12/22 check in

[gonefishing 1,077]

Back in the stand again hopefully something comes through today. Good luck to all 

[Lunatic 18,093]

Good luck!!

[megavites 1,705]

I might try this afternoon. Good luck today!

[Greybeard 8,983]

Good luck! 

Went yesterday for a few mile walk in the snow.  Came across a big yote track, then somebody else's track who had just missed going by my blind set up.  Thought maybe he had a dog with him and they weren't yote tracks. He was following them.  I ran across his tracks again and a few beaten down trails that led to a yote den.  He just missed seeing another one of my blinds set up on the backside of the mountain.  Hopefully he won't be back there winter bow.

[deadonshot2 2,566]

I am hoping to get out this afternoon. I had to drop my wifes jeep off to have something done. I was in stand yesterday afternoon and must have had a pack of yotes headed my way. They were just over the ridge and must have gotten my scent and went bonkers. 50 yards or so away they started barking, howling, carrying on for a few minutes and all went silent. That first howl being so close and the woods being so quiet  was nerve shattering. Good luck to all those out today.

[gaberdeen 149]

Learned a lesson yesterday. I was up in zone 4 and had a nice size doe  at 40 yards. Put the crosshairs on her and pulled the trigger. Click, no bang. Reset the hammer, click no bang. She took off. On further exam when I got home my powder ( Blackhorn 209) was very moist. I had saved the charge from last time I was out and it must have got moisture down the barrel. Lesson learned I will always start with a fresh charge now. 

[hunterbob1 4,924]

1 hour ago, gaberdeen said:

Learned a lesson yesterday. I was up in zone 4 and had a nice size doe  at 40 yards. Put the crosshairs on her and pulled the trigger. Click, no bang. Reset the hammer, click no bang. She took off. On further exam when I got home my powder ( Blackhorn 209) was very moist. I had saved the charge from last time I was out and it must have got moisture down the barrel. Lesson learned I will always start with a fresh charge now. 

I know nothing about these new powders today. When I'm most will hunted I had Thompson renegade 54 cal. I used real black powder. I feel your pain as I too have misfires. Turns out the Caps were moist. From that experience I realized temperature hot to cold or vice versa creates moisture exposed to the air.every time after that when I loaded I wrapped Saran wrap around the around the cap/breach and muzzle. Bingo zero misfires. Once when I hunted Maine for a week loaded the gun first day never shot it for a week left it outside on the porch of the cabin. I figured if I would brought it inside with that wood stove cooking it would have sweated.When it came time to go home pull the set trigger, then pulled the trigger bang!

[BowhunterNJ 10,218]

Good luck today all!  Be safe!

 

[nb6624 3,417]

Stuck on the couch still from hip surgery.  Watched every episode of meat eater. I need to get back in the woods but hurts too much to walk.

[JHbowhunter 15,488]

22 minutes ago, nb6624 said:

Stuck on the couch still from hip surgery.  Watched every episode of meat eater. I need to get back in the woods but hurts too much to walk.

better you got it done now - got to hunt some in the fall...  Winter bow a possibility?

[nmc02 3,573]

out on doe patrol...zn 2

[hemlock 3,875]

Out in NY southern zone last day of bow. Lots of movement this morning and i rarely ever hunt mornings this time of year but it is the last day. Hoping this afternoon a shooter shows up. 

[vdep217 4,876]

Out with the muzzleloader  hoping on of the bucks I have on cam shows

[gonefishing 1,077]

1 hour ago, nb6624 said:

Stuck on the couch still from hip surgery.  Watched every episode of meat eater. I need to get back in the woods but hurts too much to walk.

Feel better soon 👍

[gregtpal 542]

Out in 15 w muzzy