You know folks, it’s the time of year when I chronicle my deer hunting exploits in what we’ll call my 2023 Deer Hunting Journal. The purpose of this journal is to teach you how to hunt, as most of you aren’t even talented enough to blow footnotes on a shoe horn. I would like to start off by getting my credentials out of the way. Please scroll down to view my credential post.

Joe

There are lots of masters of the bare bow out there, and they’ll teach you how to hang a dozen stands, put out two dozen trail cams, plant your food plots on your leases and get yourself a trophy buck. The problem is, these clowns lack a Masters degree in teaching! Do you want to learn from a true master teacher? Well then, follow along! You’re in the right place!

Last year, I had a lot of bad luck. I found out later Crookedstix hexed my season, jealous due to his usual failures. This year, I’m protected against hexes by wearing my Jubilee medal of St. Benedict. I’m having it blessed by a Carmelite hermit monk/priest of the Annunciation Hermitage, in Austin, MN. If you’re gonna get a nice deer, you have to take heed of the spiritual world, as hunting is a spiritual endeavor. Don’t discount the unseen. If you don’t mind, I’d like to take a few minutes to tell you a story about this medal and my encounter with the supernatural. Back in June, I came up with a plan to fight evil, while remaining under the radar of the evil one himself. I decided to purchase the Jubilee Medal of Saint Benedict, a medal called the “devil chaser” and have them blessed. Then, the plan was to give them away and buy more. Over time, I wanted to give away a million medals, bringing a blessing into the lives of each person and protecting them from the machinations of the evil one and his minions. At this time, I came down with an ulcer and ended up in the emergency room. They scheduled me to go in for scoping in three weeks. So, I bought the medals and made chains and cords for them, as they arrived, each week. I’d say the prayers on them and ask Saint Benedict to heal my stomach. The results of my scoping were interesting. My ulcer was healed over, my hiatal hernia was gone, my start of Barrett’s Esophagus was gone. In short, I was healed up! The surgeon and his nurse told me that doesn’t happen, as healing is slow in someone my age. I told them it was due to working out hard on my bike and getting right back to walking 10 plus miles a day. That night, I looked up info on the medal and healing. I found the medal was not only a devil chaser, but it was used as a healing sacramental for many physical afflictions! I still attributed my healing to the exercise and dropping 7 pounds in weight. The next day, I continued with my research and was shocked to learn this very medal was commissioned by Prior Boniface, a Benedictine monk, working out St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, in 1880. He was sent to Europe, to commission the medal and supervise production, by his boss, Archabbot Boniface Wimmer, who would later be named America’s greatest Catholic missionary. Wimmer was from Bavaria, and built colleges and abbeys all over America. He took these medals and distributed them around the country to fight evil and promote healing. Boniface Wimmer is my Great, Great, Great Uncle!! My Great Grandma, Katherine Wimmer, told my mom all about her Uncle Boniface, when my mom was a little girl. Boniface died when Katherine was 27. So, 143 years after this Great Uncle of mine sent his number two in command to commission this medal, unknowingly, I chose it as my weapon against evil and decided to distribute it worldwide! How’s that for a coincidence? I call it an unlikely coincidence. It will ward off Crookedstix’s evil.

My bow is a Bear Custom Kodiak TD, 47 pounds at my 28” draw. I’m shooting .500 spine carbons and using Woodsman heads with steel inserts. Total arrow weight is 507 grains. My new equipment is the pack shown in the pic. I carry two freshly charged lights, one a headlamp, and also take two knives. One is a Victorinox Hunter XT I use for the gutting blade, and the other is a Buck Vanguard that does the bulk of the field dressing. I also take toilet paper for trailing, rubber gloves, my license and glove, stringer and arm guard. Face mask too. I don’t forget to turn off my phone. No mosquitoes are present, due to extreme drought, so I don’t need bug spray.

On the 30th of August, I hit the WMA and prepared four ambush spots. These spots are similar to those of last year and allow me to get away from people, while maximizing my chances of getting a shot. You can scroll down to see photos of the setups. I forgot to take a pic of the 4th setup. Sadly, I didn’t go to my brother’s house, as he’s such a pain. I will go out there and set up in his dried out ponds. I know exactly where to sit. Anyway, here is shooting setup one.

