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Topic: Deer hunting TV |
oldpops
Replies: 62
Views: 43886
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:08 am Subject: Re: Deer hunting TV |
| Bukmastr: Good luck with your new venture. I watched your promo and it was well done. I have been hunting forever and I still learn every season. Watching two and a half hours of video without som ... |
Topic: Deer and fog?? |
oldpops
Replies: 10
Views: 13478
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 11:33 am Subject: Re: Deer and fog?? |
| Donut: I can't say how the deer likes the fog, but this hunter loves the fog. Something to do with the excitement of deer fading in and out of the mist. BTW have you had a chance to hunt your new ... |
Topic: Home Butchering |
oldpops
Replies: 31
Views: 20170
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:32 pm Subject: Re: Home Butchering |
| Some things are wrong with this picture. You would rather work than butterfly backstrap. LOL Just kidding, to each his own. I retired about five years ago and work is a four letter word. Work sma ... |
Topic: Home Butchering |
oldpops
Replies: 31
Views: 20170
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:11 pm Subject: Re: Home Butchering |
| The reason for removing the skin asap is to let the meat cool preventing toxins in the lymph system to migrate throughout animal. If you live in a cold climate the deer will cool very fast, even wit ... |
Topic: Home Butchering |
oldpops
Replies: 31
Views: 20170
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:54 pm Subject: Re: Home Butchering |
| I thought all real hunters have beer fridges.... I watched an oldtimer bone out a deer in 1969 an he showed me the ropes and I haven't paid a butcher since. All of the above comments sound familiar ... |
Topic: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
oldpops
Replies: 10
Views: 7618
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:38 pm Subject: Re: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
| Thanks for the tip on the dark background Coyote_hunter. I had cataract surgery last year and it didn't take me long to forget how hard it use to be to read with a black background. I have 20-20 eye ... |
Topic: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
oldpops
Replies: 10
Views: 7618
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:18 pm Subject: Re: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
| My son is my favorite hunting buddy too, but couldn't make it to Colorado this year because he is getting married in two weeks. I really missed having him to share the experience. I don't like being ... |
Topic: Deer hunting with different calibers |
oldpops
Replies: 60
Views: 46314
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:44 pm Subject: Re: Deer hunting with different calibers |
| use enough gun: We share the same drink and both shoot magnums. With that said, isn't it funny that our caliber of choice isn't always the best for every situation. I use to fish bass tournaments a ... |
Topic: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
oldpops
Replies: 10
Views: 7618
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:11 pm Subject: Re: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
[quote="Coyote_Hunter_"]Took 2 cow elk and a forkhorn mulie. Very good year! Hunting buddy got a doe.
You can read about it here:
[url=http://coyote-hunter-2007-elk-hunt.blogspot.com/]2007 Elk ... |
Topic: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
oldpops
Replies: 10
Views: 7618
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:22 am Subject: Re: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
| Congratulations to your son. Hunting Colorado was a new experience for me and I was surprised that most of the local people I talked to would only draw doe or cow tags for winter freezer meat. Openi ... |
Topic: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
oldpops
Replies: 10
Views: 7618
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:58 pm Subject: How was your Colorado hunt his year? |
| I just got home from our first mule deer hunt in units 11 and 211 in Colorado. Our party of three connected on two small bucks and a doe for the freezer. The weather was unseasonably warm and the bi ... |
Topic: Deer stand location help |
oldpops
Replies: 30
Views: 20383
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:57 pm Subject: Re: Deer stand location help |
| hunterjoe, The archery season is 16 days and the 1st rifle season is also 16 days. We don't have a Muzzleloader season in this zone. There is also a late rifle season but if you are lucky you can ge ... |
Topic: Deer stand location help |
oldpops
Replies: 30
Views: 20383
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:35 am Subject: Re: Deer stand location help |
| hunterjoe, glad to see we agree on the wind thing. I have a stand that is perfect when the wind is from the north, but when the south wind is blowing forget it. I can see about 200 yards down the hi ... |
Topic: Packs and Frames; any suggestions? |
oldpops
Replies: 23
Views: 24575
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:31 pm Subject: Re: Packs and Frames; any suggestions? |
Check out this warranty on Badlands packs:
Our Warranty
We don't care what happened, or whose fault it was, we will fix it for free forever. We could care less if you bought it at a garage sale or ... |
Topic: Packs and Frames; any suggestions? |
oldpops
Replies: 23
Views: 24575
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Forum: Big Game Hunting Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:24 pm Subject: Re: Packs and Frames; any suggestions? |
| Handloader, I just purchased the ultra daypack from Badlands and it is the highest quality and highest tech piece of gear I have ever purchased. I once manufactured tackle bags out of cordura fabrics ... |
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