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jayd4wg · 08-07-2009, 11:49 AM

Keep this thread for the active hunters on the board to share experiences, BS, recipes, etc.

I personally smelled the cool air this am in PGH and what was originally an itch is now a BURN. I cannot wait to get the tree stand up in the air...to feel the bow string in my trigger release...to hear the "thunk" of my bow as I loose an arrow on it's way to one of PA's finest.

Went out last friday to pick up my food addiction replacement

Marlin XS7 in .308 with Bushnell Banner 6-18X50
Firing Winchester SuperX PowerPoint 150gr it does this:

one click right, 8 clicks up and i'm ready for the first monday after turkey day.

Anyone else aching to get in the woods?

nextbigloser · 08-07-2009, 11:52 AM

I am getting ready for deer season already. Building a bigger blind so that DH can sit back and watch. Last night there was a huge a$$ doe just standing in our back yard.

jayd4wg · 08-07-2009, 12:05 PM

I take it the DH don't like to pull the trigger?

nextbigloser · 08-07-2009, 12:07 PM

LOL basically. He doesn't have it in him but I do

jayd4wg · 08-07-2009, 12:15 PM

that's too bad...but at least he's willing to come sit in the blind with ya. maybe he will get the itch this year after watching

nextbigloser · 08-07-2009, 12:19 PM

He ran when the deer was field dressed. I don't think he will ever. I am still trying to get him to fish.

Bama · 08-07-2009, 09:31 PM

Just got back from the Bass Pro Shops Annual Fall Hunting Extravaganza. WOW! They had just about everything on sale and believe it or not I didn't spend a dime.

I spent 5 hours in the woods last saturday cutting shooting lanes and putting out corn for bow season. Then broke out the bow this week for some late summer exercise- Southern Style. Here's a few pics. The Bow is a Mathews Legacy. BTW- Jay I've got your hunting clothes boxed up just need a address.

Meaghan · 08-09-2009, 06:55 PM

My husband got this one yesterday on my family's ranch.... he was lucky enough to get one on opening day of bow season too. He's so proud of himself, me ~ not so into it.... I feed them at our house (along with turkeys and various animals), so it makes me kind of sad

jayd4wg · 08-09-2009, 08:40 PM

Nice shootin Bama. I'm still using the Bear Whitetail II that I learned with. Just this year upgraded the sights from the 2 row pin site to a TruGlo LOL

Need to go get some arrows this weekend after payday, and get a new string, peep, d-loop etc. put on. The rifle could not be any more readier...but i've got enough brass saved up now that I can get some reloading done. Gonna start with the .308 sweetheart load, 44 grains of varget under a 150gr sierra game king and see if she stabilizes. a little tweaking from there and we should be 1/4moa I hope!

Nice looking deer, was that taken in California Meaghan?

Meaghan · 08-09-2009, 09:22 PM

Yeah, our ranch is about 2.5 hours north of San Francisco.

The irony is that we have huge bucks that roam our neighborhood here in Santa Rosa. We live up on a ridge with 2-3 acre lots which backs up to a natural reserve. There is a 4x4 that visits our salt licks daily. They have become like pets!