HuntingNut
HuntingNut
   Login or Register
HomeCommunity ForumsPhoto AlbumsRegister
     
 

User Info

Welcome Anonymous


Membership:
Latest: RichardZ
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 13126

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 620
BOT: 1
Total: 621
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Forums
02: Forums
03: Forums
04: Forums
05: Forums
06: Forums
07: Home
08: Your Account
09: Forums
10: Forums
11: Forums
12: Forums
13: Forums
14: Forums
15: Forums
16: Forums
17: Forums
18: Forums
19: Forums
20: Forums
21: Home
22: Forums
23: Forums
24: Your Account
25: Forums
26: Forums
27: Forums
28: Forums
29: Forums
30: Forums
31: Photo Albums
32: Forums
33: Forums
34: Forums
35: Your Account
36: Forums
37: Forums
38: Your Account
39: Forums
40: Forums
41: Forums
42: Forums
43: Forums
44: Forums
45: Forums
46: Forums
47: Forums
48: Forums
49: Forums
50: Your Account
51: Forums
52: Home
53: Forums
54: Your Account
55: Forums
56: Forums
57: Forums
58: Forums
59: Forums
60: Forums
61: Photo Albums
62: Home
63: Your Account
64: Home
65: Forums
66: Forums
67: Forums
68: Forums
69: Your Account
70: Forums
71: Forums
72: Forums
73: Forums
74: Photo Albums
75: Photo Albums
76: Forums
77: Forums
78: Your Account
79: Photo Albums
80: Forums
81: Photo Albums
82: Forums
83: Forums
84: Forums
85: Forums
86: Forums
87: Forums
88: Forums
89: Forums
90: Forums
91: Home
92: Forums
93: Forums
94: Forums
95: Photo Albums
96: Forums
97: Forums
98: Forums
99: Forums
100: Photo Albums
101: Photo Albums
102: Forums
103: Forums
104: Photo Albums
105: Forums
106: Forums
107: Your Account
108: News
109: Forums
110: Photo Albums
111: Forums
112: Your Account
113: Home
114: Forums
115: Forums
116: Forums
117: Forums
118: Forums
119: Forums
120: Forums
121: Your Account
122: Forums
123: Forums
124: Forums
125: Forums
126: Forums
127: Home
128: Forums
129: Forums
130: Forums
131: Forums
132: Your Account
133: Forums
134: Forums
135: Your Account
136: Photo Albums
137: Forums
138: Forums
139: Forums
140: Forums
141: Photo Albums
142: Your Account
143: Forums
144: Your Account
145: Your Account
146: Forums
147: Forums
148: Forums
149: Your Account
150: Your Account
151: Forums
152: Home
153: Forums
154: Forums
155: Photo Albums
156: Forums
157: Forums
158: Forums
159: Forums
160: Photo Albums
161: Forums
162: Forums
163: Forums
164: Forums
165: Forums
166: Forums
167: Forums
168: Your Account
169: Forums
170: Forums
171: Your Account
172: Forums
173: Photo Albums
174: Forums
175: Forums
176: Forums
177: Forums
178: Forums
179: Forums
180: Forums
181: Forums
182: Your Account
183: Forums
184: Forums
185: Your Account
186: Forums
187: Forums
188: Forums
189: Forums
190: Home
191: Forums
192: Forums
193: Forums
194: Your Account
195: Forums
196: Forums
197: Your Account
198: Forums
199: Photo Albums
200: Your Account
201: Home
202: Forums
203: Forums
204: Home
205: Your Account
206: Your Account
207: Forums
208: Photo Albums
209: Forums
210: Forums
211: Your Account
212: News
213: Home
214: Forums
215: Photo Albums
216: Forums
217: Forums
218: Forums
219: Photo Albums
220: Forums
221: Forums
222: Forums
223: Forums
224: Forums
225: Your Account
226: Forums
227: Forums
228: Forums
229: Your Account
230: Your Account
231: Forums
232: Forums
233: Forums
234: Forums
235: Photo Albums
236: Your Account
237: Photo Albums
238: Forums
239: Forums
240: Forums
241: Your Account
242: Forums
243: Forums
244: Photo Albums
245: Forums
246: Forums
247: Photo Albums
248: Forums
249: Forums
250: Forums
251: Forums
252: Your Account
253: Home
254: Forums
255: Forums
256: Forums
257: Forums
258: Forums
259: Your Account
260: Forums
261: Forums
262: Forums
263: Your Account
264: Forums
265: Forums
266: Forums
267: Forums
268: Forums
269: Forums
270: Forums
271: Your Account
272: Forums
273: Forums
274: Forums
275: Forums
276: Photo Albums
277: Photo Albums
278: Your Account
279: Forums
280: Forums
281: Photo Albums
282: Forums
283: Forums
284: Your Account
285: Your Account
286: Home
287: Forums
288: Forums
289: Forums
290: Forums
291: Forums
292: Forums
293: Your Account
294: Forums
295: Forums
296: Forums
297: Forums
298: Photo Albums
299: Forums
300: Photo Albums
301: Forums
