Predator

These are a couple years out of date - will have to get new ones this season. The Predator Before: [ATTACH]1541[/ATTACH] After: [ATTACH]1542[/ATTACH]

Permanone works well to kill them on clothes. It kills them, not just repelling them. I usually hit the socks and the long pants. Duct tapeing the cuff of your jeans to the top of your boot is added protection. You go around once normally then wind more tape off backwards until you reach full circle, fold a bit for a tab to remove. The chiggers that hit the glue on the duct tape go no where. I've had the tape become light brown from so many chiggers in certain areas of South Jersery. Avoid any dry grass or thick brush if you can.

It is not a good thing to try to shoot the wrong draw length. If the other suggestions above don't work try a different anchor spot or release type. If you are using a wrist strap where your size wants you to draw to the jaw and a corner lip kisser button, then maybe a hand held trigger drawing your thumb knuccle to the corner of your mouth or something similar might work. A pro shop ought to be able to give you several options.

I like Steel force. Old style but there's no chisel to slow things down. Have not had a lost deer since I started using them including an spinal shot centered from above.

My guess - female cardinal.

In October season here I have more problems with people kayaking for fun. I am talking a mile from the nearest launch in a saltwater marsh. Last year it was: "Me to partner: Ok here comes the buffleheads - get ready "-- "Hey Bud! you duck huntin'?" says the guy in a red kayak who just popped out behind me at a creekmouth. I was so shocked at the stupid question and the flared birds I just stared at him for a few seconds while standing with my shotgun. He got the message. I had a camoed jon boat and decoys out. Guess my set up was invisible? He picked up the pace a bit.

No unless you count once a year for work for a week.

Congrats ! Spend as much time as you can with 'em. Time will fly by now.

PSE X force - but will have to wait a year. Course my PSE Carroll Intruder owes me nothing.

I would try to get a chance to handle and pull the trigger on both. I like remington shotguns, don't have any modern rifles but shoot a lot of civil war musket competition. The decider for me would be the trigger pull - I think that is an important feature. The savage is adjustable I think and that would lead me to that one given no handling of the gun.

Happy Birthday Cousin! Also from MallardPrincess!

I use a spreadsheet file called "to do list" to keep track. But you have way too many irons in the fire.

I would walk the whole soy bean edge and find where they come in then follow the trails in enough to find the pinch points or best stand locations. Watch the track size - the heavy trails may be all does, that's the best if you are after any deeer. But faint side trails with big tracks may be bucks. The red stars would be good because this is probably a night stand scenario only and shade should show up there first. In my experience the deer always pop out in the soy beans in some shadow near the season start. BUT actual trails trumps that. They might bed in the corn then feed in the soy beans instead of bedding in the grass.

Ahh the neck meat would be too tough with all that weight! If that didn't give you buck fever check you still have a heart working.

I think I over stocked ammo last year but need to check. Far from ready, need to bow hunt deer first.

Out East here I like to drive around to find soy bean fields that border public land, then watch what comes out before dark. Then pattern the trails from the woods well away from roads. Usually farmers rotate every other year corn vs soy bean so you have to check each season. I also like to find out what new ground the state has purchased by calling or visiting the nearest fish and game office. Sometimes you can beat the crowds for a season.

Leupold - lifetime warranty. Buy the model you can afford.

Adding to the shoot and tracking steps I have occasionally used a trick for finding where to start in the thick New Jersey woods and brush. Bring a few yellow tennis balls. Even better tape a short piece of blaze orange ribbon to the tennis balls with duct tape. After the shot visually mark an object where you last saw the deer. Then throw a tennis ball as best you can to that spot before getting out of your stand. You should also get a compass bearing. It will not be perfect but in areas where everything looks almost the same it is hard to tell where to start tracking once you are on the ground. It works well for duck hunting thick marsh too if you don't have a lab with you.

Make sure you break up the outline head to toe. I have tried a 3 foot high net supported by poles while sitting. My movement has been spotted every time. Only luck was in a commercial blind. But tucked next to a cedar tree or something like that should work. Make sure you have tall shooting lanes, width is not as important. But you need some small holes to see the deer coming from the sides to draw in time. A seated set up is best to stay still the longest. Practice shooting out of the chair you use.

Scott with velcro wrist strap. Must be 10 yrs old. Never failed me.

Three quarters into my cup of coffee I read this - now you got me lookin'. What's the matter? don't you like chunky style coffee?

35 yrds, nice 8 pointer. Lots of practice works. But you have to look for branches as much as focus on the spot. Missed my first shot last year because low light, 20 yds and a thin branch in the wrong spot. Flew high over the back.