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Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
11-24-2004, 10:04 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 393
Posted By Swampmonster

An experiment with scents that worked (I think)

I'm not an expert, but think this may help someone - possibly.

I am pretty much done with this season now and have been experimenting a bit with scents. I've taken some real whoppers, filling my...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
11-02-2004, 12:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,122
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: 28 yrs old and Brand new to hunting

Answering several of your questions, Matt, from my vantagepoint.



When I don't know something and want to learn from the experts, I "know nothing" with confidence. In other words, I tell...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
11-01-2004, 04:48 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,367
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: You aren't a "hunter"

Just got in. Walked out, threw up a tree stand and within 20 minutes bagged a monster 10 pointer.

But the bag was too small and he got away.

Just kidding. I'm writing a paper. The truth is,...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-31-2004, 10:29 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,367
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: You aren't a "hunter"

I disagree and for the simple reason that I hunt in both ways, depending upon the circumstances. When I am on stand, my skills of observation, etc., don't just disappear. I employ them to the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-29-2004, 10:39 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,122
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: 28 yrs old and Brand new to hunting

I would imagine most current adult deer hunters started out as children and learned everything over many years. But there is one reason this should not discourage you at all: no one knows it all when...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-29-2004, 01:46 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,367
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: You aren't a "hunter"

hehe. Not writing this to "the ranger," but to any newby too naive to see that the guy is full of newly dropped cow chips. You can be as bad a still hunter as you can be a bad stand hunter. There are...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-29-2004, 10:44 AM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,367
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: You aren't a "hunter"

Well. Okay. So, it is now well established that the ranger is lying http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/conserve/lamps/.

But this little teapot tempest does bring up an interesting point. I once saw an...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-27-2004, 11:43 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,367
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: You aren't a "hunter"

Well, it really doesn't help at all, except perhaps to confirm my suspicion that you are indeed John Kerry, hunting deer on your belly instead of still-hunting on your feet or sitting in your stand....
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-27-2004, 11:13 PM
Replies: 119
Views: 9,367
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: You aren't a "hunter"

Yeah, and Bush is still gonna beat ya. [:-]
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-27-2004, 10:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,557
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: How high is your treestand?

Actually, I think 12 feet is all you need, but I go about 15 feet (wondering how all these guys know they are going 16 feet instead of 15 feet. I am a fairly good judge of distance, but not that...
Forum: South
10-27-2004, 07:59 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 406
Posted By Swampmonster

Near 80 Degrees! - VA Frontloader Opener

Temps in Fauquier projected to be nearly 80 on Sat. That's crazy! Was hoping Virginia would have cooled by now. I may not even go out - or I may hunt only the morning. I hate sweating like a pig on...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-21-2004, 12:09 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,806
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: no harness

Two words "Prussic Hitch".
http://www.utas.edu.au/docs/climbing_club/TUCC/knots/prussic.html

http://images.ebsco.com/pob/summit/catalog/2004_instr_safetyline.pdf


I use this system. It...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-20-2004, 11:20 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,325
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Hunting Bloopers

Happened late last season. One of my sons and I drive two hours to the property a day ahead of the hunt. We sleep in the car in sleeping bags. We finally awaken and start getting ready.

Me:...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-18-2004, 08:35 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,276
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: i am very unlucky deer hunter or is this just hunting

Well, deer are so plentiful that people are hitting them in cars. So if you aren't seeing at least six to twelve deer a day, something is terribly wrong. Don't listen to these guys. They are just bad...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-01-2004, 09:07 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,999
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Mixed feelings about going hunting with my brother

Well, it doesn't have to be a matter of physical limitations. It could be a lot of things. I took a guy out once who had a huge fear of bees. Wasn't even allergic to them or anything. Found out only...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-30-2004, 11:36 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,999
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Mixed feelings about going hunting with my brother

It really depends upon the person you're taking along. For example, I once took a guy hunting who really wanted to go. I took him, and we began our walk into the woods. After about fifteen minutes...
Forum: South
09-30-2004, 12:57 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,193
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: I am ready for squirrel season!

