Deer hunting BS thread

Bushnell should warranty those, I've never had any issue with Bushnell warranty,
Call them, I believe they'll help you out.
OR.... mail them to me and I'll give it a shot....

 

Nikon warranty was crap. It works fine in warm weather, in cold weather it wont range 150yds

 

I found some Nikon binos buried in the dirt off in a canyon a couple years ago. I sent them in and got the new updated version in the mail a couple weeks later, so no complaints here.


When I decide to buy new binos I’m probably gonna go with Maven, they’re solid. I’ll probably just keep burrowing range finders cause I don’t wanna buy one

 

Thats prob cuz its not electronics in binos. But they do have good binos.

 

Just thinking about this weekend and next. Pulled 2 guys out of drifts snow this weekend. Quite a bit of snow on the ground still. Rest of the week heats up averaging about 45 for the week into the weekend. Road conditions are going to be shit two weekend in a row. Going to be sticking on the county roads for the next week until the ground freezes.

 

I have a pair of old Nikons and a newer pair of leupolds. I don't really NEED a new pair of binos but I would like to try out some Mavens. We actually do business in Lander WY and they have a store there. Hoping some day to stroll through. Might even come out with a few goodies lol.

 

I haven’t really spent much time behind them, but know people I trust that like them. Price tag doesn’t hurt compared to a swaro either.

I had a vortex razor hd spotter that I got from work but sold cause I didn’t have much use for it.

made 900 bucks though

 

Not a big vortex fan. Both sets I’ve had leaked and had bad condensation. And they just seem like the picture is just a tad darker. Like my Leupold’s much better.

 

For sure, definitely darker, little bit of a yellow tint. Still good for what you pay though in my opinion

 

Too late. I tore them apart and found a pinched wire that had eventually broken. I tried to solder in a new wire but couldn't get it to work and could get it back together. Tossed it in the trash.

 

Muzzle loader comes in here Saturday. Supposed to be 37° that morning

 

New buck came through. Can’t tell 100% what he is.

 

Looks like a young 10pt

 

whitetail ??

 

25 ft outside my bedroom window this morning. We have probably 15 deer who traverse our property each day - first time I've seen this one.

 

Looks like its flipping you the horn. Yes i know they are antlers

 

White tail hunter hunter in N. Michigan.

I hunt primary on state land but also hunt on 40 acres mixed hardwood, fields and wetlands. I’ll take my rifle and shotgun into my ameristep popup blind that I will set up 3-4 days before opening day. I’ll usually camouflage it with snipped branches and set it up between trees on the field/forest interface.


We cannot set up bait piles, but when we could I would use mineral blocks apples and carrots. The neighbors do not follow the rules and have corn hoper-spreaders on timers.

I have not set up cameras so I’ll have to check for tracks the day I setup my blind.

I’ve not had luck with tree stands yet. If it’s warm enough I have one I can try deeper in the woods near a water source.

 

At work they have a deer management plan and take about 300 deer each year. I’m hoping that someone retires soon so I can get all the training (free ammo!) and $3000 optics.

 

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