SoDak whitetail from November – 10 points, 8″ longest tine
Although it doesn’t count figured I would add in the WY mule deer as well from September
I haven’t gotten into editing mode yet, but have both hunts on film that I will have to share once I get done with them
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Hey Matt, if you have the ability to go online in Chrome the “register” should work. Having some issues with Explorer internet browser users not being able to register.
Feel free to shoot me an email with your info and I can get things filled in as well!
Also open to whatever is easiest DT.
A little delayed this year, but In!
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Here it is!! Getting some clean up at the moment, will add a few more pictures soon. First impressions are BIG SOLERA!
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I think Randy A is the better educator and gives better explanations
Nail on the head! Feel like I learned a lot early on especially with howls from watching all of Randy’s videos.
There is a significant difference in the clarity of the “old” version SI and the new MEGA. Specifically I noticed a difference in depicting structure/bottom transitions, as well as crazy cool fish profile shadows.
Below are a couple of muskies hanging out and another of a walleye on a breakline. After a while of using the SI the body profiles start to become more and more obvious as to what species it likely is.(knowing the fish in your body of water makes a difference as well) Really cool stuff!!!
Couple pics from us at SBC Chippewa that ran Mega’s this year.
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Team 3
10 scorable points
North Dakota
Longest tine 19″
Was a relatively short “season”, only a couple of hours into opening day when he made the decision to stand up earlier than expected. Spotted the group of deer he was staying with 3 days prior to season and just kept watching what they did every day. Of course when he stood up the group worked in the opposite direction they had the previous days, but put themselves in a position for me to get to 51 yards and seal the deal. I will add the footage from the hunt when I get it all wrapped up!
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I used the Huntstand app up until my last trip to North Dakota this fall, usually when I don’t need property ownership info. Unfortunately, as of late it seems to be filled with more “features” that seem to slow it down with added ads and what not. Not as quick to just pull up and open map anymore. (I don’t need to watch the carbon tv channel when I am looking at my maps! lol)
I use the OnXmaps more and more mainly because of being out of state and wanting property info but you also gain the ability to link into computer and look at the same mapping and waypoints I lay down on my phone when I’m in the field and vice versa.
Hey Aaron, I can’t speak for the Hyper Lift as I have never been in that model. But if you are ever interested in the Gladiator models, we have a few on hand here at SBC.
All depends on what fits your needs best, tiller, console, outboard/mud motor setup?
Feel free to shoot me a pm or you can give me a shout on my cell 715-456-6904.
Always open to chat about boats! Or go take a test drive in one!
One more picture…. The plus side is you can take them on and off pretty quickly as well.
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Take a look at the duck blind brackets (war eagle accessory), you can use them for mounting your rod holders and smaller electronics.
The T-bolts work with War Eagle accessories because the accessory itself has a small channel so when the head is turned (so it can’t fall out the track) the accessory channel holds it from spinning when you tighten the wing nut itself.
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I have been throwing these pictures about everywhere but I got my first on the water experience a couple weeks ago, planning on doing some more this weekend. These are a couple pics from the Helix 10 G2N. It was VERY crisp compared to the 1st Gen Helix’s. I could scan through sand flats searching for pods of fish, and easily pick out what schools of fish were carp from the shadows. I could see the shape, depth, and big tail to each fish that was up off the bottom, along with much better bottom separation to those fish that were “sitting” on the sand. The pictures were in 6 fow on the fox river, slack water, I have been throwing out the assumption it’s a muskie but regardless pike/muskie it was pretty unreal.
Also, I never played with the settings to get to some “special view” I simply knocked it down to 70′ each side, slowed screen scroll to 2 speed and watched.
Pretty incredible stuff as far as I am concerned!
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Can’t say I noticed anything!
Made things simple again, back to 140’s, I know they can shoot!
Gixxer01 Nailed this one!
Barrel is a 1:11.5 twist
Barrel floated fine, available bolt heads I could find are all tight.
Back to the 140’s!
I can handle that.
Will report what I figure out!
Thanks guys!
But beyond 250, did these heavier bullets (130+ grain) group more consistently? That is the question.
No, the hornadys grouped the best but I would be lucky if I could throw 3 shells inside a 5″ circle at 300 yds. consistently.
