WVA Deer Opener ! - Page 2

6pt-Sika · 11-21-2023, 02:01 PM

I’m sitting here in my cousins I guess you’d call it a breakfast nook tapping on the PC and watching outside for a Buck to walk by and it dawned on me all my rifles are in the truck LOL’s . The view here is kinda nice however .

Kevin McCormack · 11-21-2023, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Well the winds blowing like heck today and the forecast says rain all day . Game plan has changed ! I’m gonna get just about everything loaded today then Wednesday morning homeward bound hopefully by 8 AM . It’s 3 1/2 hours back over the Alleghenies and Blue Ridge mountains as well as being the day before Gobble Bird Day so the sooner Wednesday I get started the better .

Just put on "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" by the Carter family and you'll be home before you know it!

6pt-Sika · 11-21-2023, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin McCormack

Just put on "My Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains" by the Carter family and you'll be home before you know it!

Yes sir ! You need a couple CD’s for the trip either way you go because radio signals are sporadic at best .

mobirdhunter · 11-21-2023, 03:45 PM

Encounter any suitable grouse cover in them thar woods?

6pt-Sika · 11-21-2023, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Garry L Gordon

Encounter any suitable grouse cover in them thar woods?

I’d say so on both sides of the mountain .

6pt-Sika · 11-22-2023, 08:41 PM

Locked up the cabin at 06:30 this morning got out to 250 topped off and got a bag of ice . It was foggy going over the mountains but I took my time (not something I’m known for lols) . Stopped once for a nature call . 250 to Staunton was calm , 64 from Staunton to Charlottesville was a bit congested , but the final leg from Charlottesville to Orange was normal . Don’t know if I’ll do it again , but if I do I’ll have something rigged up to go in my reciever hitch to hang , skin and cut up

mobirdhunter · 11-24-2023, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigThompson

Locked up the cabin at 06:30 this morning got out to 250 topped off and got a bag of ice . It was foggy going over the mountains but I took my time (not something I’m known for lols) . Stopped once for a nature call . 250 to Staunton was calm , 64 from Staunton to Charlottesville was a bit congested , but the final leg from Charlottesville to Orange was normal . Don’t know if I’ll do it again , but if I do I’ll have something rigged up to go in my reciever hitch to hang , skin and cut up

Craig, glad you’re back safe and that you had a successful hunt. I know those roads pretty well. I-64 can be bad in traffic. Always good to get away, always good to come back home.

Keith Doty · 12-03-2023, 04:30 PM

Craig, check Midway #163001. A simple hitch hoist that makes hanging, cleaning, AND loading easy. About $120. Lots better than rolling them in the dirt and a back injury to boot!

6pt-Sika · 12-03-2023, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Keith Doty

Craig, check Midway #163001. A simple hitch hoist that makes hanging, cleaning, AND loading easy. About $120. Lots better than rolling them in the dirt and a back injury to boot!

Thanks ! I saw those things after I got back . Most likely I won’t go back but if I do I think I’ll buy one .