I guess I have not heard of this plan. I did read that we were going to kill the vegetation along the Rio Grande to eliminate cover for those crossing illegally. Opening up the border? Hard to get anymore open than we already are.

I am all for feeders and high fences. I have hunted with and without. The vast areas of land under high fence in west and south Texas are not unlike your National Forests. The snobs who turn their noses up at the fence by saying " Its not fair" will be the first to grab a high powered rifle and "sneak" within 300 yards to shoot a buck and say that it was "fair-chase". Those high fences add greatly to the health of a deer heard by stopping EHD and CWD at the gate. They also reduce highway accidents saving untold millions in insurance premiums. To the rest of you "purists" who prefer the loin cloth and knife; you have a much better chance of killing a mature buck on a food plot than you ever will under a feeder. The feeder supports the health of young deer and does. Trophy bucks will generally never come anywhere close to the feeder. Food plots and grain fields are way less sporting than a feeder but since we are about fair; we need to outlaw deer drives because you are not outsmarting the deer you are just herding him like a cow. Hunting on private lands where grain is grown should also be outlawed because thats really just a big feeder. unbelievable.

While I agree with everything that has been said, I am surprised no one has mentioned Michigan for big deer. For sheer numbers of deer I would go with Texas, Mississippi,or Alabama. Those states cannot rival the size of the midwest deer but, they post respectable numbers of B&C bucks every year.

Tree rat.

22-250 from a Remington 700 BDL. Leupold Vari X I 3x9.

All of the ones in my house.

Fried quail. Fried crappie. fried backstrap. fried tenderloin. notice a pattern?

Yes 2 Elk and 1 Mule deer. Not at the same time of course.

I would take the .264 Win Mag. To do this with any caliber you would have to give up some animals.

Yes.

I will disagree. Partially anyway, It depends on your conditions. I have killed many deer with the 22-250 at various ranges up to 400 yards. Every time my bullet passed through and dropped the deer within 10-20 foot of where they were standing. The person firing the rifle is exponentially more important than the round. My first deer was about 100 yards, double lung, drop in your tracks with a 22-250. What that does not show is that my father would not let me carry a rifle until I could put 10 rounds in a three inch circle at 200 yards. He made sure that I was accurate and confident with the rifle. It was not a stunt and neither were any of the others I have killed since that day. Just FYI, every deer that I have ever lost have been with a .30 or larger, except one that I made a poor decision on with a .270.

I have never understood Sunday hunting bans. I do not think I would care for one. I say hunt whenever you get the chance if it is legal.

Congratulations! I have a few and still get excited everytime I kill one. I killed a neck banded goose this year, my first with the collar.

We need both so I call it a tie.

A ricochet killing someone or something that I did not know was in the vicinity. I hunt pretty remote terrain but we do get the occasional trespasser caravan from below the border. We also have cattle and horses.

I studied the .257, 25-06, and .264 win mag. extensively when I was looking for my deer rifle. In my opinion at the time, the .264 won out over the other two. That was over 20 years ago. If I were shopping today most likely I would go with the 25-06. I have very little field experience with the .257 but, from what little experience I do have, it would make an excellent deer cartridge. My decision to buy the 25-06 would hinge on price, selection, and availability of ammo, and nothing more.

Funny that you ask. I started shooting with fingers this year and am going back to the release because I lost all feeling in my fingertips. I have not shot my bow in over a month and am just now starting to get the feeling back.

I release more because I like fresh fish and do not stockpile very much.

We gig flounder when they move into the shallow flats. Mostly in the fall. We also gig frog in the spring.

I have several; Tardiness shows a lack of respect for everyone involved. Laziness is also a big pet-peeve. Alcoholism, the kind where they get drunk and obnoxious every night. A lack of gun safety will end a hunting trip before we leave the vehicle. If you wave a gun in my face, no matter if you think its loaded or not, I will defend myself by getting as far from you as I can and never getting near you again.

I have several but I will only share a couple; I wedged myself under my house several years ago to fix a plumbing problem. I noticed about 20 feet in that I could not turn over or turn around but decided to continue to the problem and then back out. Whilst inching forward I became vaguely aware of something in front of me. upon shining my flashlight I was face to face with a western diamond back of about 4' in length, the snake was coiled and very aggitated, but not rattling. I froze for what felt like 3 hours ( probably about 30 seconds) after awhile the snake relaxed and went out away from me. I inched back out, changed pants and called a plumber. My most recent issue happened about two days ago. I was in my hunting/fishing closet looking for a certain tackle box. I began taking everything out for a little rearranging, about 3/4 of the way in I found a 6' snake skin amongst my gear. The skin was fairly fresh because it was still pliable. I have not found this snake and hope that it left the way it came in. Most likely my wife or one of my daughters will find it for me, and we will be moving. I have a few more but those really stick out.

Yes!

Dont overlook the .264 Win Mag. The 25/06 would be an awesome choice though.

Eye brand given to me by my grandfather.