Yeah. I had something like this happen to me when I visited Phelps. I was pretty far South on the property, near the powerline when I saw a few guys prowling the woods with guns. They didn't know I...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-30-2004, 12:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,999
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Mixed feelings about going hunting with my brother

I think for me the concern would be that you wait an entire year anticipating those precious times in the woods, only to find that you must give them up to hold your brother's hand. I would do it,...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-29-2004, 12:22 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,999
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Mixed feelings about going hunting with my brother

Yeah, but you should note the two, highly accurate words you used to begin the sentence quoted above - "To me". Yes, "to you," a large part of the hunting experience is cameraderie, and that is...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-29-2004, 11:53 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,999
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Mixed feelings about going hunting with my brother

Well, I understand this perfectly. Hunting truly begins for me the very moment I kiss my wife goodbye as she sleeps. As I shower and get ready, I don't hum, don't say a word. My stuff is ready and...
Forum: South
09-27-2004, 11:09 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,193
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: I am ready for squirrel season!

I visited Phelps several times about five ears ago. The squirrel there were spooked like crazy. I was walking along a trail when I saw one crossing the trail far in the distance. The little guy ran...
Forum: Hunting Gear Discussion
09-27-2004, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,009
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Summit Bullet Backpack Review...

My. Alias this is quite a helpful review. I had read nice things about this stand and so I ordered a few. But I had never read anything as in-depth and nicely done as this. Thanks for a very fine...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-25-2004, 10:11 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,888
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Climbing Deer Stand Question ??

I use both the Summits and Lone Wolf stands. I like both. I have just ordered one of the Summit Backpacker stands that folds flat. Don't know if I will like it, but have heard nothing but good things...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-25-2004, 09:50 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,358
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Hunting Etiquette (Public Land)

Thanks for the reply. No I didn't return to the spot. I felt badly about it and would have even come down for the guy, but once I was up, it was just a bit late for that.

Thanks again.
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-25-2004, 09:34 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,358
Posted By Swampmonster

Hunting Etiquette (Public Land)

Don't hunt public land much at all. But did it last year. Something happened that I need to know about.

I knew this area from years back, had hunted it a lot long ago. Last season I visited it...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-25-2004, 09:22 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 5,336
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: How do you hang your deer?neck up/neck down.

It's called a Gambrel. I use them too-- carcass with the head down. Have little problem with hair from skinning. I would think there would be a big problem skinning from the neck down, since you have...
Forum: South
09-01-2004, 10:50 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,719
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: va-game checkin on line?

I will be heading to VA for the frontloader opener (I think), and I hope to stay there right through the GF season. This will be very convenient and so I will like it very much. But I think the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-27-2003, 08:24 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,340
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: COLD FOG BREATH?

Aw now come on Coastie. You know its pretty cool to enter the field all decked out from head to toe in camo. Camo hat, camo balaclava, camo shirt, coat, pants, underwear, socks, boots, bow, sling and...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
09-27-2003, 07:57 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,068
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Deer Processing Tools

Sounds like a Michigander to me :D

Yeah. I love butchering deer. If you have children it is a fabulous way to teach them basic mammalian muscle groups. Plus, as guys have said, you can get the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-24-2003, 08:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 908
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Preseason scouting how important is it?

Uh, most hunters don' t do any preseason scouting at all. In fact scouting is strongly discouraged because they don' t want to frighten deer. So no use in your entering the woods before hunting...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-24-2003, 08:37 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,608
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Kansas hunter killed

Yeah. It' s kinda like the guy who killed himself with a arrow in his thigh. Can' t really imagine it. But, accidents happen in strange ways. Maybe this fellow fell and as he grabbed for his gun, his...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
09-15-2003, 08:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 651
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Dry Aging?

Hah. Gruesome stuff indeed.

