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    Hang on stand with sticks?? Recommendations ??

    I have a Lone Wolf Assault II and sticks that work great for a lightweight setup. The only issue with the LW sticks.....at least my older version is that the steps pivot so there is only footing on one side. For that reason, I purchased four Hawk Helium sticks and did the rope mods to cut down...
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    Do you hunt alone

    I hunt whitetail alone frequently, as my schedule often does not align with friends work and other responsibilities. I've been on a number of out-of-state hunts and never considered going solo.....travel and such has always been with a partner or group. Kudos to the OP for having the fortitude...
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    Do you use a decoy for fall turkey hunting?

    I tried the lone hen gig and heard some hen talk in the surrounding woods, but nothing came to investigate. I'm using a slate call very sparingly with the Avian-X Lookout.....supposed to be good both spring and fall. Going to keep experimenting and see what happens. I will probably end up...
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    Giant Pile of Corn

    I live on 10 acres that is bordered by a few hundred acres of standing corn on the north and west sides, with another 100+ across the road to the south. As the corn ears mature, deer are literally living in a massive corn enclosure with all they desire to eat at neck height until harvest time...
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    Best Climbers

    I've test climbed with a few different brands.....including the LW hand climber with the seat attachment.....and will stick with my Summit Viper SL any day. The LW may be more compact and a bit lighter, but I am much more confident with the Summit going up and down the tree. Plus the Summit is...
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    What's your worst mid-hunt equipment failure?

    Definitely lights.....both flashlights and headlamps. I always test them out before season and put in new batteries, but had a couple mini-Mag bulb failures in the dark. Like a poster above, my headlamp failed and I field dressed a deer with a mini-Mag clentched between my teeth. Woke up the...
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    Dog bit by rattlesnake

    Reading through this thread confirmed one huge reality.....I am VERY glad to live in Michigan where there are hardly an poisonous snakes. A few Massasauga rattlers that one hears about occasionally, but I have never seen one in over 50 years of active outdoor lifestyle. Those of you who deal...
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    "The Zombie Buck" Trail cam pic of a buck with a hole in his side

    Hunting buddy shot a UP of MI black bear at about 15 yards a few years ago....quartering away with a good size fixed blade BH. Tip must have hit a rib precisely wrong because it rode the ribcage down to his "armpit" and then exited. Ugly wound.....no dead bear. Stuff happens in a dynamic...
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    Rattle antlers?

    I have tried them all....a rattle bag is the most convenient.......but I call in more humans than deer on public land. :rolleyes: Several years ago I used a set of fairly large synthetic antlers and was going at it pretty hard on a cold November morning. Suddenly something hit me on the...
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    Tree stand

    Slumper makes a web replacement seat for the Summit Viper that is fairly inexpensive and quite adjustable.....not to mention much less bulky. Without the big cushy Summit seat, I wrapped the rear bar in black foam pipe wrap and a few wraps of camo duct tape for a bit more comfort. Sits fine...
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    Do you use a decoy for fall turkey hunting?

    Most of my turkey hunting experience is springtime after a gobbler. I have 4-5 hen decoys of different types and poses, plus a Dakota jake to fire up a dominant tom. Most of my fall enounters with turkeys have occured by "accident" while whitetail hunting......the majority of which I didn't...
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    Processing a Deer In Hot Weather, By Ben Baker

    Over the course of my 30+ years as an educator, I hunted mostly evenings and would always take my deer to a processor. There just wasn't time to process myself with the rigors of that daily schedule, so the quartering/boning methods were never investigated......other than a moose I killed in...
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    Greatest Hunting Movies

    If you are talking Hollywood type movies, I would heartily agree with "Ghost and the Darkness". The fact that a good share of the "hunting" occurs by the pair of lions is a unique twist on the hunting genre. Also agree that "Jeremiah Johnson" is a great film....every time I see it running on...
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    Tree stand

    There is a growing 4th category of stand hunting between a fixed setup that folks often leave up for weeks or even the entire season on private land....ladder stands that stay up for years...and climbers that you go up and down the same hunt. Some call it "run and gun" or "bow and go"......a...
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    Which state has the most resident friendly hunting regs?

    The irony of the NR situation is that most want to protect their "home turf" from outside hunting pressure, yet think very little about doing the same thing by hunting elsewhere??? I live and hunt in the midwest.....Michigan in specific......and notice how folks from IL, IN, OH howl when the...
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    Sig warranty?

    Good to hear. I've used a Leupold RX750 for several years, but picked up a Sig Kilo 1200 this past winter during an online sale as a backup. So far it seems to be working well......but one never knows.
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    Backcountry e bike Mule looking for input

    I have an older hunting buddy who was in the hospital a year ago recovering from emergency triple bypass surgery. He still contends that smoking for 50 years has not been proven to cause his ailments.....but I digress. After months of recovery, he started looking into ebikes because his...
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    Ethics Question: Do you notch your tag if you shoot an animal but can't recover it?

    First post on this site.......over 40 years in bowhunting and archery.....not a "newbie" by any stretch. A few years ago I shot a whitetail buck about 20 minutes before the end of legal shooting time. Quartering away at 25ish.....looked decent but maybe a tad high and back. I was hunting...

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