302: Photo Albums
303: Your Account
304: Forums
305: Forums
306: Forums
307: Forums
308: Forums
309: Forums
310: Forums
311: Forums
312: Forums
313: Forums
314: Forums
315: Forums
316: Your Account
317: Forums
318: Forums
319: Forums
320: Forums
321: Your Account
322: Forums
323: Forums
324: Forums
325: Forums
326: Forums
327: Forums
328: Forums
329: Photo Albums
330: Forums
331: Forums
332: Photo Albums
333: Forums
334: Forums
335: Forums
336: Your Account
337: Forums
338: Home
339: Forums
340: Forums
341: Forums
342: Forums
343: Forums
344: Forums
345: Forums
346: Forums
347: Forums
348: Your Account
349: Forums
350: Forums
351: Photo Albums
352: Forums
353: Forums
354: Forums
355: Forums
356: Forums
357: Forums
358: Forums
359: Your Account
360: Home
361: Forums
362: Forums
363: Forums
364: Forums
365: Your Account
366: Forums
367: Your Account
368: Forums
369: Photo Albums
370: Home
371: Forums
372: Home
373: Forums
374: Forums
375: Forums
376: Home
377: Home
378: Forums
379: Your Account
380: Home
381: Forums
382: Forums
383: Forums
384: Forums
385: Forums
386: Forums
387: Forums
388: Forums
389: Forums
390: Photo Albums
391: Forums
392: Forums
393: Forums
394: Your Account
395: Forums
396: Forums
397: Your Account
398: Your Account
399: Your Account
400: Your Account
401: Forums
402: Forums
403: Forums
404: Your Account
405: Forums
406: Forums
407: Photo Albums
408: Photo Albums
409: Forums
410: Forums
411: Forums
412: Forums
413: Forums
414: Your Account
415: Forums
416: Home
417: Forums
418: Forums
419: Forums
420: Photo Albums
421: Forums
422: Forums
423: Forums
424: Forums
425: Photo Albums
426: Forums
427: Forums
428: Forums
429: Forums
430: Forums
431: Forums
432: Forums
433: Your Account
434: Forums
435: Forums
436: Your Account
437: Forums
438: Your Account
439: Forums
440: Forums
441: Photo Albums
442: Forums
443: Your Account
444: Photo Albums
445: Forums
446: Forums
447: Photo Albums
448: Forums
449: Forums
450: Forums
451: Forums
452: Your Account
453: Home
454: Photo Albums
455: Forums
456: Forums
457: Forums
458: Forums
459: Forums
460: Forums
461: Photo Albums
462: Forums
463: Forums
464: Your Account
465: Forums
466: Your Account
467: Your Account
468: Forums
469: Forums
470: Forums
471: Home
472: Forums
473: Forums
474: Forums
475: Forums
476: Your Account
477: Forums
478: Forums
479: Forums
480: Forums
481: Forums
482: Photo Albums
483: Forums
484: Your Account
485: Home
486: Forums
487: Home
488: Forums
489: Your Account
490: Forums
491: Forums
492: Home
493: Forums
494: Home
495: Forums
496: Your Account
497: Forums
498: Home
499: Forums
500: Forums
501: Photo Albums
502: Forums
503: Photo Albums
504: Photo Albums
505: Forums
506: Forums
507: Forums
508: Forums
509: Forums
510: Forums
511: Forums
512: Forums
513: Your Account
514: Home
515: Forums
516: Forums
517: Forums
518: Forums
519: Photo Albums
520: Forums
521: Forums
522: Your Account
523: Forums
524: Forums
525: Forums
526: Forums
527: Forums
528: Your Account
529: Forums
530: Forums
531: Forums
532: Forums
533: Forums
534: Forums
535: Forums
536: Forums
537: Forums
538: Forums
539: Home
540: Forums
541: Home
542: Forums
543: Your Account
544: Photo Albums
545: Your Account
546: Forums
547: Forums
548: Forums
549: Forums
550: Forums
551: Statistics
552: Your Account
553: Forums
554: Forums
555: Forums
556: Forums
557: Forums
558: Your Account
559: Forums
560: Forums
561: Forums
562: Forums
563: Your Account
564: Forums
565: Forums
566: Home
567: Forums
568: Forums
569: Photo Albums
570: Photo Albums
571: Home
572: Home
573: Forums
574: Forums
575: Forums
576: Forums
577: Forums
578: Forums
579: Forums
580: Forums
581: Forums
582: Photo Albums
583: Forums
584: Forums
585: Forums
586: Forums
587: Forums
588: Forums
589: Forums
590: Forums
591: Your Account
592: Forums
593: Forums
594: Forums
595: Forums
596: Your Account
597: Forums
598: Forums
599: Home
600: Forums
601: Forums
602: Forums
603: Forums
604: Forums
605: Forums
606: Photo Albums
607: Forums
608: Forums
609: Forums
610: Forums
611: Photo Albums
612: Forums
613: Forums
614: News
615: Forums
616: Forums
617: Forums
618: Forums
619: Forums
620: Photo Albums
  BOT:
01: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
 

