What kind of wood is there to cut in Japan? That's pretty cool Ken Morgan your a international wood scrounger extraordinaire!!!
Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)
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Looks like red oak being the last thing that was cut with the Remington because the filter and saw dust are red?
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Maybe cedar?
I flush cut one earlier this week and this one was probably 80% red/purple. I didn't have my camera on me and I didn't want to walk back and forth to the truck.
Steve is laughing because a guy was selling a 365 "special, when asked some questions it came out that it wasn't as "special" as he made it out to be lol.
What else did you do to it.
A nice running 372 is a great saw.
Same bar mount.
I had a bunch of those from buying a lot of jred 2166, I still have a few left.
Could be the guy said last run in alcona County
No deer, I'm heartbroken and angry at NYS!!!
My Niece spotted several deer, all going away, and 3 turkeys. When my niece and daughter were in the two person stand opening morning, a bear came within 20 yards (but they did not want a bear). Second year in a row a bear has come to that stand on opening morning, Very, Very rare for a place that does not allow baiting!
I saw nothing from my stand early opening morning, I almost think the big buck is smart enough to watch were we go when we leave the cabin.
So, I set up a little still hunt/drive with my brother late opening morning through some very thick stuff, as I figured that may be where he was, and I'm convinced that a single hunter has a very low chance of finding him (you will only see him if someone else pushes him to you). I was carrying my 348 with open sights.
I spotted a good size deer looking at me (quartering toward me, but still) at 100 yds. The face, neck and shoulder were all a clear shot, and I have a doe tag and knew it was a good size deer. But my area of NY has "antler restriction", 3 points on a side. So I raised my binoculars with my left hand and was able to see through the brush that his antlers exceeded anything I have ever taken.
I slowly lowered the binoculars, pulled the hammer back on the 348 and raised it slowly. Just as I got on him, he turned and left!
If we did not have 3 pt restriction, that deer was mine. If I were hunting with a scoped rifle, that deer was mine. I'm 69 now and don't know if an opportunity like this will repeat. After opening day, it is tough to get others to go up with you, and when the rut starts to fade (soon), the deer will not be as protective of his area. I'm both heartbroken and mad.
Guess I'll just have to always carry a scoped rifle, but is it not right that NYS regs prevent you from hunting in a traditional manner. It would have been great to have that trophy credited to my beloved 348.
Group pics before we left (can't see it, but we are sitting on my new Red Oak bench!
My Niece spotted several deer, all going away, and 3 turkeys. When my niece and daughter were in the two person stand opening morning, a bear came within 20 yards (but they did not want a bear). Second year in a row a bear has come to that stand on opening morning, Very, Very rare for a place that does not allow baiting!
I saw nothing from my stand early opening morning, I almost think the big buck is smart enough to watch were we go when we leave the cabin.
So, I set up a little still hunt/drive with my brother late opening morning through some very thick stuff, as I figured that may be where he was, and I'm convinced that a single hunter has a very low chance of finding him (you will only see him if someone else pushes him to you). I was carrying my 348 with open sights.
I spotted a good size deer looking at me (quartering toward me, but still) at 100 yds. The face, neck and shoulder were all a clear shot, and I have a doe tag and knew it was a good size deer. But my area of NY has "antler restriction", 3 points on a side. So I raised my binoculars with my left hand and was able to see through the brush that his antlers exceeded anything I have ever taken.
I slowly lowered the binoculars, pulled the hammer back on the 348 and raised it slowly. Just as I got on him, he turned and left!
If we did not have 3 pt restriction, that deer was mine. If I were hunting with a scoped rifle, that deer was mine. I'm 69 now and don't know if an opportunity like this will repeat. After opening day, it is tough to get others to go up with you, and when the rut starts to fade (soon), the deer will not be as protective of his area. I'm both heartbroken and mad.
Guess I'll just have to always carry a scoped rifle, but is it not right that NYS regs prevent you from hunting in a traditional manner. It would have been great to have that trophy credited to my beloved 348.
Group pics before we left (can't see it, but we are sitting on my new Red Oak bench!
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It does suck the restrictions on antlers but I have been seeing more larger bucks in my area the last few years.Haven't seen the 8 pointer since last week. Like you said the bigger ones seem to know how to evade us. I'm not really actively hunting as I have plenty of meat in the freezer I just have the rifle with me around my woods just in case . The 30-06 uas a decent scope dont carry binoculars.
Big ones get big for a reason!
Saw this, may be of interest to someone in here as I know a few are from Indiana.
