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Must be that IL was too warm for him so he headed north. Last mistake he'll make.

Great job on a great looking doe! Congrats!

When the going gets tough I give the going to God! He wants it you know. He wants us to give up our independence in trying to solve problems our way and let Him take the wheel. He'll steer you down the path you're meant to go. I wish you the best!

I don't text and I've never played any kind of electronic game while in the stand. No food and no water unless I'm staying in the stand from sun up till sun down. Then I'll take a lunch and bottle of water. Nature and talking with God keeps me as stimulated as I need to be. I look forward to the solitude it re-charges my soul.

Or maybe a tree that's next to a 170 inch typical?:boxing:

Or maybe a tree that's next to a 170 inch typical?

Being a good dad for that youngen! Atta boy Kyle.

Every day I pray. In those prayers I ask God to protect my family. It seems sorta redundant after a while, but I do it anyway. How many times could something have gone bad and I never even knew it. Well today was one day that I realized God does indeed answer prayers! Yesterday after church we (my family) went to eat lunch. On the way home on a busy highway my truck started shaking violently. I thought I had a flat! Nope that was not the issue. So I thought maybe a ball joint??? I continued home (in the rain) driving 20-30 mph with my hazards on. This morning I drove it to the shop and explained the problem. As my mechanic backed it into the garage something broke and both front tires pointed towards the license plate unresponsive to steering! He looked at it and asked me how I got it to his shop. I said I drove it. He said you better be thanking God because if that had happened on the highway you would have lost control and likely had a wreck. I'm not sure how to describe the mechanical failure, but it was severe! Repairs are going to cost me a bunch, but thank God this happened at the shop and not on the highway! Thanks for looking out for me and my family Big Guy!

I reckon I would not spend that much on hunting stuff. Not at this stage of my life anyway. My kids need a college education, and our family needs other things that are higher on the priority list.

Great explanation Joe thanks! I went to the TruGlo web site and this is the explanation listed: PARALLAX Parallax is an unavoidable optical phenomenon where the image of the reticle (the dot) and the target are in two different image planes (locations). This phenomenon presents itself as an apparent change in the position of the reticle against the target when the shooter’s eye is moved significantly away from the center of the field of view. Your Truglo red dot has been carefully aligned to have minimum parallax at a specific distance. (30 yards for non-magnification models and 60 yards for 2x models) At distances greater or less than this, some parallax will be observed. To reduce the possibility of a point of impact shift caused by parallax, try to keep the reticle (dot, cross, or other pattern) in the middle 2/3 of the field of view. So according to this as long as the red dot is close to center of the eye piece I should be good. Next time I sight in I'll test it and see. Ya know the article I read in North American Hunter is a little misleading.... It made it sound like it didn't matter at all.

Boy am I ready! Thursday is our opener too. I've got a few stands ready I'm just waiting on the wind to pick the right one!

Love it Griz! Best board game there is. I'm teaching my kids to play and they love it too. Won a chess tournament in college some years ago. Nothing big, just a small dorm tournament.

Hey Frank didn't know you were taking the Mrs.'s this year! That's great! Hope you both have a great time.

Sounds pretty frustrating. I suppose you're buddy has signs up? If your buddies neighbor doesn't seem to take charge of the situation getting law enforcement involved might wake him up a bit.

My thinking is the same as Red's. The book of ethics according to fly: Every animal deserves to be harvested as humanly as possible. Given the accuracy percentages listed (99% vs. 90%) It would be wrong to pass on a deer at a close range and wait to take the shot at 40 just to be able to say I shot a deer at 40 yards.:bummed:

Why did I not know this?????? I bought a red dot scope for my shotgun and am doing well with it. One thing I always wondered about was how I could be sure the dot was in the center of the reticle? Perhaps I'm placing the red dot a little low, perhaps a little to the right or left of center? An article I just read indicated it doesn't matter! Just as long as the red dot is on the target it doesn't matter if the dot is near the bottom/top/right/left or dead center in the reticle. Just wanted to be sure I'm interpreting the article correctly?

I've had bad luck with Rocky boots. I've used the Cabela's cordura snake boot for 3 years now and they are still waterproof and in good shape. I use them for turkey hunting in the spring as well. I also have some Lacross Alpha Burley boots for warmer weather hunting they work well as long at the temps don't drop below 40. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0027060812205a&navCount=1&podId=0027060&parentId=cat600749&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=netcon&catalogCode=IK&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat600749&hasJS=true

Great brows for sure! Looks like a solid 140 incher (Gross) to me.

No 2 sets of antlers are ever alike! Congratulations to the young hunter!

Think you mean Longhorn Ace, not Lonestar. Yea that Longhorn is a nice place for lunch.

Ah yes the should I wait for a bigger buck delima! Congratulations on a great buck! Sounds like the Louisiana Purchase ranch is the place to be.

Hey Randy that is great news! I live about an hour from that Cabela's. I'll be the first to take you up on the invitation. Tim, hope you can make it as well.

My daughter (turned 8 in June) has been practicing with my Remington Genesis 50 cal since last April. I set her up with 70 grains of powder and 250 grain shockwaves. She practices at 30-50 yards on a tri-pod and a Leupold Ultimate slam scope. Last night we practiced at 40 yards and all three shots were within a paper plate and one was dead center. I charged it up to 100 grains and at 50 yards the scope did not need to be adjusted when a friend of mine shot. When my daughter and I go out hunting in a few weeks I'm going to up the charge to 80 grains (she will not know this) just in case a deer will not come within 50 yards. I'd let her take the shot out to 60 maybe 70 yards.

Nice looking doe there Rem! I'm ready for those 50 degree days myself!

Looks great smack! Gonna break it in on a button or spike this season?:poke: