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Skinning setup. Got some welding clamp type vise grips from the Hazard Fart. I need to weld some plates on it for more grip. I bought a skinning dingus earlier this year, it worked fine for hand work. Adding a winch….not so much. Snapped it right half in two.

Trapped another Corn Thief!

GrapeApe wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 1:35 am Wife got this big bodied 7pt today
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Way to go Cindy!!!

She says "Thank you" and "I hope he gets to feeling better"

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:19 pm So it pops out into the field. First shot...
244 yards. Clean miss.
It runs a circle or two, runs towards me. heads back to the fence. Stops. Facing head left quartering pretty hard. I shoot, get blinded by 18.2 grains of H110 from a 9" barrel. See it hop the fence. Found blood, but not much. Only had one dying flashlight on me, almost just called it till the next day. Shined the light around and saw the white belly.

.308 Castrado (.300 black out) with a Barnes 110 TAC TX.
1700 FPS estimated impact velocity. Took out half the liver, and some lungs. Not a ton of internal damage. Ran 20-ish yards.

What tripod are you using?

shotgunshooter3 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:06 pm

CPJ 2.0 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 01, 2024 6:19 pm So it pops out into the field. First shot...
244 yards. Clean miss.
It runs a circle or two, runs towards me. heads back to the fence. Stops. Facing head left quartering pretty hard. I shoot, get blinded by 18.2 grains of H110 from a 9" barrel. See it hop the fence. Found blood, but not much. Only had one dying flashlight on me, almost just called it till the next day. Shined the light around and saw the white belly.

.308 Castrado (.300 black out) with a Barnes 110 TAC TX.
1700 FPS estimated impact velocity. Took out half the liver, and some lungs. Not a ton of internal damage. Ran 20-ish yards.

What tripod are you using?

Manfroto.
It’s aluminum, decently sturdy. The latches what for extending the legs are just that: latches. Fine for a photoshoot, not so much for hunting because they snag on EVERYTHING. Most other have a twisty thingy for locking the legs. I prefer the feel and operation of latches, but can’t argue with the snag free nature of twisty bits.

Why did I choose this one?

My property tax funds education. My daughter forgot to turn in a tripod.
Do the math.

Back in the blind taking a buddy hunting. And yes- we wimped out and are running a heater. It’s Texas cold- 34 degrees

Buddy has an ATN X-sight on his rifle and streaming the view to his phone.

Hopefully we will get some video of a shot

What’cha hunting?

Pretty much anything that comes in, but the main focus is whitetail.

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 12:58 pm

Buddy has an ATN X-sight on his rifle and streaming the view to his phone.

Hopefully we will get some video of a shot

Must be nice.
One of the more draconian laws in this state forbids anything that allows you to see in the dark while deer hunting, and the relatively new night hunting season for hogs ends the day before bow season opens and doesn't start back until the day after gun season for deer ends 2/10.

A few years ago, before they opened up night hunting for everyone and I joined my current range, I had a game warden hassle me for having 2 uppers with ATN digital NV scopes attached at a state owned public range. He finally calmed down when I showed him my predation permit that allowed night hunting of hogs and coyotes.
Funny part was, he didn't even ask to see my tax stamp for the suppressor I was using

edited to add this direct copy and paste from the game regs

It shall be unlawful to possess any equipment that uses electronics to increase the ability to see in the dark (night vision equipment) while hunting any species of wildlife, both protected or unprotected species, except during the special nighttime feral swine and coyote hunting season with valid license

That sucks. Texas has some weird hunting laws, so I’m not going to bust on that too much, though

Oh, we got skunked this morning…. Well, kinda. I did center punch a squirrel at 65 yards.

But we are out again at a blind that regularly gets Axis.

Pic from this morning when no one was here: Pic of my view:

bullsi1911 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 06, 2024 10:46 pm IMG_9063.jpegIMG_9061.jpeg

Those are some big turkeys

Nice view!

5-1/2 yr old Cull Buck!
.243 Win
105gr A-Max
100yrd
Dropped at the shot.
A buddy and I went to his place for Axis Deer. None showed up and about 15 min before the end of legal shooting light for whitetail, this boy walked out. I asked if I could take him and my buddy asked, “Why?”
Me - “Because, who will ever shoot another buck that looks like that?!?”
I love unique and old bucks.
His tines weren’t broken (well, except for one brow tine), they just never grew. His right beam was basically a long spike with a couple kickers. Pretty cool looking.

You should score that just for giggles

Zee wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:09 pm 5-1/2 yr old Cull Buck!
.243 Win
105gr A-Max
100yrd
Dropped at the shot.
A buddy and I went to his place for Axis Deer. None showed up and about 15 min before the end of legal shooting light for whitetail, this boy walked out. I asked if I could take him and my buddy asked, “Why?”
Me - “Because, who will ever shoot another buck that looks like that?!?”
I love unique and old bucks.
His tines weren’t broken (well, except for one brow tine), they just never grew. His right beam was basically a long spike with a couple kickers. Pretty cool looking.
IMG_6004.jpegIMG_6011.jpegIMG_6018.jpegIMG_6024.jpegIMG_6025.jpegIMG_6029.jpegIMG_6030.jpegIMG_6031.jpegIMG_6032.jpegIMG_6033.jpegIMG_6035.jpeg

That there is a cool looking deer.
Uhm, how come I never noticed the built in level on that base?

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 12:57 pm You should score that just for giggles

Won’t score much. It’s got a big

Diver43 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:20 pm

Zee wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:09 pm 5-1/2 yr old Cull Buck!
.243 Win
105gr A-Max
100yrd
Dropped at the shot.
A buddy and I went to his place for Axis Deer. None showed up and about 15 min before the end of legal shooting light for whitetail, this boy walked out. I asked if I could take him and my buddy asked, “Why?”
Me - “Because, who will ever shoot another buck that looks like that?!?”
I love unique and old bucks.
His tines weren’t broken (well, except for one brow tine), they just never grew. His right beam was basically a long spike with a couple kickers. Pretty cool looking.
IMG_6004.jpegIMG_6011.jpegIMG_6018.jpegIMG_6024.jpegIMG_6025.jpegIMG_6029.jpegIMG_6030.jpegIMG_6031.jpegIMG_6032.jpegIMG_6033.jpegIMG_6035.jpeg

That there is a cool looking deer.
Uhm, how come I never noticed the built in level on that base?

The scope has an internal one as well. Guess I failed to mention that too.

Zee wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:28 pm

Diver43 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:20 pm

Zee wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:09 pm 5-1/2 yr old Cull Buck!
.243 Win
105gr A-Max
100yrd
Dropped at the shot.
A buddy and I went to his place for Axis Deer. None showed up and about 15 min before the end of legal shooting light for whitetail, this boy walked out. I asked if I could take him and my buddy asked, “Why?”
Me - “Because, who will ever shoot another buck that looks like that?!?”
I love unique and old bucks.
His tines weren’t broken (well, except for one brow tine), they just never grew. His right beam was basically a long spike with a couple kickers. Pretty cool looking.
IMG_6004.jpegIMG_6011.jpegIMG_6018.jpegIMG_6024.jpegIMG_6025.jpegIMG_6029.jpegIMG_6030.jpegIMG_6031.jpegIMG_6032.jpegIMG_6033.jpegIMG_6035.jpeg

That there is a cool looking deer.
Uhm, how come I never noticed the built in level on that base?

The scope has an internal one as well. Guess I failed to mention that too.

It was a little dark

Friend came from out of town to hunt deer and pigs with me this weekend. We had a good time on a one day hunt before he had to leave.
Got a nice doe with a .308 Win and one of the longest tusked & oldest pigs with my .243 Win that I’ve ever taken!

The kids liked to see that

Chiro1989 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 9:29 pm The kids liked to see that

Hope they’re getting amped!