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Hunting the Whitetail Rut and Pre-Rut
Posted: September 11, 2014 by gamegetterII in Archery, huntingTags: archery, hunting, shooting, survival
As the days get shorter,and nights start getting colder,deer start getting ready for breeding-otherwise known as the rut.
There are some very effective ways you can hunt during the rut,and the weeks leading up to it.
The NE Ohio whitetail rut usually peaks the first or second week of November.
The pre-rut activity starts about mid-October. The first week of October,there is something you can do to attract bucks to your hunting area.
Find a field/woods edge,or the edge of different types of cover that has some small trees,with branches that are about 4-6′ off the ground.
Make your own scrape line by raking an area about 3-4′ in diameter clear of all leaves,twigs and debris-you want to have bare ground. Make one of these every 50′ or so. Do not use any doe in estrous urine,doe urine,or dominant buck urine yet-use your own-just piss in the areas you just cleared.
Make these scrape lines near all of your stand/blind locations,but make sure they are near one of the main deer trails.
I start using doe in estrous scents the last week of Oct. put several drops in each of your fake scrapes,I also take some green cotton balls,and put some doe in estrous scent on them,put them in a zip-loc bag,and drop one every 100 yards or so along the deer trails that lead to my fake scrape lines.
As the peak rut approaches,add more doe in estrous urine to the fake scrapes,add some dominant buck urine,and start using some of the scent dispensers that you hang from branches. I use two types,the scent wicks that are dipped in the bottle of estrous doe urine,and the type that you fill with the estrous urine,and as you get ready to hang on branch,the wick extends from the bottle-then when you leave-the wick retracts,and you re-cap the bottle for another use.
I pick up all of both types,and take them home in zip-locs.
Pay attention to wind direction,so deer can not catch your scent,and place your stand/blind,and doe in estrous scent wicks so the scent wicks send their scent in direction of the buck’s likely approach route.Place you stand/blind up-wind from the buck’s approach route.
In states where any type of scents or attractants are not legal-hunt the fake scrape lines you made-bucks looking for hot does are going to check the scrapes,dominant bucks looking to run younger bucks out of their territory are going to check out your fake scrapes as well-so hunt your scrape lines,go ahead and piss in ’em-as far as I can tell-there’s no laws against taking a whiz in the woods.
Pay attention to where the does are entering the areas your stands/blinds are set up-if you have to-move your stand/blind 10 yards or so away from where the does enter-does will bust a hunter far more often than a lone buck will,and many times,the buck (s) will be a few yards from the does-still in cover as the does enter an area-watch closely,and many times,you will spot a buck either behind the does,or a few yards to either side of where the does entered your area.
Hunt the scrape lines in early mornings,and again late afternoon ’till dark.
Hunt near water sources in mid-morning to early afternoon.
During the peak days of the rut,I will hang a few scent wicks-the kind with the bottle of scent-around a small tree,and hang a strip of white cloth from a branch at the height of a deer. Often,bucks will catch the scent,see the white cloth,and think it’s a hot doe-they just ain’t thinking clearly during the rut-kinda like when us guys think with the wrong head.
I’ve used this technique in the past,and had quite a few bucks walk right up to the tree with the white cloth-when they get to the tree-they still stand there sniffing the scent bottles.
This technique only works when there’s a breeze to cause the cloth to move-like a deer’s tail.
Bucks are more concerned with breeding during the rut-so don’t focus on food sources-focus on the scrapes you made-or scrapes you’ve found that a buck has made-and as I said water sources in mid-morning to early afternoon.
More on hunting the rut soon,using grunt tubes,and doe bleats and on hunting the secondary rut.
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Koch Brothers go on offensive to expose dark money in politics
Posted: September 10, 2014 by gamegetterII in UncategorizedThe Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Explained in One Chart
“The Koch brothers—taking a break from such nefarious endeavors as spending money in support of their political positions and, worse, donating to hospitals—are going on the offensive with a campaign to expose the vast web of dark money spun by the Democracy Alliance.”
“The chart, which appears to be based on an internal Democracy Alliance briefing book made public earlier this year, shows that roughly 170 organizations that receive funding from the Democracy Alliance.
Included in the network are labor unions AFL/CIO, AFSCME, SEIU, UAW, and the Teamsters. Even “labor bank” Amalgamated finds itself in the Democracy Alliance web.
Also receiving Democracy Alliance support are major political organs such as Priorities USA, Majority PAC, House Majority PAC, Progressive Majority, Tom Steyer’s NextGen, and the group that used to be known as Obama for America but later transformed itself into Organizing for Action.
Progressive think tanks get in on Democracy Alliance action as well. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Brennan Center for Justice, J Street, and Center for American Progress are all partners of the funding hub.
The list goes on to include media outlets such as Mother Jones and the Nation, advocacy groups such as Planned Parenthood, the NAACP, EMILY’s List, and Michael Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition.
The chart illustrates how the core groups of the progressive movement are all taking cash from the same secretive network of liberal donors.”
