Handsome Rob

Don't sweat it. It takes me at least 5 seconds to re-nock an arrow to my longbow & no less than 30 seconds to reload my .54 frontstuffer To be honest, no matter what you choose to shoot at game with, you run the risk of missing, winging or wounding an animal. To be brutally blunt, it's part of it & no matter how hard you try, or how long you hunt, it WILL happen & when it does, no matter what weapon you've got, the chances of a second 'instant' shot are slim to none. The best you can hope for is that the animal runs & stops within range to give you a second chance. More likely however, you'll have to track the animal & hope to dispatch it as quickly as possible. 99% of deer, if wounded, will run until tired & then bed down. Your absolute best bet for a coup-de-grás is to stalk them while they're bedded. Don't rush to it either. If you do wound an animal, give it at least 30 minutes (personally I try & hold off for 2-4 hours) to bed. It's happened to me twice & it's a sickening feeling that you can't even begin to understand until you've experienced it, but you must go against every instinct in you to chase the animal as quickly as possible. If it knows it's being chased, the adrenaline will keep pumping keeping the animal running & make the job a whole hell of a lot harder, if not impossible.

I bought mine from a guy on EBay called 'Stuntcams' I've just checked their EBay store & y'all are right. All I can think is that he's upped the price I only paid $129 for mine:shrug:

Ahhhhh, Sorry chief........ In my defence I didn't do it, I just bought it this way. Shoots nice though!

Just out of interest, I generally do the same thing. However, you don't need to lose the tenderloins. Once you've got the hams & backstraps removed, you can cut into the body cavity down the side of the spine, where it meets the pelvis, reach up & forwards into the cavity & remove them easily. You don't need to cut them out. You'll be able to seterate the back end from the pelvis with your fingers & then just pull them clear. No mess, no fuss, no waste.

Awwwww SNAP!

Here's the daytime pic..... Sorry about the subjects, I'm struggling to find any deer! Like I say, these camera are not the best out there, but they are by far & away the best set of compromises, for the best price I was willing to spend.

To be brutally honest, any knife will do. Whatever you have in your pocket, right now, is all you need to field dress a deer. Save your money & (I can't stress this enough) DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THE HUNTING SHOWS!!!!!! You really don't need 99.9% of the crap they tout on TV & in the magazines. There really are only 2 essentials that you needto deer hunt. 1) A rifle. 2) & this is optional- a treestand. Best camo? Whatever you've got. It all works Best knife? see above Best Ammo? Anything not FMJ Best scent killer? None of them Best call? All of them Best attractant scents? Whatever Too many hunters these days are caught in the trap of buying the latest & greatest of everything (And more power to 'em!) to make hunting as easy as possible. Sorry, preachy rant off

He has the kind of face I'd never tire of slapping. ***king Parasite.

Here's a quick night-time picture I uploaded a while back, not the best, but a good average example. I'll post up a couple of daytime pics tomorrow.....

Well that rocks like a fox with a box full of socks! :D Just got a nice accurate load worked up for the .54 too. Weeeeeeeeeeee!! Roll on December

Hmmmm. Hot, sticky weather = Bud light Lime. Cool, refreshing & easy to drink. Any other time = Newcastle Brown. One thing I miss about England is the beer. A good, dark Bitter (Theakston's for preference) with an inch thick head, so creamy that you could float a horseshoe on it, served cold (despite all rumors to the contrary.

Yup. Just got 200 rds of .303 British & a load of .22 WMR from them. Very quick, hassle free company to deal with.

Thanks for the help guys. I was applying it with a finger, just enough to cover my fingertip & rubbing it in as far as it would go. The problem was that on the endgrain, as soon as my finger touched the wood, it was dry. Sorry to say, but I succumbed to laziness & painted over it. It still doesn't look very nice, but hell, it's only a varminting gun & it's probably going to get scratched & knocked around anyway. It's hanging up to dry right now after the 3rd coat of clearcoat. I'll probably post up a few pictures in the Show & Tell when I get it all reassembled.

