Show 'em if you got 'em!

Let the bribes begin!

in search of culls, venture forth I will. -Yoda.

Decline to participate in the barbarian practice.

Are you talking about shooting dinks, or putting ice into good sipping whiskey?

Might decide to just bribe myself this season. Win-win!

That Vic in Virginia guy, now that guy impressed the hell out of me with his dink.

Oh Great Poobs! Hear my supplication

I'm having a terrible time this year. I've been out scouting with the binos and I have been scouring the property for dinks. I think all the larger bucks have chased them off. What do I do? Here's a picture of the bachelor group that's been spending time out in my back yard all summer. There's an even larger one, Mister Hatrack, that come in late and chases them all out so he can have the pasture to himself. A little guy just doesn't have a chance.




I'm afraid I just won't have a chance this year unless you can come up with a solution.

Either...
Neither...

Both?

Gotta go get some more white paint....


I think, this year, I'll prime them with...

Lots of also-rans right now on the PA Elk Cam. Novice contestants can study these, keeping in mind they're packing way too much bone to stand a chance of winning, but they give a good idea of what you have to stay under.

Last day for the Elk Cam, btw.

ttt

I hope I don't qualify this year.

I don't plan to enter the contest.


Jerry

If I didn't have to shoot forked horn or better I'd probably shoot a dink just to piss off engwe.

This is the most prestigious award there is. I'm in it to win it!! I'll be hunting in the Ohio shotgun season. Good Luck to all. Bob

I won last year. But I had to disqualify myself. I thought it was a doe, far away, when I shot it.

Let's just say I carried it back to the Jeep with one hand...

I killed one last year so small that I nailed it to tree and skinned it with a pair of plyers.

I am proud to take the spikes an does off the places I hunt, it helps manage the population and I get to fill the freezer for free. All the Deer in my are basically yellow skinny yellow labs with horns anyway...

Is this based on smallest deer? Or smallest nub on the head?

here is last years contest
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/11700892/1

Photobucket asshattery has sure messed up a bunch of old threads.

I've been stomping through all the prime bedding areas in the off season to run off all the Non Dinkish bucks. Should have a good crop of dinks filling the void.

I've been adding estrogen pills to mineral blocks. Should be a bumper crop of dinks!

My wife killed one yesterday and insisted on entering it in this years contest

I done that too Tex, 'cept it was a fairly large doe at 208 yards with my Sharps rifle, I went to get 'her' then saw the baby horn nubs in the hairline, little buck it was, hated to burn a buck tag on that world champ dink, but oh well, i was thankful for the clean kill and meat for the freezer.

Clearly a monster Ted, wont win, I see at least 2"s of horn in the leaves.

BTW, congrats to the Missus on the deer.

That's the deer you have on video correct? Do you have a photo of the nubbins?

Nice entry, Ted. Congrats to the better half. Good eatin, but way too big to win. Errrr... unless you send Ingwe a case of Blantons.

I passed on a similar one this evening, hoping for something smaller...Laffin!

It's a doe

Definitely could benefit from Blanton's, then.

There is some hooch from Texas he likes, and his softer side might appreciate some .270 lite ammo........Becky creek and some 6.8....

Dang, stick in the leaves looks like a little horn, I best go get my eyes checked.

OK, I've got my .308 ready to go, a dink within 300 yards, or regular deer within 500, is going to be in trouble.

Took the .45-70 out today and tuned it up in anticipation of a "Biggest bullet/Smallest deer" class. There ought to be some reward where the recoil is as heavy as the deer.....

That's what my hunting buddies told me until I let them in on the Dinkathon. Only misinformation I gave them is where the bribes go....

Had this years winner bed down 20 yards in front of my blind Monday, but I’m going to let him walk for a couple years. Took Binos at 30 yards to see his buttons, and he might have gone 45 pounds on the hoof.

Old70

Now this is the contest for me! Last year a youth hunter on our place wounded a small spike... Later in the week I saw the deer limping past my stand, and decided to take him.

Both measured under 3" so I was able to tag it as antlerless.

Maybe this year I'll have a dink to enter! In PA we have antler restrictions, but in Ohio anything goes!

-Jake

If memory serves me correct I'm the 2 time reining champ as well as the only 1st and last place winner in the same year

Make that soon to be 3 time champ

Use that .444, we'll sweep big-bullet/small deer category.

I'll be gunning a .45-70.

That big bullet/small deer category makes me want to get a 10ga slug gun.

10 gauge slug gun---"You the Man". I like my fillings. Bbo

This one has potential

ENTIRELY TOO BIG.

In that case, the rules are that "After firing, who gets up first, wins".

This thread needs more pics.

Mutant category. I think that single antler is off his side. Chewed up ear too.

You are supposed to kill them before you start eating them.....

If you survive the benchrest sessions, you get an award

Ahhh, you've applied for membership, I see.

My only entry so far...a spike, but Im afraid someone will get a smaller one.......

The DINK-A THON THREADS are hysterical..........

Are all species eligible? I mean can I win with a jackrabbit?.............doe pronghorn?

The rules say that they are for deer only, but:

The rules are generally ignored....

See Section 8, subsection 270, article 15: BRIBES

Casey: No. The only person that can enter a non-deer is the judge . And who exactly is going to question whether or not my spike is a deer?

It could lead to instant disqualification, or worse yet, Double Secret Probation.

This was the monster buck of my Kentucky muzzleloader weekend:

[img]https://imgur.com/a/xmwqP[/img]

[img]https://imgur.com/a/xmwqP[/img]

Uh,
Unless you have sent the judge some lube,
to dim the eye focus, o' course,
prospects are grim.....
that Buck is a monster......

I see that you are new here...what tipped me off..

1) Your post count

2) I have received no bribes from you

3) You can't post pics

4) The links you did post are of monster bucks...much too big for the Dinkathon...try again!

Submitted as a guide as to what is acceptable.

One or the other is not frowned upon, but may I suggest a substantial serving of what is represented in the second picture to accompany an entrant similar in size to the first picture? This will draw notice of the Judge in much more of a positive manner.

I look forward to the Dink-A-Thon thread every year. It's for the rest of us................