Here is setup two, where last year's trophy buck hung out.

Here is setup three. Setup 4 is out in the field.

On September 14th, I bought my license at Walmart, accidentally cheating the Mexican lad who waited on me out of $5. So, the license cost me $30. It’s good until the end of the year, but we won’t have to wait that long. A bad Internet connection will keep me offline, here and there, but I’ll soon get it resolved.

Joe

If anyone has any questions, just ask and I'll answer when I can get online with this lousy connection.

Joe

Lighten your load of the gut knife and the buck knife.You wont be needing those.

The toilet paper can be used for other purposes other than the non existent blood trails from the imaginary deer you dreamed about shooting while while day dreaming on stand.It wont be real.Snap out of it.

Add the 2 freshly charged lights to the front of the road kill vehicle to add light along with the spotlights for your midnight patrols.

Word is your master teaching credentials have been revoked by the University and your now teaching at the Romper Room school but learning more from the children than they are from you.I saw where the local paper had pics of parents picketing in front of the school to have you removed.I think your days are numbered at Romper Room.They do like your chocolate chip cookies though and the show and tell with Fatso goes over well.Cant do that every day though as the lesson of the day.Day after day.

Question of the day.Whats does 0+0 equal ?

Too funny!!!

Well, the moment we've all been waiting on as finally arrived. Opening day of Minnesota archery season is eminent. I checked with the DNR and there have been no reports of mass whitetail migrations out of the state nor any terror stampedes. Unfortunately, inhabitants of one area have reported mysterious misdemeanor vandalism of "Deer Crossing" signs along portions of I-90. Authorities say that the "crime-stopper" tips are pouring in, and they've received pictures of 4 "hangouts" of the suspect from an "anonymous chiropractor". They are confident the culprit will soon be apprehended and say there is no danger to the public....nor the wildlife for that matter!

Those are all actually pretty good looking setups, and should give you the 7-10 yard shot that you'll need in order to have a chance of hitting something. Let's hope that Bear doesn't rattle or squeak when you draw it back!

I'm glad to hear of your healing, and I'm pretty sure it has a lot more to do with your physical regimen than all of your medallions and mumbo-jumbo. You talk a good game, but I know you to be a scheming sinner at heart...although perhaps the Universe has taken note of your kindness to cats, and decided to extend your existence a few more years.

Sadly for the Leatherwall, yours may be the only hunting journal this fall--Pdiddly and I decided to give Colorado a rest this year, so there will be no elk hunt postings from us. Instead of grand wilderness scenery and thrilling encounters, we'll have to make do with your tales of rolling in cat fur and sneaking through the grass as traffic rolls by and dogs bark from nearby back yards. All that aside, however, I wish you luck!

There is no questioning his crendentials...he has learned from the masters! Can you find the lethal predator in this picture? I didn't think so. Notice how he perfectly blends in with his surroundings, sudden death in the shadows! If this were elephant grass instead of a bedspread the hunter would be practically invisible. Always remember, if you can't see the prey...then the prey can't see you.

Thanks Joe. Looking forward to your exploits.

Kerry, just because you and Peter aren't going to Colorado doesn't mean you can't post photos of your hunts this season.

I'm guessing that all of Frisky's "mumbo-jumbo" was brought on by his addiction to and intake of fatso's catnip :^).

Nevertheless, like everyone else, I'm all settled in for the constant updates, excuses and laughs of his '23 Deer Hunting Journal.

Good luck Joe!!

Mark 9:22 And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

Joe, this whole time I have been trying to figure out what those sunglasses had to do with the hunt, and then it finally HIT me, just like the bumper hits your deer... They keep he glare down from the windshield as you are out "hunting".

Jokes aside, do hope you have some good fortune and success. Those cats deserve some real meat occasionally.

-Bones

This is your year I CAN FEEL IT. sWITCH SITES OFTEN. Forget about the wind,just get out there. Dumb deer taste just as good. dON'T feel pressured by us,enjoy 2023.

