When you have a dream and jolt out of bed thinking you’ve slept through your alarm, only to find the clock showing it’s 1:53 AM. Dammit 😩
Now, I’m wake with 3 hours to kill before I need to head out.
Thank god we have this place called the 24CampFire. Anybody having coffee?
Here’s my list of priorities for today, in order.
Read the Fire and see how many members have called Paul B gay or threatened to run him over on his bicycle.
Make coffee, have a dip of snuff and take a dump. (Haven’t done those yet)
Make a sandwich to toss in the pack along with a couple quick energy eats should I kill something late and need a burst of sugar to get me out of a hell hole.
Throw on my hunting clothes, load up the rig with pack, spotter and tripod. Oh, and rifle. I forgot my rifle only once before, but I caught that mistake before I drove too far.
Drive 50 minutes to the mountain, get out, hike into the area I want to hunt, glass up a decent Blacktail, shoot him/her in the ear hole (I have a buck and doe tag) rip the deer outta the woods, whole would be a nice, but that isn’t usually what happens.
Get meat back to the rig and squared away to travel home. Open a beer while I look through my pack to locate my victory flask, then take a pull of some Pendleton 1910, chasing it down with the rest of my beer.
Get home, deal with the meat, while reading the Fire to see what kind of trouble Slum and Ren50 got into while I was hunting.
I woke up at 4 am, made coffee and went outside for a smoke. I just poured my second cup of coffee and the dump should happen any minute now. I like reading on here
I woke up at 4 am, made coffee and went outside for a smoke. I just poured my second cup of coffee and the dump should happen any minute now. I like reading on here
The campfire does have a tendency to stir up chit.
I woke up at 4 am, made coffee and went outside for a smoke. I just poured my second cup of coffee and the dump should happen any minute now. I like reading on here
The campfire does have a tendency to stir up chit.
It was incredible. I think my pants even fit better now.
Yup same thing here in So. Oregon! 45 min to 'my mountain'. Been up for an hour. Happy huntin' those wily blacktails. The hardest deer to hunt in the world.
I had my first cup at 2:30 am. I had to meet a driver from Pittsburgh halfway to deliver a blood sample in my 2 day a week part time job. Stopped at a Pilot Truck Stop. Their fuel trucks have an ad on the back that says they have the best coffee on the interstate. I may have to agree. Damned good coffee!
.. when you stand outside, the air pleasantly cool, the breeze basically non-existent, and watch a beautiful sunset drifting into twilight, and wish that you were still able to experience it while sitting in a tree stand.
When you have a dream and jolt out of bed thinking you’ve slept through your alarm, only to find the clock showing it’s 1:53 AM. Dammit 😩
Now, I’m wake with 3 hours to kill before I need to head out.
Thank god we have this place called the 24CampFire. Anybody having coffee?
Here’s my list of priorities for today, in order.
Read the Fire and see how many members have called Paul B gay or threatened to run him over on his bicycle.
Make coffee, have a dip of snuff and take a dump. (Haven’t done those yet)
Make a sandwich to toss in the pack along with a couple quick energy eats should I kill something late and need a burst of sugar to get me out of a hell hole.
Throw on my hunting clothes, load up the rig with pack, spotter and tripod. Oh, and rifle. I forgot my rifle only once before, but I caught that mistake before I drove too far.
Drive 50 minutes to the mountain, get out, hike into the area I want to hunt, glass up a decent Blacktail, shoot him/her in the ear hole (I have a buck and doe tag) rip the deer outta the woods, whole would be a nice, but that isn’t usually what happens.
Get meat back to the rig and squared away to travel home. Open a beer while I look through my pack to locate my victory flask, then take a pull of some Pendleton 1910, chasing it down with the rest of my beer.
Get home, deal with the meat, while reading the Fire to see what kind of trouble Slum and Ren50 got into while I was hunting.
It's been done, but not when there's a packout involved in Oregon mountains. Especially all that deadfall and slash Beav hunts in. You feel lucky to be showered and sitting down to dinner at a somewhat normal time.
I just have to hike myself 2 miles into another canyon and locate him somewhere at the bottom of the ravine.