ML season starts on the 4th (which is also the full moon) and goes to right into rifle, which start on the 18th.

An EARLY full moon in November should be a very good thing. It's also been a normal fall as opposed to the previous 2 years.

THIS man knows how to judge a dink!

and bribe a judge!










kudos....

Well, not really a Dink. So other than tedthorn's wife's doe and Ingwe's spike, this should be in the lead. It's the only horns as of yet. However, it might take a truck load of Becky for this one to go anywhere.

ENTIRELY TOO BIG...

" truckload of Becky" is the operative phrase....

Brian, you should know better than to enter that...take it to Bill Jordans " Monster Bucks"!

Dusted off the war hammer...

I'll risk Double Secret Probation or even a lifetime ban, but this is the only animal I have killed so far this season. In my defense he was blind in one eye and had a huge infected scar on his face so I felt a mercy killing was called for. I'm sure the concept of a mercy killing on an old run down bull will not be lost (or feared) by the Judge.

I saw this on your other thread..you killed that bull intentionally and passed up a smaller one!

Definite Double Secret Probation for you!

That moose pic triggered me.

Would like a list of items that the "judge" can be bribed with.

Simple:

Blantons

Rebecca Creek

Buffalo Trace

Knob Creek

Schlitz, Pabst, Red-White & Blue...

Good to know.

Are you over 21,Ingwe?

GFY

Some of you are making a mockery of this time honoured contest.
What's next?
You going to ruin secret Santa?

So,that is a "yes" then?

Yes..


You young people can't understand plain english!


Just quit dicjking around and send the bribe!

Ok,ok,geez,you old farts need to chill a little bit.

Bribe will be sent as soon as I finish the bottle of......

For extra bribes I'll delete my spike...

Only if some backstrap comes in return

Thats not how it works Bob.....

Dink?

Shoulda give it a year or three..

Dan, your dink is magnificent !

What?

Dan, I guess you're trying to be the loser and winner again?

Good that you took the saddle off that thing before you took pics...

Hell...with the kind of stuff you guys are posting my spike might very well win....


but then what about the bribes?

I wondered about the pictures not showing up. I guess I have to make a few more posts to get that privilege?

No thanks (or bribes) necessary !

I'm going in search of more dink-worthy prey this weekend!

OK, it looks like this year that the potential participants have an entirely wrong idea of what constitutes a Dink.

Ya'll coming on here with these monsters are going to do nothing but water up the gene pool, and next thing you know, a 140-class will be a dink.

Now is the time to get ahold of this thing and straighten it out before it gets too far out of hand.

THIS is a dink. It was not a winner, but it is world-class, nonetheless.




Let's please conserve the integrity of this pursuit and keep our reputations intact...........what?....you said "too late"?

It might be the winner so far....

That must have be one Helluva bribe he gave you Ingwe!

Hell...its the only truly 'dink' entry!


Vic knows how to get it done!

That one was done in 2015.

I offer it as a reminder of what our treasured contest is all about.......25 lbs of meat.......at the most.....





Live.....


I apologize for not making that clear. I guess some form of tangible apology is in order. I'm guessing apology should be aged 5 to 7 years.

Thank you for clearing that up Vic.

I haven't been able to get started, yet. Work has increased tremendously, and I had a pretty severe auto accident back in June that ate up a lot of my leave time I usually use for hunting.

But, I will still have time to give it an honest effort, and a-dinkin' I will go.

8 years is better and while I admire an honest man coming clean about when that deer was killed... "The Judge" is not encumbered by such ethical dilemmas....that said however an apology aged 8 years in a charred oak barrel should just about cover the 'misunderstanding'....

Maybe my Grandson will kill a dink. He's only 11 I think ?

Jerry

hold my beer

OK, I've got a true contender. This one won't take more than a case of Blantons. It's doe's (Antlerless) only right now for muzzle loader. Got it this morning. I thought damn sure it was a doe, but it was just the bigger of the two. Turned out to be a 29 pound weakling.

Now that is what this is all about..

Brian...you are in first place at this point!

You can bring the bribe to the pig hunt...

The high dollar Punkin Rifle definitely adds to the Dinkness of the poor deer............

Everyone else can quit trying, I just completed the search for the 2017 dink...

Little deer can be hard to hit....ya need good equipment.

It's a story to share if you miss a monster, but to miss a dink......

I got some other "Dinkers" sighted in today.

Guide gun, zeroed with a 300 grain HP load, a .30-06 I put together from spare parts, and my ML, a CVA accura.

I don't know if I'll use them all, but they's ready if I need them.

The .30-06 seems particularly accurate, it may become a dedicated Dinker.

We know you'll come in with a contender, but we may have to average it with the beast you just stuck....

Got my dink slayers ready this past week. Have a remy 700 loaded up with some 220 grainers, and a marlin .45-70....Ya know, those dinks get harder to kill every year.

If I can line up two of them and knock down both is that more, or less points??

-Jake
.

The overall score of the antlers will be combined, so ultimately its a bad thing cause you can't win with four antlers vs. two...


I'll update the Rules and Regulations book...

Uh-oh....could be a contender but is that bump on the head a budding antler, or a deformity caused by a bullet passing through?

We will need shots of the genitalia to confirm...or....extra bribes to the Judge....

It's right here:

Section 270, paragraph 130g

1. No "Bowling for Bucks".

Whatever it is, that deer's got his eye on it....

That is the buck bump. I was going to take a picture of the nutsack, but the camera said there was no more room on it to take another picture. evidently that buck was so big, it ate up all my memory...

My preparations so far:

I arrived early at the range.







I zeroed my Guide gun, and a couple others, but this is the main one for dink hunting. .45-70 is the weight range stamped on the gun. 45 to 70 lbs is about the ideal weight range. I am glad I bought this gun..

The Judge is suspicious.......

The judge needs to know that I was actually varmint hunting with my new 218 Bee and I shot this dink in a prairie dog hole, thinking it was a prairie dog. When I found out it was a buck deer, I had to burn my "A" tag.

Hunting season is over for me, but I should at least win the Dink-A-Thon...

