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in reply to: Facial Recognition #11253

I would bet that deer would recognize scent much more than they would any visual recognition.

Ravens are the smartest birds in the world, and I can attest to that. If you’ve ever hunted bear baits in Canada, you probably know what I’m talking about.

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in reply to: Barta in a high fence? #10654

Good, civil thread everyone.

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in reply to: Barta in a high fence? #61623

gmccloskey wrote: I feel that this is something that each person must decide for their self.

I know that there are really great programs happening with our wounded and disabled Armed Forces Veterans, where they are taken into the field so that they can enjoy hunting. It’s a great thing to see the sense of joy, and pride that these men and women have when they can learn to do the things that they once were able to do with family and friends.

Maybe we should give it a rest…

That still happens. My friend, John, just did a wounded warriors hunt at his farm and almost everybody saw deer and had shots on their two day hunt. There were no fences or ear tags involved.

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in reply to: Barta in a high fence? #61406

ripforce wrote: I do like some of his shows as he still uses wood arrows, longbows etc, but he lost me when they tree-ed the Black Bear and he came in and shot it out of the tree! He has been thru a lot thats for sure and I give him cudos for still trying to do it the Barta way but that was too much for me!But I do remember one show before he was hit with his paralysis, when he took a rather dubious shot at an Elk w a stone point arrow, he never recovered that animal!

If you are opposed to hunting with dogs, you had better snub your nose at every bird dog that points quail, and every beagle that runs a rabbit as well.

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in reply to: New books #59338

I’ll look those up Dave. I love finger picking through my bookshelf. It’s getting pretty big!

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in reply to: New books #59080

tailfeather wrote: Those are all good! I’ve yet to get to Winter’s Bone.

Don’t be a dope. Get to it. And you’d better get on Captain Zero too.

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in reply to: New books #58733

You’ll have to tell me which ones to buy. I’ll be buying the Camutto book either way.

I got several books I’ve already read but wanted to own. I believe they were all your books too.

“A rough shooting dog”

“Heartsblood”

“Indian Creek Chronicles”

“The outlaw album” which is a collection of fictional stories by the same author as “winter’s bone”,which was probably the best fiction book I ever read.

If you’ll remember Joe, I had to put it down to shoot that bear on Sunday of opening weekend.

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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #58723

Love some bear shots!!

I hope to have one to contribute next September! (Or two if they keep the same limits)

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in reply to: Hog Hunt #57960

ssumner1 wrote: I live in West GA, Carroll County to be exact.

Joe is definitely right about Chickasawhatchee if that’s not too far from you.

I wouldn’t overlook the mountain wma’s on your side though, especially Cohutta. It is huge but I find it to be more rewarding hunting in the wilderness that the mountains offer.

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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #57079

tailfeather wrote: Nice hat……8)

It’s been a good fall, and I have high hopes for a great winter. As usual, I’m dreaming of turkeys already, but Im awfully antsy about the backpack bear hunt next fall. Let the good times roll.:D

Me too Bro!

Post that old doe up!!!

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in reply to: Hog Hunt #57078

ssumner1 wrote: Thanks guys, I live a couple hours from the Appalachian mountains in Ga, but about 5 hours or more from Ft. Stewart. I will look into both though and see where I can go from there. I hear the pigs near Macon are worth looking in to.

Andrew

If you live in the Appalachians, there are probably plenty of good places near you. I’d wait until we get a snow and walk the local wma’s.

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in reply to: Santa came! New JMA Elkheart #57033

I think you should send that to GA so I can extensively test it.:D

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in reply to: Your First Few Years Into Trad Bowhunting? #57029

paleoman wrote: I’ m still a Rookie since starting this journey in’06 I think it was. I had good success with an old compound for years. Since then I’ ve missed a few nice bucks and made me a head case:( I get the “trip is the destination” thing but I guess I can’ t escape myself and want dead meat at least occasionally. I’ ve always had good hand-eye coordination and good nerves so it’ s ruffled me to have been so stymied since I went down this rd. It’ s been frustrating for me I guess and I waffle in my mind with the seeming ” marriage” I’ ve made with it. But I’ ll go right back to it and keep hammering until I get that confidence. Good post subject.

I think it’s all about that confidence and seeing that it “actually works”, as my buddy Tommy said recently.

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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #57022

I was really happy this year to kill three critters with my trad gear in three totally different ecosystems.

The pig came from the far north ga mountains in the southen appalachians. The buck, came from the southern coastal plain. And the buttonhead came from a barrier island.

As different as three places could be in our wonderful state!

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in reply to: 2012 Season Success Photos #57019

paleoman wrote: How is the pork off that piggie? Does it compare at all to commercial or not? Just curious, never had wild pork.

It’s pretty much indestinguishable from a store-bought pig, but with less fat. I killed three of em this year and made them all for family and friends. Nobody noticed any difference in the taste. I wouldn’t exactly call any pig a “game animal”, as I have no respect for them whatsoever, but they eat great.

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