Gun season started today in my game zone of SC. Primitive weapons started 08/15. In the lower part of the state gun and primitive weapons came in 08/15.

With temps near 100f and fields of corn that have not been cut yet, I don't feel like getting in the stand yet. Hopefully the corn gets cut this week and we can start planting some fall and winter plots.
Might go this weekend if we get some rain and a little cooling trend.

To be continued...

I grew up on a farm in Northern Kentucky and we raised tobacco. My dad got me into hunting at a very young age but didn’t get me into deer hunting until I was about 13. I’m assuming he didn’t get me into it earlier in life because he saw it as a “hunt alone” kind of hunt. I didn’t see it that way and started taking my sine deer hunting when he was 9 but anyway.

Back in the late 80’s if you saw a couple bucks in the 2 week season you were lucky on our farm. Let’s flash forward to around...

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Let me preface this by saying that I'm not planning to have a fist fight here I tend to sometimes think and act differently to conventional wisdons - Carry enough gun, Bigger is always better ...

The Canon Myth: Precision over power.​

Let’s talk about the biggest flaw in dangerous game hunting: the "bigger is always better" mentality. We’ve all seen it a hunter turns up with a massive, shoulder-bruising canon 577, 600, Overkill ..only to develop a terminal case of the...

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Lots of threads here on "show us your".........hunting knife/double rifle/shotgun/hammer gun. How about showing your 9.3x62. I don't have one to post but would like to see what models, custom or not, forum member have and enjoy. I'm thinking of going that route and need some "eye candy"!!

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^ pls let me know if I've missed any other 'locals'

I've planned a get together for a group of friends and AH folk on 31 Oct 26.

It is a private group booking at an approved shooting range about 1 hr drive NW of Melbourne CBD.

Lunch will be 'Bunnings Casual' dining.

If you're keen, let me know and I can send details.

Mark