Its not that easy...

One does not simply waltz in and win the Dinkathon with a case of mistaken identity....

However, that said, you are officially a contender, so these other yahoos better step up their game....

Stunt shooting should be worth a few extra points. A 218 Bee in the ear, I'm impressed.

Well Bob, he did say the thing was stuck in a Prairie Dog hole.....

The Judge is a hard man, everything has to be perfect.

HA! He can be bought with the right bribe.

I can't just hand out style points for stunt shooting....otherwise I'd win every contest hands down....

No bowling. No style points. Inch(es) of antler. Got it.

-Jake

Another bad year for dinks in Oregon. I was forced to settle again.

Now, that is not set in stone(d)

I'm gonna pick up a cheap deer costume after Halloween and bathe in tinks 69. That should get the button bucks running.

-Jake

That"s a good way to get BUTT F.U.C.K.E.D.......

Wow, you guy are shooting some awesome dinks! I should be shooting dinks this year but I got stuck heading to South Dakota with an old friend to go waterfowl hunting just as freeze up is working it's way out of Canada and through North Dakota. What a sacrifice but I guess i will survive.

Ah Ohhh.......... I might have to up my ante. There will definitely be something for you in Texas. Shrapnel might have me beat. I say it's all down to bribes at this point, but it ain't over until the Fat Dink sings.

Brian this thing goes on till the end of January to let the late season boys have a chance, and to provide me with more bribe-time.


Its a long way from being over....and I'm thirsty.....

It is pointless! The winning Dink has been posted, anything else is just getting someone's hopes up for a colossal let down...

You have indeed 'lowered the bar"...


Don't know if anyone will be able to limbo under it.....

The deer are just starting to whiten up around here......

BA-BOOM!

We hunt until the end of January, so I'll have plenty of time to screw up again.........ahh, I mean, win this thing.

WTF? No recent entries???

Somebody has got to get out there and put Shrapnel in his place!

He hasn't sent me a single bribe!

The weekend is coming. I might even go out tomorrow night. We're back in bow season now, but if I shoot any bucks, the thing's gonna have at least 8 points or I ain't shooting it. A big fat monster doe would be OK too. There's a nice 10 point running around out there. I saw him last Saturday along with a couple of 8's. Nothing worthy of this fine contest though.

Here, let me help, because that is a contender....

Opening day dink killed with my in-line.

Looks like it gonna come down to bribes. Man, we're gonna have to start breaking out the tape measures.

Poobah... correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought there had to be hardened antler that was naturally broken thru the skin. These side ways shots of button bucks just don't cut it!

That was my understanding of the rules committee. Many have been disqualified for pulling a strands of hair to get that exposed antler! Poobah----We need a ruling on this.

He needs a bribe on this is how the game is played.....(grin)


If there is any doubt, ship the Blanton's out....

If it were an honest game, this is what would be a front-runner.

The amount of antler showing must be in inverse proportion to the size and quality of the bribe....

The Poobah has spoken!

Wife's second deer......getting bigger instead of smaller

And the winner is...

Did you shoot that one on the way to the range?

You gotta wait till the end of January Shrap...

That is "Nostradamus" to you...

Becky hasn't spoken yet !!!

Thats what I was thinking...

A winning entry without a bribe could be misplaced, or disqualified on the vagaries of the judge....

And yet another entry...again member will provide details...they don't know how to post pics, so I did it for them in an effort to give Shrapnel a run for his money

My deplorable daughter Kiera (aka Jack the Mouse) hereby submits her first deer as her dink-a-thon entry. She acknowledges the nubs were too small to photograph, so insisted on a "T Bag Toupee" as "proof of dink" Alas, she forgot the ammo for her 7x57 so had to make due with the XS7 youth 243 "truck gun" that lives in my Yukon.

And that thing on its head is what you think it is.....proof of sex cause nubs were to small to photograph without an electron microscope.

Look out Shrapnel!

And a young person's entry.

'Course, we're all young to da poobs........

I kind of like the "_ _ _ _ eatin grin". Things have gotten a little tighter in this tourney.

Yeah..you ( AndShrapnel) already know in a tight race kids get the nod.

But the display to prove sex of the dink is mega style point worthy!

But the kid isn't old enuf to buy the necessary bribes. How could she possibly compete???

Her father has already offered to provide the bribes.

True Story.

How about the worlds smallest, yet clearly defined 8pt dink ?



wit da remchester 1895 30-06 !

Or my perfectly symmetrical fork horn dink ?



Two perfect eating deer. Man, they're in great condition this year.

Nothing like cheating. Anyone posting pictures of deer with no proof of dinkness is immediately disqualified. Using children and other family members to tug at the heartstrings of a confessed bribable judge is a disqualification for not only this year but many to come. If you can't play by the basic rules to win, you can't play at all.

For those that haven't seen the winner yet, here it is...

Your " Win at any cost" mentality is leading you to be delusional. There is only one delusional person making the rules here, and it is ME!

Paul...tell your story walking!

This is no place for entries like that...Contact Bill Jordan's " Monster Bucks" promotion and quit wasting my time!

You have obviously misunderstood, I am not playing to win at all cost.

By the way, you know where I live and I leave the keys in the car and the Triumph in case you ever want to take it for a spin...

I REALLY appreciate the offer...but Im still mad at you for not giving me the keys to that Honda 350SL....

Who in the hell decided to let Professor Gwe be the judge and jury in this anyhow?

It used to be a joint effort between me and JB..but he wisely turned the reins over to me.


No one has more experience shooting dinks!



Its a curse more than a blessing......

Shrap...on second thought, that goat looks pretty damned good.......

Hell, I gotta try to keep up with Shrap. I'll let you drive mine in your dreams. I'm too far away to let you drive it in real life.

I remember seeing those Chevelles in my rear view mirror...

You can be cruel at times....

Shrapnel very nice GTO , I learned to drive in dad's 67 GTO.

Went out looking for freezer meat last evening. Walked up on two does and a nice yearling. I shot the delicious one with my wore out 25/35. 1894. First snap misfired. Second try did trick. Think I'll back off on that mainspring tensioner. New mainspring installed. Give a bit more umph! Shot fine at range. But they always do!

