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Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11289866 07/05/16
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,401 Likes: 1 Idaho, USA Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger
Jim in Idaho Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 28,401 Likes: 1 Idaho, USA	Ron Spomer wrote a column a few years ago called "Americans Like to Cheat" or something like that. IIRC it was in one of the Wolfe magazines, Successful Hunter or maybe Rifle. Basically, Americans will go for whatever makes the hunting easier - i.e. increases the odds of taking game. Trail cameras, rangefinders, artificial field rests, you name it; if it lets someone hike less, shoot further or expend less time in preparation while at the same time get a bigger game animal - it will sell. And before anybody gets their July 2016 underpants in a wad, yes, it's been that way for a very long time... Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!

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Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11289935 07/05/16
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,452 Likes: 2 NE South Dakota Bugger Campfire Outfitter
Bugger Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2014 Posts: 10,452 Likes: 2 NE South Dakota	Hey this all started when someone missed the possibles bag from the 19th century. I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally

Re: How did we ever.... elkhunternm #11290127 07/05/16
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,431 59644 M MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana
MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,431 59644	Originally Posted by elkhunternm Originally Posted by RWE Originally Posted by bonefish Something bothers me about the heavy use of trail cams and the naming of deer. I love the stoney point shooting sticks/bipod I name all my deer. Meat. I name my deer...hamburger,steak,roast etc.... I've streamlined, just using an initial for the area, a number for the year, and as little else for the cut: M13BS, I14S, E15Pcs! As for modern marvels, love the vacuum sealer, M13S is still good to go. "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: How did we ever.... jorgeI #11290129 07/05/16
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle
OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by jorgeI Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by Steelhead I still like hunting when it's nasty. I've always liked hunting in the rain, not downpour, but a drizzle. I don't carry shooting sticks, seldom a sling. My clothing/boots/binos/rifle with ammo in belly and a knife. That takes care of most things these days. Im with you on all the above, but when Im expecting the Great Migration to go through, I usually have two spare shells.... A sling is a rarity these days....sometimes use it to carry the rifle back out if Im dragging something dead, but frankly, Im getting to old for that schitt. My last Axis...shot from a quickie brush blind...guide comes to pick me up- he is my age- asks if I got one. Yes...hes about 250 yards off into the bush... " Lets go back to camp and get a couple young guys...." THIS is the wave of the future for this kid! Big Mike or Uncle Randy? Big Mike. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: How did we ever.... SKane #11290132 07/05/16
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle
OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by SKane Originally Posted by bushrat Originally Posted by Mule Deer Tom, Your forgot The Counting Of The Tines, as the hero hunter sits behind the dead deer: "Lessee, one, two, three, four, five, six seven, eight, nine.... He's a genuine ten-pointer!" I'm just happy if my critter still has teeth.. And ingwe is throwing fist-pumps if his critter has managed to have grown any. That was mean. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

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Re: How did we ever.... Jim in Idaho #11290138 07/05/16
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna
rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by Jim in Idaho Ron Spomer wrote a column a few years ago called "Americans Like to Cheat" or something like that. IIRC it was in one of the Wolfe magazines, Successful Hunter or maybe Rifle. Basically, Americans will go for whatever makes the hunting easier - i.e. increases the odds of taking game. Trail cameras, rangefinders, artificial field rests, you name it; if it lets someone hike less, shoot further or expend less time in preparation while at the same time get a bigger game animal - it will sell. And before anybody gets their July 2016 underpants in a wad, yes, it's been that way for a very long time... Well, shooting further takes a LOT more work than walking closer....if you are as good as you need to be at it.... We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290154 07/05/16
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,653 Likes: 1 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,653 Likes: 1 Midwest	Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by SKane Originally Posted by bushrat Originally Posted by Mule Deer Tom, Your forgot The Counting Of The Tines, as the hero hunter sits behind the dead deer: "Lessee, one, two, three, four, five, six seven, eight, nine.... He's a genuine ten-pointer!" I'm just happy if my critter still has teeth.. And ingwe is throwing fist-pumps if his critter has managed to have grown any. That was mean. All in good fun, amigo. I was pining for at least a queef in my general direction. WWP53D

