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Post by oldhoyt on Jul 1, 2014 10:16:05 GMT -5
36fan - The smoker I'm making is generally referred to as as "Ugly Drum Smoker" or UDS. Lots of info on the internet about them. It is a hot smoker design.
airborne - thanks for the tip, is it on the east side of the road with a big American Flag on the building?
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 30, 2014 13:28:26 GMT -5
I'm planning to build an Ugly Drum Smoker. Looking for a 55 gallon open head drum with a lid, preferably unlined. I'm in the northern part of the state, near South Bend, but I can drive a little if needed. Anyone know where I might find a drum? Thanks!
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 30, 2014 13:14:03 GMT -5
What turkey call is imitated with a wing bone call?
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 27, 2014 15:59:10 GMT -5
Say a guy has a rifle chambered for 35 Remington, and he is hunting deer with cartridges whose cases are cut to 1.800". This guy is checked by a CO and found to be in possession of spent cases that are standard full length 35 Remington (clearly over the 1.800" limit). Is this guy going to be issued a ticket?
If the guy noted above would be issued a ticket, would the same be true for a guy hunting with legal 357 rifle ammo if he was found to be in possession of spent 38 special cases (too short as opposed to too long)?
I see nothing in the regs that makes it against the law to possess spent cartridge cases. I see nothing in the regs that pertain to spent cases at all. The regs only reference "cartridges", by definition loaded ammo.
Thanks!
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 27, 2014 8:22:47 GMT -5
Anyone shot deer with these sabots?
My Marlin 512 shoots sabots in the 1600 fps range the best so I picked some of these up from Bass Pro Shop. At 9.50 per box they are the cheapest sabot I've seen in a while.
Any reports on performance?
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 25, 2014 15:43:12 GMT -5
Tuco rides again!
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 20, 2014 10:28:33 GMT -5
Not surprising, but they were all over the place at Kingsbury yesterday. Saw a doe with 3 fawns and a couple others.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 20, 2014 6:59:11 GMT -5
I shot last night after work. 4 loads in 0.5 grain increments (20 total cartridges), 42 - 43.5 gr H322 with Speer 180 grain HCFN. Accuracy was very good, with no apparent difference (to me anyway), no signs of excess pressure at 43.5 gr. My Savage barrel is 24 ", so perhaps at 43.5 gr, my bullets are moving at 2650-2700.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 19, 2014 8:01:28 GMT -5
I can easily see how this deer would be 4.5 - 6.5. Antlers are smallish, but also seem to be in decline, like you see on older bucks. Everything about the rack just looks "half-scale". Obviously a healthy deer, and heavier than you'd expect generally for a wild Indiana deer past 5.5 years old. Still not out of the question though.
I'd be more surprised to hear it was 3.5 than 5.5 or older. None of this is based on real science, just my impression from his appearance.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 16, 2014 16:41:46 GMT -5
Here's a pic of that Michigan bird. He's brined and frozen for now, while we finish off the Indiana bird.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 10, 2014 16:12:00 GMT -5
Awesome. Mine had a 9-10" beard with 1 3/16" spurs (just measured the other day). I didn't weigh it, but I could tell it was lighter than my Indiana bird which weighed 24 lbs, but that bird had spurs less than 3/4". I have no real idea why a seemingly younger bird would weigh so much more than an older one, except perhaps if they are like deer and lose wieght through the breeding season? Michigan bird was shot 3 weeks later than Indiana.
I'm definitely going to stay with the late season. More time to hunt Indiana, and from what I could tell birds were still doing their thing into mid-May.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 9, 2014 16:23:26 GMT -5
Nice bird, I used to hunt the earlier draw season up there but I think I like the late season better. It lets you hunt when the other seasons are closed also less pressure. Did you get a bird in Michigan? Or, at least some morels?
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Post by oldhoyt on Jun 6, 2014 7:20:32 GMT -5
Last time I looked, there were no wild elehphants in the US. As far as I'm concerned, the USFWS should mind it's own damn business. There's plenty to be done right here in the USA.
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Post by oldhoyt on May 21, 2014 9:51:03 GMT -5
My concern was that it would be "too late", but I consistently saw Toms with hens, so they were still breeding. Also, a much longer season for the money.
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Post by oldhoyt on May 20, 2014 13:43:19 GMT -5
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Post by oldhoyt on Apr 30, 2014 16:36:06 GMT -5
snorkle?
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Post by oldhoyt on Apr 29, 2014 16:44:32 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. Yes, I'll have an eye out for morels. I've actally only ever found one, and it was a big yellow in my lawn of all places. Would like to find some though. Good luck to you as well.
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Post by oldhoyt on Apr 28, 2014 15:53:53 GMT -5
Yeah, but I actually like the new system. You buy a base license, then buy tags. Base non-resident costs 150, then the turkey tag and 2 deer tags I plan to buy (1 regular and one OTC antlerless)for a grand total of just over 200 I think. Last year I paid about 70 for tutkey and 276 for deer. This year will almost 150 cheaper in the end.
Have you hunted this season before? If so, how responsive have birds been? I remember killing one in Indiana on May 5 a few years ago, and he came right in.
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Post by oldhoyt on Apr 28, 2014 13:28:40 GMT -5
Thanks. Here's a bad photo from my phone.
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Post by oldhoyt on Apr 28, 2014 13:17:08 GMT -5
This past winter, on my way to Sears to buy a snowblower, What do I see at the end of my neighbor's driveway? A nice looking snowblower with a Sign reading "free, needs some work". I went back to the house and called him to ask what the machine needed. He said a new pull cord (it also had electric start) and maybe a tune-up. He expalined that he "didn't want to mess with it", and that he just bought a new one.
So I pushed it home and got into it. It started and ran but only on full choke. Cleaned the main carb jet and that fixed the choke issue. Then noticed it surged at idle. Cleaned the air mixture jet, and that fixed the surge. Installed a new pullcord and some skids, and the thing runs like new. Then changed the oil and used it all winter. I'm sure he never serviced or adjusted anything on it. The oil was black and the skids were worn right down to nothing. Funny thing is, it was the exact model I intended to buy, just a few years old. I fugure he saved me about $550. And now, I keep a close watch on the end of his driveway.
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