It's that time of year. Let's see those kills.

[Juppe12]

Have to wait hunting season couple of weeks here. But there is a good change get something different from woods

Cloudberries, these are hard to get ones. Managed to collect about 20 litres.





and blueberries
Edit: I guess that correct is Bilberries, you have blueberries there and we have bilberries here.

 

[hogpatrol]

Another good evening in the hay fields. The little 17HMR never cease to amaze.

 

[snert]

Another good evening in the hay fields. The little 17HMR never cease to amaze.

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Nothing like a tailgate full of whistlepig

 

[jepp2]

The little 17HMR never cease to amaze.

Last year I shot a 'yote with mine. Put him right down.

This year I only shot my 17 HMR on my annual prairie dog hunt. Just over 2300 rounds. Here was one that was peeking at me over the edge of the mound. You know, they only give you an eye to shoot at.

 

[ohlongarm]

Nothing like a tailgate full of whistlepig

I hear you .17 WSM, I might be dangerous when the 17 CZ Hornet gets set up, about two weeks.

 

[taylorw]

Pulled cards for the first time this year and 2 of the 3 year olds, from last year, made it through the season.

Both of them left the farm in late Oct so I’m trying to decide if I want to hunt them or take a chance and see if they squeeze through another year. Lol

I bow hunt my lease so allows me to hunt them while their still on a pattern in Sept.



This was a 4 year old from last year that I was really hoping would make it and kinda planned my season around him for this year.




But he disappeared off camera after Sept 23 and I eventually found him dead, while shed hunting in Feb.
Not exactly sure what happened other than he was wounded on the neighbors and came back over on me.
You don’t see that many deer like this in NC and I’ve only had 2 on the farm of this caliber so bit of a bummer..



Hope everyone’s having good card pulls and things are lining up for the season!

 

[Juppe12]

seems that grouse season is going to be quite good. I have seen grouses and capercaillies almost every walk in woods (and I do take those walks quite a lot )
This young grouse was still stupid to stay within couple of meters but I know that when season starts next month it will not be this easy to see and shoot these.

 

[timeout]

Pulled cards for the first time this year and 2 of the 3 year olds, from last year, made it through the season.

Both of them left the farm in late Oct so I’m trying to decide if I want to hunt them or take a chance and see if they squeeze through another year. Lol

I bow hunt my lease so allows me to hunt them while their still on a pattern in Sept.

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This was a 4 year old from last year that I was really hoping would make it and kinda planned my season around him for this year.

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But he disappeared off camera after Sept 23 and I eventually found him dead, while shed hunting in Feb.
Not exactly sure what happened other than he was wounded on the neighbors and came back over on me.
You don’t see that many deer like this in NC and I’ve only had 2 on the farm of this caliber so bit of a bummer..

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Hope everyone’s having good card pulls and things are lining up for the season!

You are a lucky man! My cards aren't looking so hot. A couple of fair 8 pointers but no giants.

 

[Dub]

#2 from my back deck this year. CZ455

 

[Immike]

I just shot a mouse! Lol

 

[4guns]

First one of the year. 22BR.

 

[Juppe12]

today was time for some porcinos.

 

[Immike]

Went to the doctor today for full blood work test report, all is well just cut down on fried food. Lmao imagine that! Life is good!! I’m glad to leave with just a warning...

 

[Juppe12]

I did spend night on free to use cottage, hoping to get some duck. No ducks but cottaage was just great
And sure, every cottage in Finland does have mortar grenade beside door

 

[KMart]

I did spend night on free to use cottage, hoping to get some duck. No ducks but cottaage was just great
And sure, every cottage in Finland does have mortar grenade beside door
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Any cottage like that has to have a story that goes with it. Any idea of when the structure was built?

Very nice.

 

[Juppe12]

Any cottage like that has to have a story that goes with it. Any idea of when the structure was built?

Very nice.

Cottage itself is about 200 years old but it has been moved to this location at 2010. I guess that it has been used earlier as storage at farm.
That tower was build for sleeping, I guess that owner likes to sleep at peace.
There was also smoke sauna(chimneyless sauna), it was pity that I did not have time enough to warm it, takes usually about a day to get smoke sauna ready.

 

[ohlongarm]

#2 from my back deck this year. CZ455

Nice, is that a Vortex Crossfire 2 with illuminated reticle?

 

[timeout]

Tell us the story behind every cottage in Finland having a mortar beside the door. I had a friend up in Northern Minnesota whom I was up there coyote hunting with one January many years ago. When passing through a very small town, as in blink and you missed it, he mentioned that it was all Finlanders that lived there. He made the comment in his Norske Minnesotan dialect, "those Finn's are a clannish bunch". Never really understood how to take his meaning of that, and never forgot hearing him say it.

 

[Dub]

Nice, is that a Vortex Crossfire 2 with illuminated reticle?

No. It is a Vortex Viper HST 4-16 with illuminated recticle. Thanks

 

[Bc'z]

Gave this blacktail his Covid injection just before dark last nite.
Bowtech, Beaman hunters, 100gr G5 Montech.
4x3 not counting brow tines.
165# no guts, 125# fully dressed.