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  1. North Mo

    Good turkey year

    Wife and I both got turkeys on the second day of the season. Of course I was up at 4:30 and headed into the woods. She slept in until 6:30 and with the grand daughter hunted in the back yard and killed one a 1/2 hour before I did. Being retired I waited for the perfect morning on my second bird...
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    6.5 creedmore?

    I have only owned my Bergara in 6.5 creedmoor for a little over a year but it seems to fall into a sweet spot. I love my 308 winchesters but the 6.5 shoots flatter with less recoil and blast yet enough energy and velocity to get the job done on deer sized game. It is very accurate and was easy...
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    Zeroing you guns?

    I have used four different rifles, bolts and semi auto’s chambered in 308 Win for 40 years. I use 168‘s in 20 and 24 inch barrels and 150’s in 16 and 18 inch barrels. My zero is around 3.25 to 3.5 inches high at 100 yards. When holding center on an 8 inch diameter target the hits will be on the...
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    Fruit trees for Spring 2023

    3 Apples, Cortland, Yellow Delicious, Liberty. 2 Pears, Harrow Delight. 2 Plums, Stanley.
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    Bobcats

    We were pretty surprised at that. She has never backed down from anything before. 1st time she ever smelled a bobcat and would not get closer than 10 feet even after it was dead. I had to pick her up and hold her to get the picture. Guess that is for the best, I wouldn’t want her tangling with a...
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    Other Fruits

    I have some fruit trees in the timber a few really old narly ones in a row from an old homestead and many others of the same variety growing wild. For years I believed they were Pears. I now believe that they are Quince. They hang on the tree until Thanksgiving most years and the deer clean them up.
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    Bobcats

    Got another one. This one took 40 minutes to come in right at dark. He turned to my left right at the trigger pull and the hit was mid body. Knocked him down but he immediately spun under a cedar out of sight and growled so loud for 20 seconds that my wife said it sounded like a mountain lion...
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    Coyotes

    Fantastic, predator hunting sure is fun.
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    Made the Switch

    My crossbow shoots 437 fps over a chronograph. I use Rage broadheads both collared and mechanical locking. I have not observed an issue with deploying at launch or before impact. The only times I have seen bent or broken blades is on impact with large bone like shoulder blades. The bolt will...
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    Biden the classified document sinner

    Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of classified information did cause quite a stir among folks with security clearances. I was in a meeting after this incident where it was explained to us “ Your name is not Hillary Clinton so don’t think you can break any of the regulations on handling classified...
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    Bobcats

    If you ever take one but do not want to have it mounted then Last Step Trap and Supply in Bonaparte, Iowa about one hour from us will skin it and tan the hide for $50.
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    Bobcats

    What? Can you repeat that. Years ago in my early 20’s and thru my 30’s I shot a lot of competition much of it IPSC and 3 gun where muzzle brakes and compensators are a big asset for fast accurate shooting, of course everyone at the range is wearing hearing protection. They are louder especially...
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    Bobcats

    I start out softly with young cottontail and every few minutes gradually increase volume and switch to more mature raspy cottontail sounds for 20-25 minutes then go silent for a few minutes. I then switch to woodpecker and other bird distress sounds for 15 minutes.
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    Bobcats

    Our oldest daughter and son in law spent a couple days with us over New Years and we went predator hunting. Set up 8 times and had success twice. The 1st one snuck up thru a ravine in thick cover for a 10 yard shot. The 2nd cat came out of an old strip pit to the edge of a pasture 150 yards from...
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    Hunting options in straight walled cartridge states

    Can’t fix stupid. I‘ve tried. You are right if they are not good enough to hit with the high odds on the 1st shot then forget it. Best practice is to shoot running rabbits with a .22. Most people have never hit a moving target with a rifle.
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    Who hunts with a 30/30?

    I like many different guns of all types but the model 94 designed byJohn Browning and highly regarded by Jeff Cooper has to be one of the best. So easy to carry and very fast for snap shots. I have owned 3, the best of which was made in 1931 and had a curved carbine butt plate and an original...
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    For the first several years of the club they had all of that 4000 acres it was very good then but way better now, the club’s focus was as an investment for the owners who’s interest was in paying off the mortgage thru the CRP payments and membership dues. Very little was ever put into habitat...
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    The 4.5 year old buck

    The point made about buck dispersal has me thinking about Antler Point Restrictions that we had in Northern Missouri before the big CWD scare. My perception was that it did help in the number of bigger antlered bucks we saw and at least it added another year or two to many young bucks. The...
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    204 or 223?

    223 if I had that many boys to provide ammo for. A fast twist barrel to stabilize heavy bullets if needed and probably an AR because of the easy adjustable stock length.
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    Aluma-hyde gun painting?

    Great for simple DIY projects. Tougher than blue but not as good as Cerakote. I have used flat black and olive drab, they are very flat low gloss. Be sure to get the extra nozzles they recommend..
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