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I am looking for some advice from experienced hunters on this forum on how to hunt longbeards in the fall on public land east of the Mississippi river. I have heard this is an especially difficult hunt. I'd like to use this as an educational experience to build a solid woodsmanship foundation...

I decided to voluntarily delete a recent thread that I had posted (No, nobody PM'd me or asked me to delete it if you are wondering). Upon further reflection, it struck me that the content of the thread was highly counterproductive not just in terms of its content but also in terms of it being a...

I have two boxes of factory shells that have small holes in the middle of the star fold crimp and are leaking buffering. I don't have shotshell reloading equipment so I can't uncrimp and crimp them again. I was thinking of ways to seal the shells DIY. Should I use a small piece of tape and stick...

I have been scouring nearby public lands for turkey signs so that I can find a nice spot to get set up when my tags are valid. Currently I am looking for v shaped scratches in the leaves, turkey droppings, tracks, and feathers as my main signs for turkey activity. I have a few spots now that I...

If anyone has some 8x57JS SMKH ammo available, please let me know. Thanks.

I have a Brazilian M1908 large ring pre war Mauser that has a worn and corroded barrel, corroded bottom metal/trigger guard, but the receiver and bolt are in very good condition and operate very smoothly. I have shot this rifle and it does not do well with high BC monolithic bullets. Every other...

Post about your favorite animal to eat here. Why? What do you like about it? How does it taste? Is it lean or fatty? My personal favorite is dove. I have yet to find anything that tastes better than dove meat. Roasted with the skin on. There isn't much fat, but there is some if a bird has eaten...

Due to health reasons, it is difficult for me to wake up prior to 4 AM which means I can't always drive out far in the mornings and arrive on time to get setup on my trail in the dark. I have had to improvise on recent hunts and have been forced to setup farther away from my ideal spot as...

Admittedly, I am having a very rough start to the hunting season. I just don't know what beginner mistake I am making. I feel perhaps I am doing these three things:? 1. High expectations. 2. Hunting areas with no animals or highly pressured animals. 3. Revealing myself and getting spotted. Of...

I just turned on the Voluntary Public Access map layer on my OnXHunt app and the amount of VPA land is very surprising. These are private lands that the landowner has opened up to the public for hunting use. I have never stepped on private land ever during a hunting trip and am taken back by the...

Does anyone here have tips on how to quietly move through thick forests such as the one in the image covered with branches, stems, and foliage without making excessive noise? I find it extremely challenging trying to balance these three things: not making excessive noise, not making any rapid...

I've gone out a few times trying to harvest a porcupine as they are one of the handful of species legal to harvest this time of the year and I have read that they have good meat quality. Have not managed to find one yet. The area I go to is mature pine, birch, and maple forest with plenty of...

I hope you read this with an open mind. Before I got into hunting and shooting sports and even though I knew about sustainable farming, I was extremely supportive of common farmers, even ones who industrially farm their land. I had the opinion that they were simply in the crutches of big...

This https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA568594.pdf study shows that HBN is the only bullet coating which reduced friction for all three bullet types. In some cases Moly and WS2 actually increased friction. Could it be that the high temperature and high pressure environment of a rifle barrel...