Coppermine Stats
Photo Albums
 Albums: 308
 Pictures: 2451
  · Views: 820725
  · Votes: 1316
  · Comments: 86
 

RAINdeerRAINdeer
Big Game Hunting topics that dont fit other categories
Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Big Game Hunting

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Suzanne
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 27, 2009
Posts: 3323
Location: Eugene, Oregon

PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 9:35 pm    Post subject: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Deer season started here last weekend and so I went out last Saturday morning before sun-up and got to my favorite spot. Two guys parked in the turn-off (they didn't know it was reserved for me) I talked to them to see where they were headed, they said they were going to drive up farther along when the sun came up (road hunters I suspect). So I took possession of my hill. Never saw a thing. Sun was shining after an early fog, all quiet and nothing in sight.

This Saturday it was raining and I thought it might be better pickens. Got my Vietnam era Army surplus poncho out and headed for my spot. Again 2 other guys parked in my spot, talked to them, they said they were goin up my hill. Told them I was goin up there too but would compromise and use a trail farther back. Got my backpack on they drove off! Sweat! So I put my poncho on and headed up the hill again. I love that poncho, it can cover my backpack and my rifle and me and all is cozy. Two hands free for climbing too. I saw nothing at first so I found a spot to get situated in that provided some cover and stood in the early morning rain for a few hours.

Finally saw some movement, I had to crouch down to see under a tree branch and through some sticks. It was a group of about 4 deer, I put my scope on them and they were well hidden, I saw one face me, looked like an older graying buck but I never had a clear shot. Too many sticks between us. They moved on up into heaver cover along a trail so I had to move to see them better.

Spooked them, they hopped in all directions, phooooey! Well I had been on my hands and knees with the gun out in front of me gettin plenty of rain by now and I was wonderin how I got so wet, and my poor 30-30 with it's wooden furniture very sorry looking. My poncho it turns out had lost it's water repelling rubber lining over the years. Last year I treated it with a spray on stuff that didn't do it's job and the poncho was now like wearing a wet sheet. It could protect my gun from the rain but not me, I was soaked and getting cold.

