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Re: BUCK OF A LIFETIME!!! 2006 Alright come on SaskMan, I've been checking this thread for over a week now waiting for you to post the stinkin score! What the heck does he score man, COME ON!!!!! We're all sitting here waiting. Please just give us the number.

Re: Bad Deal so wait, the guy shot the 160 class buck or the 7x7 you've been after!?!?!? If the 7x7, what do you think it scoured roughly!?!? That SUCKS!!!!!

Re: Deer-iere? Found it!! Thanks all... I tried searching for " deer field dressing tool" http://www.deer-e-ere.com/

Anyone ever heard of this tool? It's supposed to make field dressing easier. Apparently, i’s a T shaped handle tool that you insert into the anus of the deer to pull it and tie it off prior to removal. Anyone have one or know what I'm talking about? How is the product actually spelled? I did some internet searches for it and found nothing. Can anyone better describe how it works? Thanks!

Re: Taylor Made R580XD driver you can get it brand new for $150

Any of you guys own one or ever used one? I am thinking about buying one and I just wondered if I could get a few comments on the quality, useability, bulkiness, comfort, etc regarding this stand. Any info is appreciated! Thanks Scott

Re: What\'s killing all these fawns? WOW! Weird!! I'd like to see the pic too please bond. PM it to me or post it or email it to me, [email protected]. Love to see what the heck is going on. I don't think any predatorial being did this type of killing. Not bears, not cougars, not coyotes... disease or flyes as mentioned or something like that sickening the fawsn and then anything as simple as oppossums, fishers, raccoons, any varmit could be eating the hurt or crippled or paralyzed fawns. strange indeed!

Re: Digital Trail Cam! aw bummer! I had already purchased it! Oh well... i have read some great reviews of it online. All the Penns Woods cameras seem to get great/good reviews. The 4.1MP was a little more than I wanted to spend... it was more like 450-500, where as I got the 2.0 plus a 256MB SD flash card for under 350. I appreciate your input greatly though Bond. You definately shaped my purchase. The trigger time for the 2.0 is supposed to be 2.0-2.5 seconds, which is about average I guess.... certainely not as slow as a lot of them out there though, right? I know its not as fast as some of the quicker one. However, I was looking for a total package. Plus, I'm going to use it while putting bait out in front of it so the trigger time wont be as important. When I say I wanted total package i mean I was looking for ease of operation, stuff included in package (software, pylon locking cables, etc) and the 2.0 came with lots of goodies including a 16 or 32 (i forget) internal memory as well. I'm not huge into scouting cameras, this will only be my second, but i think this will be a reliable workhorse of a digital scouting camera? can you refute that? if you really think its a horrible one, since it has a minnolta and all, i guess i can see about cancelling the order. let me know my friend! thanks. Scott

Re: Digital Trail Cam! Thanks for the info again Bond... I went to the pennswoods website and they are offering a "blowout" sale on the 2.0MP for $299... what do you think? good price? archer.. I have heard mixed reviews of the moultries... i may get one as well as the penns woods just cuz they are so cheap. they have been praised as good feeder cams where the deer linger for a long time. slow trigger speeds and other bads things about them though.

Re: Digital Trail Cam! Bond... great info, thanks a lot for your effort! It's EXACTLY what I was looking to find out. I think I will stay away from cuddeback now. I have been hearing some good things about the Penns Woods... but I havent heard anything about the cam trakker... which one would you suggest if you had to pick one?. Also, you mentioned something about 4 or 6 megapixels... what was that in reference to. Lastly, when you were talking about "it" running on a 9 volt battery and 2 AA batteries... were you still refering to the cuddeback, or one of the other ones you had just mentioned? Thanks! Scott

