OpticNerd

Wow you’re right it has been about 20 years now! Crazy how much the world of hunting videos has changed since then. Even though it’s so much easier to share videos on Youtube I sometimes find myself missing the glory days of the hunting DVD. Anyways thanks again for watching my videos all these years I really do greatly appreciate it!

Wanted to share a short video I just put together of our 2024 hunts. Not much to it...5 kills and a couple missed shots. I'm still getting over the miss on that last buck. Missing a buck like that will give a hunter nightmares for the rest of their life. I'm just glad it wasn't me doing the missing for once 😜

Thanks and you’re welcome. Always good to hear from people that still enjoy them. I do like posting videos on here but sometimes I feel like I’m just spamming you guys with all my vids. Ain’t nobody wanna be that spammer guy 🤣

Thanks. Yeah that through me off a bit when he said that but the buck actually did kind of smelled like salmon. It was one weird smelling buck. Never smelled a deer like that before. The Oct buck was a pretty old buck. His teeth were worn down quite a bit.

Thank you! I greatly appreciated it 🙏

That’s a goodun! North or south of the ditch?

Yes sir 💯👍

Thanks n you’re welcome 👍 Thanks! Hopefully he’ll still be around in about 8-10 months. Couldn’t agree more 💯 Thanks! You’re welcome and thank you 🙏 No problem thanks for watching 👍 One of the better seasons for us. First time I’ve ever considered paying someone to process a deer because my lazy butt was tired of cutting meat 😆 Thanks! Camera had a different angle than the shooter. Shooter was about 75-100 yards up and to the right. But if you want to critique something you couldn’t always get on the shooter for their use of a range finder 🤣

A wise person once said “all it takes is one!”

So let me get this straight…on these HAM hunts it’s ok to use a muzzy capable of shooting 400-500 yards that is clamped down on a tripod giving you a rock solid rest but it’s not ok to freehand a pistol that has any type of apparatus on it that can allow the shooter to brace the pistol on the body. Can someone explain to me how that makes sense? Congrats nice pig and sweet looking rig 👍

Does anyone have the numbers on how many deer killed per by archery hunters vs rifle hunters?

I got 2 kids with a hunt starting this Friday. If we get one I’ll try to remember to cape it out for you. Where you located?

Congrats! That’s some clean looking footage very impressed. Great work guys!

Man I’m having a hard time trying to guess a score. Sometimes I come up with gross scores in the low to mid 120s while other times I came up with scores in the low teens. Call me crazy but I think he grosses closer to 120 than 110. I’ll guess 118 7/8 gross and 110 1/8 net. No matter what he scores that thing is freaking sweet!!!

That’s a sweet buck! Even the dog is impressed 🤣

Wanted to share a deadhead and shed I found this past season. I almost got a shot at the deadhead buck the year before but he outsmarted me. Too bad he didn’t outsmart the lion that got him. Hope I can find the buck who dropped the shed. He might have potential to be a goodun.

Unit 1. We thought about doing the youth camp as well but it’s a bit too far for where we like to hunt.

Yeah its been awhile since I’ve done one. Last time I did one was back in 2020. I’ll probably try and do another one this year. I’m also thinking on trying to do a velvet coues video this year as well.

Thanks and congrats on the tags. We did pretty good. Got 1 youth elk, 2 youth deer, 2 muzzy deer and 2 rifle coues tags. Should be a fun year for us. Good luck on your hunts man!

What’s more in the realm of fair chase??? A hunter with one tag taking 30 of his buddies with him on his hunt spreading out his glassing army throughout the unit. or A hunter with one tag taking 30 trail cams with him on his hunt spreading out his army of TCs throughout the unit.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think you get 5 or 6 bonus inches when the beams touch or cross like that.

DANG!!! You used up over a years worth of good luck in under 24 hrs. That buck is insane!

Hot n dry where I'm hunting but that's pretty much the norm for the Oct hunt. What I've noticed though is the lack of grass. I've been hunting this area for about 15 years now and I don't think I can remember a year with as bad grass growth as this year. Hunts been ok but antler growth looks to be below average where I'm at but I haven't seen enough bucks to know for sure. These are two of the 3 biggest we've seen so far. Found them this morning. They we're bedded by 8:30 and didn't get up until sundown. 20220726_071927_3_1.mp4

I'll take them. Sending PM.

I would buy it if I had time to drive up and get it. Might have to make it a family trip and go get if if it doesn't sell soon.