I'm glad to see 2023 will be another year of learning for us mere mortals ! Haha, good luck frisky, I hope you nail a monster be it with the Buick or the bow.

Frisky, good luck. I'll be along for the ride.

As for the rest of you I would like to extend my best wishes to all, even the haters and losers, on this special date, MN Bow Opener Eve.

Shoot straight.

Alright! I learned last year that I am not smart enough to hunt in MN, but like a sponge, I am ready to be enlightened once more. Glad you are feeling better Joe and good hunting…

It all sounds to good to be true, Frisky. But please go back and square up on the $5 or your season is already lost.

Good luck Joe, have a safe and successful season beginning tomorrow. A little cooler over the week-end before back in the 80's next week, so get out there.

First off, I notice jealousy is already beginning to tarnish the thread. A quick word on the $5. A young Mexican boy was allowed to be a cashier, but he can't make change. I handed him a $50 bill, for a $35 license, and he handed me back $25. He explained he wasn't sure how much to give me back. I handed back the $20 bill and told him to give me a ten and we'd be fine, as he only owed me $15. He had closed the till and had to call for help to get the door open again. As the till was opened, he had me sign the license and handed me what I thought were two fives. I thanked him, told him a hunting story and left. When I got home, I took the cash out of my pocket and found he had given me three fives instead of two. I wasn't going back to cause him more trouble. I just hope they put him on shelf-stocking duty, and I'll use the extra cash to buy more medals and give him one.

Joe

One last thing. Crookedstix informed me his girlfriend won't allow him to hunt this year. Talk about a disgrace! Darlene the vegetarian cat lady advised me to stop hunting, after just informing me deer have been in her backyard by the woods. My response was I'm gonna set up in her yard late nights. That's the way a real hunter handles this situation.

Joe

I haven't received a medal yet. I noticed nothing on your teaching certificate about archery much less Trad Bow hunting. Glad you are feeling better & good luck this season. >>>>------> Ken

I've been seeing some good sales on standing rib roasts lately.

Jus' say'in. LOL!

We have some of those late at night hunters around here.

Does your teaching certificate cover under water basket weaving? bvd

That's not a teaching certificate. It's a Masters degree in teaching. It qualifies me to teach anything under the sun!

Joe

No, there’s no way you could ever teach humility to anyone.

Humility is my middle name, in case you didn't know it!

Joe

Looking forward to this years thread. Always good for some chuckles... Good luck Joe, make sure you get good pics of your deer...

Lol

I'm in for the enlightenment. I need all the help I can get lately. Good luck this season, Frisky, and everyone else!

I would have thought last season would have been a lesson in humility. Those that can't do...... teach. Just kidding looking forward to seeing you redeem yourself!

Frisky: "That's not a teaching certificate. It's a Masters degree in teaching. It qualifies me to teach anything under the sun! Joe"

I buy it cause?...

Those who can't?...teach....gym. LOL!

Good luck Frisky!

I love these thread's, freakin crack me up :D

I had high hopes that Frisky had managed to rise above the dream world he has been in the last couple of years. After reading this year’s preamble to the hunting journal I feel totally confident that this hunting fiasco will top them all. I guess I will follow the progress of this thread because I’m gullible. I must say Frisky is nuts.

What ! No pictures of the road where you picked up your last deer (?).

Doesn't Minnesota give masters degrees to all the first grade graduates?

Looks like Frisky wont be legally hunting after all this Fall.

He flunked the hunter education test and even worse he failed the mandatory easy as cake accuracy test with his bow at the testing site to keep the was initiated this year to keep potential mamer's out of the woods.

Folk's were laughing under their breath and behind his back as he posted not one hit in the kill zone and actually missed the whole deer target every time.They cleared the area out behind and to the side of the target completely to protect the public.He took the test like 50 times because they started feeling sorry for him.But they secretly enjoyed the spectable as well trying to hold their laughter back as he missed worse and worse and worse.

Fatso and 100 fresh chocolate chip cookies eased his pain and humilation when he returned home.