Now to me, that's the mindset of a good hunter. Being out in the woods & just enjoying all that goes along with it is 90% of the reason I hunt. I love the anticipation of just the possibility of seeing game, in a shootable situation, but I'm rarely, if ever, disappointed if I don't. I mainly hunt with traditional archery gear, so I'm aready dropping my own chances by a large margin, but by the same token, I'm heightening the few experiences I do have. I shot one deer with a scoped rifle last year & honestly, unless I'm starving for protien I hope to never do it again. It felt cold & clinical to me. Bowhunting is up close & personal (I limit my shots to 18 yards & under) & makes me feel closer to the animal. It also makes you a better 'hunter' (Not nescesarily better in the sense of numbers killed, but in skills attained) Your best bet for hunting public land is to buy a good climbing stand. They're light enough to carry in & out, very simple to use, generally safer than hang-on stands & it can't be stolen off the tree. As a really rough guide to hunting WMAs, get yourself into the woods in early season & look for a stand of White Oak trees. Set yourself up on the downwind side of the trees & wait. Deer will usually go to White Oak acorns before any other (Unless there's a well planted food plot available) Whitetails travel along 'edges' Not just field/forest edges, but edges along terrain changes, open & closed forest, underbrush & clearcut trees. If you can find a stand of White Oak along an 'edge' like this, find out the direction of the prevailing wind (bear in mind that it WILL shift in the morning/afternoon) & find a good tree for your stand. Something with plenty of back-cover is best. Keep still & learn to ignore the squirrels! It's not a guarenteed lesson, but it's a good 'hedge-bet' plan

I spent a couple of years looking atgme cameras, asking opinions & reading reviews before I bought one. The problem you have is that unless you're prepared to spend a LOT of cash, they're all a bit of a compromise. You either get good shutter speed, but crap battery life; Good battery life but poor picture quality; good picture quality but no IR...the list goes on. After a lot of research I figured out 2 things; 1, If you just want a camera to put up for a week before deer season, there is no need to spend more than $70. The Bushnell 'cheapy' cameras that Wally's sell are really good to leave out for a week. After that the batteries will be dead & you'll end up spending so much to replace them regularly, that you could've used the money to buy a better camera....& 2, The only camera under $300 that gives a good mix of battery life, shutter speed, portability, IR, memory capability, day/night compatability & photo quality is the Scoutguard SG550. These cameras are manufactured in China & sold under a few different names (Wolf Guard, Scout Guard, Keep Guard etc...) and usually retail from around $120 to $170. I found a supplier on EBay that sells them for £129 with free shipping. Rather than using D cell batteries they use 8 AA batteries & a set of 8 will last a full year! They're small enough to fit in a thigh pocket, weigh virtually nothing, are very discreet, have inbuilt IR & the shutter time, wake-up speed & photo quality are inline with cameras costing 5 or 6 times as much. I was clued in to these cameras by a couple of guys I hunt with (Gene & Barry Wensel) If you know anything about trophy Whitetail hunting, you'll know exactly who these guys are! They generally leave 50 or 60 cameras out, year round & have tried almost everything on the market. They get their cameras on approval for testing from a lot of manufacturers at huge discounts, bu when it coms to outfitting temselves, these are what they use. I bought 3 last year, all of which have been strapped to trees ever since. All 3 are on their originl batteries & I've downloaded over 3000 pictures from each one. The battery indicators still haven't dropped below 25%! I can honestly recommend these cameras without a second thought. I know they're a little more than your original idea, but they really are worth the extra. What you're looking for is this.......

I'm in the finishing stages of a Richardsons Micro-fit laminated stock for my Marlin 882. Problem is, it looks like steamrolled crap with the tru-oil finish. Because of the end-grain (such as it is) of the laminations, the damn stuff will NOT apply evenly. It's laying on the surface of the of the plys & soaking right into the ends of the plys (if you see what I mean) I've applied 4 coats now & I've about had it. I'm sick to the hind-teeth with Tru Oil. Everything I've ever used it on has turned into a nightmare. The beautiful Royal Camo laminate looks like sh*t now. It's sickening, but I'm at a point where unless I spend another week sanding it (screw THAT) I'm never going to rescue it. So, I was wanting to know if anyone has tried painting over it? P.S. Unless you're a full time, accredited, college & apprentice trained cabinet or gunstock maker, don't ever, ever, EVER buy a '96%' finished stock from Richardsons. 96% my arse. More like 6% at best. As you can probably tell, I'm NOT a happy camper tonight. :)

Where'd it go???

