HANGIN OUT in INDIANA

[REID2168]

the final version of the Lone Wolf foot holds will be a bungee over the front and one over the heel...........gonna go do some more testing with the Lone Wolf & on some different size trees.........also loaded my Eberlestock bino pack with my binos, camera, phone, & range finder in the main area......my deer call on one side pouch and some predator calls on the other side.......also got the Primos game cameras out so i can try and do a PHOTO SHOOT of some actual game..............OH YEAH!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

first pic is one of my Primos lookin down the second pic trail that they walk up the hill & under the tree i picked out.........the third trail cam pic looks down the fourth trail pic where i made the mock scrape along the trail they walk all along the bottom side of the hill opposite the lake out in the tall weeds..........the fifth pic is the highway on top the lake ridge they walk and the sixth is some buck and doe scat together on that trail.....ill try some diff spots for the cams after a couple days by my set up first...may get lucky and see a buck & u cant see if u don't try & the Guidos really made me come around to this a lot more..........FACT!!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

got about 8 hours in the Guidos over the last three nights...........haven't seen anything but I did get a coyote on a trail cam with a small vid of the coyote below......my dates & time keep going back to default as well so I need to ck that out....either way these saddle type stands r a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[REID2168]

both my Primos game cameras need the INTERNAL CR1225 lithium coin battery replaced so they maintain the correct time & date...........I seen a thread online how to fix them as well..............I put them back out until I get the batteries here for the repair.........BINGO DINGO!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

well after getting the rifle & bow dialed in I felt it was time to give the Benelli a bit of extra attention as well............so I'm gonna do some paper testing with these (4) 3" shotgun shells to see which load she prefers with which particular choke.............BANG BANG!!!!!!!!!

(1) Hevi Shot Dead Coyote T-Shot
(2) Wichester Varmint X & Hornaday Magnum Coyote BB Shot
(1) Remingont #4 Buck Shot

 

[REID2168]

decided last night to change my Benelli paint...............I probably shouldn't have waited till now BUT I did.............ill take it for a quick rattle can job......shes gonna stink for a minute but its just part of it when u procrastinate..........BANG BANG!!!!!!!

 

[redsquirrel]

That looks nice!

 

[REID2168]

That looks nice!

TY appreciate it.............there r some mistakes on her but ill take it for a quick job............should work better off the ground then my previous paint job.......BINGO DINGO!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

the first pic is everything I used to paint the Benelli................also went back and BLACKED OUT my vented rib top which really helped.........I didn't do that last paint job and cost me two birds last year.............with the vented rib properly blacked back out the helper bead glows like a dream.......time to hit the rifle so I got a matching pair.....OH HEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

best I got for 2017......its about time to chase critters & SLING SOME LEAD......ITS ON!!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

went to the range today to make sure my FIRE STICK was still good after the new makeup job......took three shots to get it dialed back to bull & then I put four more home.......wanted to see what my gun would do after getting it relatively hot or hotter then I should ever get it hunting for sure...continued right on shooting at my last target and would shoot one...get up from my seated position look thru the spotting scope then load one more shell sit back down and shoot again.....took about 8 minutes maybe less to fire 11 shots repositioning every time.....everything got hotter then it would hunting and ill take this all day & the main reason I got the 20" TAC heavy barrel then cut it to 16" for the suppressor application...the two furthest are 1" apart which isn't that impressive but ill take it for 11 shots @ 100 yards when I can cover all but those two holes with a dime......on a bad note I have shot these Remington 223 AccuTip 55 grain for 2 years with no problems and then today I had two that didn't fire so I will be contacting Remington to see what they say.........BANG BANG!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