It has been awhile since I was there but I know the zoo is a great place to go. After graduation a couple of friends and I, along with our parents chartered a boat out of Coronado and went down to mexico on a deep sea fishing trip. I remember the cost being very reasonable and the fishing was outstanding. Your son is not at Pendleton as I am sure you are aware. If you do decide to go to Pendleton I would personally avoid Oceanside and go a little north to San Mateo. It is much cleaner than your average base town.

I have a Browning afterburner. It gets the job done if I uphold my end.

I would go with the old Willys jeep or international scout.

I have had a few good hunts so far. Rice harvest starts next week so action should really heat up.

Shot a water-turkey(commorant) once. It flushed with a group of wood ducks. My grandfather made me clean, cook, and eat it. That was one the most horrible experiences of my young life. I have never mistakenly shot anything since.

Texas has a super combo that includes hunting, all fishing, as well as all state stamps for $68. Another $17 for the federal duck stamp and you've dropped an 85 dollar bill. Non residents pay around $300 to hunt.

Well over 200 in Lake Guerrero Mexico. It was not fun after a while. My fingers were blistered and bleeding.

It is hard to believe that the last time this survey was done was 1947. I think the first commercial ballistic tips did not hit the market until 1948. I would say that it is way pass time for a new survey.

Yall had better get a handle on them. They are a problem if left to their own devices.

Yes the.223 is plenty gun for deer. I have never used the AR on deer but I have used .223 and never had a problem.

Depending on the county up to 5.

I shoot the SST as well, but mine are 129gr. from my .264 Win Mag. with about 64 grains of reloader 22, and a federal 215 primer. It is a load I found on a reloading site and has worked well for me. It is pushing around 3350 fps. I will shoot just about any soft point or ballistic tip. None of the fmj or surplus military ammo will be fired at any animal from my rifles.

Crawfish and perch work really well; as do chicken liver and shad. Some people swear by stink bait and I have caught cats with it, but I would prefer not to deal with it.

My vote has to go with the Willys jeep or the international scout.

I have several. I would not consider myself a horseman as I mainly buy mine already broken and finished for cattle work. As a younger man I thought I was, and spent alot of time breaking and training horses. With age I mostly started breaking bones.

300 Ultra mag is death itself for elk and moose. So I have heard. I have killed 2 elk one with a .264 win mag and one with a 308. The key, as with everything else, is shot placement. Shoot the rifle that you are most accurate shooting.

I have a couple and I love them. Worth every penny.

It is a sign of the litigous society in which we live. She would have sued either way. If for no other reason than she can not claim him on her welfare claim so she will lose money. Its always someone elses fault. punk kids are the product of the school system raising children for parents.

I do not know about boiling frogs, but they are pretty good fried. I rarely consider the opinion of PETA when I hunt. I would prefer Clay killed them, but that is not my call. If he wants to paintball them, that is his business, I support him. It is neither cruel or inhumane. Cow tipping was never considered cruel or inhumane so I am sure a paint splotch that will wash off by the end of the day would be perfectly acceptable.

All of the mosin-nagents that I have ever fired were inaccurate after about 150 yards. I would be hesitant to shoot one at game simply because I never felt comfortable with the rifle. The ones that I fired seemed loose and I had trouble stabilizing for a shot. These problems may not exist with your rifle so if you feel comfortable try it.

I love the Savage 10FP in .308, but for deer and maybe a pig I would go with the .270.

Crappie and walleye. The only Ling that I know of are saltwater. Is there a freshwater version?

I use live bait, soft plastic baits, spinner baits, and any other bait I can get my hands on. When it comes to hunting I bait using my food plot. I also have several hundred acres of milo and rice that I use as bait. Several oak flats on my place provide pretty good baiting staions as well. If all of those fail I will hunt over my corn feeder.

I worked for a beekeeper in college. He never wore any protective clothing, I once asked him how many he had been stung on that particular morning (we had only opened about 2 hives) he said "I dont know 20 or 30 who's counting?". I estimate he got stung several hundred times a day. I was only stung twice.

I have the Casio G'zone it is waterproof, shockproof, Etc. I had to send it back once when I had it in my pocket and got thrown by my horse. Overall its a good phone.

10-12 pounds.

About 6000 acres.

Remington 700 BDL for around $800.

I know they are having problems controlling the population. We have an expanded season that allows us to use unplugged shotguns, electric calls and no limit. This lasts into March, and obviously is not as effective as they would like.

I would shoot the doe or nothing. I would rather eat the tag than kill the future of my herd.

My wife does not hunt so we fish a lot. She comes to deer camp sometimes but, usually goes shopping in San Antonio or Mexico while I hunt.

Fried quail, backstrap and tenderloin, Axis, duck and goose in gumbo, alligator, crappie, ... I could do this all day.

Very nice buck! Its very rare for a buck of that size to only have 1 3/8" of total deduction. I am impressed.

