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Da Hammer
| Favorite team: | LSU  |
| Location: | Folsom |
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| Registered on: | 5/7/2008 |
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re: Digging my sweet pups grave
Posted by Da Hammer on 4/17/26 at 5:53 am to NoMoreKnees
There are never any good words for the loss of a dog. No matter how long they live no matter how great of a life they live it's never long enough.
Relive and enjoy the happy memories with her. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Relive and enjoy the happy memories with her. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
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re: Turkey Gun
Posted by Da Hammer on 4/14/26 at 5:59 am to Splackavellie
I got this same gun last year as a du gift. Set it up for turkey in 20 ga with a scope and it's deadly. It's also lightweight and easy to carry like the pistol grip a lot.
re: Turkey Season
Posted by Da Hammer on 4/9/26 at 6:48 am to geauxbrown
I agree with you but when they get desperate at the end of the breeding season they get pretty crazy.
The problem is the end of the breeding season doesn't always align with the end of hunting season. This year hens are nesting with many eggs per nest so I think we are absolutely in the "gobbling lull" right now. If it works out the last week or so will be very good. Last year that desperation was the last week of May things were so delayed. Previous year was last week of the season.
Time will tell this year
The problem is the end of the breeding season doesn't always align with the end of hunting season. This year hens are nesting with many eggs per nest so I think we are absolutely in the "gobbling lull" right now. If it works out the last week or so will be very good. Last year that desperation was the last week of May things were so delayed. Previous year was last week of the season.
Time will tell this year
re: Turkey calls
Posted by Da Hammer on 4/2/26 at 6:10 am to RobertFootball
My go to after about 40 years is still a Neil Cost box call, It gets them gobbling when nothing will.
I use Primos, Pinhoti project and Preston pittman mouth calls.
Some home made slate and glass calls, and a wing bone call occasionally.
However 85% of my calls are with the box and a mouth call.
I use Primos, Pinhoti project and Preston pittman mouth calls.
Some home made slate and glass calls, and a wing bone call occasionally.
However 85% of my calls are with the box and a mouth call.
I think you are right.
I know Fish tried to lay everything out in the posts so for prosperity they could be re built. However loss of images and website failure/dissapearance over the years took most of it I think.
If anyone has something I wouldn't mind building a few more with my boys, they are the right age. I can somewhat remember how to do it by looking any mine...
I remember cutting the bow stems was a big step for him.
I know Fish tried to lay everything out in the posts so for prosperity they could be re built. However loss of images and website failure/dissapearance over the years took most of it I think.
If anyone has something I wouldn't mind building a few more with my boys, they are the right age. I can somewhat remember how to do it by looking any mine...
I remember cutting the bow stems was a big step for him.
What a great man. He gave so much to us with ideas and suggestions.
Building those pirogues was truly an awesome experience. So glad I did it and I still have mine and still use it and think of him.
Do we have anything that survived the progress of the internet as far as his plans if we ever wanted to build more?
Building those pirogues was truly an awesome experience. So glad I did it and I still have mine and still use it and think of him.
Do we have anything that survived the progress of the internet as far as his plans if we ever wanted to build more?
re: Timber Management Plan
Posted by Da Hammer on 3/12/26 at 6:09 am to Cowboyfan89
Wildlife Investments really seems to have a great group of people to help handle most everything. Their Podcast and youtube videos are very well done and informative as well.
If we ever try a consultant on our place they would be my first call.
If we ever try a consultant on our place they would be my first call.
To me the value of sitting on my porch and listening to him gobble in the mornings before work with coffee far outweigh me killing him.
If I decided to hunt him it would be in the last few weeks of the season to make sure the hens get bred. Lots of recent studies show when the dominant gobbler gets killed early in the season it leads to breeding issues which is contrary to what most of us think. I would keep driving to hunt and enjoy him....
There is a gobbler hammering on the limb in my back pasture right now, I hunt 2.5 hours away.
If I decided to hunt him it would be in the last few weeks of the season to make sure the hens get bred. Lots of recent studies show when the dominant gobbler gets killed early in the season it leads to breeding issues which is contrary to what most of us think. I would keep driving to hunt and enjoy him....
There is a gobbler hammering on the limb in my back pasture right now, I hunt 2.5 hours away.
re: CWD questions
Posted by Da Hammer on 2/19/26 at 6:32 am to Knuckle Checker
I think you will get very mixed opinions on CWD.
Myself would prefer not to eat an infected deer nor would I want to feed it to my family. That being said I don't get my deer tested.
The second part of your question processing. I process all my deer myself, I don't trust anyone with it. Many processors will mix your deer with others when making ground meat or sausage. Once that happens you have no idea how someone else cared for their deer after the shot, how clean they got it or anything else.
I can skin and quarter a deer in about 20 minutes by myself. To de bone, cut and trim the meat takes about an hour and a half. It's not hard at all just a little time consuming. After that stage you need equipment to grind or stuff sausage. However up to the grind stage you don't need any special equipment except a knife.
Myself would prefer not to eat an infected deer nor would I want to feed it to my family. That being said I don't get my deer tested.
The second part of your question processing. I process all my deer myself, I don't trust anyone with it. Many processors will mix your deer with others when making ground meat or sausage. Once that happens you have no idea how someone else cared for their deer after the shot, how clean they got it or anything else.
