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That's awesome Big Cliff. You will never go back to hunting deer with a gun. I love to bow hunt I only use my muzzleloader in the Dec controled hunt as a last resort. I have seen a lot of deer this year so far in the bush. I have passed on a set of twins 1 1/2 yrs old 5 pointers at 10 yrds, and probably 8 does and fawns. On an average I see about 6-14 deer in one night. I am holding out for a nice mature buck. A big congrats to your first harvest with a bow . Jay

WTG Fatherof3 . You handled this in the right manor and did not come to their level of rudeness. Hopefully they will get what they deserve. Jay

Remember when in bear country, always take someone that runs slower than you

You are on the right track. You measure the length of the main beam from start to finish, then measure the thickest part of each base around and then measure the length of each tine add them all together and that will give your total.

Nelly, no it just doesn't apply for males. Female deer (doe) have horns or racks also but not common. Here is a pic showing all points are marked in red. Hope it helps you understand.

Also my 150lb 4 1/2 foot Black bear, shot with a compound bow. The rug looks great on the wall.

I don't have all my pics here at work but here is a few my dad and I got last year with the muzzleloaders. The doe has a 2" velvet antler, a good big doe with no young, perfect for the table.

WOW, that is one ugly fish. I would just cut the line, it could be contagious lol.

I am sorry Gerritt, I was not around then either. I am so sorry for your loss 5 years ago. Jay

Good luck T.J. 180gr will do for sure. I don't use a rifle, I use a 50 cal muzzleloader only for deer in the late season, if by chance I don't bag one with the bow. I use a 300gr bullet with a 100gr of powder pushing, lays the smack down on the deer no tracking just get the 4 wheeler and put it on . Be safe and have a great trip, I look forward to your report.

mmmmmmmmm moose burgers filled with cream cheese and oinions and a little spice..... I could go for one of them right now. You got it buddy. Jay

Thanks guys, I will try all that have been suggested.

Does anyone know where I can get these. I have looked on line and can't find anything local in the GTA or close to. Any help would be great. It is for my hunting suit and got ripped while I was away on my moose hunt, need a patch to be at least 2-3" square. Thanks Jay

Well said. No need to apologize for posting a joke. It is a joke.

That was good, thanks.

The best shot is Surf and Turf, ya just can't get any better than this.

Thanks guys Here are some more pics of some good fish we caught, and I got a new PB 37" pike it was fat I couldn't get my hand around the fish it must have been 15lbs plus. My bro got a good one too 36" all were caught on a minnow and jig, go figure the big ones wern't taking the big spinners.

Hey everyone Well I left for my moose hunting trip on sept 15 after the 14 hr drive we arrived at the lake from which we were flying out from. We landed on the lake at 9am unpacked the plane got the food and gear all set up, had a quick bite to eat and a shower and off we go to scout the area for moose sign. After going with the owner to show us the ropes around the lake, we were not impressed with the results of what we found. The water levels were up 3-4 feet from normal levels so the moose are traveling in the bush so not many prints to be found, second a lot of low ground witch is just covered in water, not pleasent to hunt in a foot or more of water for 4 hrs at a time. The cabin was great and hosts were also, we have been going with this outfitter now for 3 yrs a real stand up guy. Here is a pic of the cabin from inside. Well after hunting for a day I confronted my dad and bro and said I am not impressed with this lake at all, just for the fact it was huge and hard to hunt (128 miles shore line) so we all agreed that we would go back to our smaller lake to hunt which had lots of high ground. He called the pilot to come take us in to the other lake. It took a full day to wait and get in to the other lake due to weather, it would not stop raining and the fog was terrible. Finally get to the other lake get everything set up and went to go scout, we couldn't belive how much water has been put down up in North Western Ontario the water was easy 3.5 feet higher no more beaches for the moose to walk the shore made it very hard to hunt, but you deal with it and come up with a plan to hunt higher ground. Just as we return to camp this is what it looked like. So we started dinner and had a few beers instead of going out in that. Next morning was great no wind a little cool just perfect for callling, we all get set up just before light as soon as it comes light I start to call. 4 hrs go by with nothing answering no movement nothing, so we pack up and go back for a coffee and sandwich. After lunch I wanted to do more scouting, we pack up the boats put the fishing gear in and head off the the other lakes attached to this one. Since the water was so high we could go up any little river connecting to the lake I followed this one I always wanted to go up but was so shallow, not this year we head up get 1km up I stop pull into shore cause I noticed an opening, check it out and it is high ground that had been logged years ago. Perfect, I said to my bro and dad. We walked around lots of moose sign around we all agreed to hit this hard the next couple of days. We did and heard and seen nothing but bush chickens. Me getting frustrated. Well after trying everything we could, I decided to give one of our spots another try. My bro and I get set up and I start calling for the night, while my dad is up on high ground to get better odds of getting something. At 6:30 I let out a call and no sooner did I finish and a cow moose steps out. Now I am getting pumped she is looking all over the bay for this other cow she hears, then a nice bull steps out behind her and does not move, she walks all the way around the bay 5 yrds from the edge and still the bull will not move. She walks right in front of my bro 15 yrs away, this is his first encounter with a moose that close, I had the binos on him I thought he was going to choke but he didn't he plugged her perfect double lung shot, but she ran right out into the bay to get away but she didn't make it 30yrds and expired. It was a long tow back to the dock to get her on land again but well worth it. Pic of the Moose. Well all in all we made the right decision to move, and we came home with some meat and always a great special time when you can enjoy it with your family. Have a safe hunting season everyone Now it is time for deer Jay Not enough room to post all the pics, so I will respond with more during the day.