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So guys... who uses what? I am on the market for at least one nice digital trail/game camera. I'd like to buy it in the next month so I can start getting pics of what's running around on my props! I bought the StealthCam 3.0 2 years ago and it was lousy. Poor battery life, and horrible trigger time. I have been looking hard at the new Cuddeback 3.0 digital cam. It seems to be the fastest trigger time on the market, as well as great picture quality. Some reviews I read said it had bad user friendliness, and attaching it to a tree wasn't very easy either? Can anyone verify any of these things? I'd like to see whether people think this is a great camera to go with or not. Lastly, if the above mentioned one isn't your choice... what is and why? Cost really isn't an issue. Thanks for the input all! I figured this is a great way to get some valuable info from fellow hardcore sportsman! Scott

Re: Jakes and Jennies in NY I hunt Schoharie county NY and there were plenty of jakes around. Two people in my hunting group got 1 each. Heard and saw jakes from the start of the season right up till the end pretty much. No shortage here thankfully.

Re: NY-what\'s going on? was up at my NY lodge and hunting property near Cobleskill NY last weekend and had a bird gobbling hard after fly down but not much off the roost, ended up getting him. the next morning had a few birds gobbling pretty good on the roost but never connected with them. they are still active. I got a nice gobbler yesterday in CT that came in gobbling hard and strutting the whole way. they are getting LONELY!!!!!!!

