Recent content by TX049

I wore Danners in the Marine Corps. They have the worst break-in period of any boot I've ever owned, but once broken in they're pretty great. Not really worn in a hunting context, but I put enough miles on mine to wear out the sole, so that's something. I will add: socks matter more than people...

This is some great information, thank you!

Dang, now I regret inviting the wife...

Thank you!

I'm going to give this a go next time I have one. I shoot one or two a year while deer hunting and I usually end up making them into chicken/turkey feed for winter protein. I tried hog at a neighbor's once and it wasn't very good, so I've not bothered doing it myself.

There is a dead hog on the side of the road a 1/4 mile from my house. They’re everywhere in this state and we’re not even in a “bad” area. It’s crazy. Bob Wills!

Hell of a job by the taxidermist. Very lifelike trophy!

I've never had scope eye, but I did dislocate a bicep the first time I fired a 12ga shotgun around 10 or 11 years old. I was afraid of the gun so, as is common for new/fearful shooters, I held it away from my body and "shouldered" it on my bicep (it didn't help the gun itself was too big for...

Talked with the babysitters (a.k.a. my folks) and we’ll book a room for the night. Can’t beat the rate and it saves us the 90 mile drive home.

The wife and I will be attending. Thank you! I look forward to meeting everyone.

All situations: 300 yards. Ideal conditions I would consider up to 500 with either my 300WM or 7mm RM, but I’ve also never encountered ideal conditions while hunting. Past 500 yards, there are just too many uncontrolled factors for me to try a cold bore shot on an elk or similar (animal...

Say you budget $15k. Put $500 a month away and you’ll be in a plane in May 2029. If you can’t find a way to save $500 a month, get a part-time job. Do odd jobs. Resell. That’s a comparatively low bar to clear. Though I’m guessing if you made $500 more per month it would result in $500 more in...

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I used a crossbow for the first time (pending rotator cuff surgery so I can't draw my bow at the moment). Harvested a doe on some Army Corps of Engineering land here in Texas. I would appreciate any input people have because the performance was... odd. It's a Mission crossbow shooting ~370fps...

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