Forum: The Hunting Shack

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Was up at the shack this weekend to find out that all 3 cameras had full memory cards. after retrieving them and starting to review them is when I figured out why! My hunting partner who set the cameras last decided to change the settings and ended up take 3-5 photos of every deer that came to the...

Went up to the deer shack this weekend to finish cutting back the trails and make them wider for the clover plantings next year. Here is some finished pictures of how they looked. they now average 10-12' and over 500 yds long. At the east end of this trail is going to be a new food plot...

The corn is smokin good. I planted on May 6th(plus or minus a day). I sprayed roundup 2 weeks ago and last week I went back in with the ATV sprayer to hit the spots I missed or didnt get a good kill. So far lots of water, and looking awesome. The buckwheat is looking much better now. ...

Here are a couple pic's not far from where we bowhunt elk. :woot:

here is my map of the property with all the fields/plots outlined. Field labeled 12 is actually a field we rent out. Its just in wheat this year. But I did plant 8 rows of corn east to west between the highway and the woods on the northern edge of this field. Otherwise you can see from above...

I have 5 out right now at the farm. I have this dandy already. Mid June and check this out. There is still 2 months of growth time to go! Nova just wont believe me that deer eat clover. This is one of several trails I have planted in clover. The deer just mow the heck out of my trails. See...

Well I did not get up north this spring to put in any new plots...but with graduations nearing an end...I can see some time coming up. Any thoughts on what my best options are??? We are NW of Grand Rapids about 25 miles. We have an 80 surrounded by all Federal land. We do have open area...

Here are a few pics from yesterday, notice the size of the Turnips inside the cages!!!!

was thinking of getting a hand gun for deer hunting, I was looking at a ruger .44 mag revovler with a 7 inch barrel. the pistol has grooves already in place to mount a scope. the gun was selling for 700 bucks. any good or bad points on this gun, or what is better?

Here are some of the potential victims for this up coming season. I believe this could be the biggest one with the most potential

Fall Turkey Seasons to run statewide Sept 12 – Nov 19 Proposal to extend season in selected units awaiting review MADISON – The Department of Natural Resources wishes to clarify the dates and season structures for the 2009 Fall Turkey Season. The September 12 – November 19 Fall Turkey...

I haven't had a whole lot of time for the plots, but I did manage to hit them with round up and fert last week. The corn plot is looking real good. The bean plot not so much. I don't know if I planted too early and the cold got to them or if I got some bad bean seed, but I only got about 20%...

1st hunt - Oct 15-16 (Thursday,Friday) 2nd hunt - Oct. 31-Nov. 1 (Sat.,Sun) Also there are some financal penalties for showing up early. you also have to pay a $10.00 gate fee this year to help with the security. With the 2nd hunt being later this year it could make for some good rut...

Well the broardhead blew a lot of it apart but I pieced it back together the best I could and I like the way it ended up for my first one.

Making a turkey fan is about as easy as it gets. A simple board with 3 nails, some borax, and done. I put the butt of the tail up against the center nail, and then take the end feathers on the fan and put them over the outside 2 nails. On the back side of the tail, just pull off all the...

Ruger LCR .38special +P Anybody had a chance to look at or fire on of these revolvers? Price? 5 shot composite .38 spec +P, 13 oz's and supposedly able to handle over 10,000 rounds might make this little lightweight a great carry gun. Al

Nothing exciting, but I thought I would use this sequence to show one of my trails that is seeded in clover. I have the pics in chronological order so you can see how the clover starts popping and the deer are in it right away. I am a huge clover fan. It comes up very early, and even starts to...

Same camera location as the previous post as you can see. Darn Toms sure like this trail. I do not have a single pic of a hen on this trail all spring. Only Toms. And check out the paint brush on the Tom in the 3rd pic. Not to mention the headless Tom in the second pic. Where do you shoot a turkey...

Well this year I am doing the seed thing once again. It will be seed packaged by RJ Hunt again this year. The only change is that it wont be labeled with MDHA on it. The MDHA has chosen to go with a new vendor for seed, but I hooked up with Bob Hunt and he is willing to continue providing the...

A friend and I went to Rush Lake in Chisago Cty last Saturday (5/30/09). We worked the shallow bay on the south end of the east lake in the thick curly weed mats (shown in the background). We took 6 shots and came home with 5 big carp. The water temp was 64-65 in the main lake and only slightly...

A buddy of mine is looking at picking this up new for $2700...good deal? Good gun? any input would be greatly appreciated.

Anyone ever seen feet like this before on a turkey?My old man also shot one in Missouri a few years ago. :chin:

Well I was able to get out again today just after getting back from a quick visit out to ND. Set up at about 3:30. This time I set my blind up into the trees down a ways from last time. Since I guessed they would come from my left I set my decoy up about 15 yards to the right of the blind so if...

Has anyone seen any data about spring drumming counts? I've heard more birds the last couple times up to Remer than I ever remember hearing. Hopfully the birds have a good hatch and we might have some very good hunting this fall.

Here's a website to follow a buck named sudden impact. I received this in an email. Last year at 2 1/2 this buck scored over 400. Amazing deer to say the least. http://farmingforwildlife.com/

Fun time today. Fonz called and said he spotted a couple mid morning so I went and set up at 2:45. First year trying for these buggers and 3rd trip to the field. First a hen came out and had herself a nice dustbath. The a jake and tom came out. Then back in, then back out, then back in, then...

My spring has been a rough one trying to close out.It's been a blast though, made a lot of mistakes misses and just bad luck.Yotes attacking a tom being called in ,bad shells hitting the primer and not going off.Last night I got out in WI on some public land we just started to hunt.Man was it hot.I...