Imagine that-the left is doing the exact same thing that Harry Reid has his panties in a bunch about the Koch brothers doing…
Police Seizing Cash From Innocent People on our Interstates
Posted: September 9, 2014 by gamegetterII in Uncategorized“The prosecutors eventually offered to return half the money, but Guerrero refused. Ultimately, prosecutors agreed to return all the money to Guerrero — but only if he signed an agreement that he would not sue the police or prosecutors. He signed and received his $13,630 in 2008, three years after his money had been seized. The Post found that more than 1,000 people have signed such agreements to get all or part of their money back.”
Brought to you by the most transparent administration in history…
Posted: September 9, 2014 by gamegetterII in UncategorizedEbola evacuations to US greater than previously known
“An undisclosed number of people who’ve been exposed to the Ebola virus — not just the four patients publicly identified with diagnosed cases — have been evacuated to the U.S. by an air ambulance company contracted by the State Department.
“We moved a lot of other people who had an exposure event,” said Dent Thompson, vice president of Phoenix Air Group. “Many times these people are just fine, they just had an exposure. But you have to treat it as though the disease is present.”
How many exposed patients have been flown from West Africa to the U.S.? Thompson said medical privacy laws and his company’s contract with the State Department prevent him from revealing the figure.
“I’m not avoiding it,” Thompson told Yahoo News. “I’m just not allowed to talk about it.”
The Importance of Good Boots
Posted: September 9, 2014 by gamegetterII in preparedness, survivalTags: Gear, hunting, prepping, survival
Lately I have run across quite a few guys who have top of the line rifles,packs,tents,sleeping bags and other gear-and they are wearing $29.99 Wal-Mart boots.
I do not have all the latest,greatest gear,or brand new rifles,or camo clothing that costs more than my rifle,or $300.00 knives.
What I do have are a few pairs of boots that are not some wally world garbage-I have 3 pairs of boots,my every day all purpose boots,made by Wenger-the company that makes Swiss Army knives. I found those on sale when I went into shoe store to buy new “tennis” shoes. Apparently they did not sell as good as the Timberlands that all the local gang-banger and gang-banger wannabe crowd wears-they were marked down from over $100.00 to $49.99. This is the second summer I’ve worn these boots pretty much daily,and they show very few signs of wear.
Next is my early season hunting boots-a very old pair of Danner Pronghorn 8″ boots with 400g of Thinsulate insulation.
I will be replacing these next year,as this is likely the last season I’ll get out of these boots-12 years for a little over $100.00 is a hell of an investment.
Last is my cold weather hunting boots,a pair of Rocky Blizzard stalkers I bought in 2002-same year I bought the pronghorns.
The Rocky boots are still in great shape,and will last me quite a few more years,they cost about $150.00 back in ’02,well worth the investment.
Had I bought cheap assed Wal-Mart winter boots in ’02-I would have been replacing them every other year since-and the total would have been far more than the buck fifty I paid for the Rocky’s in ’02.
When you wear cheap boots,you get blisters on your feet,your feet hurt,the boots wear in ways that cause you to walk abnormally,which is bad for your feet,ankles,and knees-plus your lower back.
Remember-when SHTF there will be no running out to wally world to get new boots-buy the best boots you can possibly afford-now,and wear them so they are broken in.
Good boots are as important as having a rifle that works every time you pull the trigger,if you are wearing shitty boots-your feet get all fucked up,you can’t walk right,which means you can not do patrols,you will lag behind on hikes,and it will fuck up your feet,ankles,knees and lower back.
Cut out the soda for a month,or drink less beer,or cut out the high-end beer,or don’t eat out,or skip the local bar for a month-there’s plenty of things most people can do without for the amount of time it takes to save up the $$$ for a good pair of boots.
Do whatever it takes-save the $$$ and get a good pair of boots-or two.
Good boots are as important as the rest of your gear-and more important then a lot of it-do not buy shitty boots-period.
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PT, Large Rucks, Pack Lists, and Making Sense of it all for Your NPT
Posted: September 9, 2014 by gamegetterII in UncategorizedIt’s the Politics, Stupid
Posted: September 9, 2014 by gamegetterII in firearmsTags: firearms, firearms.gun laws
“When the same groups constantly squawking about “protecting the children” when the subject is making firearms illegal, refuse to OK a good idea specifically designed to protect children, you can clearly see their use of the word “protect” as a synonym for the word “disarm”.
The latest manifestation of this curious behavior is a decision by officials at Reagan National Airport not to permit the display of Project ChildSafe’s “Own It? Respect it. Secure it.” billboard. It is, FYI, the same sign you can see displayed in other airports, including Hartford-Springfield, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Providence and St. Louis .”
Study: “Assault Weapon” and CCW Restrictions Associated With Higher Murder Rates
Posted: September 9, 2014 by gamegetterII in firearms, gun lawsTags: firearms, firearms.gun laws, shooting
In a new study, Mark Gius, of Quinnipiac University’s Department of Economics, has found that between 1980 and 2009, “states with more restrictive CCW laws had gun-related murder rates that were 10% higher” than those of other states. Gius also concluded that state “murder rates were 19.3% higher when the Federal [‘assault weapon’ and ‘large’ magazine] ban was in effect.”
Executive Order — Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
Note that this one adds to prior list from 2003 and 2005…why would .gov be adding reasons to quarantine citizens?
What is it they are afraid of?
