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| Is deer meat still good? | 11/17/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: I shot a deer first morning around 7:30. It was raining and we did find blood but not a lot. After ...
A: One quick note. You will probably be more satisfied with the ground portion of the meat if you do ...
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| trapping | 11/17/2009 | Mongo |
Q: Mongo, I have several rats and mice. Curious to know what you would do with them if you were using ...
A: Good Morning Dane, Well, let's start with the rats... To be honest, I did use rats occasionally, ...
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| Is deer meat still good? | 11/16/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: I shot a deer first morning around 7:30. It was raining and we did find blood but not a lot. After ...
A: Cindy: I think you lucked out. I would say the meat, especially the haunches and shoulders are ...
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| ammo safety | 11/16/2009 | Steven L. Ashe |
Q: i have a marlin 3030 and bought remington express core-lokt hp which i believe means hard point. is ...
A: HP means "Hollow Point" and the cartridges are designed to fragment on impact, as one wants in a ...
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| beaver | 11/15/2009 | Mongo |
Q: of beaver meat is it ok to freeze it tell i get ready to make bait for coyote and for bait out of ...
A: First let me apologize for taking so long to get back to you on this, but I have had a few medical ...
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| Question regarding Caliber | 11/15/2009 | chris stockton |
Q: My name is John and I am a Colorado native. I am also in the Army and I am currently deployed to ...
A: First of all THANK YOU and all your friends who is fighting this war, I pray for you men every day. ...
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| where to sit | 11/15/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: I have some great rub marks all over in some trees and scratch marks on the ground near the rub ...
A: Jeff: You can do two things. Sit by the scrapes (the scratch marks on the ground where the deer ...
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| waterfowl hunting for youth | 11/8/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: i live in illinois, in a non hunting family except for me. my uncles have a farm up in fond du lac ...
A: I thought I had answered this already, but website is saying I haven't. So, here goes. Keep in ...
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| Bad hunting spot. | 11/6/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: Is there any way by using scent, calls, etc. that i can guarantee a deer will pass my stand when i ...
A: No. Thats like asking if I put my stand out on the sidewalk and put scent out will it attract a ...
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| Wyoming Hunting | 11/6/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: I am moving to Wyoming in the spring and I am trying to get a good idea of what I am in for hunting ...
A: If you are rifle hunting for elk, deer, you wear orange. People take shots from pretty far away, ...
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| Archery | 11/5/2009 | Dave Nyce |
Q: Do you know the distance (yards or meters) the FITA 20cm diameter target is intended for? Thank ...
A: There are several distances, depending on course marking and bow type. Please see sections 4.5.3.7 ...
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| Bad shot | 11/5/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: On Monday I shot a deer with a Muzzie small 3 blade. The shot placement was immediately left of ...
A: The lungs are a bit low for the arrow to have hit them. You may have knicked or cut a vein if the ...
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| Deer hunting | 11/3/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: I hit a 7 point in the left shoulder this year with my bow and the blood trail ended up stopping, ...
A: He'll weaken and probably secumb to infection. I didn't mean to get on you for the bad shot. Some ...
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| Deer hunting | 11/2/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: I hit a 7 point in the left shoulder this year with my bow and the blood trail ended up stopping, ...
A: Craig: He will probably die of infection after being weakened by hunger. Why shoot him in the ...
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| bear calling | 10/27/2009 | Mongo |
Q: Mongo, I am an avid hunter and live N Lexington, KY. Kentucky will B having its 1rst limited bear ...
A: As for cover scent... When predator calling, and if I used cover scent, I generally used skunk ...
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| raccoon pelt | 10/27/2009 | chris stockton |
Q: My 12 yr old son shot his first raccoon and wants to keep the pelt. Since this was two days ago, it ...
A: LOL, yes they are lots and lots of imformation out there, glad I can hopefully be of some help. As ...
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| Hey | 10/25/2009 | Steven L. Ashe |
Q: Hey! Is there such a camera to mount on your rifle so you can record when yours shooting? Can you ...
A: I have not used that equipment. Best to go to the site that I sent you and search around in Cabelas ...
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| shoulder hit buck | 10/24/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: Kent thanks for the reply on the shoulder hit buck I went back at first light and put all day in ...
A: I think everyone loses a deer at some point if they hunt long enough. Shot placement is vital, but ...
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| bear calling | 10/24/2009 | Mongo |
Q: Mongo, I am an avid hunter and live N Lexington, KY. Kentucky will B having its 1rst limited bear ...
A: Well Bill...to begin, I have been told that both fawn and elk calf distress are excellent calls for ...
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| trapping | 10/24/2009 | Mongo |
Q: mongo im going to trap some beavers & muskrats this spring can u tell me how to dry them and put ...
A: You can store it in pretty much any jar... Just MAKE SURE it is well preserved, and is no longer ...
