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Prime example of why IF I were ever to own another firearm it'd be through private sale. There's plenty of used guns in good condition floating around, no need for all that paper work.
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General Questions #3..Hunting Techinques...
mattys281 replied to macknnc's topic in Rifle hunting for Coues Deer
Ive never killed one with a rifle, but I've managed to take four deer with my bow. Closest was 30 yards and longest was 78 yards. Ive been less than 10 feet away from deer on the hoof and seen others I couldn't get closer than 200 yards to if my life depended on it. I think with rifle hunting its the same as archery in regard to long shots: on the good days you dont need to make one, but its nice to be able to do it if you decide to. -
Hunting Vanity Plates
mattys281 replied to grizzly's topic in Miscellaneous Items related to Coues Deer
Mine is BIVYOUT. So if you see a commander with that plate, you know who just passed you. -
Thats a beauty. How long have you shot with her and how does she group?
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For when the inevitable happens to most of us and we dont draw tags? Anyone got anything interesting sitting in reserve? I'm thinking to give it a shot to knock a California blacktai off my bucket list. Would prefer to go to Alaska but dont really have enough vacation time for that this year.
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I wish they'd hurry up & issue me my bonus point so I can buy my Ca. deer tags.
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Keep in mind that if you draw a tag and she doesn't you can transfer it to her. I gave my deer tag to my daughter last year and took her on her first deer hunt. We didn't get one but we got pretty close to some does and she had a blast. The only problem with that is because of her crazy soccer schedule, if I'm going to elk hunt, I'm limited to early archery only. If I draw and she doesn't, she can't use my tag. She's good with her bow and has been pulling 34 pounds for quite a while, but I'm not ready to let her elk hunt with a bow yet. As for deer, I've been holding out for a Strip tag. I can't apply for that with her hunting desires because if we both get drawn, given the hunt she wants, one of us will get screwed out of a hunt. I may not be ready to let her hunt elk with a bow, but I have no problem getting her an archery deer tag (she's expressed the desire) and sitting on a tank with her in my blind. No matter what, she'll be deer hunting this fall and she knows it. That's great. I think I'll be putting my kiddo in a treestand with me this year. I just noticed last night that they dropped the legal poundage to 30 instead of 40. She can't quite tug 40 yet.
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Keep in mind that if you draw a tag and she doesn't you can transfer it to her. I gave my deer tag to my daughter last year and took her on her first deer hunt. We didn't get one but we got pretty close to some does and she had a blast.
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I'm currently 0:2 on archery elk. The way our draw seems to go for me it will likely be a loooooooong road to finally put an arrow in one.
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Fixed blade broadhead vs. mechanical
mattys281 replied to AZHUNTER05's topic in Bows, arrows, broadheads
This is exactly what led me to switch to mechanicals. I always try for the lungs but have to admit to having made a couple less than perfect shots that led to almost no blood trail to follow. I figured that a bigger hole would increase the blood and hopefully reduce the tracking distance due to the increase in tissue damage. -
Ive got a Manfrotto pistol grip that I really like the function of, but the dang thing is almost 4 pounds by itself. For pack weight alone I'd look for something more on the lighter side.
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How many pits have you been around? I have had pits around me my entire life, and I disagree with your statement entirely I've been around many pits myself, none of which were aggressive. IN fact, they were all the sweetest, most loving things you could ever hope to encounter. But.... they have the strongest jaw of any dog & have been bred to fight. Even though they'd likely never turn on you, if they're raised well, if for some unforeseen reason they did, the damage they will inflict is much more severe than with a weaker breed like a lab or almost anything else. That alone takes them off my list as a potential pet, but that's just my .02. As for other people's pets, you always have to consider the human factor which is this: people are jackasses. Period. Almost all of them are. More so than the animals they ruin. Just as most people are not responsible with their money, their vehicles, their drinking habits, how they raise their kids, etc., they are also not responsible dog owners. And a pitbull in the hands of an irresponsible dog owner is a ticking time bomb. We have a lot of pits out in my neighborhood (Avondale, go figure!), so much so that it's a joke & we act astonished whenever we see someone walking a dog that isn't a pit. I carry my pistol or bear spray whenever I take my baby to the park because of them. In the last year and a half, there's been two instances where a pit ran after my lab. Instance one, the owner was able to restrain the beast before it reached my dog, but barely made it in time. Instance 2, the dog got my lab, but thank god it was one of the good pits (or at least a young one that hasn't been ruined yet) that just wanted to play. Irresponsible people not controlling their animals, so now I have to be armed to feel safe when walking around my neighborhood.
