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    Been a hard few days at my house.

    A coyote got our beloved family cat. I live in a city, but in an area with lots of woods and big lots. The coyotes are out of control. My cat was an indoor cat, but would sneak out at times. Two yotes killed him on Friday night. I’m not a vengeful guy, but I will get my revenge on those...
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    Went to the range yesterday.

    Is a newer range in talladega Alabama. Nicest range I can imagine. Has electronic scoring at all targets. Multiple ranges and distances. Check out pics and maps. https://thecmp.org/ranges/talladega-marksmanship-park/ Also using Blaser r8 now. Have 5 barrels with different calibers and three...
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    Went to the range yesterday.

    Is a newer range in talladega Alabama. Nicest range I can imagine. Has electronic scoring at all targets. Multiple ranges and distances.
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    Google maps just updated images of my farm…

    And caught an image of me planting one of my fields. Just thought that was cool!
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    Hub and spoke food plot video.

    Cool looking setup. My place will look like this (longleaf savanna) but is much more hilly. I do think you midwest gentlemen could do something like this. I wouldn’t put in middle due to wind and having to swivel whole time. But turkey foot with three to five lanes in front and sides could be...
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    A game to play. I took a 50 acre parcel, and drew up how I would design it from scratch. Nothing fancy.

    This is perfect world. Plot is set up so top of screen is north. I would clearcut the area in purple, about 20 acres. I would put a fire lane around it, and plant it in low density longleaf pine. I would burn it on a 2-5 year interval to favor wide spaced longleaf pine, grasses and forbs, and...
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    New video from Grant Woods. Could have been beneficial last year.

    He burns his summer/browse release plot late summer. It was so dry last year plot had gotten kind of weedy. He doesn’t use herbicides so he burned it. It killed most of weeds and low stuff, but actually stimulated his grain (Milo) and caused it to shoot up a bunch of new shoots. Then planted...
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    Opinions on a few more deer ages.

    Fawns are not born in my area till often August or September, so the 1.5 age thing isn’t exactly right. A Yearling is often only right at 1 year old. Do you think these two deer are yearlings or 2 year olds? They have slim bellies, and antlers do not extend anteriorly to nose or past. Their...
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    Merry Christmas! A mentor of mine wrote a book on deer hunting…

    many years ago. A physician like me, he believes the devil is in the details. He studied thousands of data points on what makes a successful whitetail hunt. I highly recommend you check it out. https://a.co/d/eEdKnmp
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    I’m sure yall have done this before,

    But i cleaned and whitened my own skull plate from latest harvest. I cut skull plate with a hacksaw. Then I removed skin, hair etc I could with a knife. I used a large pot on the grill with oxyclean and some baking soda detergent. Let is simmer about 8-9 hours. I removed rest of tissue and...
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    Age this deer

    He was on my cameras last year. No real advancement on antlers from last year to this year. Maybe a little thicker at base.
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    Thoughts on culling bucks with poor genetic potential.

    Take these three deer. All are pretty young. The first two I want to grow and reach potential. Then there is the third one. Do y’all think deer that show poor genetics year one can grow into large bucks? Or is it better to harvest them allowing better genetics to proliferate?
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    I want to say thank you to this board.

    You are a fine collection of gentlemen, and I appreciate all of you. I’m on no “regular” social media. Made that decision 10 years ago and have stuck with it. Haven’t missed it for a second. I’m involved in two websites that could fit that category. This and AfricaHunting.com. I get a lot...
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    First stud from my own land.

    Story to follow. So pumped
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    Black Friday deals thread.

    https://www.omahaoutdoors.com/on-sale/ 30% off coupon for these sale items Two of my favorite pistols in world for great deals. SW shield HK VP9 Both colors kind of weird but screaming deals on both. Also dead air sandman and omega suppressors cheap. AB supressors has their dedicated...
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    Roasted and ate my first chestnut.

    Was pretty good!
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    Opinions needed. My target buck is in field now that I planned to hunt tomorrow morning.

    Do I hunt that same field hoping he sticks around or try to guess another spot.
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    An article that goes against my thoughts on diverse mix.

    Thoughts? https://mssoy.org/uploads/files/cover-crop-biomass-prod-cs-2019.pdf
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