How are you preparing for deer season? - iKnife Collector2024-03-28T12:04:28Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/how-are-you-preparing-for-deer-season?groupUrl=ikc-arsenal&commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1494705&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noKeeping your weapon, whether…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-19:3181080:Comment:14947052017-08-19T03:37:49.684ZCharles Samplehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/CharlesSample
<p>Keeping your weapon, whether bow or gun, sighted in is important for making a quick clean kill. You don't want to wound a deer and it run off to die a slow lingering death. I keep my .30-06 sighted in because I also use it to hunt coyotes. To sight in my crossbow, I take my target to the woods and place it where I expect to see the deer. I shoot at it from where I will be hunting, whether from my tree stand or portable ground blind.</p>
<p>I keep my trail cameras out all year round.…</p>
<p>Keeping your weapon, whether bow or gun, sighted in is important for making a quick clean kill. You don't want to wound a deer and it run off to die a slow lingering death. I keep my .30-06 sighted in because I also use it to hunt coyotes. To sight in my crossbow, I take my target to the woods and place it where I expect to see the deer. I shoot at it from where I will be hunting, whether from my tree stand or portable ground blind.</p>
<p>I keep my trail cameras out all year round. That keeps me abreast of the deer in the area and their movement patterns. In picture 3 he has the camera too close to the ground. I generally place mine between 2 and 3 feet high. If necessary I will put a small stick between the camera and the tree to get the precise angle I want.</p>
<p>Jan, you are right about pic 5. That is not very smart the way he is using that chain saw. For stuff that small I would not use a chain saw at all. i often clear brush to open shooting lanes or to allow easy and quiet access to my stands. Another thing I will do is rake a path clear of leaves to my stand if necessary. it is impossible to walk across dry leaves quietly.</p> looks like here in south east…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-18:3181080:Comment:14946952017-08-18T12:45:48.285Zsteven pattersonhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/stevenpatterson
<p>looks like here in south east ky,blue tounge has hit again,several friends and neighbors,have been finding lots of dead deers on there properties,a son in laws uncle scouts from the back of a horse,and has found many bucks on his farm dead near water sorces,there are several county roads here you can drive and smell the odor of dead deers for miles and miles,this will be a bad year for hunters in southern ky,the dept of game has reported it in 6 counties as of a couple weeks ago.good luck to…</p>
<p>looks like here in south east ky,blue tounge has hit again,several friends and neighbors,have been finding lots of dead deers on there properties,a son in laws uncle scouts from the back of a horse,and has found many bucks on his farm dead near water sorces,there are several county roads here you can drive and smell the odor of dead deers for miles and miles,this will be a bad year for hunters in southern ky,the dept of game has reported it in 6 counties as of a couple weeks ago.good luck to every one and most important,know what you are shooting at and make yourself familier with your weapons and suroundings,good luck and happy hunting.</p>
<p> steve</p> Dale,
What a wonderful person…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-17:3181080:Comment:14948522017-08-17T16:23:39.881ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Dale,</p>
<p>What a wonderful person the old gentleman must have been. He made sure the folks allowing him to hunt were safe during the hunt and felt appreciated through out the year. I think you must have enjoyed his company a great deal.</p>
<p>Dale,</p>
<p>What a wonderful person the old gentleman must have been. He made sure the folks allowing him to hunt were safe during the hunt and felt appreciated through out the year. I think you must have enjoyed his company a great deal.</p> Allanm,
WOW, thank you for be…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-17:3181080:Comment:14946742017-08-17T16:21:55.336ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Allanm,</p>
<p>WOW, thank you for being the person willing to help him learn to hunt safely and successfully. We so often hear folks that "complain" about the younger generation but do nothing to further the knowledge or success of that generation. I fear you may be right about the ability to sharpen and maintain a good geometry on the edge of the Field Torq</p>
<p>Allanm,</p>