Yesterday marked my 15th morning in the woods since May 1st, and it has been an awesome season. My friend Keith and I made plans a week or so back that we'd hunt the last thursday of the season together. So the Wednesday before we got in touch, made plans, and 4:00AM yesterday found me pulling into his place. We were on our way shortly and arrived at one of his properties in West Granby around 4:30AM. We had a medium hike up to our first listening roost spot. It was a field collectively known as Schindlers Field, and has apparently been the spot where many a gobbler has fallen over the years. When we were putting on our vests out of the trunk in the predawn gloom he mentioned that this was the first private property he ever aquired more than a decade and a a half ago. To say he knows the lay of that land would be a gross understatement. We listened as we quietly walked in through the swamp and laurels on the way to our spot. We broke into the field having heard nothing so far and got setup on the other side near where his blind was. We set a few hen deeks out after both agreeing it might be a little late in the season for jake decoys, and sat down to listen. We were ready and waiting by 5:00 or so and it was a quiet morning for the most part. We heard a gobbler once, far off to our right and then heard him again a few minutes later. That was around 5:15, and besides one other gobble Keith heard up on the mountain way far off as well, that was it. Around 5:50 Keith said, "well, want to try and move on that bird we heard?" I said sure, might as well. He seemed to know right about where that tom was roosted. So we grabbed our decoys and set off quietly through a different part of the swamp towards the bird. We estimated he was about a half mile away (~800 yards). So we went 200 yards and Keith let loose with some hard yelps on a diaphragm, nothing. Went another 200 yards, called again, nothing. Went another 200 yards, 600 total now, from inside a thick pine grove Keith hammered on the mouth call and WHAMMMY a throaty gobble response from 200 yards away max!!! I'm jumping around high fiving and all stoked that we raised a gobble, but we find ourselves in a predicament real quick. Were smack in the middle of thick thick pine swampy area and there's no way were calling that bird in there. After thinking for a quick minute Keith says I know exactly where that bird is, and I know exactly where we have to go. So I follow him and we make a wide loop part way around the toms location and out of the swamp. Next thing I know were getting into some lusch green hilly terrain and I'm thinking this looks GOOD!!! All the while that bird is getting cranked up, just with the prospect that a hen might be in the area. He's gobbling every minute or two now trying to bring the hen he heard in. It was helpful as we beaded on his position and got ourselves set up nicely. We were in a somewhat tight forested glenn with a nice green growth on the ground and laurels behind us. In front of us was some clearings that looked like they extended out of view and wrapped around towards the bird. After getting settled in, Keith says to me, "you better get ready, that birds gonna come rolling in here within 5 minutes! If there are two birds you take left and I got right, otherwise he's allll yours" He had put out a single hen decoy that was positioned so he would see it if and when he came around the bend of the terrain in front of us. Shortly after getting a bead on his position from his non stop gobbling, we both started purring and clucking and light yelping real soft on our mouth calls. Super soft and seductive calling that had to sound pretty sexy to that fired up bird. He was cutting us off to no end and double and triple gobbling. At one point after 3 or 4 gobbles in a row I all I heard was a little squeak cuz he was completely out of breath!! We're about 10-15 feet apart so we can whisper quietly and were laughin our asses off listening to this rockin gobbler. What a listening show he put on! He seemed to be moving closer too. However, after hearing him in the same spot for 3 minutes staright, Keith looked over and said "silent treatment time". I said great idea! It was just about that time when you shut up, and let their curiosity get the best of them, especially when they are that hot. The bird went nuts gobbling every 5 to 10 seconds when he stopped hearing the sex talk. All I would give him now was subtle scratching in the leaves and it was driving him bonkers! He couldn't resist himself, within a minute or two the gobbles started getting closer and I started to hear those exciting spitting and drumming sounds. At this point my heart is beating real hard and I find it difficult to control my breathing. My vision directly out in front of me is obscurred by a big pine tree at my 11 o clock and a two and a half foot tall rock about 15 yards in front of me. I could see over it however, and in the meantime I had lasered a couple of trees beyond the rock. I wanted to get some precision distances so if he came past a certain tree or whatever, I'd know how far he was going to be already. It wasn't long until I knew it was going to be mere seconds before seeing him. His gobbles were shaking my chest they were so close, as if I needed anything to be shaking any harder! It was intense having that bird well within shotgun range already it sounded, and not being able to see him. All of a sudden a catch a little movement through the outermost branches of the pine to the right, and just to the left of the rock. A red and white fiery head tucked in front of a fullfan. Goodness gracious here he comes!! He struts into view behind the rock and at the same time notices the decoy and sticks his neck way up in the air to check her out! GOOOOBBBLLLEEEEE he shatters the serenity of the forest again and again and again right in front of our eyes! I know Keith can see him fully now. I can only see about 8-10" of his head and neck though, and I guess him to be about 25 yards tops. I have the shot, but this is too good to stop just yet. I wanted to get a show and see him strut out toward the deek. I still couldn't fully see him or his beard yet either. All it was going to take was 3 or 4 more steps and he'd be clear of the rock. I had it all planned out. I was going to cut real hard at him as soon as he stepped into full view, get him to gobble hard and blast him mid-gobble!! He had other plans though. After seeing that hen, he wanted her to come to him. She was only 15 yards away from him at this point. So he's looking hard and a couple times I see him look quick left then right and I think he mighta caught something!? But no, he goes into strut again. He must have been looking for another hen, or waiting for the decoy to move. Well this goes on for about 30 grueling seconds, and every one of them I had his bright red head dead in the crosshairs. At the slightest possibility of him leaving I was ready. Suddenly out of nowhere, with his head and neck fully stretched and in the crosshairs he alarm putts! BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!! Within less than 1 second I fired instantly and smoked him. I stood up laughing and smiling as I shucked the empty. I looked over at Keith who was sitting there chuckling and I said "that was the last sound he wanted to make!!" I walked over and grabbed my gobbler, a mere 25 yards away. As I walked back I raised my arms up in the air, gun in one and flapping bird in the other and said YEA!! It was a heart pumping, hard gobbling, edge of your seat hunt and I was psyched out of my mind. What a way to end my CT season and tag out on the last hunt I had planned! I tagged the bird with my last tag which was a great feeling. He was a classic 2 year old that was just really lonely in the late season! I love the last week of the season!! He weighed an even 18lbs on the digital, really nice thick 9" beard and 3/4" pointy spurs. Here are the pics: While sitting at one setup later in the morning trying to get Keith a bird, this guy came by. I heard a big loud scratching sound up in a tree nearby and looked up and saw him. I grabbed my camera slowly and was able to get some awesome shots, this is one of the better ones. This piliated woodpecker was huge! At one point he let out a call and I was wondering when he was gonna run out of breath. Had to have been 30 notes+.