Maybe next year.Study hard and get some private shooting lessons.Viper said he would give you some free of charge.As he felt sorry for you when he heard about the accuracy test tragic comedy.He will even travel to MN no charge for as long as it takes to rescue you on top of the free lessons.

So you teach teachers how to teach? And you are going to hand out medals to all here who bag a buck? What's it been? 3years since you ran over a doe? You must be almost starving to death. I hope that you have learned what not to do by last years diarrhea diary. Good luck to you.

Maybe we should start a thread for Leatherwallers to display our diplomas, certificates, degrees etc. Not sure how it would relate to bow hunting and trad archery but wouldn’t it be great?

Last season, I tore open my hunting pants on barbwire. So, yesterday, I got out a needle and thread and sewed them up! No sense spending $24 on hunting pants, when you can get another year out of the old ones.

Joe

I also took the time to do a better job fixing that crappy stool of mine that fell apart. It's good and ready and is comfortable and doesn't squeak. Next spring, I'll fix it properly.

Joe

Wouldn't a clothes line made of rope be better than one made of bob wire? (Just thinking out loud)

Good luck Mr Legend.

I never got past the 3rd degree. bvd

Frisk man I have one of those stools. It was a nut cruncher. You deserve a medal if you can sit for more than ten minutes on that contraption.

Joe, those are good morning setups/lousy for evening hunting as deer take afternoon naps in that sort of cover. You want to be there and ready when they come in looking for a bed. Plus, morning hunting creates opportunities for a cup of coffee and a slice of pie, which is always good for pics and a story. We don't want to see pics of your sewing. So no more reports with excuses about not getting up before the sun because it was windy, rainy, etc. None of that matters when you're in a warm diner enjoying a piece of pie. Remember: pictures, pie. If a nice small buck comes by, shoot him, go to the diner and round up some help to drag him out while you have a coffee and some pie. It's not rocket science. No excuses this season.

Frisky, the first mistake you gave up the DeathMaster, bad juju, the second the seat, you would be far better with a white bucket (multi purpose that any serious ground hunter would know) and good tires to get to the hunting site or road kills. Need to go back for CEUs of basic hunting skills for success. Enjoy your seasonal endeavors.

I don't hunt mornings, as I have to give Teddy his insulin. Several times a year, the deer are in the heavy cover as I enter. I usually spook them. That's just part of the deal. 90% of the time, they come into the areas shown, just as the sun is setting. As long as I'm in place 2 hours before sunset, all is well.

Joe

Pdiddly, Crookedstix, we're crushed there will be no Colorado. We need drama for us clueless and bumbling archers to live vicariously on the LW. I propose we set up a Go Fund Me page to fly y'all to Frisky's house for the duration of the archery season to compete in the "Minnesota Hunger Games"! You must do only "group hunts" and will each randomly draw one of Joe's 4 stands. That will leave a spare for the chiropractor. We'll cover Batman's airfare also, to come act as referee and make sure all Minn. game laws are adhered to....anything with tread marks won't count. The most filled tags at the end of the season will win the title and be crowned Legend of the North until next year's season. Also gets a date with Darlene ...who's in?

Best of luck on yours hunts sir.

Thank you Buzz! You're a fine gentleman, unlike all the trash talkers who have begun to pollute this journal.

Joe

Have you got new tires? Or are you planning on wounding 1 before the snow hits?

I’ve learned all I want to about hunting with no success. Anybody can go out and sit in the warm afternoon sun in the elephant grass and call it hunting. What class do we actually get to when the killing gets done? Just kidding of course, good luck Frisky. Get it done early because we all know when it gets cold you’ll stay home to take care of Fatso.

The sun has set on the opening day of Minnesota’s deer archery season. Anybody heard anything about a bazaar looking fellow wearing a cat fur coat rear ending a dear near Austin with a slick tired vehicle?