I wish IL had the same restrictions. A member of my extended family shot three little deer last years just so he could fill his family's tags. My Brother bow hunts the same property, and this year he's only seen one buck. Let the little ones grow.
DrCorpusl
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Just want see it go to someone who needs it........plenty here, 3 good size trees worth.
Re Antler restrictions:
1) I'm on my own 50 acres, I should be able to monitor it how I want.
2) The brush is thick as heck, often making it impossible to count points.
3) I should be allowed to hunt with open sights, they should make an exception for them as you are already handicapping yourself.
4) Traditional hunting (like I was taught) should be encouraged, not discouraged. The 3-point rule encourages tree stands, scopes, farm fields and baiting (which is illegal in NY, but widely done). You are not able to count points on a deer walking through thick brush.
Also, antler restrictions have nothing to do with the size of the deer. If someone is taking fawns with doe tags, it will not stop that. Also, if you get a large spike (a genetic defect that should be removed from the herd) you can't shoot them (that happened to me too)!
I can see why folks who hunt farm fields like the idea, but if you hunt in thick woods, it sucks.
Yes, big bucks are very difficult to harvest, but I should have had this one dead to rights, but was thwarted by the regulations. If I threw my gun up first (instead of the binoculars) he was mine!
FYI - For those in need of a good hunting scope, MidwayUSA is having a sale on the Vortex 3 X 9 X 40 for $99 with Free shipping! A quality scope at a very reasonable price. I had my Daughter order one for the rifle she has not yet purchased!
1) I'm on my own 50 acres, I should be able to monitor it how I want.
2) The brush is thick as heck, often making it impossible to count points.
3) I should be allowed to hunt with open sights, they should make an exception for them as you are already handicapping yourself.
4) Traditional hunting (like I was taught) should be encouraged, not discouraged. The 3-point rule encourages tree stands, scopes, farm fields and baiting (which is illegal in NY, but widely done). You are not able to count points on a deer walking through thick brush.
Also, antler restrictions have nothing to do with the size of the deer. If someone is taking fawns with doe tags, it will not stop that. Also, if you get a large spike (a genetic defect that should be removed from the herd) you can't shoot them (that happened to me too)!
I can see why folks who hunt farm fields like the idea, but if you hunt in thick woods, it sucks.
Yes, big bucks are very difficult to harvest, but I should have had this one dead to rights, but was thwarted by the regulations. If I threw my gun up first (instead of the binoculars) he was mine!
FYI - For those in need of a good hunting scope, MidwayUSA is having a sale on the Vortex 3 X 9 X 40 for $99 with Free shipping! A quality scope at a very reasonable price. I had my Daughter order one for the rifle she has not yet purchased!
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Where I am in central Ma we can kill does or bucks with at least 3” of antlers showing. I got half the amount of your plot and have caught a decent amount of big bucks and does there since 11/20 when I bought this woodlot. I’m really cognizant of creating more habitat there as the deer herd is not so big around here.
Good points. My intent was to show my distaste of the practices of those I know. Just pull the trigger on any sized deer that come their way.
I haven't gotten doe tags for my zone in years . Today I had 9 in my yard I do have 2 tags for Orange county and parts of Sullivan county. .
We used to shoot alot of does but now we only shoot a doe if it's injured already. Not enough deer where we're at now but we got alot of real nice clover food plots though the deer hammer. When we used to hunt a big farm we shot does. I usually fell small maples in February and the deer eat then up pretty good. They have already ate the clover down to dirt by then
Sorry to hear that you missed out mike. I think the antler restrictions are BS. It would have been epic to harvest a monster with the 348.
What specifically do you do to improve the habitat? Since we are in the same geographic region, I would be interested in knowing what is working for you.
We used to have a lot more deer up there, but I think part of the problem is poaching. There are too many logging roads, and no year round residents. It is well known that a lot of the tree guys and bluestone guys have 22s or 22mags, and I'm sure some folks on ATVs do the same thing. You almost NEVER see a deer when you are driving in or out, or on the ATV. That has to tell you something. It is sort of the opposite of the deer not being afraid of tractors!
Seems there are fewer coyotes than there used to be, but more bears, and the bears could be part of the problem.
Yea, I got 3 for 3M. My brother got one for me, and I got 2 after 10/31 when they let you get addl ones.
Mechanic Matt knows folks with farms over there, and they are over run with deer.
Mechanic Matt knows folks with farms over there, and they are over run with deer.