I' ve aged deer at home for several years, with modified versions of the dry and wet styles. I have tried aging for two weeks, etc. and didn' t like the result. I...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
09-15-2003, 07:36 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,965
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Deer meat - " Gamey" taste

Yeah Proline. Jerseyhunter pretty much summed it up as I see it. I leave the hide on when I age the meat because it helps keep the carcass from drying too much.

But sometimes I take the hide...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-13-2003, 11:42 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,899
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Cold weather clothing

Yup. Have it. It is a body mitten (as opposed to a body glove). You retain more heat because you are able to keep your body extremities together instead of having them separate and acting as...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
09-12-2003, 09:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,965
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Deer meat - " Gamey" taste

Hard to explain. Venison has a characteristic taste that I quite enjoy. But when the meat has not been coddled, it has a sort of " unfresh" taste that people commonly call " gamey."

If you...
Forum: Camp Cooking and Game Processing
09-12-2003, 09:04 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,965
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Deer meat - " Gamey" taste

Yah. The guys who told you about field prep are right on the money. It is amongst the most important things to preventing " gaminess," perhaps even the single most important thing, next to letting...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-18-2002, 02:51 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,653
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: DUMBEST THINGS WEVE EVER DONE IN THE WOODS?

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote<font size=1 face='Verdana, Arial, Helvetica' id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Why bother when some leaves or moss do the job better. Just don't grab any of the...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-05-2002, 07:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 477
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: looking for a rifle***help***

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hello all,got a question i hope sombody can answer.
my father-in-law is looking...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-04-2002, 08:24 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,468
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: New to hunting-Rifle question

Don't know how much money you got, but if you have say, $300 or so to drop right now, consider doing something like this:

http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976268697.htm

I'd get a used slug gun...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-02-2002, 07:37 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,653
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: DUMBEST THINGS WEVE EVER DONE IN THE WOODS?

Dumbest thing in the woods?

Well well, lessee. There are so many...

First major sized buck I down, I'm shaking like a leaf. The buck runs off a bit, I see it topple over about 50 yards or so...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-02-2002, 07:30 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,653
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: DUMBEST THINGS WEVE EVER DONE IN THE WOODS?

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Ate a big breakfast and didnt take any toilet paper with me.
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Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-02-2002, 06:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 415
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: have you ever ??

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taken a buck just to see a better one later?? about 10 years ago, I shot a small buck...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-02-2002, 06:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 671
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: 10 feet in a tree stand is all i can do """"help?"

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... can anyone recommend a full harness that climbs with ease and silence.
<hr...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-02-2002, 06:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 897
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: ALL DAY HUNTS, IS IT WORTH IT?

I hunt all day, dark to dark, sometimes day after day for a week at a stretch. I've even done it two weeks in a row. Last year, I was so sick of hunting (oooh! Feels yucky to say it. I'm expectin'...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-02-2002, 06:04 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,077
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: ARE WE BECOMING LAZY HUNTERS?

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Swampmonster I'm not putting down treestands they just don't work very well around...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-01-2002, 05:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 671
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: 10 feet in a tree stand is all i can do """"help?"

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i love to hunt and like a tree stand ,i have a amiker self climber and has rails its...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
10-01-2002, 05:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,077
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: ARE WE BECOMING LAZY HUNTERS?

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Personally I have never sat in a treestand in my life I was saving that until I got to...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-30-2002, 09:11 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 784
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Finding acorn trees?

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What do white oak trees look like? Red Oak trees? The land I hunt is mostly...
Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-30-2002, 09:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 579
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Tree stand Height?

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How high should I mount a tree stand for whitetail deer?
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Forum: Whitetail Deer Hunting
09-30-2002, 08:49 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,285
Posted By Swampmonster

RE: Goal of hunting deer.

Early Season: Hunting hard, every single day for trophies (though I eat everything I put down.)

Mid Season: Maintain or even increase the hunting pressure for trophies (though I still eat...
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