Hunting 2013

[cory]

Did you guys see the obit on this famous deer hunter from VT? He liked to track his quarry relentlessly. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20131010/SPORTS/310100043/

 

[Tucker943]

He was a legend. Nothing like the clowns on TV. He was a wilderness buck tracker with a success rate that in unheard of.

 

[cory]

Did you read any of his books? They looked interesting.

 

[Tucker943]

I have not. But I would like to.

 

[oldtimber]

I remember reading of him, and being impressed. If I recall, much of it was done on snowshoes, tough old boy. A life like that after working an asbestos mine
, gives us all hope.

 

[cory]

I thought he was a carpenter, could be wrong though. Quite a character

 

[oldtimber]

I was refering to your link Cory, it said he worked the mine before a career in const.

 

[cory]

Nice, I missed that!

 

[Tucker943]

A woodcock picture.


This one is from today. Killed woodcock, a grouse, and a ringneck. Moved about 30 birds total today. Took some, but didn't get greedy.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Arf!

 

[cory]

Whats your dogs name? Is he an in-the-house pet when not beating the bushes with you? Cute!

 

[Tucker943]

That's Molly. She shares my pillow with me at night. She lives like a queen.

 

[gf beranek]

You use 4-10 for those little birds, Tucker? I'll bet they're real tasty, when prepared right, but I wonder how many it takes to make a meal?

 

[cory]

Hahaha, it a dog's life

 

[oldtimber]

Awesome dog Tucker

 

[Tucker943]

Jerry I use a 20 gauge. I combine all the breasts of the season and chop it very fine and make chili.

 

[Zero Signal]

Cool pics Tucker. She's and english pointer from the looks of it? I've got 2 myself, not bird trained though, as I only got interested in wingshooting this year. Our season for pen raised sky chickens starts this Saturday. Can't wait to go, it'll officially be my first time hunting.

 

[Tucker943]

She is a German Shorthair. Next year, if you've decided you enjoy bird hunting, come up my way for a visit.

 

[Zero Signal]

Figures I was wrong haha. Where are you exactly? Does PA support a healthy wild pheasant population? NJ has a few...but farm raised birds are really the name of the game.

 

[cory]

A friend of mine just got back from Nova Scotia hunting woodcock with a guide and dogs; the birds stop there en migration, he said it was sublime

 

[Tucker943]

Woodcock pass through a lot of the east coast on migration. I saw a few in my headlights earlier. They travel at night.

No, we don't have wild pheasants in PA. Very few states do. I don't hunt them much. I happen upon them while grouse hunting.

 

[Husabud]

I spent yesterday in the rain scouting a few Archery spots. Today I went somewhere completely different and killed a small five point Buck. He's probably about 150 lbs. I got a lung and the heart. He probably went 30 yds after that.

 

[Tucker943]

Bingo!

 

[sotc]

Pics!

 

[Tucker943]

Laid some traps today. Only have 20 out. If work slows down Im going all in and putting 60 in the ground.