dad. It was Mini man's first day actually in the woods for deer hunting. The temp was a balmy 9*F when we left the truck. Loaded up and ready for Da turdy pointer in the pre dawn darkness. ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/002-5.jpg) Beginning the trek to the stand. ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/003-6.jpg) Standing guard ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/0042-1.jpg) and the deerless hike back to the wheeler ![[Linked Image]](http://i474.photobucket.com/albums/rr102/tzone777/0052.jpg) With an 8 o'clock hot choclate break he was able to make it to almost 9:30. So nearly three hours in the stand. Not too bad for the first time. When asked what his favorite part was, he told me "using the buck caller," (rattle bag) and a very predictable "driving the wheeler." That's the REAL good stuff there TZone...Congrats
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Berettaman,In 1991 my old hunting buddy Larry came in to camp with his new rifle.A Model Seven in .308.I fell in love with it.A beautiful light fast handling little carbine in a great caliber which seemed to me then to be(and still does) the perfect Eastern whitetail rifle.
Come Christmas of 1992 and I got one for Christmas from three very good friends.Since then I've killed a passel of deer and several coyotes with it.It has always been very accurate and has served me well.
At times I will hunt with other rifles but that's always my favorite and will never leave me.
Stan in SC
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IRM white hot is new to me.
I'm still working on a can of american pioneer gold FFG.
Been pouring 100 grains, hornady SST 250 gr sabots and a rem cleanbore 209 primer.
When I empty the american pioneer can I'm working on I'm going to try BH209
Dave the white hots work well in my T/C Omega and is easy to clean, but the BH209 is the most accurate loose powder I have ever used, except the last two years I have not used it due to iginition problems. It takes a lot of fire to ignite it in my rifle so I switched back to the white hots until I can get it figured out. Maybe my breech plug needs drilled out some? Good luck to you and your hunting pals.
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Thanks L2H. That little boy makes all my hunting better. One of these days we'll get one. He eats this stuff up.
On the way out I asked him if he knew the way. He looked at me like I was an idiot and said, "yeah, I can just follow the tracks."
Maybe that's not a big deal, but to me at least, it showed he's paying attention. That was a big deal to me.
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I got to have a beer with Dflave and his lady friend tonight. They were in town for Thanksgiving. It was my pleasure to meet them. They're good people, like most of the folks I've met here.
I'm glad we could do it.
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Maybe my breech plug needs drilled out some? no,dont drill it out.if you do,you get alot of blow back when you fire.
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Happy T-Bird Day to all I hope everyone has too much to eat,
sit around rub your belly pass a little gas remember past hunts
plan some future hunts with family and friends and be thankfull
we live in a country that we can !
"Papa ! Nana made turtles in the potty !"
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On the way out I asked him if he knew the way. He looked at me like I was an idiot and said, "yeah, I can just follow the tracks."
Coffee on the keyboard...Priceless!!! You just can't make this stuff up, Thank God for the little ones!!!
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Maybe my breech plug needs drilled out some? no,dont drill it out.if you do,you get alot of blow back when you fire. Gunsmith said a small number 59 drill bit would be ok, but I think I will try a new breech plug first.
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HAPPY CHICKENBUCKER THANKSGIVING TO ALL !!!!
The amazing Mz. Linda and myself are leaving in just a few minutes for my daughter's house for dinner.All of the kids and grandkids will be at our house on Saturday as is our usual custom.
Stan in SC
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The more I listen,the more I hear....and vice versa.
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you enjoyed it as much as me and the family did. A great day all the way around.
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Happy 18th birthday to my oldest baby!
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We had another fun but deerless day in the woods today. It was a big day for a little guy and his dad. It was Mini man's first day actually in the woods for deer hunting. The temp was a balmy 9*F when we left the truck. Loaded up and ready for Da turdy pointer in the pre dawn darkness. Beginning the trek to the stand. Standing guard and the deerless hike back to the wheeler With an 8 o'clock hot choclate break he was able to make it to almost 9:30. So nearly three hours in the stand. Not too bad for the first time. When asked what his favorite part was, he told me "using the buck caller," (rattle bag) and a very predictable "driving the wheeler." That's the REAL good stuff there TZone...Congrats Great job T !!!! That is the future of hunting and off to a great start Congrats !!!!!! Tough to go thru a couple weeks posts and comment on all of them , so no disrespect to those I miss : Congrats on the new Bear cub WB Congrats RWS on putting a deer in the freezer Several nice bucks !! Good luck all for the rest of the season Happy B day Wheezy
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ET , any good luck in the Adirondacks ?
I think I'm just a lil west of you in the sw corner of the blue line in Herkimer county .
Been too warm and food too plentifull for the deer to move around much in the big woods so far this year . Last week of rifle ,I'm headed back up Saturday for to finish the season out. That big adk buck and or , bear are on the menu .
Phil
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Happy Birthday Wheeeeezzzyy
Where did the nick name come from ?
"Papa ! Nana made turtles in the potty !"
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