He did an Olympic summersault with a 1/2 twist gainer into some thick brush.
Simple to get to him. 😤🤕😩
FML 🦫
Dayom. You are so SOL. We used to have a great campfire guy with access to a Chebby an 2 miles of cable until some asswholes run him off fer ass shooting a bear.
......pull back straps, peel tenders out, removed head (you don't need that fuggin' cape, its not a wall hanger!).
Stomp the rest down into the marsh (deadfall?).
Leisurely stroll out to the truck and cooler.
This is an easy question to answer, but I see you have already answered most of it yourself. Good job!
I would only add a couple of things.
1) Find someone dumber than you, but in better shape to pack out your animals. Give him/her a lot of praise while they are sweating and grunting bringing your meat home.
......pull back straps, peel tenders out, removed head (you don't need that fuggin' cape, its not a wall hanger!).
Stomp the rest down into the marsh (deadfall?).
Leisurely stroll out to the truck and cooler.
This is an easy question to answer, but I see you have already answered most of it yourself. Good job!
I would only add a couple of things.
1) Find someone dumber than you, but in better shape to pack out your animals. Give him/her a lot of praise while they are sweating and grunting bringing your meat home.
Okay, okay…I’m slow rolling this, I know. But there’s a reason.
Remember I said optics rule? Well, when you find a buck so small that only alpha glass will allow you to see its itty-bitty horns. That’s why it’s important. And you also need a super-duper accurate rifle that will allow you to shoot the milk bottle outta its mouth at 557 yards.
I went ‘gutless’ on this big boy because I was afraid I’d lose too much meat gutting him.
Okay, okay…I’m slow rolling this, I know. But there’s a reason.
Remember I said optics rule? Well, when you find a buck so small that only alpha glass will allow you to see its itty-bitty horns. That’s why it’s important. And you also need a super-duper accurate rifle that will allow you to shoot the milk bottle outta its mouth at 557 yards.
I went ‘gutless’ on this big boy because I was afraid I’d lose too much meat gutting him.
🙄🦫
Smart shoot big bucks close to the truck. I like how you think Mark. Great shot BTW.
Hell look at the positive side it almost tried to grow a eye guard. I would have been better off hunting Squatch today as I would have seen just as much.
Here’s the check I had to write with my body for this bruiser.
Shot him from the opposite side of the cut he was on. There was no way to drop in and go straight to it.
I had to drive around to the other side of the clearcut to a closed, gated road, hike in 2 miles. Find him in the bottom of a slash covered hillside and not bust myself up going down and back up.
Totally dumb shot taken for such a small animal. I did pay out in spades ♠️ for my fûck-up.
Here’s the mtn I had to head down into. Just like a walk in the park.
This is how you should pose for a picture when you’re an idiot who shoots a dink.
When you have a dream and jolt out of bed thinking you’ve slept through your alarm, only to find the clock showing it’s 1:53 AM. Dammit 😩
Now, I’m wake with 3 hours to kill before I need to head out.
Thank god we have this place called the 24CampFire. Anybody having coffee?
Here’s my list of priorities for today, in order.
Read the Fire and see how many members have called Paul B gay or threatened to run him over on his bicycle.
Make coffee, have a dip of snuff and take a dump. (Haven’t done those yet)
Make a sandwich to toss in the pack along with a couple quick energy eats should I kill something late and need a burst of sugar to get me out of a hell hole.
Throw on my hunting clothes, load up the rig with pack, spotter and tripod. Oh, and rifle. I forgot my rifle only once before, but I caught that mistake before I drove too far.
Drive 50 minutes to the mountain, get out, hike into the area I want to hunt, glass up a decent Blacktail, shoot him/her in the ear hole (I have a buck and doe tag) rip the deer outta the woods, whole would be a nice, but that isn’t usually what happens.
Get meat back to the rig and squared away to travel home. Open a beer while I look through my pack to locate my victory flask, then take a pull of some Pendleton 1910, chasing it down with the rest of my beer.
Get home, deal with the meat, while reading the Fire to see what kind of trouble Slum and Ren50 got into while I was hunting.
Okay, okay…I’m slow rolling this, I know. But there’s a reason.