Sorry no photo evidence. Just one word, veal!!!! Very Dink worthy. Just a non contestant.

Too bad Bob!

Glad you got a freezer pleaser with the old school rifle...but the status and prestige that go along with winning the Dinkathon cannot be underestimated...

Noteworthy is the 25-35, Killing critters for over 120 years, big and small...

Thanks fellas! I really like that little cartridge. When i got home i got into the old war horse and appears weve got a bit of an headspace issue. So we'll just keep her as a special occassion rifle. Shame as damn bullet went (eventually) right where i aimed. And its easy to carry!!

Off to deep south Texas Friday. Who knows what we'll see!!!

Shrapnel uses his .25-35 for grizzlies...

Chuck Norris uses a .30-30.....

That's because Shrapnel taught Chuck Norris everything he knows about shooting!

Ingwe:

You and the Dinkathon have become a topic at our deer camp. Angus, #3 son, came in from the field and said he was sorely tempted when the buck with 1 inch antlers came out on the Opener. However, shortly after that a nice 10 pointer came out, and kicked his butt out of the field. In retribution, my son shot the 10 pointer.

Sigh!

We have all our buck tags filled here at camp. We took the last one in at 6 PM tonight. Another year has come and gone with nothing to show for it.

Sorry to hear about the 10 pointer but thank your son for not entering it..too many guys post pics of these monster bucks...completely missing the point and spirit of the Dinkathon.



However....if your son is old enough to buy whiskey the Judge may be able to be coerced into a larger than normal submission....

I don't get all the people using smokeless powder to kill dinks. What would Jim Bridger say....


This morning's entry. 50 caliber blackpowder, roundball. Killing deer since the founding of this country.

Nice work Scott, looks damned tasty !

Steelhead,

Good looking little buck, but not a contender I don't think. The sack on the head picture should at least get some type of special award. I've been passing on 160" bucks ( everybody sees 160" bucks just out of range, right?) all season waiting for a nice button buck. But can't get them buttons in range. The 160"ers keep chasing them off

-Jake

Nice going Scott!

Of course, he's wayyyyyy too big to be a contender, but I bet he fits in the freezer just fine...

Redneck Monday. It was a little chilly and the clouds came, so time for a fire and some Jack. Cooked a tenderloin on the fire after the coals got right.

The rest of him is in the freezer.

My gawd! You went and kilt one of the rare and endangered Ajerbaijani Roebucks!!

Well done!!!!

Had a piece of back strap off of this guy Saturday night. It was "melt in your mouth" tasty.

Damn, I thought I was the only one that drank Busch Light...

It's the nectar of the gods.

I keep drinking more of it in hopes to find a gold can.

Their pretty stingy with those gold cans. I haven't found one yet either.

When I used to drink keystone it seemed easier to find their "trophy cans"

Nice....

I know the rack is practically B&C, but:

9x57 mauser w / 245gr Kynoch ammo and trophy pose with outhouse backdrop should garner a point or 2.

That buck looks like he will gross 7 and 7/8 B&C....probably net 7.5 B&C


Really nice Dink...style points for the 9x57, more style points for the Kynochs, and one more for the outhouse!


However......


Its not enough to offset that massive rack ...you may get Mr Congeniality though!

The 9x57 is pretty cool.

Given the level of competition I'm just proud to be able to submit a scorable entry.

I tried but ended up with a monster rack of about 5 inches on one side and 4 on the other. Oh well maybe next year.

Pictures???

You'll just have to up JUMBO size the "Bribe"

Its forward thinking like this that let Bob win the Pig Dinkathon...

Daughter and I with the buck I killed.

Style points for your daughter's hat. Is that a 270?????

Yes,it is a .270.

She bought that hat at Cabelas in El Paso,Tx.

Elks...you know better than to enter a Monster buck like that...and getting the kid involved to tug at the heart strings doesn't help when the deer is that big and the bribe is as little as it is...


Plus...a .270...really?


You make a mockery of this Sacred Institution.....


How dare you.


Sheesh.....

Have not shot a dink yet but know I'm a winner already...

Yeah,I know.

Did the .270 in remembrance of BobinNH.

As far as the bribe,well,how about a snort of a hot tottie?

OK..I'll give you a pass on the .270 for Bob..

But a single shot of any bribe will just not do...

OK..maybe you guys can start seeing why Dan won last years Dinkathon...


Just sayin.....

He' gonna have a harder time of it this year.

i'm in full offense mode.

I just don't know about the pallet jack. It's kind of a long way to push it from my house to yours.....

Rent a U-Haul.

For the pallet jack??

Yes, he needs it. He rides it like a scooter and they just don't make them big enough for him.

Now how do you think I was going to get back after I delivered the bribe?

Of course, with two sides, he could give me a ride and we could take turns driving....

How about a bottle of the cheapest whiskey I can find?

No.

I screwed up and totally forgot about this. Did not even think to take a pic of the 160# cull button buck from Sunday. I’ve never seen a deer that big with not even spikes. Nibs only. I can’t even remember the rules, but that’s the crappiest excuse for a 1.5yr old I’ve seen in a while.

Your handle would lead me to believe you could be good at bribes for the Judge.

Rotten shame you didnt take pics and enter...


You could of course " Pre-Bribe" for next years Dinkathon...


hint...

Unbeatable even when I shoot this one tomorrow

Go ahead and send the Blantons...I'll let you enter a big deer.


I promise....

I never think that far ahead. LOL....besides, that bottle of Russels was staring at me hard.

Again..." Pre-bribes" are permissible for next years Dinkathon...

"Reserve your win today!"

Exactamundo!!!!

Trooper ale "Hallowed" is pretty good, not easy to get..........might be decent bribe material.
I let a 100" 8 walk (plus a basket 6) in the rain today.............so I could keep my beer to myself.

I let the winner walk today

Dan---That doesn't look like a 444 Marlin

Counting coup don't count in the Dinkathon....