I can skin and quarter a deer in about 20 minutes by myself. To de bone, cut and trim the meat takes about an hour and a half. It's not hard at all just a little time consuming. After that stage you need equipment to grind or stuff sausage. However up to the grind stage you don't need any special equipment except a knife.
re: Hunting Venice and staying clean
Posted by Da Hammer on 2/3/26 at 12:26 pm to Turkaturkaturk
My suggestion keep an older boat to duck hunt out of it gets beat to hell down there.
I have a 2001 24' bay boat that does everything I want down there looks like shite but runs well and hunts and fishes well. When the season ends I pressure wash it and move on. I don't think there is a way to keep a boat clean and duck hunt out of it.
I have a 2001 24' bay boat that does everything I want down there looks like shite but runs well and hunts and fishes well. When the season ends I pressure wash it and move on. I don't think there is a way to keep a boat clean and duck hunt out of it.
The weather was late but better late than never I suppose. We hunted my place which is a deer/turkey place with some flooded duck holes south of Vicksburg.
Saturday I had myself and a friend go hunting and birds were everywhere literally couldn't shoot them out of the pond. Called guys at the camp and they came out after we had our limit in under 30 minutes. Ended up with 6 limits of mallards and non mallards by far the best hunt we have had there in over 8 years. Went back the next day for the youth hunt with my sons and they picked up right where we left off.
I hate it got like this the last weekend but at least it did. Our duck hunting has never been that good except when the conditions become perfect as they were last week. We still have birds all over the place...
Saturday I had myself and a friend go hunting and birds were everywhere literally couldn't shoot them out of the pond. Called guys at the camp and they came out after we had our limit in under 30 minutes. Ended up with 6 limits of mallards and non mallards by far the best hunt we have had there in over 8 years. Went back the next day for the youth hunt with my sons and they picked up right where we left off.
I hate it got like this the last weekend but at least it did. Our duck hunting has never been that good except when the conditions become perfect as they were last week. We still have birds all over the place...
I use them quite a bit but more for saltwater as I don't bass fish much. However my lifelong best friend helped develop the swimbait revolution so I do use them a lot.
Can't speak highly enough about Bull Shad swimbaits they work
Can't speak highly enough about Bull Shad swimbaits they work
re: Electronic Ear Protection
Posted by Da Hammer on 1/27/26 at 12:26 pm to LSUDUCKMAN67
If you can sort out the search function on here, this has come up a few times this year and in past years. Lots of info in those threads.
I use both Wild Ears and ESP which are both made off an ear mold and work very well. I recommend both highly.
I use both Wild Ears and ESP which are both made off an ear mold and work very well. I recommend both highly.
I had a conference at the Crowne Plaza that same weekend. Visited with several confident WVU fans at the bar the night before game 1 tried to brace them for the heat.
I haven't ever seen a group of players/fans that looked just totally shot from the heat like they all did after game one. It was of course really hot, but damn it was hard on them. I felt bad for at least 30 seconds.
I haven't ever seen a group of players/fans that looked just totally shot from the heat like they all did after game one. It was of course really hot, but damn it was hard on them. I felt bad for at least 30 seconds.
We hunted yesterday and came home after evening hunt. Deer must have been bedded down for the weather as cameras and deee sightings were really low to non existent. We managed a few does but I expected it to be a pretty good hunting day in front of the weather.
re: Hunting SW MS this weekend
Posted by Da Hammer on 1/22/26 at 6:03 am to tigerrage08
I'm still very torn on going up or not. Couldn't get there until Friday evening so would be there Saturday and nervous about coming home Sunday. Seems like right on the edge of the freeze line in Claiborne county. However have about 4 miles of hilly roads to travel to get to a main 4 lane road.
I really need more meat but just not sure it's worth it. Will try and decide at some point today
I really need more meat but just not sure it's worth it. Will try and decide at some point today
re: How accurate is OnX hunting app with property lines
Posted by Da Hammer on 1/14/26 at 8:11 am to GravelLotinCanada
In the marshes it will get you in a bind REAL quick lots of what it calls public is private and I’ve witnessed some nasty disagreements over it.
In the woods where I hunt in MS it’s pretty accurate but certainly not perfect.
In the woods where I hunt in MS it’s pretty accurate but certainly not perfect.
We have seen young bucks chasing but non receptive does, the bigger bucks are cruising but not chasing yet at least from what we have seen. I'm in northern Claiborne county.
They do are they somewhat reputable? Couldn’t decide if it was a scam or not when I looked there.
I thought there was an official one but couldn’t find it.
I thought there was an official one but couldn’t find it.
re: Buying LSU baseball jerseys?
Posted by Da Hammer on 12/8/25 at 7:27 pm to MrWalkingMan
Agreed but wondering if there is a more reliable place to order? I know if it comes in like crap won’t have time to get another one for them.
Buying LSU baseball jerseys?
Posted by Da Hammer on 12/8/25 at 7:24 pm
Where is the best place to buy a jersey for my boys that is real? When I google I get a whole lot of china. Don’t want to order and find out too close to Christmas it’s made wrong or something else.
TIA!
TIA!
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