When you do not have to schedule a trip. You know each other well enough to know that he will show up on time or be ready when you show up. He will have his gear and some extra in case anything breaks. You do not have to ask him for help with food plots or blinds or etc. He has never watched you clean an animal because he was helping. Probably the easiest way to know is when you are just as excited about his kill as he is.

Whitetail.

I have a rather large family so we eat all I can kill. I donate one deer a year to an elderly gentleman that has asked me for venison in the past. He loves venison and is unable to hunt any longer. This year many families lost everything in Hurricane Ike so I gave alot of meat to local families that were displaced. I did not take an elk trip this year because I am saving for a moose trip. I regret it now because I would have been able to help more people with a larger animal.

Flooded fields such as rice stubble work out pretty good.

A grand total of two. one spike and one 5x6. The spike I killed on a do it yourself job with my dad back in the early nineties and the 5x6 I took a public land guided trip. Both in Colorado and both in the Cortez/Delores area.

In the spring usually around the end of march.

That would depend on the climate in which you live. Labs are better suited for warmer temperatures, but only slightly. I had a good friend that raised two chessies; in the summer heat of Texas those dogs were miserable and spent most of the day traveling from a kiddie pool to a hole they had dug in the flower bed.

All of them.

I have an Ole' Man and it has served me well for about 8 years now.

Light weight T-shirts with camo pants and a lot of skeeter dope.

I guess it depends on the tattoo and where she has it. Just joking, no this is not the place.

TOW missile. For lead down range I like the MK19 40mm machinegun.

Spelled crappie but pronounced croppie.

In the head.

Everytime the shot is in debate for a clean kill I pass. I pass on alot of shots for various reasons I never thought of it that I just did not want to take a life. I just find a reason to pass like; too young, too small, etc.

Whitetail buck.

I have had great hunts in spartan camps with good people. I have had crappy hunts in five star lodges with snobs. And vice-versa.

Thermacell would be my choice as well.

My brother-in-law would tell you that it was me. We have been bass fishing together 3 times, in those three times he has caught many more fish than I. I have caught a grand total of 3 bass, one on each trip. The smallest of my three was 10lbs. 7oz. He has never caught one over 8lbs. in his life.

My priority will always be my family. With work and school and sports it can get difficult. My children love to fish and so does my wife. My daughters hunt with me also but, my wife has yet to get into hunting. We spend alot of time on the water during the summer and my girls are always up for hunting. I do not want to miss school programs or sporting events because I will always have hunting and fishing, I will not always have my kids at home.

I have killed many, With everything from a shotgun slug to a pocket knife. The pocket knife gator was a six footer that I caught by hand while frogging. I was in the water pushing the boat in chest deep water and he would not leave me alone so I grabbed him by the head and turned him upside down in the water. Originally I just cut his throat and tossed him into the boat with my wife. He was not dead and it turned into a rodeo real fast, so I had to climb into the boat, subdued the gator and decapitated it. That is the last time I go frogging without some type of firearm. When shooting a gator the steeper the angle the better. It is best if you can shoot straight down, between and slightly behind the eyes. As for the taste; it is more fishy than chickeny in my opinion. The size of the gator has alot to do with texture and flavor, similar to other animals the older, bigger gators (over 10') seem to be tough and gamey.

I blouse my trousers (thank you USMC). I also use the spray Skin-so-Soft in the pits. I do know that blousing your trousers works because I have used it without the spray and never had a tick. I use the spray as kind of a belt and suspenders treatment.

I think the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs should get 5 stars automatically.

Yes.

Terrible, I am at work.

My daughter.

Not much affect as of now. I, like everyone else, am cutting back by choice. I save more than I used to, so that naturally cuts into things I used to spend on. I have not cancelled any trips but if I go to the range I take less ammo. I put off buying a new project rifle.

I had a family of illegals try to climb in my tower stand in south Texas.

In the loosest sense of the word. I am a trapshooter.

I am not sure of the ballistic tip specifically but I believe the first expanding bullets were the "dum dum" rounds used by the British in the 1800's. Nosler used this idea to produce and perfect the partition. The ballistic tip may have been an offshoot or it may have been modelled after the armor piercing HEAT round. Either way I like Noslers bullet much better.

My grand father left me a Colt Navy pistol when he died. I was two, but that was the first gun I owned. I had several bb guns and air rifles after that. At 7 I started hunting with my own firearm and I got a remington 1100 20 ga. and a remington 700 22-250.

Vodka and red bull. I really just take bottled water. It is useful and quiet to open.

Only around mid to late December.

Flooded timber and rice fields.

Harlequin drake.

Hemingway is one of my all-time favorites. Congrats 2Poppa.

Congratulations and Happy Fathers Day.

I am going to try the Marlin XL because I have heard a lot of good things. I cant recommend it yet but if I were in your shoes that is what I would get.