I was pretty sure I had it in the bag a few weeks back, but turned out it was two does for the freezer, nothing worthy of an entry yet.:>(
Hope springs eternal however, I have untl the end of the month! :>)
Cat

I don't get to go until Thursday, then that will likely be just the morning.

But I also get the additional 10 days after.

I will be *in the mode*.

Time for a bump..this thing aint over yet...


DVDGeorge is still in the field..


My liquor cabinet is still empty....

This evening I am catching up on my reading and went through the end of this thread. A couple of weeks ago I got a small spike (4 1/4") which I judged to be too big to enter so I didn't even bother taking a picture. My son-in-law and another hunting buddy wanted a small one to turn into tender pepperoni so I obliged. If the pepperoni turns out to be anywhere close to as tasty as the backstrap was it will be super.

Sorry Ingwe it didn't even justify making a bribe on.

Jim

ANYTHING justifies making a bribe...

Ohio shotgun season starts on Monday. I'm out after a dink. I'm thinking I can scoop this thing with a dink & a bottle Crown. Maybe just a bottle of Crown. Bob

You're going to Ohio? The hell with a dink, shoot a monster and post some pictures. Good luck.

Our gun season opens Saturday, you never know what I'll shoot.

Lemme get this straight..you live in Colorado and you're going to OHIO to hunt???? Sheesh!


Oh, and I dont drink Crown....just bourbon.

I give Crown away to the winners of the Pig Dinkathon....

I've only have 1 brother. I hunt with him and his 2 sons. Dang, I was going to give the Crown back to you. I'm raised a Baptist, strongest thing for me is an iced tea. Bob

Ingwe,does this qualify as a dink(s)?

What are those things? Look like Sand Grouse. And no...they dont qualify...

Blue or Scaled quail.

Gotcha!


They still dont qualify....

If I were to add itty-bitty antlers?

Quit trolling with those monsters.....


Elkie, key word in getting those classified as Dinks.

B L A N T O N S

It may take repeating......A couple, three bribes and it's hard to tell how well you'll do.

Gotcha Vic.

The only deer this year so far. Screw it. I'll drink my own Blantons.


Edit: How in the heck do I get my photos to show?



Edit edit: Thanks Vic!

Right-click picture, click on "copy image address'' on the menu that appears, paste this address between [img] and [/img] in either quick reply or full editor

You deserve Ingwe's Blantons for that deer. You could send him the bottle..

Looking at the pic, is that an Accura?

elks, I was directing the "trolling" comment at ringworm for that deer he posted. That deer has 30 years worth of Dinkathon mass.

I've never had the misfortune of being able to enter a prestige contest such as this one.....until now. Fortune has befallen me, so I enter with not one, but two dinks.





It should also be known that I work 2 jobs in which one is at a liquor store.



It should also be added that my youngest daughter who has had much training and experience in hunting Dinks, exclaimed that these 2 were cute. I respectfully submit factual proof of her expertise in such matters as Dinks. The photo of Her last Black Panther hunt is the proof.

I leave this thread over night and you guys make a mockery of this sacred Institution!

This last page looks more like Bill Jordan's " Monster Bucks" than anything...

I can't believe you would run rough shod over such hallowed ground!

Vic..you REALLY know better. ringworm is just a troll...and K22...while he obviously has good taste in equipment, and a knack for photography, has yet to grasp the concept of a true dink...


At this rate I'll be drinking my own whiskey....

What about me?

I feel left out now.

You could have posted pics of your lion as well as those quail...

After all, I'll bet thats the smallest lion anyone on this thread has killed....

Dang!! No bonus points for providing an outsourced agency's opinion, at my own cost no less. I have out of pocket expenses now.

If your out of pocket expenses included a couple fifths of Blantons for the Judge, you may have had a chance...

but that ship has sailed....

Damn!!


I think this contest is rigged............................rigged I tell ya..................

Nice bucks you guys.

If I get my way, my trigger finger might slip and hopefully I'll shoot this massive 10 point that's been hanging around. It's still bow season, but gun season comes in tomorrow. I had the SOB 25 yards from me this morning and couldn't get one off, too much brush in between us. It might be another case of mockery in a few days.

You mean the lioness.....


Do I win now?

Hard to believe that I killed that lioness one year ago on Nov. 22nd.

At the rate I'm going, you won't be drinking your own whiskey long. I saw three does today that came within 15 yards of me, and a soft bleat brought them to a halt and looking around.

Nary a Nub.......

If I'm gonna place in this contest, I reckon I'll have to buy my spot....

Vic, Thanks for the tip.

I'm gonna try to be more successful tomorrow... I keep drinking up the bribes.

You people need to start getting serious about this....

What, drinking the bribes?

I'll admit that you've been shorted a bribe or two, but I really didn't mean to do that.

But, I can go after your latest bribe with the purpose of seeing to its demise in a most intentional manner.....(hiccup)

Dang I'd like to hunt quail again. We used to have them in a arroyo that ran through our old ranch. I had a Monkey Wards 20ga single shot. I'd manage to kill one every 4th or 5th shot....

First time I've been quail hunting in about 12-14 years. There are a couple coveys (Gambels) that hang around our pecan orchard,but I consider them my pets.

Welcome to my world..

I dont feel Im getting the respect a Judge deserves..

Im damn sure not getting the bribes most judges get...

And some of you have made a mockery of what serves as my court room...

Im gonna hafta fill out one of these and turn it in to myselff...

Alright everyone,STRAIGHTEN UP!

The "Judge" is not getting the respect due to him. Now anymore silliness will be dealt with severely and swiftly!

I'm not sure how I feel about having a .270 shooter in my camp...

You need help,don't be choosy.

Well, it's not a dink. I was posting this in hopes of becoming the biggest loser, but I think Dan, 1Nut, and Ringworm have me beat. I couldn't shoot a dink because he was the only deer I saw last night. I had a dink hanging around this morning, but it was too dark to shoot.

Brian , thats just like another slap in the face to the Judge....

I'll make up for it when bribe time comes.

I will hold you to that...

Don't forget about this one though.

You talked me into it. I'll get serious. Instead of drinking half the bottle tonight, I'll drink the whole damn thing.

Nice. Shoulda passed on that one and waited for a 40 pounder.

