75 yd rifle shot thru the riverbottom timber this afternoon about 1645 hrs in southwest Georgia.

This was my last legal opportunity for antlers in the 2025 season. This was a bonus quality buck hunt on a 2400 acre state WMA. Was one of 35 hunters drawn to hunt there for 4 days. Today was first day of hunt. Buck limit is one.

To be legal on this area a buck has to have a minimum of 4pts on one side an inch or longer OR a 15" minimum outside spread.

This ol'boy met both requirements.

Had to watch him meander thru the bottom for about 10 minutes and 50 yds before I could make sure he was legal.

It's been a great deer season. I'm blessed way more than I deserve.





Now I've got to do some doe killin' on my lease b4 season ends in January.

I use a .20ga. 1187. Nothing really fancy.

Looks delish, love me some walleye!

"straight walled Pistol cartridges" Since when is a 45/79 a pistol cartridge????

In Michigan it’s required to report deer harvests. The state has a mobile app that makes it pretty simple to report, and you can also check the past and present deer harvest summaries.

As it stands, Michigan’s deer harvest is down over 23% this year.

There’s still about 4 weeks of late doe and the entire month of January is open in select counties. It’s also worth considering that people stopped buying tags and subsequently reporting harvests given the astronomical increase of processing costs. But I don’t think that accounts for a 23% decrease. Thought this was interesting.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. They certainly are though this pair of eyes.

This one is for Mac. Best of Luck this fall Sir !

Same as here Nessy. Ben shoots a .44 mag. Henry Carbine.

The .350 and .400 legends are popular along with the .450 bushmaster mentioned above.

45/70 is legal but the old .30-30 isn't, and that's a shame.

Degrees from OU.

Congrats on your accomplishment.

Back then I only a am radio in my car in December

no tree frog like Delaware rob posted only during youth hunts . And I said when they were 11 and 12 because that was the point I knew they were safer then most adults and had watched and taught them for years at that point. They started killing deer at 6( I thought it was 7 but my youngest promptly corrected me on that point)

Once they were shooting squirrels regularly at 25 yards with their 22's and could point out where to shoot deer on pictures at every conceivable angle I started taking them deer hunting.

Today they let many deer walk each year shoot as many as they want tell limits hit or they get burnt out or run out of freezer space. . They scout and pick locations shoot, track, gut, skin quarter them on their own when I'm not home. Part of the rules no hunting if I'm not home if you can't take care of what you kill without me.

My kids don't get sheltered. So many do it no wonder 30 year old men live in their parents basement.

I would not be a hunter at all if I had been required to have an adult to take me as a kid. I didn't have anyone. I got a ride to Aunt and uncle's and walked with my cousin(same age) to hunt from there . 100% self taught other than vhs hunting tapes I rented from national video. I grew up with single mom in an apartment.
Killed my first several deer with a bow( mom didn't like guns) started at 13. didn't kill my first deer with a gun tell I was 16 or 17. Always had my bow tags filled before gun came in or never would have take a gun hunting I liked bow hunting so much. but gun hunting keep me in the woods after my bow tags were filled.

Generate 80 %, of my home from solar. As stated you will need large inverter, and several lithum battries. My inverter, and battery storage is in my garage. Can't let batterys freeze. I have heat in the garage wood stove when I'm home. Electric 240 V overhead garage heater, If Im gone for couple days. Heater and lights run off seperate voltage, from city electric provider, garage is seperate fom home. Plus installed gas generator (used) for heat and backup. As stated by Monster Tom , heater, ac, anything drawing large voltage will drain your batteries, I invested in Generac solar 5 yrs ago

Michigan allows straight walls in the shotgun zone. Became legal maybe 5 or 6 years ago.

If I had a dollar for everyone I know that owns a 450 Bushmaster I’d be able to buy one.