If you are sighting in, make sure you establish a solid group before moving your sights. I have seen too many people move scopes from one extreme to the other by trying to "chase" each round. Make sure you have a comfortable aim point. I generally line up where I want to hit, then I close my eyes and take two breaths, when you reopen your eyes that is your natural aim point. You may need to shift position a few times to get it right when you reopen your eyes. Take your time and let the barrel cool after every round. Thats my $.02

The simplest answer is to be where he wants to go. He always wants one of four things food, sex, water or security. If you are near any of those he will eventually come to you. It is your job to see him before he sees you.

pumakitchen hit on a good point, as did everyone else. I feel it is a combination of range size, and restrictive limits and seasons on mulies. Most of our hunting population lives east of the Rocky mountains. The cost of a trip to one of the mountain states can be expensive. The length of season and draw type tag systems also restrict opportunity.

If you kill everyone you see from now on, you will never be able to control the population. So you better get started. Do not be fooled into thinking that they cant do much damage to your cattle pasture.

Bran flakes soaked in Big Red and balled onto a hook.

Christensen Arms is not terrible as custom gunmakers go.

Just finished passing several kidney stones and the sawbones told me to "drink until you pee clear"

At 15 I worked for a cropduster pilot as a flagger, with the GPS capabilities of today no one uses flaggers anymore. I also worked for a greenhouse doing odd jobs. At 16 I worked for the soil conservation district planting marsh grasses to prevent erosion. I also worked for a minnow and crawfish farm running trap lines and bird control. There are plenty of jobs that fit your needs, keep looking.

As a younger man I dreamed of the job making big bucks for doing something I love such as hunting and fishing.With age I have come to the realization that I have given up some very good jobs in order to make more money. If a job supports you financially and allows time for family and recreation, you should throw yourself into it with all of your effort. Look for ways to make your job more enjoyable for yourself and others. Also, do everything in your power to see that the company succeeds.

Most of my deer hunting will be done with my.264 win mag. I will however find an opportunity to kill one with my 25-06 and one with my 22-250. I am looking at building a 260 for next year (2010).

Takes all kinds.

30/06 is a good rifle and utiliziing the new low-recoil ammo it could be fired comfortably by both boys. The .270 is a great round also. I cant find fault with either. I would go with the same caliber though.

First aid kit, gps and compass with map, and all of the things buckhunter said.

Leupold VXII in 3-9 40mm. best all around scope in my opinion.

I do not move my scopes from rifle to rifle. Once they are mounted and set they stay.

I graduated sniper school and spent a while in STA platoon. Wasnt much different than regular infantry platoon so I transfered back to infantry. I spent almost a year TAD as a coach on the rifle range. I enjoyed all my time in the Corps but the time in my rifle platoon was the best.

Careful gentlemen, He may have had his heart set on a certain buck. I have let some large deer walk because I had trail cam pics of a buck that I wanted. I can honestly say that I am grateful for any deer I see and am never angry when "my" buck does not show. I have been disappointed when I went the whole season not seeing the deer I wanted but in the end you have to tip your hat to the buck and acknowledge that he beat you this year.

Are you accurate with other handguns? Is the pistol double action while you are used to single? Out of the box it may be a case of creepy trigger. Hard to say.

Gear is not important. Do not take your own pole. spend the time with the child and focus your attention on him and his experience. You will both be hooked for life.

muzzy gar points. On a rod and reel use about 4"-5" of frayed nylon rope without hooks. no joke.

They are kind of tough and fishy tasting but you could survive on them if times were really bad.

Yes they are alot of fun for bass. I use a line in the 6-8 pound range and I use RoosterTails, Panther Martins, or beetlespins.

I kill coyotes because they have depleted the rabbit population to the point I never see any rabbits in this area. Rabbits were once abundant here and coyotes were few. Now they have swapped places. I have yet to see the coyotes killing my calves but now that the population is so great it is only a matter of time before they start to deplete their other food sources and begin on farm animals. I kill and mostly (but not always)eat feral hogs because they destroy my hay fields and well as rice fields. I have trapped and sold thousands and the population never seems to decrease. So to answer your question it will mostly fall to local residents and land owners to decide when an animal has overpopulated.

rubber. okay BFG.

"but mr.cooper if they outlaw those dreaded assault weapons we will not need protection." Sarcasm off.

.300 ultra mag.

I have never had a gun explode. I have had to remove spent cases with needle-nose pliers. I also had some "hot loads" from a once trusted friend, that blew the primer out of the case (the primer ended up getting into my bolt and blocking the firing pin). While in the Corps, I was doing a live fire manuever and had shot about 300 rounds through my m-16. When I fired my last round I noticed it did not sound right. Upon cleaning the rifle I was unable to get a cleaning rod down the barrel. After much effort I got the rod through. The last round had become hung in my barrel about halfway down and plugged it. I remain convinced if I had fired another round it would have exploded.

I have gone almost daily for the last couple of weeks. I have caught some speckled trout, redfish, flounder, crappie, bass, and catfish. It is a beautiful day so I may go again in a little while.