<p>WOW, thank you for being the person willing to help him learn to hunt safely and successfully. We so often hear folks that "complain" about the younger generation but do nothing to further the knowledge or success of that generation. I fear you may be right about the ability to sharpen and maintain a good geometry on the edge of the Field Torq</p> An old and dear friend of min…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-17:3181080:Comment:14948492017-08-17T16:07:35.128ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">An old and dear friend of mine .. career military .. "took care of" the local farmers who extended hunting rights to him after his return to the family farm 32 yrs later. I was lucky enough to be a hunting partner of this old gentleman.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We ALWAYS stopped by the farmer's house to announce our intent to hunt a certain area that day .. even if it was on the far end of the farm .. necessitating an…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">An old and dear friend of mine .. career military .. "took care of" the local farmers who extended hunting rights to him after his return to the family farm 32 yrs later. I was lucky enough to be a hunting partner of this old gentleman.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We ALWAYS stopped by the farmer's house to announce our intent to hunt a certain area that day .. even if it was on the far end of the farm .. necessitating an 8 mi drive out of the way. The farmer may have been doing field work in that area that day & we certainly did not wish to be discharging firearms in his general direction. We always returned to report downed trees / fences or recent erosion issues. This man always presented a holiday gift of a smoked ham or some food item that he knew the farmer enjoyed ..but.. was a bit out of their usual budget. He offered and did "pick rocks" for a day or so ea spring.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">He eventually enjoyed hunting rights from just about every farmer in the area.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">I do miss the old gent.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">D ale</p> I sharpened my old favorite B…tag:iknifecollector.com,2017-08-17:3181080:Comment:14945812017-08-17T01:32:49.269Zallanmhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/allanm
<p>I sharpened my old favorite Buck Omni 10 point, made sure my backpack is ready with a few other knives, gloves, bags, paper towel, hand sanitizer, rope, two head mounted flashlights, spare batteries, a few other goodies, and always a blaze orange hat of course. My sharpening skills are improving, I can see / feel each time it gets better. People tell me they are so good, but I know compared to many here I am getting a sharp edge, but not anywhere as sharp as I wold like them to…</p>
<p>I sharpened my old favorite Buck Omni 10 point, made sure my backpack is ready with a few other knives, gloves, bags, paper towel, hand sanitizer, rope, two head mounted flashlights, spare batteries, a few other goodies, and always a blaze orange hat of course. My sharpening skills are improving, I can see / feel each time it gets better. People tell me they are so good, but I know compared to many here I am getting a sharp edge, but not anywhere as sharp as I wold like them to be.</p>
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<p>This year Virginia added "blaze colored" which is defined as blaze orange or blaze pink, where blaze pink is defined as bright or fluorescent pink. And still some people as what does blaze pink mean? Maybe the should not be hunting, but sitting in line for a Darwin award. :-) I'll stick with my blaze orange, no need for pink in my life.</p>
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<p>This year I also asked a friend from work if he still has his apprentice licence - which he does, until December. So I offered to take him out for youth and apprentice weekend since he has never hunted, nobody else has ever offered to help him in any way. I'm sure he can use a rifle, but bow and muzzle loader would be legal too - with general bow season starting on October 7th - always the first Saturday in October, and muzzle loader on the first Saturday in November. He has no rifle, so I said he can use mine - an AR-15 chambered in 7.62x39 to be deer legal. I built it that way specifically to make it legal. Turns out this guy never trained on rifles, maybe not even pistols in his Navy time. I thought all Army / Navy / Air Force had basic training at least, and had to qualify every year. Apparently not - so we'll be going to the range to teach him how to use an AR, and let him practice a bit and learn some deer anatomy and vitals zones. At least he has a .22 rifle and has used that, but I have no idea how well, and he's never used a scope either.</p>
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<p>I'm still thinking about that weird looking Field Torq knife that looks like a can opener - thinking maybe one day I might try one, just to satisfy my curiosity. Or maybe buy some steel flat stock, make an equivalent and either try the hardening myself or ship it out for a professional job. I think that curved blade would be rather hard to grind and sharpen though - like a giant gut hook.</p>