Absolutely!!!! My family has over 300 acres in the latrobe/Derry area of PA but it's lke a 7 hour drive, way too far to drive for a day or two hunt. Before the kids cameI would go there or to my buddies property in Forkston PA for a week but being that I'm a stay at home dad now, my wife would have to take a week vacation just to stay home with the kids so I can go hunting....not gonna happenWhat sucks is I just got a brand new Browning 7mm magnum semi auto with leopold scope, got my handicap hunting permits so I can hunt with a semi-auto rifle and haven't been able to go out since[:@][:@]

 

Well, I have no intention of hunting with it. Whe I lived in NY, I did hunt with a S&W 629 8 3/8" barrel then a Ruger SRH with 91/2" bbl and 2X Leupold scope - both 44 mag, with great success but couldn't do that when I moved to RI. Still hunt in NY and use a rifle - Rem 700Ti in 260Rem, Marlin 336 in 35 Rem, lately a Marlin Guide Gun in 450 Marlin. In PA, I.m taking my Rem 673in 350 Remington Magnum for me, I'll bring the Guide Gun as a back-upand my new Marlin 1895SS in 450 Marlin Leverevolution for my brother. The ES500 emergency kit is for "fun".

 

Not a problem - we'll head to my old stomping gfrounds in the Catskills - 2 hr drive. You don't need any special permits (aside from a non-resident hunting license) to use a semiauto. My dad used a Rem 742 in 30-06 for decades.

 

Damn nice gun! I wish I had one. Good Luck with that one.
That gun is great for digging ditches and drilling wells!!!!

 

Guns and dead animals...I'm offended, I'm offended! Run away!!![sm=outcold.gif]

 

Nice... I used to go to Meeker and get a mule tag and bull tag.... one year my buddy got a cow tag and even landed a nice one.

I had my old 7mm mag magnaported.... it was nice.... but I didn't keep it long.... sold it for more than I paid for it too.... Winchester Model 70 with a synthetic stock and a cheap Simmons Prohunter scope....

 

Too bad you can't use fully automaic machine guns.......that souns like a lot of fun

 

Well, I'm back. Had a great time, got an 8-pointer and my dad got a 7 pointer. My brother saw an 8-pointer but didn't have a shot while my cousin saw only doe (we saw more doe in one day thanI have seen in years). Two bears spotted, one only about 12 feet away plus a variety of other game. The bucks are no record-holders by any means, but we were very, very happy to have seen and taken them.
We're heading to the same place next year - it was that good. Other guys in camp were a hell of a lot of fun too.


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Looks like a good time... glad to have ya back, my friend...

 

Thanks and good to be back. Best part was being right next to my dad when he got the biggest buck of his life. I wouldn't trade that moment for anything in the world.

On a different note, that "Naked Picture of my Wife" thread - well, after a week in the woods with a bunch of other guys - to sayI was disappointed with that thread would be a great understatement !