That is crazy, I have had bull moose close but not that close. I would need to change my underware for sure.

WOW what a night you guys had. I am glad everything worked out for you guy's and made it back to shore safe. Always nice to be ignored by other boats when you are in need of help idiots.

Morning everyone, here is a joke for you all to enjoy. A blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer who was also a blonde. The blonde cop asked to see the blonde driver's license. She dug through her purse and was getting progressively more agitated. "What does it look like?" she finally asked. The policewoman replied, "It's square and it has your picture on it." The driver finally found a square mirror in her purse, looked at it and handed it to the policewoman. "Here it is,"she said. The blonde officer looked at the mirror, then handed it back saying, "Okay, you can go. I didn't realize you were a cop."

Hey T.J that sounds like fun he should have a blast. That is how I started out with my dad, but then I introduced myself to the bow, then I got my dad and bro hooked on the bow hunting also. Uncle Buck, the Bear bows are a good quality bow and will last for years, or until when you decide to upgrade to something else. Also just make sure to always check your bow strings and equipment regulary to make sure everything is ok and keep it the string waxed if in the rain a lot. My Brother just had his string brake about 2 weeks ago and the arrow smacked off his arm and could have done some real serious damage but he was lucky, kinda still gave him deep tissue brusing from top of forearm down to the wrist. It was not his fault (the string maker that I shall not name) the string failed and snapped at where it attaches to the cam this string was only a year old and about 250 arrows shot threw it, they should be good for at least 2000 shots. I replace my string every 3 years at most, better to be safe than sorry.

Well I just have a real hard time focusing at work this week, due to the fact I leave for my trip in the Nipigon area Saturday afternoon to be there for sunday morning flight to the lake we will be hunting and fishing on for 2 whole weeks. There has been snow yesturday morning and this morning, this should make the moose co-operate (hopefully) and come to the call. Last year we came really close to a few bull moose that came in but no shot was offered, I use a compound bow so you got to get them in nice and close (50 yrds and under). This year we are trying a new lake that is MUCH bigger than any we have been on before, but lots of moose in the area so we shall see what we can do. I am shooting a 2006 Diamond Victory bow 72lbs draw weight, Carbon arrows tipped with 125 Thunderheads, it goes about 315 IBO with a big twack when it hits the target. I have been practicing at 50yrds - 20yrds, 50-40 yrds I am in 3" circle, 30-20 yrds in a mostly a 1/2"- 1" circle. I have been shooting a bow now for 13yrs and harvested many deer and 1 cow moose and a black bear with the bow. I will have a full report when I come back Oct 1st, with pics of fish caught and hopefully meat in the freezer. Good luck to all that are getting out there and doing some hunting, and be safe, always wear a safty harness when in a tree. Jay

OH so true. Why would everyone tell everything about where they fish, it takes trial and error to find good spots for yourself to fish and for what to give it all away after countless hours spent to figure it out for yourself, just cause someone wants to know where your fishing, what your using, what time ect...... Do what most people do and get out there and find some spots. Most people on here do say what to use sometimes, but it can't be handed to you on a platter what is the sport in that.

Good for you man, you have been into them carp good the past couple of days. Next time I am sure the boys will land one, at least they got to feel how strong they are. WTG