OR... on second thought, fuggit-- shoot that one and drink the bribes. If something small doesn't walk by soon I may remove another bottle of Blanton's from the case under the bar. The case with Ingwe's address on it.

Finally,you're taking this contest seriously.

TTT

Well, I went Dinkin' today, no luck.

Saw some does, and I glassed them bishes for nubs, por nada.

Pumkin the Dinkbuster hasn't spoken.....yet....

Had 2 dinks following an 8 point yesterday, but they were way too big so I let them walk. One of them had 6" spikes and the other one had 2" spikes. Definitely not shooters.

Oh yea, I let the 8 point walk too, it was just a small basket. I saw my 10 point last night and again this morning. Couldn't get a shot either time, maybe he'll screw up tonight and give me something I can work with. I'm not a stunt shooter like ingwe.

Brian...good call on letting the jumbo sinks walk...but waiting for a 10 point?

You need to get into the spirit of the competition...

It don't take much for me to get a shot at something, even with the little guns, and it dont take much time either...stunt shooting at its best.

But Im heading to Texas with the Heavy Artillery...a 6.8 spc and ( Horrors!) a .30-06 for Nilgai, since Texans seem to be convinced that they are bullet proof...

This qualify?[maybe witha bottle or two of pappy's]

Pappy can cause a lot of shrinkage!

Like cold pool water?

Finally, I think I might have shot at this. Don't want to take him out though unless the judge/s think he has serious potential.



Had this rack been intact, I'm sure he'd be out of the running. Obviously he has experienced some serious fights over the girls this fall, and with deductions for the broken right side, he just might have a chance. Also, do we have classes for mule deer, white tail, and black tail? This happens to be a mulie. What say ye?

Coues deer hunting in Kansas? Why yes! They migrate up from southern Arizona every year specifically to enter the trajectory path of my bullet. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

You'd need a truck load of bourbon for that to even place

The 10 point is still out there. Plus, I saw a main frame 10, but had some split tines. I couldn't get a real good look at him, but I saw him twice within 12 hours. I've passed up a couple of 8's in hopes of getting a shot at one of the big boys. I still have my shotgun tag, so I might take an 8 point if I get the chance because I still have my bonus buck tag that I can save for a wall hanger. There seems to be a lot of Bambi's wandering around. You never know, if a dink comes along that doesn't have more than an inch of exposed horns, he might just take a slug.

I had to look up what the hell a Nilgai is. They're pretty big. Maybe the Texans are using .270's.

Also, I missed a doe at 130 yards because I suck. But I got this doe on Thursday. It's the only thing I shot last week. We still have all of this week for firearms, then muzzle loader comes in on the 16th.

This might be the biggest loser.

Dammit, Brian, that was funny. I don't care who you are.

Still no luck on a Dink. Will try again this weekend.

In the meantime...

Ok, I got a contender. Can someone PM their email & post them for me.

Pooh-bah---FYI----This little guy was killed near a very smooth flowing Creek. And there was a Wild Turkey there a first light on opening morning. Bob

PM sent.

I have a late entry.

This is my friend's first deer on his first deer hunt. He made a 350 yard shot on it. At that distance, I had to look at him for forever through 15x binos to determine that he did have an antler!

Awww hell, that's a monster.......(grin)

Alright, here's Colorado Bob's Dink. I think he might have the winner, but I'll have to let the judge determine that. I'm a little curious about the trick shooting that occurred on this hunt.

Couesdeer, ^^^THIS^^^

However, 350 yards is pretty impressive, especially with such a small target. I hope he had fun and maybe it's the first of many.

That has got to be a contender!

Pooh-Bah,

With humility, gratitude and sincere appreciation I submit this extraordinary specimen into the esteemed, prestigious, enduring challenge of the "Dink-a-thon".

Colorado Bob


Are you a Basil Hayden fan?

No picture ????and you will have to do much better than Basil Hayden

Heck boys our deer season is just getting started....let the games begin!

No restrictions where we are hunting Friday and Saturday. Just inch long is all they ask. Lol

See above, I posted the pictures for him. He might have a serious contender.

This was a serious contender.......... & didn't win !!!

As was this.

"Junk" shots defeated me.....

Or....was it proud teenager with an uber-cool 95 winchester?....(grin)

I thought it was because you used a 270

i got one with nubs and spots. what do i win

We need pictures Bobby or no go.

Contest over I just one haven't killed one yet but the bride won't be topped heck I can probably enter my archery deer and win

Saw a probable winner this week but did not get any shots. Had to look close to see any horn at all ....... but the deer field dressed at 65 pounds??????? Never seen a button buck that big before. Average here for one would be in the low 40's field dressed. Was this a yearling with very small buttons?????

ingwe hasn't checked in for the past few days? Is he back in TX shunt shooting?

That's a big 10-4

OK its all sewed up now the fat lady has sung don't even bother trying Dandy Don is singing "turn out the light"
Soon to be 3 time consecutive champ!!!

.22-250 62 gr TTSX = extra style points







Heart the size of a testicle


The obligatory proof junk picture


Most important the bribe

I can match that bribe, he'll just have to wait until the hog hunt. The only photo I can't match is a picture of the junk or the heart. A 12 gauge slug kind of made a mess of the heart. I want to be the only Dink Master----Winner of both the "Dink-a-Thon" and "Pork-A-Thon". Bob

Dan was that the same button buck that you had on the trail camera?

Nope different spot

They've been chasing like crazy this past 2 days. I bumped into a nice 8 this morning with his nose to the ground. I was that close to throwing a 240gr cast bullet through his shoulders.

Might just shoot the spike that has been hanging around, he looks much tastier.

Dammit! I know I can never compete with these Dink masters. Tried again this afternoon. Nuthin. Will try again tomorrow. Might be completely out of bribes before the last day...

OK people...look closely at this....THIS is how its done!

Dont bring me this foolishness!

That one antler is CLEARLY too big to qualify, unless you B&C score it, in which case it will be completely deducted for being non-symmetrical.