The simple answer is no. It is a lot like cars in that I do not need a 4-wheel drive to run to the store for milk but if we have a flood it sure will come in handy. I think it is human nature to seek bigger, faster, and stronger. Many people such as myself experiment with different loads to maximize the performance of a weapon. I do it to challenge myself to find a load that my rifle shoots better than any that I had tried before. Many times I discover that I need to shoot a lesser load to maximize the accuracy and performance of my rifle.

Any of the African game. In their home not Texas.

My .264 win mag was noticably absent from their info.

I will use either, if I am hunting whitetails in the open country I will grab the 22-250 or .264 Win mag. I willl step up to a .308 or '06 if I am likely to encounter any brush.

I have had it just about everywhere at one time or another. The worst was probably the time when I was a child and broke off a twig, and chewed on it. Mouth, eyes, ears, and nose are the worst. Of course, the place everyone else alludes to is no picnic.

They really cant. If they were to take sides on many of the issues today, they would be considered anti-democrat (and therefore racist). The democrats have strayed too far left in their views on the outdoors, but any policy disagreements by F&S would look partisan. If they agree with any of those policies they risk alienating their reader base. F&S is choosing not to get involved as a defense measure.

Does that mean that we have to stop arguing? Cause I really enjoy it.

I had a 1st Sgt. who always said; "if you are going to be a bear, go ahead and be a grizzly." My grandpa always used to tell me; "I cant stop you from being dumb but I can break you of the habit."

Seems to me that they making it legal to use regular instead of unleaded in your ATV.

My first night in a combat zone, we were getting shelled sporadically. Having been told to expect this I had dug the fighting hole to end all fighting holes. At least 10' deep we had to build a step just to see out. we covered the top with a thin sheet of plywood, sandbags and vegetation. I took the first two hour watch while my holemate slept. After my two hours I awoke him and we swapped. Exhausted I drifted off cringing to the sounds of explosions. My partner, exhausted as well, drifted off while on watch. Sometime in the middle of the night our platoon Sgt was making his rounds checking our defenses. Our hole was hidden extremely well and he walked onto the top of the plywood, which did not hold. So he, plywood, sandbags, and vegetation came crashing down in the middle of my chest. I thought it was a direct hit, I am sure I was screaming like a girl, because he was as well. That was my first experience with combat.

They probably never will Del. They are up to their ears in breakfast cereal (fruits,nuts,and flakes). It is a shame too because California is a beautiful state, in addition to the time I spent in southern California in the San Diego/Camp Pendelton area, I have spent time with my Dad in the Barstow area as well as the northeastern part around Bridgeport and Yosemite area's. I have never been to a state where the voices of so many good, reasonable people are drowned out by the screaming leftists.

That is generally the fastest way. I do not think you will need it soured though. Probably will not need it at all. With all of the rain lately just find the wallows or corn the roads.

I am not sure about Minnesota, but in Texas several Universities offer degrees in wildlife management including several who have courses in law enforcement for game wardens. While in high school I would take courses heavy in biology and chemistry. I am sure that Minnesota is alot like Texas in that interest and competition for those jobs are intense. Your grades are of utmost importance in moving you up the list. My advice would be bury yourself in the books and keep the grades way, way, up and continue your education above the bachelors degree into the masters and doctorate level.

My definition of a "good" hunter can be entirely different from your definition. To me the best hunters are the best campmates. I could care less if they never kill anything if they are good campmates they are good hunters. To be a "great" hunter you would start by being a good hunter and progress to being consistently successful in the field.

No absolutely not. Do not try this.

It is worth any cost for you to fix it and keep it.

That is normal for Beretta it takes some getting used to but it is a very fine shotgun indeed.

I love the tiny torpedo for early morning calm water bass fishing. The soft plastics have to be the most productive, just not as fun as watching a bass explode on the TT.

I am assuming since you said bass opener you are up north as most southern states do not have a bass season. If this is the case I would go off of the water temperature, if it is warm enough for spawn I would go with soft plastics in shallow water sight casting beds. If not spawning temp yet I would work your x-rap in deep cover and in staging areas off of the main lake points. Hope that helps because that is as specific as I could be with a general question.

bait caster almost exclusively. I say almost because all of my ultra lights are spinning reels.

He had always been a RINO. He is what we call spineless, he will sway which ever way the wind blows him. I hope his constituents are paying attention.

All of those I hunt with .22 lr.

I use mine when the water is calm and the weather is cool. I cast parallel to the weed line and use a pop-pop-pause retrieve. Early in the morning when the shadows are long and the water is glassy I love to see the explosion when a bass hits it.

Here. 3rd Mar. Div. Every continent except antartica.

I would be honored to hunt with any of you guys. At least once.

I prefer channel cats. I like blues as well. I can not stand the taste of farm raised catfish. Moving water catfish are about the only ones I care to eat.

I have not seen any over/under imported by Benelli. The only thing I have seen is the Stoeger auto with the Benelli action. I shot one of those the other day. The inertia system was uncomfortable and felt like the shotgun was wrestling with me. I will look for the O/U though. May be a good deal.

"Common sense gun legislation" means fewer gun laws in my opinion.

