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    Help me burn my deer points

    You know that guy that just banks points and never hunts? That's me. When I started hunting out west I also started banking points. I knew I wanted to hunt pretty much anything you could hunt. Over the years elk, antelope, turkey, sheep, and moose hunts have made deer take a back seat. I have...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    When the rut hits, it's gonna get wild.
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    11/12- Track 5 We rolled up to the house just in time for supper. The pork chops were still in the skillet. I unloaded Boone and got him situated in the house. My son hopped in the shower and I started to unload my gear. That's when it happened. A request came in to our group for the next...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    11/12 Tracks 3 and 4 When my son and I left headed to track 2, we intended to go hunting afterwards. We were going to go to our lease (another county away). He was going to sit on a pipeline crossing and I was going to climb a tree nearby and bow hunt from my saddle. That didn't happen. It...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    Those drahthaars are some impressive dogs. That may be what I get next.
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    11/12 Track 2. This one's a doozie. When I left headed to track 1, a request came in through our Facebook group for a kid's first deer, but 1 county west of where I live. I was headed 40 minutes southeast, this one was 40 minutes southwest. The shot sounded good, good sign, but they lost it...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    Thanks. I think I get just as much enjoyment out of tracking as I do hunting. To see the smile on a new hunter's face when they put their hands on their first deer makes my whole season.
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    11/12- Man this was a day for the books. 5 tracks with lots of excitement. I'll put up track 1 and get the remainder later tonight. A buddy of mine called to see if I could cover one that was one county to the east. He had it set up for the prior evening, but the guy called it off saying that...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    For context, here's a rundown of Mississippi's season structure. It can get confusing: Archery- October 1 through January 31 in the majority of the state. The south zone is 10/15-2/15. Youth rifle- Typically the first Saturday in November Primitive Weapon doe season (private land only, DMAP...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    11/5- I'm at home not doing much when a buddy of mine called. He is training a new puppy and wanted some backup on a track. It was right up the road from my house, so I loaded up and headed to meet him. It turned out to be a buck, shot a roughly 30yd with a crossbow. The arrow went in a little...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    I didn't track any for the first month of season. I was either at work, or in Colorado hunting and goofing off. I didn't even load my box until November, and didn't take a track until our Youth season opened up. 11/4- I got a request to track 2 deer shot at the same lease. Two different youth...
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    Kinda live Mississippi deer tracking thread

    I've mentioned on here a few times about using my dog to blood trail deer. There seemed to be some interest in the subject, so I figured I would put together a thread about my tracking season for 2023-2024. A little background info. I have been tracking for the public since 2015. I started with...
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    Hunting around Bozeman

    Sometimes it be like that. Stay hard
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    The Season of Stupid (& elk)

    There appears to have been a gunfight?
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    Best foodtubers

    Another vote for Kent Rollins. We actually stopped at his coffee shop last summer before it closed and my son picked up a signed copy of his cookbook. He wasn't there, but his wife was serving breakfast.
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    Best foodtubers

    Sam the Cooking Guy- He can come up with some good recipes, and is pretty entertaining. Chud's BBQ- He's good if you enjoy smoking and grillig. I've never cooked any of his recipes and had it turn out bad. I especially like all of the different varieties of sausage he comes up with. ArnieTex-...
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    Cool places that only hunters and outdoorsmen can really appreciate. (bars, restaurants and hotels)

    I don't have any pictures handy, but the Roosevelt Room in Anchorage, AK. It's tough to find. The entrance is within an entrance to a beauty salon. It's an antique shop of sorts. There are high end doube guns, all sorts of relics, mounts, fossils, all sitting around on tables for you to pick up...
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    Flying with a rifle - Is this a change at Alaska Air?

    I've flown with Alaska and Southwest with a firearms. I've flown from New Orleans, Denver, and Anchorage. Each time I have flown with a Pelican case with 4 non TSA locks (one in each spot on the case). New Orleans, Alaska Airlines- No issues with the airline check in. I dropped the case off...
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    Sunrise/Sunset

    We just got back from a week of hiking and fishing around Alaska. It was tough to adjust to it being dark at 8pm when we got home.
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    From Brews to Bourbons: Drinks to Avoid.

    If somebody complains about Shiner I'll lose all faith in humanity.

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