What are you doing NOW to be ready for the upcoming hunting season?

[Shanghai McCoy]

Did some trail clean up to get across the creek and to the back side of my place. The wet Spring encouraged a lot of tangled growth but this dry Fall knocked some of it back
Kind of a "test run" for me,I figure if I can get down the slope and then back up the other side the walk up the hill will be "gravy"...

 

[PonyKiller]

Getting the gear sorted, started kicking around out in the woods some.
I realized a while back the scope I mounted on my muzzleloader makes it very difficult to place a primer in, so off it comes.
If I have to its pretty accurate with the sights on it at the range, but in the field the rear fiber optics are distractingly bright. I found a necg rear peep sight I like, I'll probably mount that up and take it to the range

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Decided that this year I want to make my 5 year old Mini Dachshund/some kind of terrier into a squirrel dog. A bit late, but no better time than now to start. She's always had one hell of a prey drive for anything that's smaller than her, especially when it comes to squirrels.

I put out a live trap to catch her a live one to interact with. No squirrels yet, but the second night it was out I caught a raccoon.
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Little dogs can be amazing hunters. This Yorkshire Terrier was a super-good grouse dog. He'd get into places where a big dog couldn't go and flush the birds out. And he never "burnt out", he'd hunt his best all day, no matter how exhausted he'd get. When they would fly up in a tree, he could find the right tree, and stand under it and bark.

 

[Highland Lofts]

The little ankle bitter yorkies are way underestimated in performance. Most are just little yappers. But if raised right make amazing little additions to the family.

 

[H&Hhunter]

Little dogs can be amazing hunters. This Yorkshire Terrier was a super-good grouse dog. He'd get into places where a big dog couldn't go and flush the birds out. And he never "burnt out", he'd hunt his best all day, no matter how exhausted he'd get. When they would fly up in a tree, he could find the right tree, and stand under it and bark.
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If you want to start killing those birds that go into deep, thick cover and won’t flush bring a terrier!

 

[Highland Lofts]

Is that a Jadg Terrier and a labadoodle?
I was thinking of buying one.i have had Airedale Terriers.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

If you want to start killing those birds that go into deep, thick cover and won’t flush bring a terrier!

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Truth. On the downside, they don't work so well in the tall grass for upland birds for obvious reasons. But for forest grouse, they might be the best. I found that the Yorkies certainly are not "apartment lap dogs". They love the outdoors, will curl up and sleep anywhere, swim across cricks, and do great in cold weather. They are actually very tough dogs.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

The little ankle bitter yorkies are way underestimated in performance. Most are just little yappers. But if raised right make amazing little additions to the family.

Exactly. Raise them to be a little yapper, or allow them to be, and that's what they will be. Raise them with discipline and teach them how to hunt, and they don't even know they are a little dog. I always called that Yorkie in the picture ("Killer") "the biggest dog I've ever known"!!

 

[Chuck R.]

So yesterday we had no chit 20-25 MPH winds, white caps on my 9 acre pond, a perfect time to see what drift is like under "less than ideal" conditions.

So I broke out the .270 and got some practice in. At the firing-line the Kestrel showed 19-20 at a varying 9:00-9:30 which translated into just under 4MOA at 307. That was the easy part. Keeping the rifle steady, even when sitting using the tripod, and accounting for the +5 gusts was the challenging part. I did OK, but used every inch of a 10" plate at 307. I'm thinking that's about the max range for those kind of conditions.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

^^^
I wondered if you would be out practicing in yesterday's wind..?

 

[Chuck R.]

^^^
I wondered if you would be out practicing in yesterday's wind..?

Yup and it sucked...luckily I also shot SAT so my morale/confidence is till OK.

 

[d2wing]

I bought an old office chair for my new tree stand/tree house.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I bought an old office chair for my new tree stand/tree house.

I picked up an old metal shop stool a few years back for my fence corner brush stand. Just the right height to see/shoot over the fence.

Today I went back and relocated and anchored that ladder stand that I fell off/with last week. Did some more trail clearing too.

 

[d2wing]

I was going to buy a swivel hunting chair but the sporting goods stores I went to didn't have any. I looked at shop stools at Harbor Freight then thought I'd just wait. Got home and a guy had a used office chair advertised locally that swivels and is height adjustable for $10 bucks. Deal.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Down in the "big city" of Lawrence they show up on the curb on trash day sometimes. I got a tall swivel seat bar chair once but it's wood so not good for outside use.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Down in the "big city" of Lawrence they show up on the curb on trash day sometimes. I got a tall swivel seat bar chair once but it's wood so not good for outside use.

Slaver enough paint on it, (like six coats) and it will be reasonable weather resistant.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Slaver enough paint on it, (like six coats) and it will be reasonable weather resistant.

I thought of that but it's an inside workbench stool now...

 

[Chuck R.]

Well, not for this season, but for next I ordered a new Bartlein barrel for a rifle upgrade. That arrives Monday and Tuesday I'm heading over to manners in KC to go stock shopping.

In another hour or so I'm heading out to practice with a friend. 2 weeks ago I also started carrying my pack on Mon-Wed-Fri my daily 3.2 lunchtime walks around post.

 

[Horskinator]

Got new scent blocker gear as it was time to replace my old gear due to wear and I might be a little fatter. I have to make it to the range to do a final load test today. I will do a final sight in on Wednesday and be ready for opening day.

 

[Captcurt]

I have 2 new seats for my climbing stands coming tomorrow. Put a new seat on my Honda Rancher. Loaded a box of Creedmoor rounds and bought a couple of backpacks. Spent a couple of days scouting and found lots of rubs and scrapes. Now if the rut will hold off for a couple of weeks it could get GOOD.