Day 1. Sept 16th season opener. It was sunny, breezy and in the low 70s, as I drove to the WMA to start the season. If I had gone to my brother's place, I knew I'd get a deer on opening day and be done, in spite of the first ever 3 deer limit. I only take what I need. It's well known I slip through the woods as quietly as a greased ghost, sit as still as the grass grows, and remain as odorless as a newborn fawn. However, we're in the midst of a severe drought, called beyond critical for the Austin area. I still managed to go to stop #2 with stealth. There was one other guy in there who went home early. No deer showed. Tomorrow or Monday, I'll go to my brother's place and take care of business. Like last year, it looks like the WMA won't get good until October 6th. However, I've never gotten a September deer and plan for that to change this year. Heading out under the stars to shoot a little.

Joe

A quick word on tonight's shooting session. I was using woodies, in preparation for a throw-back hunt with my 76er and Bear woodies with Razorheads. My first shot, at 15 yards, was perfect. So, I aimed at the nock of that arrow and hit it! I shot my last 5 arrows and quit, as I'm right on the money. Not sure when I'll do the throw-back hunt, using my first real hunting bow.

Joe

I picked up a dozen, mint condition MA3s, in the 100gr size. I paid $19, with shipping and tax. I'm going to put 6 in my collection and hunt with 6. I don't recommend 11/36" steel adaptors with these, as I've had them split broadheads right open on impact. You can buy 100gr steel adaptors that screw into carbon arrows and allow you to screw in 5/16" heads with aluminum adaptors glued into them. It'll give you 235gr up front. That would put my carbons at 490 grains. This is perfect for a 47 pound bow.

Joe

I've used adapters for the last 3 years. I've been fortunate to do some good trades and purchases here on the leatherwall for glue on broadheads. I find it more cost effective than buying brand new screw in heads in the 200gn+ category. I have yet to have a catastrophic failure even after burying one into a tree and hitting a leg post. I find it most useful the opportunity to swap out adapters for different weights. I get the exact tune I need in the end. Good to see your in good form Frisky! Looking forward to seeing you bag a good one this year.

I didn't hunt today, as wind direction will be better on Monday. Though I'm as scentless as a newborn fawn, my clothes aren't. I forgot to have Fats sleep on my hunting clothes, so I laid them on the table and he went right to bed. I'll be good to go on Monday.

Joe

I assume Fatso will be spraying them down real good for you for your favorite cover scent tonight?That really screws a deer's nose up good.

You really need to be more practical considering these inflationary times. I'd do two or three sets of clothes at a time with that much cat! Satire is easily found in hunting. Pity the poor deer who has a sudden anxiety attack thinking it's being pursued by a lynx...but it's only downwind of Joe!

Love the St Benedict medal! Never expected to see that on here. Now I know for sure you will succeed!

I'm hoping to get out today. My brother says there are no deer on his property, and I'm wasting my time going out there. His ponds dried up, due to extreme drought, so he says they have no water there. I think there's a big buck hiding on the property, and yes, the St. Benedict medal will help a lot!

Joe

The chiropractor is leasing your brother's property and he just doesn't know how to break it to you.

The word on the chiropractor is he hasn't mentioned hunting out there but has said he wants to switch to the X bow, as they are legal now in MN.

Joe

Oh the excitement.

don't get lost in the dark

Day 2- I wanted to hunt at my brother's place and end the season early, but he was being a pain about it. Instead of giving me the go-ahead to hunt, he just kept repeating that the deer have left his property, due to the ponds drying up, and I'd be wasting my time. He has no idea what he's talking about! I told him a mature buck is likely hanging out there and I'd like to investigate and get in some bird watching. He just repeated the same crap. So, I went to the WMA. Nobody showed up to hunt, but with the wind, I knew no deer would show, and nothing showed. Right around October 6th, the WMA gets good, but that's also when hunters start showing up in good numbers. I'll just have to ask my brother again, more forcefully. Last year, my brother told the chiropractor they didn't allow gun hunting on the property. The guy drove out there, anyway, with his shotgun, and went hunting and had a accidental discharge! At least I ask. When I got home, I did a better job fixing my chair and tossed Fatty back onto my jacket.

Joe

Maybe your Brother just does not like you very much Frisky?Ever think that might be possible LOL?

Your self love may not equal others love for you.Deep thoughts!Ponder it!