And speaking of B&C scoring, friend Shrapnel sent this pic of his Dink in an email directly to the judge ( no booze though...) BUT, it has been OFFICIALLY scored by a real honest-to-god B&C scorer...


The competition just got fiercer!

My undying admiration...but you already had that...

TWO bottles???


Surely you jest....

How did you do in TX?

Yes...I shot a curly-Q spike...too big to enter...

Nice black buck! Any piggies?

Not this time Bob, trip was cut short by a little "accident"....


Haven't had the best luck in Texas this year...

OK.. I have to get in on this pursuit of the dink this thread is inspiring, the season's done out here but I am going to give this a go next year for sure. I wonder if you fellas might point a guy in the right direction. I'm not asking for your dink honey holes, I'd like to think I'm better than that but some general advice would be appreciated. Do you guys have success calling in the dinks? Is still hunting an option or is it best to set up a blind? Best of luck to those still looking for the dink of the year

I’ve got a contender. Need the figure out this new photo stuff on this site. Just couldn’t make it easy could you Rick

Don't forget to include 'junk' pics....

I’ll include them if I can get it to work. This site doesn’t play well with iOS. I can’t get the pics to go to the gallery.

This guy was giving me the stink eye at 200+ yards, you know the look. The you owe me money look. So I started quivering and yanked the fun switch hard with my boogar hook. Smashed him hard and he took off up the hill and then slowed and gave me the stink eye again! Well another yank of the boogar hook and a smack. He went 15 more yards and collapsed. The adrenaline dump was horrendous. Glad I was over gunned with my AR slinging 62gr TSXs.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/12458016/dink#comments

Someone help me with posting individual pics please. The link takes you to the pics.

Still looking like the leader to me what say you Ingwe?

260madman's pics..





Lee

Uh-oh....


Looks like a REAL contender!

Well I screwed up and shot a five point in PA on the first friday... Still have some hunting to do in Ohio as well as a couple special regulation tags in PA... Still looking for my dink.


-Jake

Oh Grand One seems most are forgetting the most important part of the contest .....the bribe

If need be I can sweeten the pot...

Ingwe should be like Trump and not be swayed by bribes.

Mine's the real deal. It took a lot of blood sweat and tears to get him. I didn't have to stand in line at the liquor store with the EBT Card tribe.😜

My dink is dinkiest and you are sooooo wrong about Ingwe he invented the swamp

I'm liking where this is going....

I'll be personally reviewing all entries by Sicilian-Americans ....

The Irish-American in me likes the way they think....

My Ohio dink is right there with the best. I had a 3600 mile trip to get that "dinker". I should at least get the air miles.


I've got an 8' bed on my F150-------It can haul quite a few cases of ------------. Just fill in the blank. Bob

I have a sure fire way to derail this bribe stuff. Don't make me throw the ace.

When does this contest end?

Just a reminder. This one was pretty dinky.

End of January ...

Have ya'll seen my dink, huh??

Well, that oughta tell you how good it is. It only cost me a Blanton's distributorship in Montana.....

OK, yesterday I returned with a real live dead dink. Though not even a serious contender, it represents my effort, so far, this year.

Our property abuts a small river, easily forded by deer. The other bank is on the leased property of a hunt club that drives it. Apparently, nobody on their side of the river has learned that their deer are running across this "river" to get away from the drives.

I have.

5 deer in two years......I thank you guys over there.... I hear whoopin' and hollerin', finish my coffee, and shoot deer when they walk by, thinking they are safe.....I hope this relationship continues....

The deer are usually not Dinkathon material, but this one came by yesterday and it looks as if this might be my best chance.





Poobs, we'll probably have to talk about a couple things, one being getting this deer competitive, second being for God's sake, don't tell them guys across the river......

Good Lord thats a monster!

I know. This hasn't been a stellar year for dinks, at least for me.

Now that doe season is in, maybe an accidental nubbie can be harvested. Something an accompanying "junk" pic would be a necessity for verification.

Do you suppose the sight of the stock of your rifle may have killed that dink instead of a bullet....just askin.

Ain't much of it he can see when it's pointed at him.

I haven't lost it, either. It stands out in the leaves while you gut deer, which that rifle is responsible for happening quite a bit.

It's hard to hunt Turkey with.....

For your viewing pleasure....(grin)

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Vic knows a good looking stock when he sees one. And the deer die for it.

1nut, I normally don't name rifles, but when it came in, my daughter told me how ugly she thought it was.

I told her it was the same colors that are "official Harley Davidson". She said it looked "Halloweenie", and I could hunt in a pumpkin patch with it.

I asked her if she understood the relationship between Charlie Brown and the Great pumpkin. Her answer was "yes, not much different than yours with deer....".

That rifle has been called the Pumpkin since, and even the guys I hunt with call it that...

I DO see a deer once in a while, though......


And, I do appreciate your taste in McSwirlys. Particulars? Mine is a Howa LW in .308, VX-2 CDS in Talleys.

Vic, Your daughter seems to be a real personality. Intelligent and clever.

Mine is a 60 black, 40 orange hanging on an 8 twist Remington 700 in 260 rem. I love the cartridge and couldn't resist when Big Green decided to get the twist right. I did a little work to it, and it shoots 140 NABs into a nice little cloverleaf with a Leupold 3.5-10 on top. Its a rifle I often reach for.

Love the Howas. One of the most consistently accurate factory rifles I've shot, matching my out-of-the-box experiences with Tikkas...

I have to pay close attention to what she says, lots of "dry" humor, sometimes. She has an opinion and will let you know what it is. Sometimes nicely....

Building a rifle on a 700 action, now. I haven't had too many Remingtons, but friends have had tons of them and they are certainly well supported in the aftermarket.

I'm going with a Pac nor barrel in.308 Win., Timney trigger, Leupold VX5HD 2-10X42, and going to give Grayboe a whirl for the stock, they seem to be pretty good and I got it about 452 weeks sooner than a Mickey. Only thing outstanding now is the barrel.

Good luck with the build. Sounds like a nice rig. I've been looking at the Grayboe offerings. The Outlander looks like it might suit me. Seems like a pretty decent value. Let me know how it turns out.