Re: Rollin\' in Smoke well, my points and comments stand strong. I was very put off by this unfortunate display. It is obviously legal, otherwise you wouldn't be posting which I realized after my initial post. Either way, that's a pretty rediculous way to hunt turkey. Have fun with that. You are right about one thing, I did come in quite loudly on my 8th post. I have another forum I frequent much more heavily, but do peep in here from time to time. I couldn't let this one go by without saying anything. If you are so gung ho on shooting a turkey with a 295gr big game sabot, why not challenge yourself and aim for the base of the neck so you don't go and WASTE all the precious breast meat? You might cut or blow the head off but who cares, not like that'd be more devestating that exploding the chest apart. I scoff at your notion of "first turkey with a muzzleloader" being that big of a deal. Today's inlines work nearly as well as modern rimfire and centerfire rifles. Now, if you took that bird with a muzzleloading SHOTGUN, and had a charge of #5's instead of a 295gr sabot, than that'd be something to tip my hat to. For the turkey hunter you portray yourself to be, I am dissappointed with your decision to kill a turkey in this manner. I have followed your posts, and agree, you are on my level as far as extreme turkey hunting goes and being "beyond addicted, just plain sick". I live for this sh!t. Turkey hunting is my favorite thing in the world. I know you feel the same way. I just feel someone on my level wouldn't have destroyed a turkey in the manner you did. My father always taught me since I was 5, now 23, that you should never kill anything unless you're going to eat it. You killed that turkey for sport and that goes against my core hunting principles. This is my problem with this. Hope you can at least understand my view here, albeit not agreeing with it.

Re: Rollin\' in Smoke Alright what is going on here. This is unbelievable. First of all, muzzleloaders firing single projectiles are legal to hunt turkey with during the spring?? As far as I have ever known muzzleloaders are legal but you have to use shot charges, as in BIRD shot not big game sabots!!!! I don't understand this at all man. You totally obliterated that bird and wasted all the meat! You don't aim for the chest on turkeys, come on now!!!!! I still don't understand how a muzzleloader firing sabots is legal on spring turkey. Technically you could blow them away at 150 yards+ with todays modern muzzleloader technology. Lots of fun there! I am very dissappointed and disturbed to read and see this. Hope you enjoyed wasting that bird... I'm sure there was a lot of respect you could show to a destroyed carcass.

Re: Tagged a State Land Boss Gobbler! PICS that is a sick gobbler!! nice bird, HUGE in every aspect!

Re: rainy day gobbler congrats! one thing I didn't understand was when you said this " I was glad I had talked Randy into using my Hevi 13 instead of the # 2 shot he had". What is Hevi 13? Also, why were you not a fan of #2's? They pound HARD and retain their turkey killing energy out to 60 yards+.

Re: shot size Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag with a Pure Gold .670 choke and custom Nitro Ammo tri-plex loads... 3.5" 2 5/8oz 4x5x7.5. REDICULOUS patterns that knock birds over out to 50+ yards easy.

Re: Predator Camo\'s turkey vest??? For the money I would not have recommended getting this vest. It's worth more like $50 or so. I picked up the Super Elite III from Cabelas last month and it's excellent for $50!!! The pad is the KEY... 2" thick!

Re: Diaphram Calls? I love woodhaven custom calls too. I picked up the Red Wasp last month from Cabelas and it sounds sweeeeeet!!

Re: Second day home = 2x the success!! it's always great tag teaming with a buddy like that! congrats!

Re: Homemade strutter.........(pics) Well guys, it's great to throw up my first post. I have been a lurker on this forum for the last few months but this post did it!!! SWEET DECOY SRA!!!! I absolutly love it and was toying with the idea of making my own this weekend. I just bought a deek just like yours, may in fact be the same one. I was wondering how you actually attached the tail fan spread to the deek? Also, did you just stick the wing feather on each side into the foam and then duct tape them on the inside to point down? That what I figured I would do. Thanks for the info, I'd really appreciate it. My turkey season starts May 1st in NY and May 3rd in CT, you will be seeing a good handful of harvest reports coming soon!!