94 and I felt like I conquered Rome.

15 hours in a day. and one month in a deer camp.

I have never seen anywhere that "deer" calibers were written, required, commanded. I shoot the rifle I feel like shooting. When I hunt whitetails I see no reason togo big. I am comfortable with anything above a 22-250. It has nothing to do with fla trajectory or felt recoil. It mostly just happens to be the gun I felt like shooting that day. They are just as effective and deadly as the cannons some people prefer. So until I see some visible evidence that it is improper or unethical I will continue to shoot "varmit" calibers.

Shrimp are good, but for my money I would go with crab for the drum.

Excellent scope. I had one on a Savage .270 and it held up great. Holds zero very well and is plenty clear in any legal shooting light.

That is a difficult question to answer with the info that you gave. Assuming you are young I would go with the 7mm-08.

I have both and have never used either in any conditions that I could notice a difference. The VX3 is supposed to have more light transmission and be slightly clearer but I havent met anyone that could see it. I would save the money and go with the VX2.

I got an 1100 when I turned 9 but I had shot them before. The type of shotgun and the size of the kid are very important. Do not give a 70 lb. 8 year old a double gun.

I recieved them as a gift and have caught fish on them. It did not take long to quit rigging them up like they show on TV though. I started texas rigging the longer ones and using the shorter ones on jig heads. They are definately not magic.

ditto everyone else catch bass eat crappie.

I do not think you have hurt anything.

In central Texas it would be Lake Travis or Sommerville whichever is closer. Central Texas is a pretty large area.

Hunting flooded timber and Oxbows I would peronally go with the steel shot from a modified choke. I would also stick with 2 3/4. Most of your shots will be upclose. If I were hunting open rice fields I might try the 3" but I rarely find a need for them either in flooded timber or on decoying ducks.

I shoot the 700, I am just partial to it. My first deer rifle was a 22-250 700 BDL. I have never found a reason to stray. I have fired the A-bolt and can find no fault with it. Semper Fi.

Kimber .45

Clay, you have a season for coyote? Raduea84, that would depend on how far you want to travel. Most of the outfitters that I know are out west, from the Texas panhandle over to Arizona.

I will just say "NO" and leave it at that.

I only reload for my deer rifle which is a .264 win mag. So my brass life is extremely short. I have stopped reusing brass altogether. I have noticed that since I quit reusing brass my groups tightened up slightly. Not much, maybe .1" but, they are tighter.

I have an 870 and a winchester model 12. If I am taking a pump I am taking the model 12. Thats just my opinion. I mostly shoot semi-auto nowadays so the pumps do not get much use. The 870's sister shotgun, the 1100 is an awesome shotgun and I use mine regularly.

I was an infantry Marine. I served in Hawaii, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Somalia, Haiti, Kuwait, and Iraq.

Jackalopes should only be pursued at night with a Q-beam and silver-tipped bullets soaked in the blood of the first newt of winter. A medicine man from the hegawhee tribe once told me that they are second only to the Alaskan ice snake as the most dangerous North American animal.

Beekeeper hit the nail on the head. That is most likely your problem. Like hjohn said go with brass after your inventory. It will still crack but you should be able to get a longer life from the brass.

I won a free life membership in a biathalon but I donate yearly dues while I can still afford them. The NRA needs money as well as our vocal and voting support to be successful in defending our freedoms.

Get a food plot in a box and roll it out like a carpet. Place your stand about 50 yards away. Feel good about not hunting "baited deer".

50 bucks apiece or 50 bucks total? One for 50 is doable 2 is a different animal all together.

Cut your losses and try another day. If you insist on forcing it you will ruin both her experience and any chance you have of another trip with her.

I would get a 16' G3 with a 90hp yamaha. That is just my opinion. Have always had good luck with them and they are comfortable.

Some people will never see it another way. To them bigger will always be better and there is nothing wrong with that as long as they can shoot it accurately. I hunted a ranch in far west Texas that the rancher made everyone fire a 4" group at 250yds before he would let you hunt on his place. I know that would be a chore for most 30-30's. Keep in mind that this was wide open flat country and not the midwest or northeast so the hunting was vastly different. If I were hunting the Maine woods or Michigans U.P. I may elect to take the 30-30 for its ability as a brush gun. In the open I am going for a light fast bullet, in the brush I will take the big slow bullet.

He has always been a greedy skirt chasing puppet. Hillary runs that show. I can remember standing in formation while an edict (official orders) were read telling us that if we had to visit the White House or Camp David we were not allowed to wear dress blues because the first lady said they did not match the decor. Marines have guarded those two places for over 200 years and she takes away their uniform because it does not match the couch?

Shimano. A little pricey but awesome reels.

Poker.

It would depend on water temp and clarity. In colder regions where bass have not moved to the spawning grounds I would use a motor oil or grape colored worm Carolina rigged. In the warmer regions where I am sight casting to nesting bass I would go with the lighter colors in clear water and darker colors in murky water but both would be texas rigged.

