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One and A WakeUp #186202 11/10/2017 2:37 PM
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Tomorrow is opening day here in Missouri.
The Doublewide tree stands are all ready to go. Wilma's tower stand is completed. I mounted her a metal bicycle water bottle holder and some gear hooks earlier in the week. She spent a few minutes after that with the CVA Scout in 357 Maximum getting on the sandbags and locating objects through the 30mm MatchDot II.
I have been working with new loads, moving scopes and Red Dot sights around to optimize the pistols and sights that I have on hand at this time.
This was the first year that I have worked with the Elevation Dial on the MatchDot II sights. It seems to dial correctly, and works fine.
I formed 100 pieces of new Winchester 30-30 brass into 6.5x30 JDJ brass and changed from my old Hornady 129 Spitzer load with 748 to the 95 V-Max, and then the Hornady 123 SST bullets over H4895 powder which seems to work better.

I have the CVA Scout rechambered to 357 Maximum, and discovered that it really likes my NOE 360-180 WFN-GC Cast bullets sized to .357. Wilma will be hunting with the Scout and the Cast bullet loads tomorrow.

I had intended to work with the 35 BullBerry Contender barrel this season, but I did not get quite that far. I did however work with it a lot last season. It should be ready to go should I decide to use it.

I still need to get the front tractor tire back on my John Deere Power Deer Lift. Very handy when processing deer. It also might be handy to get a deer over a 5 strand barb wire fence. One of my stands overlooks a field with no connecting gate. I might need to lift a deer over it.

We will be getting the tub out with the Orange in it today. Sorting out the Orange Hats, Vests, and Coats. Also Sand Bags and other gear in storage since last deer season.

I took all 6 of my hunting knives and 8 Kitchen knives in to the gun shop and had the kid working their sharpen them. That should be good for two or three cut fingers.
I have a David Durr "Man From Snowy River" knife #31 that needs used. I also have a couple Babinga handled custom hunting knives by D Hanson. I do not collect them, I use them. Someone else can collect them when I am done with them. I do have one exception, I have the First Fighter built by D Hanson. I need to have David Letter It as the First, and probably put it on an knife auction site.

I need to get a Round Hay Bale out of the Barn, and put it in the 2 acre holding pen for the horses today. That way we know where they are, and they will be out of the road. We can leave gates open, etc. for the week.

I had better close and get to work. I have a few more 357 Maximum loads to put together with the NOE 360-180's, I shot up all but three at the range earlier this week. That will take about 3 minutes on the 550 Dillon.

Bob

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Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: Bob Roach] #186203 11/10/2017 2:41 PM
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Good luck.

Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: Bob Roach] #186204 11/10/2017 3:06 PM
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Best of luck to ya, Bob


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Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: s4s4u] #186207 11/10/2017 4:18 PM
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Best of luck; let us know.







Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: Gregg Richter] #186215 11/10/2017 11:16 PM
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Be safe and enjoy!


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Good luck Bob, keep us posted

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Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: pab1] #186246 11/12/2017 6:50 PM
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He he he I love the idea of moving scopes and red dots around good to know I am not the only one who messes with things before hunting season.

Good luck and we look forward hearing the report.


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Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: Ramjet-SS] #186387 11/16/2017 8:15 AM
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Saturday Morning new Double wide stand location on the neighbor to the West of our property.
07:06: I see 3 slick heads at 200 yards on the East end of the field. I had them in sight for a couple minutes before they faded into the brush.
07:16: I have a doe come out of the woods line directly in front of my stand at 160 yards. I have it in sight for 20 minutes. It feeds to within 125 yards of my stand, then works back to the woods line. This deer has white up the sides like an antelope.
07:40: I spot a nice buck at around 275 yards coming my way from the West side of the field. He looks to be an average 10 point. He is working a scrape line crossing the field. He stops under a tree and works the scrape, then continues to the woods line in front of me where he goes out of sight at approximately 200 yards. The woods in front of my stand is a block shape with the field making an L shape around it. A couple minutes later he reappears in front of me at the same location the single doe had came out of the woods line. I watch him go up on his hind legs to rub a branch, then he works another scrape. About this time I decide he is in range at 160 yards. I cock the hammer on the 6.5x30JDJ Contender ready to send a Hornady 123 grain SST on it's way. I have No cooperation from the deer. He keeps turning presenting angles I was not impressed with for my shot. He finally gets broadside, and I have a tree covering his chest. He moves off with no shot I was happy with presented. I have this buck in sight from 07:40 - 08:00.
08:05 I have what I thought was the single doe come back out of the woods infront of me. Same white up the sides. I put the scope on it to Count Coup when it was broadside, and see through the 2-7 Burris scope that this was a 4 point, and not the same doe seen earlier. With the same white extending up the sides, I am sure if was a relative of the doe.
09:30 I see a doe running across the field at approximately 250 yards followed shortly by a nice large racked buck. I have him in the scope, but he is past my comfort zone for a shot.