Fatso's love comes easy and is unconditional.Its good that you have Fatso.Your endless love!

Sounds like your Brother is keeping you off of his property with the Ruse about the deer leaving his property.

Hoping to drive you back onto the public land.Into the elephant grass maze.Where you eventually go crazy like Jack Nickolson in the movie "The Shining".Screaming "Fatso where are you"!!!

I prepared a chart to categorize the aspects of this year’s journal. I knew the excuse category would be extensive and already it has dominated.

I’ve had a few of those accidental discharges.

Yea, but yours weren't potentially lethal. It tells you something when Joes's brother feels safer with the chiropractor his property!

My brother better get his act together and get out of my way. There are tumbleweeds out there, ready to be put into position, and I don't have time to waste! My brother goes insane over pork loin. He just brought over an 8 pounder for me to slice up and grill, next Sunday, when we have another brother's birthday party at my place. I'm going to tell my brother I won't be able to do any grilling, on Sunday, if I don't get a deer. I'll have to hunt at the WMA. That will shake him up!

Joe

This thread might get shut down because it is not about hunting or archery.

lost run, I agree with you but maybe it depends on how you look at it. So far it has been an education in how not to begin a trad archery season. Remember, we have seen pics of bogus arrow groups, torn camo pants, refurbished hunting stool and brush blinds. An occasional post about actually hunting should keep the thread alive.

You have to remember Frisky has credentials us mere peons don't possess. My second reply to this thread was started by me as a stand alone thread entitled "The Art of Concealment, Frisky Style and got closed within minutes. Lol, I had a LW'er who responded before the 'gate closed" immediately PM me outraged, because Frisky threads and Frisky bashing threads were all he read. I explained that I am not a Legend. But you have to admit his threads probably get the highest # of replies of anybody on here. The entertainment value alone is priceless. Maybe we could list him over on TG and see who they have to trade? He would be a real advertising "cash cow" over there....or perhaps cash cat!

I have learned a lot about cat care.

Frisky...unless I missed it...you have skillfully evaded the questions about your tires... Will they be a factor in this years success?

The car tires are worn but will suffice to get me to and from my spots. It's going to be hot today, but I might hunt.

Joe

Frisky, I forgot to mention it in my last post but I really think I can learn something from the Legend. When you sewed up the rip in the camo pants did you use Fastflite or B50? I was also wondering what your opinion is of single bevel sewing needles?

Interesting…your tires this year are apparently better than last year’s, but still considerably worn. You must’ve found a good deal on some used tires this past year. I can appreciate that.

worn tires only matter in how long it takes to brake to a stop after you plow through that sucker...or if you got excited and swerved off on the shoulder to plow it!

A word on sewing up hunting clothing. Once in a while, you'll get your clothing ripped open on barbwire. Don't sew it from the outside, like I did in the pic! Burs will cling to it. To make a nice seam, turn the clothing article inside out and sew. This is advice from Joe the Taylor. I have a lot of talent that has gone unexplored in this forum. Hopefully, you'll all learn from it.

Joe

Did Darlene teach you that? BTW, that would be t-a-i-l-o-r, so we know that Master's wasn't in spelling or teaching it...sewing perhaps.

When you put an arrow all the way thru a deer and you brag on how many yards it went beyond the deer, do you brag on how many yards it took to stop the car after you hit a deer?

The big catalog part places In Chicago used to sell a tool that you could regroove your tires with. Maybe someone has one they are not using and lend it to Joe? bvd

Joe's probably still running retreads...and I probably would too if I could find'em!

You would think he could take the local bus, it probably makes a run to the mall beside his hunting spot.

So you haven't got new tires, but they are good to go? How can that be, when they kept you home last year in the snow? I'm learning alot already. 1st excuse is the drought. 2nd is,my brother won't let me hunt his land. Same old song and dance. The more things change,the more they stay the same.

Jack Frost will put a stop to Joe hunting season, it does every year.

