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.
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.
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?
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?
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?
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 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 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.
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!
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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.....
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.
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
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
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.
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.
THIS man knows how to judge a dink!
and bribe a judge!
kudos....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan
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.
" truckload of Becky" is the operative phrase....
Brian, you should know better than to enter that...take it to Bill Jordans " Monster Bucks"!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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 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.
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.
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'....
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"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan
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.
Brian...you are in first place at this point!
You can bring the bribe to the pig hunt...
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"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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 .
Last edited by Bocajnala; 10/28/17.
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
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...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
Everyone else can quit trying, I just completed the search for the 2017 dink...
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....
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...
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..
Everyone else can quit trying, I just completed the search for the 2017 dink...
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....
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...
The Judge is suspicious.......
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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...
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....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.
Everyone else can quit trying, I just completed the search for the 2017 dink...
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....
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...
The Judge is suspicious.......
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.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan
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.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan
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!
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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.
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!
If it were an honest game, this is what would be a front-runner.
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.
The amount of antler showing must be in inverse proportion to the size and quality of the bribe....
The Poobah has spoken!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.
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.
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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!
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...
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!
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.
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!
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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.
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!!!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
That's because Shrapnel taught Chuck Norris everything he knows about shooting!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
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.
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.
My gawd! You went and kilt one of the rare and endangered Ajerbaijani Roebucks!!
Well done!!!!
Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester
"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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.
Had a piece of back strap off of this guy Saturday night. It was "melt in your mouth" tasty.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan
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.
Nice....
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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