Remember I said optics rule? Well, when you find a buck so small that only alpha glass will allow you to see its itty-bitty horns. That’s why it’s important. And you also need a super-duper accurate rifle that will allow you to shoot the milk bottle outta its mouth at 557 yards.
I went ‘gutless’ on this big boy because I was afraid I’d lose too much meat gutting him.
🙄🦫
Smart shoot big bucks close to the truck. I like how you think Mark. Great shot BTW.
The question I asked myself, after the fact was, is this buck worth the butt fûck in effort I was gonna be enjoying?
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Originally Posted by Beaver10
Here’s the check I had to write with my body for this bruiser.
Shot him from the opposite side of the cut he was on. There was no way to drop in and go straight to it.
I had to drive around to the other side of the clearcut to a closed, gated road, hike in 2 miles. Find him in the bottom of a slash covered hillside and not bust myself up going down and back up.
The question I asked myself, after the fact was, is this buck worth the butt fûck in effort I was gonna be enjoying?
🦫
Originally Posted by Beaver10
Here’s the check I had to write with my body for this bruiser.
Shot him from the opposite side of the cut he was on. There was no way to drop in and go straight to it.
I had to drive around to the other side of the clearcut to a closed, gated road, hike in 2 miles. Find him in the bottom of a slash covered hillside and not bust myself up going down and back up.
I can see from the inside of your crib you have some serious white privilege going on. Maybe if you'd immediately repent, sell it all and donate the proceeds to BLM, you can still shoot a big ol' fat doe yet this year.
Hell, I live in a T1-11 shack with a 8 dollar driveway and look what I shoot. It's about humility my friend. And virtue signalling. Your neighbors are watching. Make em proud.
I may downgrade to $3 on the driveway next year and see if I can get a small 4x4, or maybe a 4x3 no eye guards of course. I'd have to go all the way to aluminum frame windows for that, and you can't eat eyeguards, if yaknowwhuImsayun.
Well Beav we’ve had this discussion before and when it comes to Blacktails those little bastards will temp you to shoot their asses and when we do dumb hurts. 😂😂
Well Beav we’ve had this discussion before and when it comes to Blacktails those little bastards will temp you to shoot their asses and when we do dumb hurts. 😂😂
My feet aren’t too happy with today’s rodeo. Charlie Horses are firing off in the arch of both feet...Yeah, dumb hurts, as it should.
Just a footnote.
I could see the horns were small, but very legal. I could have not posted anything about today’s hunt after I shot. Some members wouldn’t post up some dinky deer they shot out of fear of the trash we’d throw at them.
Me, ICGAF. It’s a hunt, and a decision I made to kill the deer. I can own that, and I enjoy my Fire brothers ripping me about it...It’s deserved punishment and worthy of many laughs.
Well Beav we’ve had this discussion before and when it comes to Blacktails those little bastards will temp you to shoot their asses and when we do dumb hurts. 😂😂
My feet aren’t too happy with today’s rodeo. Charlie Horses are firing off in the arch of both feet...Yeah, dumb hurts, as it should.
Just a footnote.
I could see the horns were small, but very legal. I could have not posted anything about today’s hunt after I shot. Some of members wouldn’t post up some dinky deer they shot out of fear of the trash we’d throw at them.
Me, ICGAF. It’s a hunt, and a decision I made to kill the deer. I can own that, and I enjoy my Fire brothers ripping me about it...It’s deserved punishment and worthy of many laughs.
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Sheesh, I worked all day. Dealt with a dumb ass worker who can't show up on time to save his ass. He gone.
Your day sounds marvelous. I've killed some dinks for sure. WGAF. You had a tag, you shot a legal deer, now you can drink and relax. All good in the hood
Well Beav we’ve had this discussion before and when it comes to Blacktails those little bastards will temp you to shoot their asses and when we do dumb hurts. 😂😂
My feet aren’t too happy with today’s rodeo. Charlie Horses are firing off in the arch of both feet...Yeah, dumb hurts, as it should.
Just a footnote.
I could see the horns were small, but very legal. I could have not posted anything about today’s hunt after I shot. Some of members wouldn’t post up some dinky deer they shot out of fear of the trash we’d throw at them.