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| trapping | 10/23/2009 | Mongo |
Q: mongo im going to trap some beavers & muskrats this spring can u tell me how to dry them and put ...
A: Good Morning Roger, The short answer to that is "Yes".... However...it MUST be well preserved, and ...
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| best ammo to use | 10/23/2009 | Dave Nyce |
Q: I have and use only one rifle to hunt both mule deer and elk with. It is a nice, bolt action Ruger ...
A: The (larger) 140 grain might be a tad better for elk, and the 130 grain might be a tad better for ...
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| shoulder hit deer ? | 10/23/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: The spot I had offered to me a spine hit would have been nice but the arrow hit to one side and ...
A: Hmmm. There's a chance you didn't hit much inside the deer and the arrow lodged in the breast bone. ...
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| deer and phesant hunting | 10/23/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: I am 15years old I use a Remington 870 youth 20 gauge and I am quickly growing out of it and i ...
A: I have no trouble at all killing both ducks and pheasants with a 20 gauge. I shoot the Black Cloud ...
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| want to be one-bullet man | 10/22/2009 | Steven L. Ashe |
Q: I have an ammo question for you. I am a one-rifle man, which is a nice, bolt action, Ruger 270. I ...
A: First off, congratulations on the successes that you have had with your .270Win. chambered rifle! I ...
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| whitetails | 10/22/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: If I do not have any rubs or scrapes on my hunting land does that mean I don't have any bucks ?
A: Heath: No, but it depends on the size of your land. Deer have a range of about a mile or a little ...
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| bear trap | 10/19/2009 | Mongo |
Q: We have an old bear trap the markings are Northwest Terr Fur Co ltd, Pat #1876 in the center of the ...
A: Well, actually I know very little about "collectable" traps or the values of them. So I must ...
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| bad shot | 10/18/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: Keith, I just shot a really nice buck yesterday at about 4:30 PM. He was running straight to ...
A: Keith: Things are not always the way they appear. It sounds to me like you missed his chest clean ...
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| gas operated shotgun | 10/18/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: sorry to trouble you again......I have finally purchased the gas operated Browning gold fusion ...
A: I checked the bottles today at a large gun store, and they didn't list the specific ingredients. ...
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| gas operated shotgun | 10/17/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: sorry to trouble you again......I have finally purchased the gas operated Browning gold fusion ...
A: I'm betting that you have a lot of different products in Malta than what I have here. I just use a ...
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| Tracking/Shot placement | 10/16/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: Kent...I came across this site while Googling an issue I had a few days ago. You seem like the best ...
A: If the arrow actually penetrated the chest cavity and stuck there, animal is probably already dead. ...
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| Tracking/Shot placement | 10/16/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: Kent...I came across this site while Googling an issue I had a few days ago. You seem like the best ...
A: My guess is you hit him high up somewhere. That would explain the lack of blood, since it takes ...
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| hunting rights | 10/14/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: I live in southern Mississippi. my probation officer told me that i could hunt with a bow or a ...
A: Todd: The individual states have regulations governing this, but high courts have decided that the ...
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| whitail managment | 10/14/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: hey I am doing a public speaking report on why deer management and why it is important so i was ...
A: The biggest factor in favor would be to restore balance. Over a century ago the natural predators ...
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| Deer hunting in area off recent kill / entrails... | 10/12/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: My hunting partner just made a good kill on (a 144 lb. dressed) 8-point whitetail this morning and ...
A: Hmmm. I've wondered about this myself, but never had to deal with it. I wouldn't be too sure that ...
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| big urban deer | 10/6/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: there is this big urban buck in my wood but i never see it any more. my neighbors said they saw it ...
A: Justin: If it is a big urban buck, it didn't get that way being stupid. First, figure out what ...
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| rifle scopes | 10/5/2009 | Keith Patton |
Q: i just got a mossberg 4x4 30-06 caliber what scope should i use?
A: Ben: It depends on what kind of hunting you do and where you hunt. A scope is less than worthless ...
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| cleaning plastic containers | 10/3/2009 | Mongo |
Q: I dont own a truck so i thought i would get a few plastic containers with lids that will fit into ...
A: Mike, I used ALOT of plastic 5-gallon buckets to carry traps...and here is the way I always cleaned ...
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| Inspecting rabbit livers | 10/2/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: I just got back from a successful rabbit hunting trip. When I was dressing 6 rabbits that I shot ...
A: Not sure exactly what it could be, as I'm more familiar with parasites in North America. Most ...
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| Bad shot/wounded deer? | 9/29/2009 | Kent Staubus |
Q: We have an early doe archery season where I live. Last night a nice doe presented me with a ...
A: When the intestines are opened to the body cavity, it allows all the gut bacteria to enter, where it ...
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