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Recent content by deerfly

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    Florida Hunters, talk to me.

    public land hogs will be closed by end of first week in Mar throughout this region. So you would need to access to private land or book an outfitter. Someone may chime in with options, I'll be headed south chasing tarpon with a flyrod by then...
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    Pods

    I didn't see a "no f'ing way" option or I would have chose that. :)
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    2023 Florida Saddlehunter meet up…..

    I might try to make this thing if nothing else than to meet some of you clowns :)
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    Concealed Carry

    I got all my training growing up in Miami during the 70's...
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    What's the latest and greatest for waterproofing/conditioning leather boots?

    I've been using montana pitch blend probably 20 years or more for everything, belts, boots, moccasin's, tool and axe sheaths, back quivers, etc. Works as good as anything else I've tried. I've tried others over the years like Nikwax, Sno-seal and Obenauf's LP most recently. They all seem to work...
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    Older guys

    65 SRT
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    DIY Saddle Platform

    I think windwalker dimensions are probably about as big or small as you'd want for comfort during periodic "sits". The challenge I think would be getting the weight significantly lower than it is already. Not easy to get the same stiffness out of composites while maintaining more or less the...
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    Saddle use in Hang-on

    using a saddle with lock-on as a replacement for my tree spider harness is how I started in saddle hunting. After some testing at ground level I determined using a ratchet strap as close to the bottom of my platform was worth doing. I haven't used my lock-on's in many years tho, saddle...
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    Oplux as lineman’s belt.

    Now that I've evolved to 99.9% SRT climbing my linesman rope doesn't get much use these days, only bring it on the rare occasion I'm stick or ladder stand climbing. When I was stick climbing regularly though I found oplux to work fine and of course it's very stowable. I started using oplux as a...
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    Need some new Binoculars, what do you like?

    I picked up a pair of Meopta Pro 8x32's last year to replace a 20yr old pair of Nikon 8x42 Monarch's, which are still very good. I was just looking for something a little more compact. After a season of use I can say the Meopta's equal or rival the old Monarch's at first and last light, even...
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    Closest I've come to my first Harvest

    I guess the deer didn't need the proverbial 6th sense on that encounter when #1 or #2 served them just fine. :) That's all part of it though. All good advice above and as others have said just getting in range means you're doing things right. Closing the deal at the moment of truth however is...
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    New Details of Murdered Michigan Hunter

    very curious to hear the circumstances, altercation, theft gone wrong, hate crime, etc.
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    Bow show off thread

    oh man, had to dig deep into the archives to find me, a compound bow and dead deer for this one... Circa 1983 Fl Everglades Region, I forget whether it was Rottenberger or Holy Lands WMA's, one or the other, its been a while. Some tough bowhunting for deer down there too, esp back then :\ Bow...
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    The JRB Climbing Method

    With JRB double rope system if you get a little out of sync advancing your hitches, i.e. one ahead of the other the rope will move on the crotch. Since your bridge is attached to both hitches the rope finds equilibrium when you weigh it on each ascension cycle. So it is a moving rope system...
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    Whitetail Sixth Sense

    I think deer are just deer and as creatures that have to survive every minute of their lives don't do anything without some input triggering an action or reaction. Whether we can pick up on what causes them to react a certain way doesn't matter, they react for a reason every time. If you need...
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