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  1. Boarmaster

    Climber or hang on with sticks for beginner?

    I like a Summit Titan climber myself my buddy loves his Old man climbers. He is much smaller than me. I hunt in primarily pines. And I can pretty much drive a SxS to every tree. I feel safe in the larger stand and can pretty much sit all day comfortably if I cared to. I am not a beginner hunter...
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    What’s your go to?

    Cool, I got this 308 Mark X from my Dad. I just put a Timney in it and been playing around with it some. I may hunt it someday.
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    What’s your go to?

    I will be using several. First is a Rem 700 xcr2 in 270win in a McMillan Edge stock. VX3 3.5-10x40 scope currently now in Talley LW rings. Shoots Norma Whitetail 130s. Second is a Montana Rifle Company X2 in 7mm08 barrel chopped back to 22. Wears a Swaro AV 3-10x42 scope in Talley LW...
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    Knife on bino harness?

    I don't see why it cant work. My preference for a handy knife is a small folding knife in my zipped chest pocket of my shirt. If for some reason I found myself without one of my favorite shirts with a chest pocket I could very easily slip my small EDC knife in my marsupial harness on the back...
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    I got smoked buying a knife off a FB group. Anything I can do?

    Sorry that happened to you.
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    Jimmy John kills potential new state record sheep in NM

    Went there many times with my cousin and uncle as a kid in Ohio.
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    Jimmy John kills potential new state record sheep in NM

    Money affects attitudes across the whole spectrum of hunting and life for that matter. Those with more finances will always displace those with less. It’s hard for me to define who the everyday hunter is anymore. In my world seasons are long , tags and animals are plentiful. Access is the...
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    How do you pay for your gear?

    I started off back in the mid 80s. On my own with no mentor or hand me down gear. Or knowledge. So different times. I started off with bare minimum to hunt. As time went on I added things like binos , better knives and other accessories. I saw what worked clothing wise mostly ordering things...
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    Do you 'test-drive' your new gear before the season?

    I have same coffee maker in my hunting cabin I have in my house. So no need to test drive coffee making. If I was hunting back country I would test drive about everything if I hadn't used the product or gear before. I cant imagine trying to get it figured out in the backcountry.
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    Top early season tactics?

    I hunt doe in the early season. Gets my freezer full. I hunt near food sources or crossings between beds and feed. Then as rut comes in I’m all settled down and ready to hunt bucks. Then I still hunt the does as the bucks will be following them around.
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    One more caliber For Deer?

    7mm08 especially if you reload. A nice bolt action with a maximum barrel length of 22 would be a handy rifle for the woods and also reach out on those powerline easments , clearcuts or farm fields. You don't say in what kind of area you hunt but NY probably has pretty diversified places. I have...
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    Is this tree suitable for a hang on stand? How would you hunt this spot?

    I’m an old timer but I would probably stick a ladder in there if I had permission. Especially if I was going hunt it often or season to season.
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    Custom deer rifle

    Lucky guy. Enjoy it and good luck this season up in TN.
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    Have any of you thought who gets your stuff. Or do they even want it

    I have most everything going to friends or family. Mostly I generalized in groups. For example I have my mounts, firearms and shooting accessories going to my cousins sons. I did premise everything as “should they want them”. I want them to have all this stuff if they want them but not burdens...
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    Small freezer

    I would buy somewhere between 7-14 cubic feet. 7 has worked for me along with my refrig freezer. My game (4 deer) meat and ice blocks pretty much fills it. If you buy a bigger freezer or don't fill which ever size you buy you can fill it with ice blocks or bagged ice and that will help with...
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    What Whitetail woods will 2024 take you to?

    I will be primarily hunting from November thru February at our private land lease in AL. Its hilly timber land with hardwood drains. Very diverse as pines are different ages and clear cuts of different ages. Lots of edges to hunt. I will spent a week hunting in NW Ohio as I been doing for 30...
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    Truck Camping

    I cook as much as is practical and freeze. That way Im not cooking that much in camp. Things like steaks I freeze as well. If I’m with my truck and coolers I don't use dehydrated meals. Produce I buy when I get to where I am going. Frozen food serves as ice in the cooler. I pull the next few...
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    New to Forum

    Howdy.
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    How did the 6.5 Creedmoor lose steam so quickly?

    Market saturation. I’m still a hold out with my 7mm08. If I bought a whitetail rifle tomorrow I would buy a 6.5 cm. I wouldn't even think hard about it.
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    Best bang for buck rangerfinder

    I bought my Leica in 2004/5 still use it today. Hard use and still ranging. It was not the least expensive but when I divide it by 20 it was pretty cheap by the year. Some of my buddies have bought 3 other brands since I bought mine. Mine gets cheaper every year I use it. If mine ever craps out...

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