Me, ICGAF. It’s a hunt, and a decision I made to kill the deer. I can own that, and I enjoy my Fire brothers ripping me about it...It’s deserved punishment and worthy of many laughs.
🦫
Sheesh, I worked all day. Dealt with a dumb ass worker who can't show up on time to save his ass. He gone.
Your day sounds marvelous. I've killed some dinks for sure. WGAF. You had a tag, you shot a legal deer, now you can drink and relax. All good in the hood
No doubt...I enjoy any stories about a guys hunt - dink or not.
Sorry about your shîthead worker. Lazy individuals suck!
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
Good job and great story bro...
Oh there’s no shame because up in our neck of the woods with the lack of deer a lot of guys will not see a buck let alone kill it and themselves getting it out. Some of us like to eat them and only get a few days a year to make it happen. I hunted south of the Beaver and never saw a deer let alone a legal buck.
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
Good job and great story bro...
just one antelope?
Im up to 4 this year. lol. they sure eat good!!
They only issued me one tag and that took a couple years applying.... They do eat good, if you know the tricks of taking care of them... I took a buddy that had never killed a goat, we found him a nice one... he was amazed at how fun antelope hunting was.
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
Good job and great story bro...
For sure this. Beaver must have been more hungry for meat than deflave has ever been to pack that for over a mile.
Surprised they issue doe tags there. Courtesy to the timber barons? Glad to hear there are enough there to harvest a lady deer now and then. Not happening with our mule deer populations. The ones in town are doing well though
Back in the old days gone by, the last week of BT hunting you could shoot either sex. Anti-hunting groups, including PETA sued and the State balked, then put a stop to taking either sex that last week.
It took me 8 years to draw this doe tag. When you draw a doe tag, they give you the option of using only that tag, or buying an additional tag for a buck.
Back in the old days gone by, the last week of BT hunting you could shoot either sex. Anti-hunting groups, including PETA sued and the State balked, then put a stop to taking either sex that last week.
It took me 8 years to draw this doe tag. When you draw a doe tag, they give you the option of using only that tag, or buying an additional tag for a buck.
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Interesting way of doing things.
Biology is important...............except to some folks it would seem..................like politicians and such.
Damm ... Never came back to this thread yesterday.
Beav congrats on that buck dude. After reading all of this, you worked for him big time in some messed up terrian for sure. I would put that rack up on display some where in your world as a reminder of it all. He may not be a bruiser but you worked for him for damm sure. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
I just found this most enjoyable thread while munchin on antelope backstraps that would make Paul envious..... I only have a thing of two of advice for my buddy Beav.... I am no stranger to the brotherhood of dinks... and there is no shame.... but... good grief man, shoot them next to the road or in the backyard.... don't be a rookie....
Oh and the backstrap I am dining on, is from a dink antelope..... I killed two miles in and packed him out.... soo it seems I cannot even follow my own advice!
Good job and great story bro...
Ha, ha !!
I always tell people, the only time I shoot a big deer, is if he comes out first !!
2 things about hunting the oregon coast that bewilders me: One is why the road hunters wear full camo? The other is when a small tree falls across the road, why do they always cut it so there is only 3 inches of clearance for each tire?
One road I went in on last year had a spring on the side with [bleep] and grass. On the opposite bank side was was a 3in dia dead fir windfall that was leaning over half the road. There had been 20 rigs pass it and everyone of them decided to plow thru the mud bog spring in 4x4 instead of get out and wack off the limb.
One road I went in on last year had a spring on the side with [bleep] and grass. On the opposite bank side was was a 3in dia dead fir windfall that was leaning over half the road. There had been 20 rigs pass it and everyone of them decided to plow thru the mud bog spring in 4x4 instead of get out and wack off the limb.
Yeah, but if they got out they’d get mud on their boots, which would then get on the floor mats, and those are a bitch to steam clean.
I love nothing more than getting out of my 4x4 and whacking off limbs.
It’s a gift.
You folks from up that way are weird.
Do you get off the horse too, or just take care of business while in the saddle?
Yes
That's good to know.....................in case I ever put in for a hunt up that way..................fellas gotta know what the locals are really like.
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