I just ordered a VX5HD 2-10 for a 7mm-08 700 Mountain Rifle/Ti knock-off. Seems like an excellent scope. We'll see.

Seriously........

So I shot this little twerp today, lone deer, small, looking for corn the turkeys missed under the feeder. I had doubts about it surviving due to snow that’s knee deep on me in the shallow spots. My daughter was with me and wanted to learn how to gut a deer. Had an antlerless tag, shot I shot it with the Creedmoor (more on that later) and it took off. Found it, looked at it, by all accounts a doe. Roll,it over and my daughter says, “is that what I think it is? Yep, it’s a buck. Felt the head and found nubs. Would enter it, but they aren’t visible above the hairline at all. In the words of Brando, “I coulda been a contender!” In any case, my kid wants to be a surgeon, so she got a cervid anatomy lesson, and I kept my pants clean. She’s hooked.. the Creedmoor? A 120 gr. Ballistic tip leaves an entry wound like a grenade when moving at about 2850 at impact, but still exits. Will think twice before using again,

Old70

A liberal bribe of the appropriate age will have nubs appearing everywhere......

Who won?

OK..the Judge has been reviewing this thread and the entries therein. Likewise doing a review of his regretfully empty Whiskey cabinet...The contest goes till Jan 31...a final determination will be made and a winner announced at that time.


Stand By....

More exciting than the Oscars !!

No mention of the "little pink piggy"

The little pink piggy shall be awarded to the winner of the pig Dinkathon...


Totally different category!

I thought it might be a different kind of influence on the esteemed judge of this institution.

My birthday is Friday 2/2. It would be a heck of a birthday present to be "Crowned Champion" on the Dink-A-Thon.

On pins and needles here!

I believe I'm still leading with no bribes needed. I'll check in Friday after I'm done with work in the morning. Maybe after my nap.

That kind of arrogance could get you disqualified at the last minute!


Bribes are ALWAYS needed!

How this for a bribe,I'll let you actually touch/handle this here pop gun.

Thank God its a 7x57!


If it were a .270 and I touched it...I'd catch the gay!

WOW! Details needed..............

Fixed.

It has a Shilen #3 contour,22" long and a 1-11" ROT.

Leupold 6x36 with Talley rings.

Black walnut stock with Flue-di-lis and ribbons checkering. The LOP is 13 5/8".

Red Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad.

Unauthorized editing will get you on Double Secret Probation!

You just HAD to do it...didn't you?

Lest I remind you I'm the only one that will actually deliver the bride



Not to mention my dink was dinkiest with all the proper procedure and protocol followed

That's all that needed sayin'.......................just sayin...................

I killed this small unicorn this evening, used a Drilling in 7x65R
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/12597563#Post12597563

Ronnie

Well, you did him in with Class. Let's see your drilling.

He'll be a great eater. Drooling here over his backstrap.

Added some photos to the gallery, you might recognize them.
Ronnie

Sauer LUX-Dural Antinit drilling, complete with a horn trigger guard bow and 22 Hornet einstecklauf and 1.5-6 Hensoldt/Zeiss in claw mounts. It doesn't get much better.

The bride? I have a bride...and she doesn't want me to have another...

Waiting for last minute entries.....

Way too nice to be poured over ice.

I'll just pour it around the ice...I promise...

Last minute? Season don’t close here till February 15!

Ronnie

I misspelled it on propose because I know you love to be a grammar Nazi

Yeah but the Dinkathon is over at sunset Jan.31...


I make the rules...


and I'm thirsty....

'propose'....I see what you did there....

That was a little to obvious......

OK...here we go!

Just a few entries for the top spot and an extremely tough decision for the judge this year. Hardest Yet.

New entry by 260madman was absolutely stellar, but bribes and style points for weaponry were a bit short on the uptake...

Colorado Bobs entry was likewise stellar, borderline stunning...but a shotgun? Besides, he is still basking in the glory of winning the Pig Dinkathon...

dvdgeorge came through as always...super entry, all criteria including junk pics and stunt shooting met, and right proper bribes, plus promise to deliver said bribes...

Stonecutter likewise had a stellar entry, but no bone protruding and the 'nubs' were just too big...and I could only drive his bribe 'in my dreams'...

but the winner is......




SHRAPNEL!!!!


His entry was stunning, documentation was good ( except for no junk pics) but that was made up by being officially scored by a B&C scorer...PLUS Shrap really upped the ante on bribes by offering up his GTO and motorcycle. He also gets style points for using a Win.25-35


Thanks to all who participated...better luck next year!

Did he enter the deer he shot on the way to the range?

Congrats to Shrapnel!

WTG---Shrapnel---Winner of the 2017 Dink-a-thon.

FYI, Pooh-bah. The Remington 870 is the perfect choice for Ohio. I can go to the cabin in May and hunt Gobblers. Then change the barrel in November and go hunt deer. It fits my 1 gun hunter mode to a T.

Damn wish I was going on the hog hunt

Me too Bob! Theres a nifty new little piggy trophy for this years Pig Dinkathon!

I've been robbed but I'll let it go and congrats to shrapnel!,,,,best part for you oh Grand Poobah is you still get to partake in the Pappy's

Congrats Shrap!

I may be the dad and the photographer but ...

Mouse wuz robbed!

GE

I believe I was robbed.

Ingwe touched me inappropriately and looked at me inappropriately. #metoo.

See you in court.



💰😡😜

Looks like I'll have to repost this for a few of you...

Good job Shrap. At least I got an honorable mention. I knew I'd lose due to a technicality.

Brian...the upcoming pig Dinkathon is your Huckleberry!

Looks like you'll be hearing from an attorney soon. Lisa is her name. Lisa Bloom... You know, the high powered Trump accuser attorney.




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Have her help you fill out the form.....

The no junk picture should have disqualified the "winner" I really should be 3 time champion and gone out on top....yes that's correct I am officially retiring from the dinkathon. It was a great run Tom Brady like even but I will give others the pleasure of chasing the dink crown. I know once the allotted time has passed I will be a member of the Dinkathon Hall of fame

Sorry poobs, I ate all my crayons, so no report.

Congrats to the winner!