Saturday Afternoon: I am in the double wide ladder stand behind the house to the North on the Lease.
16:00 I have 9 Jake's (young Turkeys with Beards) work down the point from the East into the bottom. They all get a drink from the creek then cross in front of my stand at approximately 35 yards feeding. At 16:20 they go out of sight up the point going West.
16:30 I have a doe with fawn come into the valley on the West side of my stand from the North. They cross the creek bed, move across the open valley floor and then work up the point to the West following the path of the Turkeys.

Sunday Morning Hunting the Double Wide on the South West corner of my property:
07:17 I hear a stampede. I have between 6 and 8 slick heads running past my stand approximately 200 feet out. They stop in the valley and start milling around and feeding. They slowly move off to the West.
07:50 I hear another deer running. I have another doe following the same route as the large group. It is followed by a big buck. The buck seems to loose interest in the doe. I have him in sight through brush until 08:00. I can see him in the scope, but way too brushy for a shot.

Sunday Afternoon: Back to the double wide stand on the Lease North of the house.
16:55 I have a single doe work up the valley to the East. It moves across in front of my stand, then changes it's mind, and turns around and ends up working it's way up the point to the West.

Monday Morning: Back in the Double wide stand on the South West corner of the property.
07:31 I see a doe moving North down the fence line. I have one tag that must be used on a doe. I think about taking her but decide to let her pass.
07:35 I have a pair of young 4 points working down the fence following the same path the doe took. They are quite possibly twins. I let them pass as well.

Tuesday Morning: Back in the Southwest Stand. The wind is blowing hard. I decide to head back to the house at 08:00. When I get to the house I have a doe and fawn feeding in the pasture East of the house. I guess the deer were out moving around a little. Almost no gun fire, so they were not moving much.

Tuesday Afternoon: I have a Church Business Meeting, and the wife has a get together with the girls, so no hunting. I check out the sliding door to the east of the house, and I have 6 slick heads eating grass in the field. The wife sees 3 more working East down the trail behind the house. I guess our normal deer that feed in the field had guests over for supper.

Wednesday Morning: The alarm clock goes off at 05:30. At about 05:40 I comment to Wilma that I was surprised that it was not raining. About that time we hear the rumble of thunder. About 10 minutes later the sky fell.

Wednesday Afternoon: We decide to not hunt. The wife is painting the kitchen, and I was working on shop clean up, and a little reloading. Wilma blew a shot on a big buck shooting the 357 Maximum Scout. I am sure she was flinching from the 188 grain/1900 fps + recoil. I am working her up some lighter loads with 158 XTP-FP and 140 FTX bullets. I will see how they shoot in the next couple days, and get a chronograph reading on them. And the main thing is a reading on the recoil.

Thursday the Weatherman says will be another cold but nice morning without much wind. I hope the big one comes by. I would like to be able to report on the performance of the 6.5mm, 123 grain SST bullets.

Bob


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Great update Bob, keep it coming.

Any chance of getting a pic of the David Durr knife??


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Re: One and A WakeUp [Re: Bob Roach] #186391 11/16/2017 12:41 PM
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BOB: GOOD DISCIPLINE ON TROPHY QUALITY AND SHOTS, BUT THEN IT IS NOT LAST LIGHT OF THE LAST DAY, THAT IS WHEN YOU CAN REALLY BE TESTED.


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I ran into Mark Hampton yesterday at the convenience store in Summersville. He is still looking for a big one also.
As he mentioned we still have another season in December to hunt with a handgun.

I hunted Wilma's Tower Stand yesterday afternoon. I had 2 slick heads come out into the field South of me late. Two more came across the fence from the North as I was headed back to the house.
This morning the wind was blowing hard. I had about decided not to hunt. At 6:50 I looked out in the field beside the house and had 6 slick heads eating grass. I went to a stand and did not see a thing. During the afternoon I saw 4 more around the house.

No horns in several days however.

Bob


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