Recent content by jagermeister

Thanks Mike. Needless to say… it did not pan out, unfortunately. Big boy never showed. Maybe tomorrow!

Throwing up a Hail Mary for a big nine pointer tonight. West wind is no good for my tree stand, so I placed a field layout blind at the downwind side of my property and grassed it in. Now I’m laying here at ground level, hoping to send a bullet through him from the prone position. If he shows...

That looks great, Sean. I’ll have to try it. I made a killer vegetable soup with goose meat a couple of nights ago. No one could believe it was goose and not beef. If cooked properly, goose can be VERY good table fare.

I’m out. Hunting one of my low-impact spots this morning. Saving the kill spot for the evening hunt. Good luck everyone!

Nice work man! Looks like they turned out great! To save a little space, I usually separate the lower leg bone from the upper at the elbow joint… then just stack them on top of each other before wrapping and freezing.

Not exactly sure yet, but I’ll be happy if I average $2.50 for them. I’ve also got a buyer for the carcasses at $1.50 each… So a $4.00 average would be respectable I think. Still a far cry from $10-12 from a decade or so ago, though. There’s an OSTA auction coming up in a couple of weeks...

That is really cool! Solid breakdown!

The only estimates I read in the article pertain to southern vs eastern Ohio population densities, with reference to the statistical error (+\- number). Nothing there seems odd to me. And I’m scratching my head as to how any of this correlates to Ohio “counting bobcats like they count deer.”...

Sorry... disregard my last comment... I just now read through the AI summary about your property. Sounds like it could be a worthwhile endeavor!

Barn owls are really cool. Kudos to you for trying to help bring them back. What is the habitat makeup on your 100-acre farm? Barn owls need expansive grasslands and open areas. Hopefully they've got some good quality habitat nearby. If they don't, they likely won't use the nest box, sadly...

I'm not following you here, J. What population estimate are you referring to with the big swing? I skimmed through the document a few times and I'm not seeing it.

I wish every critter was as easy to skin and flesh as muskrats!

Yesterday I made the foolish decision to set a couple dozen traps. I guess I should’ve paid more attention to the weather forecast. Today was not a fun check and pull… but I did manage 7 more nice muskrats. Brings us up to 46 on the year now.

It’s all relative to your location around the state. Northern, open farm country deer are generally pretty large. Southern deer are typically noticeably smaller. It’s been this way for at least the 30 years I’ve been hunting. Varying deer densities, varying diets, genetics, and Bergman’s...

Another vote for Liberty. Mine is a cabelas branded model. 48-gun. Pretty nice safe for the money. My advice… buy the biggest one you can bring yourself to spend the money on.