got up a couple trees today and made some stands & everything worked great.....while we were walking back to the truck my dog wiffed something & leaves the main trail for about 45 seconds then I whistle her back & she had a coyote follow her back to about 15 feet from the main trail then bolt as soon as it seen me & before I seen its complete body or could even react but I could hear it run away from us.....made a couple stands tonight and had a coyote warning bark me & my dog about 100 yards behind us right after we picked up our gear...........there is a lot of bow hunting pressure right now on this public land but I'm having a great time just using my Guidos just like I anticipated it should work......we also made a stand from the ground right before dark and had a 4 point buck walk out and to about 50 yards from me & my dog as well before he bolted while I tried to take a pic.....the very last stand tonight we ran across a skunk on the way back to the truck that I had to call her off of because she wasnt scared and neither was the lil skunk but it all worked out..had to get a couple pics of the STAR of the show in there as well..........BANG BANG!!!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

even though its a weekday there are still lots of campers/bow hunters & even parking lot squirrel hunters so I stayed out of the woods & went out today and found a few spots to night hunt........the first pic is looking north down this lane & on the left is a lake and I set the call up next to it in hopes something would come from the tall weeds at dark BUT we only heard beavers chewing wood the entire time and cranes going nuts at each other screeching...hahahahahahaha.....went to the next set (no pic) walked out and seen an eight point buck and as we walked away from him he walked right up to where we turned from him and stood there wild what deer do in the dark......used a diaphragm to try to howl up a couple coyotes and got howled back at but no eyes only howls about 200 yards off and never showed......on the way out the buck was still there and when we got about 75 yards from him there were two eight point bucks & I couldn't believe it......I snort wheezed them and my dog ran at them & they ran about 75 yards and stood there while we walked out......the last stand is the second pic looking north during day light & we started calling it at about 930 PM.....I set up just in front of the small corn stalks looking north 2 mph wind at my back and the call 80+ yards straight out in front of me in the middle of the clear.......it only took about 5 minutes and this coyote walked out from the right towards the call and I'm guessing about 80 yards.......he took about 5 steps and I let lead loose......hit him to far back & low because I was impatient and didnt let him stop while he hopped out into the open.........he ran a circle then ran 120+ yards thru the 4 foot tall grass u can see on each side of the clearing......took my dog about two minutes once we started into the weeds to find him & bay him up and I finished it......an impatient bad shot & no dog would have been no coyote BUT my SUPER GIRL made my mistake all work out..........BANG BANG!!!!!!

 

[redsquirrel]

Nice, congrats!

 

[REID2168]

Nice, congrats!

Thx man appreciate it!

 

[REID2168]

wanted to keep the coyotes on my dogs mind so i put a couple snares out around the lake to catch a few coyotes & try to keep them out of the neighbors yards snatching cats & small dogs best we can...seen this baby opossum yesterday still out at daylight....it took a bit to connect but we finally did this morning on this female coyote..............BINGO DINGO!!!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

we have seen deer coons opossums & even a bobcat.....nothin coming to the call though......did catch two coyotes standing in a field we were walking out to call last Wednesday night....they started to run so I took a 125 yard running shot but no go as the coyote stopped right after the shot & right before the tall weeds so I knew I missed....but now my dog is charging to the impact in the mud and sees the coyote but he didn't like all that and went into the weeds.......she ran out by where I shot and into the weeds but neither coyote was curious enough to came back which was to be expected after the shot ......snared this female this morning in one of the three snares I have out around the lake by the house....I had just made the snares & didn't paint them either so it took a bit for them to cool off.....I have three more I painted and have been cooling off in the yard laying in the grass ill put out in the next few days...made several more stands in my Guidos and I really like this thing it takes 10 minutes to set up but the view I get after is well worth the extra time........BINGO DINGO!!!!!

 

[REID2168]

we still may bring home a buck with the HOYT fellas...caught this 10 point on cam across the lake behind the house from yesterday..BINESS!!!!!!

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[REID2168]

also caught this doe on the other game cam........still haven't replaced the battery I need to solder in to get them to retain time/date BUT just seeing the deer in daylight hours is a positive...........BINGO DINGO!!!!!!!!!

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[huck72412]

we still may bring home a buck with the HOYT fellas...caught this 10 point on cam across the lake behind the house from yesterday..BINESS!!!!!!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/151431692@N06/shares/7yeE37

Shooter!!!!!!