How many of the 120 grain bullets did you get “on paper” at 300 before you ran out of ammo? Was it enough to determine if your group size is better or worse than the heavier bullets?
Now the 4 shells I shot or held low at 300 all were within say a 4″ circle or less, a grouping at that distance I don’t think I’ve seen with any other round.
Again, back to how many rounds did you get on paper with the various bullet weights? What you’re looking for is CONSISTENCY here. Whether the bullets are left/right/high/low matters less than if the groups are tight.
To give a short answer the 120 noslers gave me the greatest group compared to the hornadys or federals that I have shot at that distance and realistically any distance.
I was thinking until we got to 300 that these shells gave some new life to that gun, can’t think of another round that had shot that well out of this gun.
I have not tried the additional things you listed. I will for sure check the barrel itself and figure out where my trigger pull is at.
Thanks again for the insight Grouse!!!
Just from previous years nothing shot worth a darn in that 139 + grains at 300 yds. The few I ran through were what I would consider “cheaper” rounds. Core lokts 140 gr., Hornadys in both 139 gr. and Hornady custom Lite 120 gr. and federal 150 gr. hot cor. None of these were even close to the group I shot over the weekend with the noslers out to 250.
The odd thing when I thought of maybe it was just coming out too fast for my barrel to handle is that it was a consistent group aside being as high as it was.
Heat although certainly possible, shouldn’t have been an issue, I never noticed anything out of the ordinary through handling the gun and whatnot. I went through less than 50 shells in 4 hours of shooting, taking turns between 2 of us shooting, the walk in the snow was getting very old!!!!
Never shot more than say 3 shells in a “series” of shots, sometimes even minutes in-between single shots, screwing with the sled, finding the bullet hit, partner rip of a dozen shots from his AR etc.
I’ve heard that it’s getting really tough in SE MN as a lot of guys are calling from roads and really educating the coyotes and fox down there.
X2!!!!
Steve, looks pretty close to what we use currently for filming our hunts. very simple, not very complex but it is a “get the job done” camera. My camera has about the same specs as this, plus side it’s small, light, and affordable! Just triple check on that one that it is a optical zoom and not digital.
Make sure you get an extra battery with it!!!
Wisconsin Buck Down!
Team # 4
10 total points
Longest tine 11″
Came back from Nebraska just in time to catch this guy still hanging around a ridgeline that is usually only a “random pass through” during the rut. I’ll throw up a video at some point of the hunt, couldn’t resist that Snort-Wheeze!
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Well accumulating points is the first step so your on the right track. When it gets closer to the time of your actual hunt feel free to hit me up or if you just want to talk hunting lol
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Talk hunting?!!?…… better have a lot of time on your hands!!!
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Jason Beaulieu wrote:</div>
Envious would be an understatement! Currently building preference points to draw in your neck of the woods in the coming years.Looks like a great start to your season!
Where are you thinking about applying? What unit/region? How many points do you have? I can probably point you in the right direction when you draw. Feel free to PM me with any questions. I have lived in western Wyoming for most of my life so I know it pretty well.
We are most likely going to be applying for region C or Y, I have 2 points (hunting partner only has 1) more or less wanted to accumulate some points and apply to “theoretically” be guaranteed a tag depending on if I draw in other states. I have zero knowledge of your state, maybe I’ll bug ya when the time comes for just some general insight!
Envious would be an understatement! Currently building preference points to draw in your neck of the woods in the coming years.
Looks like a great start to your season!
Might as well break the ice!
TEAM # 4
Mule Deer from North Dakota – 3 points (don’t have length of longest tine, but will get it if needed down the road)
Whitetail doe from Wisconsin
Link below is a video from the doe hunt
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Chuck, I’m very sure it also has something to do with the 600,000 + hunters that all enter the woods here in WI on the same morning Vs the limited tag and draw system CO has. That is another reason why WI sucks bull dung.
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Anything in velvet looks nice! I would have believed you if you said that 2×3 came from North Dakota. Ran into one that looks very very close to that deer!
Awesome pics Randy!
IN!!!
Gift card ordered and sent to you DT
FBRM
We haven’t dug around for this particular engine to find a used one, but on a new retail it would be somewhere in the $2k-$3k, IF you can find the correct one, they are on the difficult side of things trying to find. Not impossible but would take some digging.
