no buck yet

[charlie cleveland]

went hunting squirls this morning with dog . treed 2 and got one of them...changed guns and went to a food plot...did not see anything stayed till dark..got busted by some does i guess going back to truck...think ill go back to hunting woods the deer are still eating acorns..hope yall are seeing some deer with horns..by the way my old gun was a german drilling 16x16 x7x57 r and scoped...dont really like the looks of the scope but its dead on... charlie

[Rick Losey]

it will come

my son offered me his stand for opening day, to both hunt and to have some one there to turn away the tresspassers on opening day. He was going back to my old stompin' grounds where he could use my rifle.

I am just not a big deer hunter and passed - so he let his neighbor hunt the spot. the guy AND his kid both got six pointers. and also ejector a squater - he let the guy get his climbing stand all ready to go before he told him it was posted. :p the fool of course claimed he had permission but gave the wrong name. he was told to check the name on the posted signs he snuck past.

My son did get a deer back home but not until he remembered my rule about hanging on to the ultralight '06. If you don't hold onto the foreend -it jumps, I missed a very large Sitka in Scotland after a long stalk because I forgot. My son missed a give-me shot -- twice - before he remembered and the deer was fool enough to stand there figuring out what was going on - his third shot dropped it in its track.

[Steve Kleist]

Hi Charlie.
I enjoy your posts.
On the northern Minnesota deer opener this year, I went along duck hunting with my two grown sons. As an extra gun I had my 28 ga Parker and two (only two) 28 ga paper slugs given to me by a friend. Rather than hunt ducks with them for the first hour I hiked in about a mile and stood in my orange parka and my two slugs. I thought "wouldn't that be a story to shoot a nice buck with a small gauge Parker?" ....Well, after about an hour on the stand, a big 10 pointer with a big wide rack walked out along a deer run at about 30 yards. I had only one quick chance for a shot. In a hurry, I reached for the 28 leaning against an aspen tree and must have made some noise. The buck detected me before I was ready and angled off through a grassy winter logging road. My only shot would have been a rump or gut shot. One mile in and only two chances, I opted not to shoot, and then, as they say in the UP of Michigan, "There he was.......gone."
I think I did the right thing not to shoot. As an old timer, I have had plenty of outdoor opportunities in my life. Besides, today's screw ups are tomorrow's campfire stories..."and I'm sticking to it."
Best Fishes,
Steve Kleist Ely, MN

[charlie cleveland]

steve that was a good storey...would nt that been something to take a deer with a 28 ga slug and in a parker....ballistic products just sent me a catologue and they have the makings for 28 ga slugs and 410 ga slugs...this would give you some more ammo if needed...ive only got to see the 28 ga slugs twice in my lifemake that 3 times..my dad had 2 full boxes of 28 ga slugs they were remington brand..2nd box was on the internet auction they were remington slugs ..third one was a single ball load that destrey hoffard let me have...i hope you keep trying to get a deer with the 28 ga that should make the parker pages heck it will make a good storey any way... im gonna be like you boys keep trying... charlie

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Steve,

If you want some more 28 gauge slugs I will see a fella that has some over the Thanksgiving weekend. I don't remember what he was asking for them but they weren't too expensive. Paper shells of course, in good shape as I recall.


Destry

[Steve Kleist]

Steve,

If you want some more 28 gauge slugs I will see a fella that has some over the Thanksgiving weekend. I don't remember what he was asking for them but they weren't too expensive. Paper shells of course, in good shape as I recall.


Destry

Destry,
Thank you for the offer. Actually, a buck with having only a couple shots from a small gauge two holer, especially a Parker, would be quite a story....if we could pull it off. In our neck of the woods, one considers themself pretty fortunate if they see an antlered buck in our 16 day season. There are some pretty nice deer around, just not many of them. If the 28 ga slug opportunity comes up, you decide and we can communicate via PMs to reimburse you.
You might be part of the story....
Best Fishes, Steve

[Bob Jurewicz]

Destry,
I like to carry slugs when quail hunting is Texas in the event of "PIG".
I would like some old 28's.
Please ask and let me know!
Thank you!!!
Bob Jurewicz

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I'll just see if he'll make me a price on the pile and try to save you boys some money. The problem is shipping, they've go to go UPS and it's not cheap.

Destry

[Russ Jackson]

Good Morning Charlie ,I hope that Old Buck is sneaking into those Oaks this morning and you are sitting there with your Drilling ready to go ! We had a Good 18 In. Buck here on our property and I gave him the opportunity the entire season to be taken by me ,he just wouldn't cooperate ! I passed up at least nine legal Bucks and on the next to last day of our Archery Season ,I Rattled and Grunt this one in and he gave me a 12 Yard shot ,I just couldn't pass on him that close to the end of the Archery Season with a shot like that ! Good Luck on your Deer Hunting ,keep us posted ! Russ

[Russ Jackson]

If you look close ,I was up in a tree quite a ways and I shot him through the Lungs on his left side " Side on the ground " and you can see where the arrow exited in front of his right Flank

[charlie cleveland]

mighty nice deer russ...it sure is hard to pass up on thoselegal bucks waiting on the big one...youve got some pretty woods to hunt in...im not setting in a tree this morning im setting in the living room trying to get over the flu...boy ive hadit bad for a week now... bet that buck will taste good over the hoidays...ive got my sights set on taking a doe with the 8 ga pumkin ball load now... charlie

[Russ Jackson]

Hi Charlie ,Thank you ,He was a Good buck for our area ,I really enjoy hunting here Charlie ,we really do have a Beautiful area ,the SW Corner of Pa. has about anything you want for cover ,Open farm Land ,Thick Clear cuts ,Mountains with Huge Boulders and Hemlock ,I would miss it ,if I had to leave it !Here are a few pictures from the Tree Stand ,# 1 is looking to my right ,the Deer Funnel down along the Stream into sort of a pinch point coming off the Mountain into a thick area about 100 Yards wide Funneled out between two fields and this Brushy area during the Rut has all day activity ,you just have to stay ! Picture # 2 is my Calling Card ,My Pretty Little Doe decoy ,I put a Doe in Estrous Drag line in and try to pull them to the edge of the Brush where there are Trees big enough to hunt from , when the Bucks are moving in that draw ,they are very responsive to Rattling and Grunting ,and when they see the Doe ,they can't seem to resist investigating ! Pic. # 3 ,This is what you do after seven hours in a Tree stand and are ready to go nuts !:rotf: I hope you get to feeling better soon Charlie so you can get back out there ! Good Luck to You ! Russ