Patience arse'oles! I WANNA KNOW NOW!!!

That dude is utterly parade gay...... I bet he still lives with his Mom.

Fight you for it...... That is soooooo at the top of my Christmas list.

Hmm. In knifemaking, torture & destruction testing is a very vital learning tool. Only by breaking something can you find out where it's weaknesses lie. Admittedly, it sucks the big one to make a beautiful blade & then purposely break it, but I learnt a helluva lot in doing so (many times, I might add)

My flight was being served by an obviously gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone in a good mood as he served us food and drinks. As the plane prepared to descend, he came swishing down the aisle and told us that "Captain Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landing the big scary plane shortly, so lovely people, if you could just put your trays up, that would be super." On his trip back up the aisle, he noticed this well-dressed and rather Arabic looking woman hadn't moved a muscle. "Perhaps you didn't hear me over those big brute engines but I asked you to raise your trazy-poo, so the main man can pitty-pat us on the ground." She calmly turned her head and said, "In my country, I am called a Princess and I take orders from no one." To which (I swear) the flight attendant replied, without missing a beat, "Well, sweet-cheeks, in my country I'm called a Queen, so I outrank you. Tray-up, Bitch." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maths over the years 1. A logger sells a truckload of timber for £100.. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? 2. Teaching Maths In 1980 A logger sells a truckload of timber for £100. His cost of production is 80% of the price. What is his profit? 3. Teaching Maths In 1990 A logger sells a truckload of timber for £100. His cost of production is £80. How much was his profit? 4. Teaching Maths In 2000 A logger sells a truckload of timber for £100. His cost of production is £80 and his profit is £20.. Your assignment: Underline the number 20. 5. Teaching Maths In 2005 A logger cuts down a beautiful forest because he is selfish and inconsiderate and cares nothing for the habit of animals or the preservation of our woodlands. 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Qantas Airlines: Repair Division In case you need a laugh: Remember, it takes a college degree to fly a plane but only a high school diploma to fix one. After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a 'Gripe Sheet' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems; document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the Gripe Sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humour. Here are some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas' pilots (marked with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an S) by maintenance engineers. By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident. P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. S: Almost replaced left inside main tire. P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft. P: Something loose in cockpit. S: Something tightened in cockpit. P: Dead bugs on windshield. S: Live bugs on back-order. P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground. P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. S: Evidence removed. P: DME volume unbelievably loud. S: DME volume set to more believable level. P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. S: That's what friction locks are for. P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode. P: Suspected crack in windshield. S: Suspect you're right. P: Number 3 engine missing. S: Engine found on right wing after brief search. P: Aircraft handles funny........... (I love this one!) S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious. P: Target radar hums. S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics. P: Mouse in cockpit. S: Cat installed. And the best one for last.................. P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. S: Took hammer away from midget. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW TO HANDLE IRRITATING SEATMATE If you are sitting next to someone who irritates you on a plane or train follow these instructions: (and maybe say goodbye!). 1.. Quietly and calmly open up your laptop case. 2.. Remove your laptop. 3.. Start up 4.. Make sure the guy who is annoying you, can see the screen. 5.. Close your eyes and tilt your head up to the sky. 6.. Then hit this link http://tinyurl.com/34fzpf

www.ammunitiontogo.com lists .32 rimfire. They're presently out of stock, but I've seen it there before. Just out of interest.

What I was thinking of for next time is a simple, four round competition. Combinaton rifle & pistol. Rules are real simple, you get to use 1 rifle & 1 pistol, any calibre, any configuration, scoped or not. Shoot 3 rounds at 100yds, 3 at 50 & 3 at 25 with the rifle, then 5 rounds at 10yds with your pistol. The format I'm thinking of is how we used to score air-rifle target shoots back in the UK. 3-ring target scoring 5-3-1. 2" bullseye for 100 & 50yds, 1" bullseye for 25yds & pistol. Shoot the same rifle at all 3 distances, plus any pistol. At the end of the shoot, your 4 targets are added together for a final score. Nice & simple! I'll print off & supply all the targets. First prize is 1 month's worth of Forum bragging rights What say y'all?