Forum: The Hunting Shack

Got a new pair of rubber boots that say scent free. They're far from it. Any way to get that rubber scent off of them? I've had them outside for past couple weeks. Doesn't seem to be doing much.

Have been out the last couple nights looking for birds in the Howard Lake general area about 5 miles in each direction. One thing is sure. There is no shortage of geese on the water and in the fields. One cut field must have had 300 geese on. I am a little worried about lake hunting with all the...

Holy chit. Did anyone check out shells prices this year. I stopped at Gander yesterday to get some oil for the boat and wondered back to the gun department. $25 a box for kent faststeel. So after taxes $27 a box for shotgun shells.:mad: It keeps going up and up.

What does everyone think about the new regulations? I think that it is a bad move to have shooting hours a half hour before sun up on opening day. No tradition left. The best part of growing up was sitting there opening morning was with my dad and grandpa eating sandwichs watching the ducks fly on...

I still don't get when you apply don't get drawn and tags are still available.:chin: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/lotteries/turkey_fall.html Looks like I have to get my permit on Sept.19th.:51:

Just went up to the land to plant the brassica and mow clover and switched cards on the 3 cams I had out. One real nice buck and some up and comers.

http://www.startribune.com/local/126398473.html

Well if the state does open back up. Don't forget to get your turkey fall permit in.:Banane06: Due by July 29th

Getting a few bucks to show up at home this year. Hitting the bean plot pretty hard already

I have recently moved from North East Iowa to Des Moines and am looking for the best way to find out about hunting ground. I was wondering if there is something that I can buy that shows land boundries and owners so that I can start going door to do. Thanks for any help given!!

after coming to the realization that Toby's age, added to the fact that my daughter keeps over feeding him and he's kind of became accoustomed to being lazy, I got a call from my cousin that his Irish Setter may have hooked up with his English Setter. 8 weeks later, we added Tucker to our family. ...

I have a buddy that has trail cams out near Two Harbors and Ely. I'll post some of the interesting videos I get from him. Watch to the end of this one to see what happens. I can't figure out how to get it to play on this page so you'll need to click on the link.

Has anyone been out yet around the Twin Cities looking for carp? I would expect there should be some fish in the shallows by now whether they're ready to spawn or not. I'm hoping to get out this weekend, but the weather doesn't look like it's going to be too good for bowfishing. Need the sun!

Does anyone have any recommendations for flea and tick preventatives? My dog reacts to front line, so I have been using the harts stuff and been pretty happy, but it's been a few years since I have looked for anything else. I am a little anxiuos to get some stuff on him. Made a few casts from...

Well to start off the hunt to remember I didn’t get a turkey but had quite an experience with wildlife. To start out I just ended the hunt and was getting out of the blind where there was a doe on the backside of the blind 5 yards behind me. That wouldn’t be much to say but this doe was pissed off...

Well I think I'm done for the 2011 spring. 6 birds 4 states that last Sunday morning getting up at 3am for 5 days I knew I was just about ready to call it a spring. I'm always ready to turkey hunt but the body was saying you need rest. Been going hard at it since the end of March. I cannot...

Just wondering what you guys think.. Is it legal to Turkey hunt the fall season while deer hunting the archery season? Like say if I were to do the archery deer season, can I bring my shotgun with the turkey loads to take turkey while deer hunting? Or take my bow to hunt deer, while turkey hunting?

this year was the most difficult in a long time. saw lots of hens but no strutters and the gobblers were totally quiet. last week i helped my cousin take his 2 boys out hunting. i figured it would take some pressure off him and let me scout to see what the birds were doing(my season was the...

Opening day for me in MN and I could not make it out in the morning had to work. Got out of work around 2pm and headed up hunting. Took a nice bird around 6 pm. I started the afternoon out calling a hen in to about 10yds she came in looking for me fast aggressive. After she left I had a pheasant...

Well I headed down for a day an half of hunting to my sisters father inlaws place. It was good time but the weather and birds did not work out. I was also do some scouting for deer. He has been bugging for years to come down and bow hunt. I only saw two birds one on Saturday night at 6PM he hung up...

So I was thinking about turkey hunting and was wonder if its frowned upon using a tree stand to hunt turkeys? I mean, when I'm deer hunting in a stand, I see turkeys all the time and from what I can tell, turkeys don't look up while feeding or chasing hens so I would think it'd be a good setup vs....

Trying to get a pic or two. My pops put down a tank this weekend. He headed out in the rain on Saturday morning. He was not expecting too much with the conditions. Ended up kicking birds out of roost thought his hunt was done. Finally it was getting light out and heard one gobble off in the...

Well the Spring 2011 is still going good. We ended up going 4 for 4 in SD this last week. The weather was tough most mornings started out in the 20's and mixed with rain and snow. We still made it a fun trip. To start out a couple hunters were all mad back at our hotel.They tried to show up and...

If your cameras aren't out all year. When do you put them out? I'm planning on getting mine out in the next week or so. Freshen up the the salt\mineral stations too. Hopefully get pictures of more bucks before late October this year. Be fun to watch the antlers grow through out the summer.

Opening morning for MN and WI good luck to all hunting. I know I will not get too much work done today thinking of all the people out hunting.:bigbeer: I'll let Nova do the work.:D Head to SD tonight so I will get my chance this week also.

Got a text from Hoyt4 this morning, Nebraska longbeard dowm with the bow!!!:Banane03: Congrats!!:Banane33: Kinda got me fired up to chase the thunder chickens!!!