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Strictly my opinion here, but if it were me I would harvest this deer in a heartbeat given the chance. If you haven't seen him on stand and he has a history of being nocturnal then a chance at a shot might mean he is slipping. An efficient shot leading to a clean kill is a much more honorable...

Your best bet would be to pick up vinyl basement sliders from Menards. Take the screens out and you'll be weatherproof as it gets and very cheap.

I got my son a Traditions Pursuit Ultralight XLT when he was 8. He shot his first buck with it at 60 yards that year. Shooting 60 grains of Blackhorn with 250gr Hornady SST's it's very accurate out to 75 yards with almost no recoil. My daughter was so enamored with his gun she picked it up and...

It's definitely in the white oak family. When I saw the leaves my first thought was a Bur.

I haven't entered any of my deer in either book. I had my two biggest scored at the Classic a few years ago, when the scorer asked me for my entry fee for P/Y and B/C I giggled and told him he could write me a check if he'd like my deer included in his book. I don't even take my deer to the...

I have been around them before. They were more popular when we had $2-$3 corn. They work, are cleaner than wood or pellets, and are easy to install and vent. Your agreement is vague, but I wanted to add my opinion. An acre of ground should produce enough corn to run the stove through an...

Don't drag your uncle into this by lying to your friend. You're not being honest with him or yourself at this point and covering that with a lie to make you feel better about is just plain wrong. Sack up and tell your buddy how you feel. Work together to find a new farm or two during the...

If it's bottom gound the best bedding and thick cover you could get going is a big patch of willows.

There is nothing wrong with leasing ag for producers and hunting to sportsmen, as long as the farmer is aware from the outset and the terms of the lease state that hunting rights are reserved to the landowner or subsequent leasee. If the language in the agreement isn't correct you, as a...

That's the complete opposite of every farm lease I've ever seen. When the farmer is renting ground they also control hunting rights unless it's addressed in the lease agreement to the contrary.

I know the hunter's that shot these deer, very hard working, dedicated guys that put in a lot of work with their stick and string. The mounts look great! Much better pics than the cell phone pics I got when these were taken.

I was the one looking for them last spring. I bought a plaque from them and was very pleased. They laser engraved the harvest pic of my 8 year old's first turkey onto his plaque. They were great folks to deal with and I'm looking forward to buying from them again.

Find out who your township trustees are and run it by a few of them. They'd be the next step in the process for resolving a fence dispute.

I think that deer gross's in the mid to high 60's. Great mass and main beam length.

Do what makes you happy. I like to hunt specific deer. Last year I saw the buck I wanted to kill on my 2nd trip out in the field. I passed on several bucks over the next 5 weeks and ended up having a great encounter with my target buck on 11/11/11. Harvesting that buck after I held out was...

Try to contact the other folks hunting that ground via the landowner before the season starts. You've got the opportunity to make some new friends with a common interest. Remember that they were there first and will most likely not be pleased to meet you. Keep telling yourself that if things...

Having just gone through this I'd approach it like buying a bow. Go to a shop and hold several differernt guns. I was convinced we were going to buy a CVA for my son until he picked up a Traditions. Their thumbhole stocks just plain feel better and more solid in my hands and his. All the...

I came to this forum last fall and winter seeking advice, and also did quite a bit of reading in addition to the questions I asked. After putting everything together I wanted to thank everyone again and let them know some results. My 9 year old is shooting a brand new Traditions Pursuit...

Your story is one I remember pretty vividly from last winter. Thanks for sharing this piece of it with us. I hope you're able to continue wrestling and hunting as I'm sure your mom and dad were very proud of you for taking on both and working so hard to be successful.

Before bow season is over I think we'll be complaining about wet conditions. This dry steak will break and I keep thinking my boot dryer will get a workout in October.