Texas rigged worm or lizard. I love to sight cast them.

I would speak to him. I am not easily intimidated and if he is out in the woods we more than likely have a few things in common.

Mine is in great shape. I shoot about 8 rounds a year and let the barrel cool after each one. I have had no problems. Mine has a 26" stainless barrel and I shoot 129 gr. Hornady SST pushing about 3300.

I think any of those would be excellent choices.

When this story first broke it was accompanied by an article about a dealer in pheonix that was arrested for selling guns without the check or paperwork. He also was caught on video explaining to an undercover gestapo agent how to get by with the purchase and smuggle. Other than that no.

I generally keep enough for one family meal and cook it very soon after the catch. I do not like to freeze fish.

Congratulaions on your new house.

You can go to their website and find out what their top-of-the-line scope is. I think it is like the XL-7 or something. It also depends on what type of scope you want.

Clay I did not see your question yesterday either, but to answer your question. You have to master the fundamentals of the shot. As a USMC range coach we started with the position and shared the theory of bone structure supports and muscle relaxation. From there we focused on sight picture and natural point of aim, This included a solid week of "snapping in" or dry firing at a barrel with little targets painted on it, from the four main shooting positions. Throughout we worked with our shooters on breathing and trigger squeeze.

It was done in New Orleans just a few years ago. It will be the police not the military. Marines are not very good at dealing with the public.

I agree that todays tech crazed society leans too heavily on gadgets. When a hurricane came last year you would have thought that the sky was falling. Cell phone towers down, everyone had cordless phones noone could communicate. It was chaos for many. I thoroughly enjoyed the post-hurricane misery. No electricity. No cell phone, it was bliss. Except for all of the meat I lost without a deep freezer. How far would you go back in technology if you could? pre-cellphone? pre-gps? pre-compass? pre-refrigeration?

It depends. While bass fishing I move quick and make alot of casts until I find the fish then I slow down. This does not work for other species though.

I just did. It seems my favorite deer rifle is putting out 42 foot/lbs and 14 fps. How about you?

Clay, I agree with most of your answer but, the bottom line is a little misleading. I feel you should know exactly what you are capable of before making a shot. I would not want someone thinking "I am more capable than I ever thought" trying to make a decision when shooting at a game animal.

I would agree that whitetails are generally more wary but mulies will take more lead. generally speaking of course.

Kurt Busch is going for the two-peat.

In my opinion it sounds like your shooting position or platform is off and you are "chasing the bull". I could be wrong but most shooting problems have specific symptoms and being all over the paper is usually from trying to muscle the aim point. If you are sure that you have eliminated the mechanical issues (including the scope)as the cause of your problem, I would work on position and natural point of aim.

5, until I run out.Usually about mid June.

Hand loads.

Tell it what?

Beautiful here 77 degrees and sunny.

Not unless you count the gun show or Hunters Extraveganza. I have not seen any others advertised.

I teach my daughters and everytime they get a hardheaded boyfriend, he learns by default. Kind of like baiting deer.

I will go with Summit229 on everything except; .26---.264 Win Mag .28---.280 .30---.308 And for my "torlet paper" I will go with Charmin.

I do not think he was a cull because of recessive genes. I think that they culled him because at his age his sperm count was low and he was on the decline in strength. He probably was no longer breeding because he could not beat the young bucks in rut fights. There comes a point where a buck is eating food that could be used to sustain younger, more potent bucks.

I am not familiar with the edge. Is it a belted magnum?

Roughly 150 yards.

Patience, you have to pass on a lot of real nice younger bucks. Let them grow.

I do my own and I go roughly 75-25 with the pork. I have never used beef so I may try it next year.

They have to continue to innovate. Making firearms that the public wants to buy. An awful lot of their profit goes to legal defense funds because congress refuses to shield them from lawsuits. The responsibility to help sportsmen falls mainly to the sportsman. Everytime we do something unethical or unsafe we put our ranks in a bad light. We must take it upon ourselves to train the next generation with the same ethics and safety that we were taught.

If I am reading your question correctly you are looking for a lure that mimmicks a snake? I think your best bet would be a long 9" worm Texas rigged without the bullet weight.

Biggest was elk I traveled to Colorado. Farthest was axis deer in Hawaii.

Neither, I was the type that wanted to keep myself and my buddies alive.

Do not cook possum on the half-shell. They carry disease and do not taste very good. Try a nice fat racoon or rattlesnake instead.

.50 BMG

.264 Win Mag the original "Westerner" was designed and built for the expanses of the American west. The only Wyoming animal that I would be hesitant to shoot would be the Grizzly. Ammo will be hard to find and expensive unless you handload. You can custom order the ammo you want but it is time consuming and expensive but, you get the ammo you want.

I had a dove fly into the side of my sheet metal tower stand on a windy morning. I was just about asleep and I thought someone had shot me. Thank God for scent elimination clothing.