Deja vu all over again! bvd

It just occurred to me that Frisky only has one half of a season. He can’t hunt the mornings due to giving Teddy his insulin. I think that speaks volumes about Frisky. A man willingly forgoes his love of hunting to provide needed care to one of his pets. Kinda gets to you doesn’t it. Maybe Darlene would administer the insulin for a few dozen of Frisky’s cookies.

But hey...he's already up to 97 posts and on a pace to surpass last years marathon...he's on a roll. None of us can do that...

Darlene the cat lady showed up tonight, with three brands of root beer for me to taste test. I provided popcorn and home made fudge with walnuts. Everything would have been fine if she too hadn't gotten jealous of my hunting prowess and asked me when I last shot a deer. I gave her the boot on the spot.

Joe

Of course Darlene asked you when you last shot a deer.Thats what folks ask when they know its been a long time since they shot one and know the person they ask is a poor hunter.

That's bogus! My abilities speak for themselves and have withstood the test of time. It's just a matter of time and I'll add to my hide collection.

Joe

"Its just a matter of time and I will add to my hide collection."

One hide from a squirrel you scraped up off the blacktop road is not normally considered a collection.

I think you need your hide tanned and then you will have 2 hides in your collection.

Well, I for one am glad to hear you and the Cat Lady have "patched things up" since she started the "cat fight" at your birthday soiree with the eligible neighbor women. Best stay on her good side. It's highly likely she may have to come post bale if you get caught either "taking of wildlife by illegal methods' or trespassing when the chiropractor posts your brother's lease! Take a little advice from a non-Legend....burn no bridges!

That should be "bail"...my Master's isn't in spelling either, lol!

A man has to have priorities and Darlene has to learn yours. Witch boot did you give her,hopefuly the one that needs patching.

Speaking of boots, this is a good time to fix damaged boots. I wanted to wear my lightest boots, but the sole on one of them delaminated at the toe. So, I mixed up two-part epoxy and glued down the toe, using large C clamps. It's like a new boot! 86 today, so I'm staying home and going biking.

Joe

Take your bow! Never know where you'll run in to a deer!

That’s how I do it. When the season starts it’s time to start repairing your clothing, boots and equipment.

Plowing a deer on your bike is probably not going to end well, just sayin'!

86 is to hot to hunt.. Since when. Joe, where I live an 86* day at early archery season is a cool front. Stop messing around and go find a deer. This is still the best comment of the whole thread thus far.

" Pity the poor deer who has a sudden anxiety attack thinking it's being pursued by a lynx...but it's only downwind of Joe!"

-Bones

The Amalgamated Car Jackers of Minnesota have filed a complaint against Joe for having unsafe tires on his car. They feel that one or more of their members could get hurt or worse trying to make a fast getaway with it. They also don't like the way he wired the bumper on using foreign parts.(16ga wire) bvd

I’ve got faith in you frisky. I don’t know if you’ll make one die by an arrow, an old recap, or ancestral fear of a saber tooth tigers scent. I do like the idea of crooked and crew coming and doing a live rotating hunt. That would be awesome.

Quack- I stayed home today and worked on saint medals and getting a new printer going, so I can start my archery business. However, I'm going hunting tomorrow and should kill one if I see one. Don't pay attention to the naysayers here. One tends to attract critics when one reaches the top rung of the ladder.

Joe

Maybe market Fatso's hair ball string silencers.

hawkeye, I think you are close but missed the mark... Joe would make a million if he could figure out how to package Fat's hair in an air-permeable bag that holds the cat hair in while letting the odor out...bow hunters would buy them left-and-right to throw in the dryer with their hunting clothes to get the hunting advantage which, to this point, has only been known to Joe.

Frisky, I would like to see you eliminate one of your excuses that is occasionally used. You probably don’t know this but Austin Tire Service or Hanson’s Tire Service will be glad to fix you up with some tires. They are both located right there in Austin. Doesn’t look right for a Legend’s performance to be dictated by a bald set of tires.

He likes the bald tires.Thier bald for a purpose.Thiers a method to his madness.When he scores on a roadkill.He never misses by the way.He always backs over them again quickly after the initial bullseye hit and then runs them over again and again and again.Going back and forth from reverse to drive like 20 times .Unless he is having a fit of Roadkill rage.Then its for him to stop him from doing it like 100 times.It can get true'lly psychotic.He's really gets into it!!!