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290172 07/05/16
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,631 Likes: 2 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,631 Likes: 2 Orange Park, Florida	Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by jorgeI Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by Steelhead I still like hunting when it's nasty. I've always liked hunting in the rain, not downpour, but a drizzle. I don't carry shooting sticks, seldom a sling. My clothing/boots/binos/rifle with ammo in belly and a knife. That takes care of most things these days. Im with you on all the above, but when Im expecting the Great Migration to go through, I usually have two spare shells.... A sling is a rarity these days....sometimes use it to carry the rifle back out if Im dragging something dead, but frankly, Im getting to old for that schitt. My last Axis...shot from a quickie brush blind...guide comes to pick me up- he is my age- asks if I got one. Yes...hes about 250 yards off into the bush... " Lets go back to camp and get a couple young guys...." THIS is the wave of the future for this kid! Big Mike or Uncle Randy? Big Mike. Yeah, we tend to do a lot of riding around in those Quiet Boy buggies and tell each other war stories.... A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: How did we ever.... Elkhunter49 #11290292 07/05/16
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by Elkhunter49 The tail camera's have almost eliminated the surprise factor of seeing a buck that you've never seen before. hmmm, I haven't seen those yet. !! I need a 'TAIL' camera. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: How did we ever.... jorgeI #11290338 07/05/16
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle
OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by jorgeI Yeah, we tend to do a lot of riding around in those Quiet Boy buggies and tell each other war stories.... I'll bet he's got some dandies to tell..... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

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Re: How did we ever.... jwall #11290340 07/05/16
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky ingwe OP Campfire Oracle
OP ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,306 Likes: 2 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by Elkhunter49 The tail camera's have almost eliminated the surprise factor of seeing a buck that you've never seen before. hmmm, I haven't seen those yet. !! I need a 'TAIL' camera. Jerry Theres a lot of tail cameras being used by the guys in the basement ( .223AI thread...) "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290444 07/05/16
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,063 Missouri Ozarks H Hogeye Campfire Regular
Hogeye Campfire Regular H Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,063 Missouri Ozarks	Jeff Foxworthy made some pretty good hunting videos. The one where he told the couple in the back seat to stop for a minute so he could shoot out the car window without excessive "muzzle bounce" was a classic!

Re: How did we ever.... T_Inman #11290493 07/05/16
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,174 Likes: 15 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,174 Likes: 15 In the Swamps	Originally Posted by T_Inman I also learned that the T/C contender is THE rifle to have. This is true. Unless you have one of these: Or this: I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: How did we ever.... Mule Deer #11290496 07/05/16
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by Mule Deer Once got to see an out-take from a Craig Boddington video, where after killing a kudu Craig does the "counting" act with the stripes on the hide--and does a great job of imitating the typical TV deer hero.... Sounds hilarious !! Would like to see that. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290499 07/05/16
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Or this. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290501 07/05/16
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Did a jig when I killed this squirrel. Lazered it at 25 yds WOOHOO! Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290512 07/05/16
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger
tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	When they actually use a rifle, most of them seem to favor some inline faux muzzleloader. Then they miss anyway "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: How did we ever.... ingwe #11290515 07/05/16
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by jwall hmmm, I haven't seen those yet. !! I need a 'TAIL' camera. Jerry Theres a lot of tail cameras being used by the guys in the basement ( .223AI thread...) I actually forgot about the AI thread. Haven't been there in forever. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: How did we ever.... jwall #11290518 07/05/16
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by ingwe Originally Posted by jwall hmmm, I haven't seen those yet. !! I need a 'TAIL' camera. Jerry Theres a lot of tail cameras being used by the guys in the basement ( .223AI thread...) I actually forgot about the AI thread. Haven't been there in forever. Jerry You still have your eyesight then. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: How did we ever.... DigitalDan #11290524 07/05/16
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by DigitalDan That's so K O O L !! Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

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