I would reblue it. Of course I am partial to keeping my rifles and rarely consider resale value. I had a German mauser reblued back in the 80's because I would clean it at night and when the sun came up over my hill country stand it would have a light coat of rust. I constantly wanted to take it apart and clean it in the stand. It took me a while to find a good gunsmith that would do it. It also was pretty pricey, but it was worth it because the rifle looks great. I would not recommend trying to reblue it yourself with one of those kits.

Feral hogs and alligators. Feral hogs I trap or shoot. Alligators have not been solved yet.

I have never tried either sounds fun though.

Not yet, but I'm still trying.

Mine has history. I spent alot of blood, sweat, and tears to earn mine. It will always be a part of who I am and a reminder of how I should carry myself.

I shoot semi-auto's almost exclusively. The trick is with a new semi-auto you cannot shoot the cheap low brass ammo. I shot a buddies new Stoeger 2000 yesterday, it is built with the Benelli action in a Stoeger gun. It is inertia driven and did extremely well with high brass dove loads. We only had one jam and that was with a low brass #8 after about 500 rounds. If we had bothered to clean it or oil it before the jam it may not have happened. It is well worth the less than $400 price tag. If money is not that much of a concern Beretta, Remington, and Bennelli are the way to go.

Hard to go wrong with an Ambassadeur 5500 on a 6-7 foot medium action rod of your choice.

When Chuck makes a statement like that you had better make him show you his other hand cause it does not pass the smell test.

Take a hunters safety course. Learn to handle a firearm, then purchase the firearm of your choosing. Practice until you become proficient. Along the way people will most likely guide you into what you want to do.

Mr. President, 1) Please stop trying to spend our way out of trouble. 1b) Please spend more time on the basketball court and less time trying to get me to register my guns. 1c) Please stop raising my taxes and saying that its not affecting everyone. 1d) Please get the Govt. out of the market capitalism works fine without your "help".

Rabbits, with my grandfather, in front of his beagles.

730 pound marlin in Hawaii.

14 days a month in season.

2 or 3 times a week in spring and summer.

I am not very familiar with pop-up blinds. Can you use the glue-on strip type magnets? I know that when you leave the blind you would want to zip it up but you could use them while you are hunting in it. You are on your own with the snow slide. We do not get much experience with that in south Texas.

I took a series of shots when I was 11 years old and I have never gotten it again. I had a severe reaction to it everytime I got it. It would spread quickly to my face and eyes so the doctor gave me the shots 25+ years ago and no more poison ivy. I have heard Benadryl works well, as well as calamine.

Depends on the situation. Its hard to beat spinnerbaits and soft plastics, but if the timing is right I love catching bass on topwater at sunrise.

Wine making my sleepy?

I lived in Cortez for a couple of years.

The thing I have noticed is that all of the fish will be about the same size, and their heads will be larger than normal. Keep the first 5 fish you catch, weigh and measure each one if they are very similar chances are you are over stocked.

I am with KingFisher, I graduated 20 years ago but my wife says that I still qualify.

That is a funny story Del. I had a guy from work invite me to his quail lease, turns out he was hunting my property. After some intense questioning he admitted that he wasnt leasing the land from anyone but since no one lived there he figured no one cared. I also took my boss duck hunting one time. Total mistake. I had set up the decoys the night before, He showed up drunk, I refused to hunt with him and started picking up my decoys. While I am in the water he gets out his shotgun and starts tossing beer bottles in the air and shooting them over my head, raining glass down on me. In return for my resignation he agreed not to press assault charges.

If I were going Nebraska would get my vote.

1. Always do your share of the work. 2. Its not about the deer. 3. Learn the camps unwritten rules and follow them. 4. Have fun.

That cracks me up texasfirst, My wife is a high school English teacher. She said get back to work Nate!

$60 an hour is pretty steep. I think they should opt for the bounty system. It is way more effective and it would save taxpayer money.

Take it to a gunsmmith. I had a buddy that bought an 11-87 and he took it in and had it replaced now he can shoot the cheap stuff.

Gary Kubiak and the rest of the Houston Texans. AKA Denver South.

It starts in March. You should be able to catch them at the creek mouths starting now.

It may be the firewall on your school computer.

I think that they should make a ballot initiative on all Sioux lands. Winner take all.

Whitetail would be the best. Hogs would be the easiest. The exotics fall somewhere between the two.

I figured the heels would win, but not by 14.

I think they are a great organization. I am glad you get to go. Good Luck, Brother.

I hunted them in Texas during those days. Snow geese are always super-wary that late in the season. A mature snow goose is one of the toughest animals to kill and by that time only the mature are left.

cottonmouth, they still give me the heebie-jeebies.

Speckled trout, redfish, a few flounder and lots of crappie. Will try white bass later this month.

Whitetail, muley, axis, fallow, sika, and I am not sure if you count these but pronghorn, blackbuck, and elk. I would love to hunt the blacktails. I have a friend from the Corps that lives up in Oregon and we are trying to get something together. I also want to make a trip for coues and desert muley.