The bald tires do less damage to the hide and meat but still tenderize the meat nicely for fine table fare after the repeated runover's.He knows what he's doing.Unrivaled and a legend as he likes to say in the Road Warrior Game.

A quick note I did not hunt on Thursday. It was gusty out there. I decided to wait for this cold front coming in. It will return us to fall temperatures. I still have 8 days left to score. All it takes is a deer stepping into my shooting lane. It's a simple matter, really.

Joe

Look Joe, if we're going to set a new LW record with this year's diary you can't keep using last year's lame excuses. Might I suggest a few that might stand a chance of keeping your readers "on the hook" with the drama element, so to speak:

1) "I no longer feel safe in the elephant grass. Darlene and the chiropractor have become "an item" and runn'd oft! They are planning my demise and are going to make it look like a hunting accident, so don't buy it when the coroner's report says I somehow managed to shoot myself with my own arrow!"

2) "Fatso has acquired some type of protein deficiency condition that has driven him mad. He has turned on me and attacked. The docs say I have some mutation of cat scratch fever and will be bed-ridden for the entire season" if I pull through!

3) "My brother has taken out a restraining order on me to keep me from coming within 5 miles of his property or I'll be arrested on sight. The situation has devolved into a nasty love triangle with Darlene. She's dumped the chiropractor for my brother, because she's figured out that he's also an unreliable a provider and at least my brother has the lease income coming in"!

See how easy that is. No need to thank me for the journalistic input....good luck Joe, you're going to need it!

About today's hunt. In spite of the obvious jealousy shown above, I'm keeping a good attitude and plan to hunt today, if rain holds off. If it rains, I'm staying inside, as hunting in the rain is unproductive. Deer don't like to get wet, as this photo illustrates.

Joe

LOL

Maybe take an umbrella with you. Might make for a close range shot for you.

Winds too gusty too hunt. Maybe you can stay home and clip your toenails. You know,do something productive.

Rain is rapidly moving in, so I'm not sure if today will be a go, but Taz and Tinker took over the job of seasoning my clothing, after giving Fats the boot. If you aren't using your hunting clothing as cat bedding, you're doing yourself a disservice.

Joe

bentstick54 x 2

Dont forget to put the cat litter urine clumps and cat turds in your pants pockets and smear them around in a circle around your stand area.Definatly A few under your hunting hat as well.

Joe, you can plainly see this is a rain deer and therefore quiet comfortable in the rain. Good luck hunting let's get it done.

Uh oh....is this that goober thread? My mistake. Carry on.....

Yep Jed. Even rain deer don't like rain, so I stayed home. We are in exceptional drought, beyond extreme. So, this rain helps a lot.

Joe

They will be out in these conditions that coincide together.Light drizzle,overcast,With mist and or fog.

Somewhat Rare conditons.But an excellant time to see deer and bigger bucks inparticular in my experience.

Probably going to be less actual hunting in this thread than was in last year’s. How about filling us in on how your archery company is progressing. Tell us about the bow quivers, brush buttons, string silencers and any other products that will be available.

Just looked at the southern Minnesota long range weather forecast and looks like there will be weather there for a long time. Sorry but it may be a good while before you will get to hunt.

Big T-storm this morning! That's ok, as fall weather has finally hit, and the deer will start moving around. At this point, I think a September deer is likely. My main problem now will be freeze space. I'll have to make room for all the venison.

Joe

Yes, we all know how much space last year's deer took up!

There is currently no venison present in the freeze, but that will soon change.

LA- I will also be preparing products this month and into October. Yesterday, I got a new modem, a more than three times decrease in my Internet cost, and I got a new printer up and running! That means nothing is now in the way except my own will.

Joe

That's the scariest statement I've read yet!

Frisky, fyi I told our cats that perhaps Fatso's gourmet catnip is in the process of being "prepared" as part of your new Oct. product line.

They weren't impressed. But keep at it, these products will probably be more successful than your yearly deer hunting saga.

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