After finding a better rain suit to wear I went out this Sunday and the rain was heavier. My parking spot was vacant (that's more like it) Only saw a couple does. I brought along my 30-06 with plastic furniture, after a chore with drying out my 30-30, I figured the plastic was made for this. Only thing is I have no way of keeping it out of the rain like my trusty (not so trusty) poncho. The rain goes right past the bolt and into the magazine. I need duct tape or something I guess... No rain forecast for next week so that's cool but are the deer going to come out to play?

waiting in the bushes
Suz

_________________
May the moon keep you centered,
May the sun keep you dancing,
And the stars shed light on your dreams.
Back to top
View user's profile
Elvis
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jul 27, 2008
Posts: 9239
Location: south island New Zealand

PostPosted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:28 pm    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

try slinging your rifle upsidedown muzzle forward under your offside arm with the sling over your shoulder muzzle slightly down. it works well as the water runs off not into the stock.

_________________
You shot it You pluck it !
Them who eats the most duck eats the most feathers!
Back to top
View user's profile
Aloysius
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Nov 03, 2009
Posts: 2438
Location: B., Belgium

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:00 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

if you want bucks, try a wet-poncho-party...


BTW, I like your story. It's much better than mine. I had no rain, a lot of doves but a realy off-day: I think I shot more than 30 times and could only collect 1 or 2 doves. Didn't understand what happened, only got feathers most of the time, think doves did wear somekind of protection...
And I was not the only one with this problem: with my friends we were 5 in total, devided over 3 spots nearby and all together we harvested 19 doves, I guess that's about 10 shots for every dove, which is not at all normal!
Next Saturday hare and faisans opens... let's hope we have had the worst, so it can only improve.
Back to top
View user's profile
Ominivision1
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 2984
Location: Iowa

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:42 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Hey Suz:

Our gun season doesn't begin till next weekend (muzzeloader), so I figured to get in a little bow hunting. Went to favorite tree stand and after shedding a few layers of clothes (it's in the 70's here) went to lean back against the tree and completely missed it and promptly fell about 20 feet. Would gladly trade being wet for a broken arm. Razz

_________________
Regards

Limitations are but boundaries created inside our minds.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
OBOne
Member
Member


Joined: May 24, 2008
Posts: 32
Location: Near Pensacola, Fl.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:54 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Aloysius wrote:
if you want bucks, try a wet-poncho-party...


BTW, I like your story. It's much better than mine. I had no rain, a lot of doves but a realy off-day: I think I shot more than 30 times and could only collect 1 or 2 doves. Didn't understand what happened, only got feathers most of the time, think doves did wear somekind of protection...
And I was not the only one with this problem: with my friends we were 5 in total, devided over 3 spots nearby and all together we harvested 19 doves, I guess that's about 10 shots for every dove, which is not at all normal!
Next Saturday hare and faisans opens... let's hope we have had the worst, so it can only improve.


I've done the same thing dove hunting in the past. Have come up with a solution you may want to try. It's cheap, fun and almost as productive. Take a full box of dove shotshells, wrap it up tight with camo duct tape. Go out to the dove field. When the first dove flies by, throw the whole box at him. Now go pick up the box, go to the nearest shade tree and have a cold beer. Congratulate yourself on a great dove hunt and all the money you saved. Save the camoed box of shells for the next dove hunt. Works for me.
OB ROFL
Back to top
View user's profile
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:58 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Suz, good story! Here's what I've been using >> store.colemans.com/car...rrency=USD

Omi!! Hope you heal up quick! Now about those safety harnesses they sell for tree stands... When I first started using a tree stand I didn't wear a harness. I fell asleep in the stand one day and woke up as I rolled out of it! Luckily I was able to grab the rail and hang on. I went out and bought a harness right away.

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Bushmaster
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 12, 2005
Posts: 11390
Location: Ava, Missouri

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:19 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Suz...Here's what Elvis is discribing. This works well. It gives you almost instant rifle to shoulder when you grab the forearm and pull it forward. The rifle will swing right up with a bit of practice. It does have one draw back. You have to watch that you don't ground the muzzle into the dirt or rocks. You will note that I have the wide end of my sling at the butt stock of the rifle.


