snappy
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Post by snappy on Aug 30, 2017 0:56:42 GMT -5
Nice Sixshot. Good luck with the 'lope.
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Post by contender on Aug 30, 2017 8:26:07 GMT -5
I actually have taken a few deer around these hills that required a creek crossing. November,,, cold water,, & I was barefoot doing that too. It has been a few years since I hunted that area. Sadly,,, now off limits to hunters,,,! And one of those times,, I had to go across in my skivies to get a small buck. COLD & NOT fun! But the idea of dragging a deer in a USPSA stage gives me ideas. I do have a decoy I can use,,,,,,,,,,,! Hmmmmm!
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Post by sixshot on Aug 30, 2017 12:21:41 GMT -5
Tyrone, hope that decoy isn't SAM! The strain would kill him I'm afraid. Good luck with the stage though.
Trapr, I was in Wyoming yesterday, had to go to Rocksprings with one of the grandsons,he bought a new truck over there & we saw a fair number of deer, one badger & a lot of antelope. I had my S&W 9mm on me & wanted that badger but we were in a hurry so he got off easy....this time!
Dick
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Post by Markbo on Aug 30, 2017 14:06:28 GMT -5
As usual, great story and great pics. Thanks Dick!
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Post by bigbrowndog on Aug 30, 2017 18:26:29 GMT -5
Funny about the badger, I asked the landowner where I hunt if he minded if I shot one,.....he was pretty adamant about leaving them alone, said they worked the prairie dogs over pretty well and he appreciated that. So no badgers for me when I'm there.
Today was a "cool" day for Central Texas, at least at the new house in the hill country. Wind blowing a bit and mild temps, Made me get antsy for hunting!!!
Trapr
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Post by contender on Aug 31, 2017 20:53:25 GMT -5
Naw,,, Sam wouldn't make a good decoy,,, too skinny! You let a badger get by without a shot at him? Wow! Y'all MUST have been in a BIG hurry.
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Post by sixshot on Sept 1, 2017 13:13:06 GMT -5
Went back yesterday, set in one spot & watched 29 head of Antelope for 11 hours as they fed in a hay field. Normally they will head to water 2-3 times during the day & I was in a great spot between them & the water, only problem was there were 3 guys about 1/4 mile away putting some well casing into a deep water well. All the Antelope were watching them & wouldn't leave the safety of the field 500 yds away. I had ran out of water & didn't want to leave & give up my hiding spot, it was pretty miserable sitting there, first in a pretty good rain, then in the hot sun. After the drillers left I stuck it out 3 more hours but the Antelope were still too cautious to do anything but mill around, feed, lay down, etc. A couple of times some small bucks came with range but I can't shoot a buck & they must have known the rules because it was like they were teasing me! Finally at 7pm I decided I was well cooked & gave up, I'll go back in the next couple of days, I think I've got a better game plan & hopefully can blood the OM 44 magnum, if not the 357 Maximum can save the day, we'll see how it plays out. Saw lots of deer again, including a couple of dandy shooters. I also saw something that I have no answer for, maybe someone can enlighten me. I've seen feral dogs & I've seen feral cats (field lions) all my life, when we see field lions we shoot them, they kill a lot of birds. Yesterday as I was driving in quite early I saw 2 hen Pheasants standing in the road, this area has lots of grouse & pheasants so no surprise. What did surprise me was there were 2 barn roosters with the pheasants, I guarantee they were domestic chickens, there were also some other birds moving in the brush but I didn't see them good enough to tell what they were but I do know was 2 of them were farm roosters just from the color & the fact that I've owned lots of chickens. There are no farm houses within 5-6 miles of where these birds were. Thoughts?
Dick
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COR
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Post by COR on Sept 1, 2017 15:47:46 GMT -5
Chicken and pheasants (stocked birds) will "flock" together to make it through winter around here... they'll squat until spring and eat the chicken feed... Roosters don't care, they'll guard and "hop on" anything.
My guess... someone dropped off an A$$HOLE rooster, or two, they didn't have the heart to wring out. This rooster just got accepted by the pheasants brood and tagged along.
Probably was a cute little chick this past Easter ...
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Post by contender on Sept 2, 2017 8:24:27 GMT -5
As noted,,, sometimes other species will take up with one another for safety & security. I was in Wyoming in 2000 & we found 2 Dachshund dogs,,, at least 4 miles away from any house,, in with a herd of cattle. We were out dog town hunting,,, and saw them. We tried to coax them to come to us,, but they refused. I've often wondered about their fate.
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callshot
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Post by callshot on Sept 2, 2017 10:58:26 GMT -5
😱😎👍🤗
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Post by bula on Sept 2, 2017 14:25:38 GMT -5
With most of the public hunting land in NE Ohio being swamp land, have had a few hunts go amphibious. Sadly it was usually snowing at the time, or cold enough to.
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