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You speak of inbreeding as if it is a terrible thing. Inbreeding gets a bad rap, just like pit bulls. Any "pure bred" animal is the result of inbreeding. All in breeding does is magnify characteristics by limiting the genetic pool. Inbreeding, in and of itself is not a bad thing. However it does require careful management, selection, and culling of undesirable specimens and traits. I believe what you are referring to is called line breeding. A bit different from inbreeding which will net bad results in any species. I have a good friend that used to breed gsp's and german shepherds and that's what they did, the line breeding thing.
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We were camped down by sheep's crossing on the Verde river a couple years ago and had a couple raccoons and 2 or 3 skunks running through our camp while we were sitting there by the fire. They get pretty bold when they're accustomed to people.
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Does he have a website or does anyone have contact info? I'm interested in giving .ca hogs another try. Maybe third town me will be the charm.
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Dont buy anything that has an aluminum ferrule. There are lots of good all steel heads around.
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I checked amazon last night and found a bunch of different .010 sights ranging from $80-300. I'm sure they'll have something to fix you up and probably with free shipping too.
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I'll tell you what we need, we need an organization of private citizens to file a civil suit against the individuals who are constantly trying to infringe on our rights. Maybe we can't press criminal charges against them but anyone can sue someone else. If you could get 100,000 people to each kick in $100 you'd have raised $10 million to file suit against obama Feinstein and who ever else you wish to name. Use the system they're trying to control to slap them back into place.
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One would hope not since he spends a lot more time golfing then he does working.
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Did you look on Amazon? I've been buying rests broadheads and sights on there for a while. You can find dang near anything on there or on eBay.
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I had exactly the opposite experience. I hunted there with the gal I was dating at the time & Chopper took the time to drive us around his ranch & point out the areas where he'd cleared brush to open feeding areas and a couple water sources where he'd been seeing hogs. As I said earlier, everyone in camp went home empty handed that weekend, but it was not for lack of effort on Choppers part or his staff. He had a guy named Cecil that was helping him out back then. Both worked hard to make sure we had the best possible experience. I'd go back again if I ever had the time.
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Thats the problem to a T! People dont have the stones to do whats needed. By the time they did, it would be to late. But I do agree with the article that even our great military could not beat a radical population in guerilla warfare. What cop or soldier wants to know everytime they go out, they have no idea who or where the enemy is with people all around them to hide amongst? The defection rate would be high I would like to believe. Many LEOs and soldiers would straight up not fight their own people and others would join the resistance. For it to go down, it would involve foreign troops on our soil to do it. Bottom line is that you can not change the country without breaking the cycle of dependency and changing the mindset of the masses. Violence would never accomplish it because you would still have leaches who pandered their votes away to whoever promised a free handout and in a short number of years you end up with the same problem. You have to change the people first then they will change the gov.
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I believe the major question here is not if the American people could offer resistance but if they would. I think they would not. You will never gather enough ar15s amongst civilians and organize them in an effective enough manner to fight against helicopters with thermal imaging devices and NATO troops with night vision scopes, etc. Its not a lack of weaponry, but a lack of unity that would prevent it.
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Return of the Soviet Union
mattys281 replied to BeardownAZ's topic in Political Discussions related to hunting
Ukraine already leases them the naval port in the Crimea, which is what I think this move was all about any way. They just wanted to send a message to the interim government & it's western supporters to not mess with their base. My wife is Ukranian & my inlaws live over there in Chekassy region, about 200 km east of Kiev. They usually spend summer holidays at the beach in Crimea. According to them, the region is largely pro russian & much of the rest of Ukraine wouldn't care if they did take it back. Apparently several years ago Russia issued Russian passports to all residents of Crimea that wanted it, effectively making them duel citizens or residents or whatever. Putin is pretty savy. I don't believe he would do anythig that would net him long term consequences, he just likes to push a little to show Obama that he's calling the shots over there and he isn't worried. That's the way it's been forever anyway. Russia's last president, Dmitry Medvedev, was nothing more than a puppet whom's strings were firmly in Putin's hands the entire time. -
Return of the Soviet Union
mattys281 replied to BeardownAZ's topic in Political Discussions related to hunting
Bottom line will be money and there is already enough western powers threatening to cut ties with them over this that he will back down. Plus I dont believe that many of the Ukrainian people are interested in rejoining the ussr, although this sentiment varies regionally and by age group. There are many pensioners who miss the glory days of being a super power but the younger generation just wants a stable economy and Putin is not the answer for that.