He is a handsome dude ain't he? ROFL



rifle carry (medium).jpg
 Description:
 Filesize:  79.52 KB
 Viewed:  10251 Time(s)

rifle carry (medium).jpg


_________________
I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...

DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote...
Back to top
View user's profile
DallanC
Site Admin
Site Admin


Joined: Jan 18, 2005
Posts: 3571
Location: Utah

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:38 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Heh.

What bushmaster is describing is great for wet conditions, but make sure you have some form of gun cleaning kit on the off chance you stumble and sink that barrel into the mud... not that I've had experience like that before or anything /blush


-DallanC
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
DallanC
Site Admin
Site Admin


Joined: Jan 18, 2005
Posts: 3571
Location: Utah

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:48 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Suzanne wrote:
waiting in the bushes

Suz

That there's the trick. Keep at it and and it will happen, then you can post some pictures here! Smile


-DallanC
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Ominivision1
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 2984
Location: Iowa

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:29 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Pumpkinslinger:

Yep, as a matter of fact I do have a harness now and it will accompany me any time I head skyward.

_________________
Regards

Limitations are but boundaries created inside our minds.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Ominivision1
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 2984
Location: Iowa

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:38 am    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Suz:

A trick I have used over the years when it was raining was to sling the rifle like Bushmaster says, but I also put a small balloon at the muzzle end to keep brush, mud, etc out of the barrel. The balloon is small enough that it does not interfere with shooting at the target.

_________________
Regards

Limitations are but boundaries created inside our minds.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Bushmaster
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 12, 2005
Posts: 11390
Location: Ava, Missouri

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 12:08 pm    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Thanks for the reminder Ominivision1. Forgot that.

Just think Suz. You even get to pick your favorite color.

_________________
I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...

DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote...
Back to top
View user's profile
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:58 pm    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

I always put electrical tape on the muzzle when hunting. Even when carrying the gun muzzle up you could still collect a twig or bug that might cause you a problem. I read once about a guy blowing up a rifle because a "mud dauber" had started building a nest in the muzzle.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_dauber

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
slimjim
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 16, 2009
Posts: 8314
Location: Fort Worth TX

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:00 pm    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

Bushmaster wrote:
He is a handsome dude ain't he?

Bushy, can't tell. This is one of the first pictures you've taken that didn't include your boots!

_________________
"To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth." - Theodore Roosevelt

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - Albert Einstein
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Suzanne
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 27, 2009
Posts: 3323
Location: Eugene, Oregon

PostPosted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:07 pm    Post subject: Re: RAINdeerRAINdeer Reply with quote

[/quote]a "mud dauber" had started building a nest in the muzzle.[quote]


Man he was standin too long in one place with too much camo on!

Thanks for the great ideas guys. We use finger cots at work, they should fit a barrel perfectly. I'm sure I'll get a condom joke or two. Yeah yeah I was doin the inverted carry but the rain goes everywhere, I'm going to look into Pumpkin's poncho. Is it nylon with rubber lining? I bought a cheapo a few years ago from Cheaper Than (youknowwhat) and it was plastic and the head hole was too small. I actually had to rip the darned thing open to use it. I use it to sit on now, it's too noisy to wear. It's hard to find one very large, like the one I have. It's so (almost) perfect, I can cover a stadium with it and even pee discreetly (with a devilish grin).


Daubed
Suz

_________________
May the moon keep you centered,
May the sun keep you dancing,
And the stars shed light on your dreams.
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Big Game Hunting
Page 1 of 9
All times are GMT - 7 Hours
Go to page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


Valid CSS! Valid HTML 4.01!
Click to check if this page is realy HTML 4.01 compliant for speed :)

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of HuntingNut.com.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2011 by HuntingNut.com
Interactive software released under GNU GPL, Code Credits, Privacy Policy

.: Upgraded to DragonFly 9.2 by *Dizfunkshunal* :.