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Da Hammer
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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.
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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!
Both Wild Ears and ESP have been around a long time and are reputable. I have friends with ESP and I have Wild Ears both are made from molds of your inner ear and work well for anything from sitting in a deer stand to a duck blind to a range. I use them all the time and have had mine for about 10 years now still going strong.
Agreed they aren't very aggressive IMO. We have many bears and encounter them every year they are way more scared of us even with cubs.
The only hairy encounter we have had in about ten years is where a neighbor was baiting and a female and three cubs came to his feeder at dark. The bears winded him and the cubs climbed the tree 5' from him and the mom was at the base of his tree not very happy. I went in with a SxS and ran them off and got him out of there but even in that instance the female showed no aggression to the hunter she stayed on the ground stomping and trying to get the cubs out rather than climbing the tree to get the hunter.
I routinely hike, jog, scout without a sidearm at our place. Maybe one day it will get me but not a huge concern for me.
The only hairy encounter we have had in about ten years is where a neighbor was baiting and a female and three cubs came to his feeder at dark. The bears winded him and the cubs climbed the tree 5' from him and the mom was at the base of his tree not very happy. I went in with a SxS and ran them off and got him out of there but even in that instance the female showed no aggression to the hunter she stayed on the ground stomping and trying to get the cubs out rather than climbing the tree to get the hunter.
I routinely hike, jog, scout without a sidearm at our place. Maybe one day it will get me but not a huge concern for me.
We have no shortage of them in SW MS you are welcome to come grab some
re: Too Many Acorns
Posted by Da Hammer on 12/1/25 at 7:40 pm to Old Man and a Porch
We hunted morning and evening most days from Friday evening before Thanksgiving through Sunday night after Thanksgiving.
We have a lease in Claiborne County it’s a good lease not a great lease. We hunted hard and have worked our butts off as a club to improve habitat and food plots. I would like to think the habitat improvements after several years and other changes are adding up to get us where we are.
Flip side we saw one shooter buck the whole time lots and lots of young bucks but only one we were going to shoot. We will shoot does but trying to let the yearlings get a little bigger even though science says you don’t have to do that. I just struggle walking up on a dead doe with the yearlings 40 yards away watching you haul her off.
We have a lease in Claiborne County it’s a good lease not a great lease. We hunted hard and have worked our butts off as a club to improve habitat and food plots. I would like to think the habitat improvements after several years and other changes are adding up to get us where we are.
Flip side we saw one shooter buck the whole time lots and lots of young bucks but only one we were going to shoot. We will shoot does but trying to let the yearlings get a little bigger even though science says you don’t have to do that. I just struggle walking up on a dead doe with the yearlings 40 yards away watching you haul her off.
re: Too Many Acorns
Posted by Da Hammer on 12/1/25 at 12:01 pm to Nannyslayer
I hope this doesn't come across to arse holeish....
Get out of the box stand and into the woods with the deer and the acorns.
I haven't baited this year at all I have been working on helping my son and his friend learn to hunt away from box stands and food plots. (I do love a good box stand by the way). Acorns are your best bait.
We are having an outstanding season hunting away from feeders and fields. We don't shoot much we watch them and shoot does. Over thanksgiving week between my son and I we had over 250 deer encounters mostly in oak flats bordered by thickets or saddles/funnels. My son managed to kill a 155" 13 point Wednesday of last week and it was in a plot. (saw him in the woods and knew he would bed down close by and used the wind to guess where he would go)
I am far from anti feeding but the deer and mother nature are trying to tell you they want something other than feed.
Get out of the box stand and into the woods with the deer and the acorns.
I haven't baited this year at all I have been working on helping my son and his friend learn to hunt away from box stands and food plots. (I do love a good box stand by the way). Acorns are your best bait.
We are having an outstanding season hunting away from feeders and fields. We don't shoot much we watch them and shoot does. Over thanksgiving week between my son and I we had over 250 deer encounters mostly in oak flats bordered by thickets or saddles/funnels. My son managed to kill a 155" 13 point Wednesday of last week and it was in a plot. (saw him in the woods and knew he would bed down close by and used the wind to guess where he would go)
I am far from anti feeding but the deer and mother nature are trying to tell you they want something other than feed.
Make sure you have an idea of how to run PAL it’s the most challenging of all the passes in Venice to run.
Once you get into Dennis/Loomis it’s easier. Just running that part of the pass isn’t too bad but be careful.
Once you get into Dennis/Loomis it’s easier. Just running that part of the pass isn’t too bad but be careful.
re: Food Plots South Mississippi
Posted by Da Hammer on 11/19/25 at 6:03 am to Red Stick Rambler
My plots are doing fairly well, however I do things differently.
I am 100% regenerative AG, so I don't disc, I don't use herbicide and I plant with a no till drill. As a result have a large layer of "thatch" which helps protect my plants.
That being said my plots are up and green but could use some rain. I have a few fields that are half conventional tillage and half regenerative and the regenerative plots are looking a LOT better.
I plan on putting out nitrogen Sunday before the rain next week.
I am 100% regenerative AG, so I don't disc, I don't use herbicide and I plant with a no till drill. As a result have a large layer of "thatch" which helps protect my plants.
That being said my plots are up and green but could use some rain. I have a few fields that are half conventional tillage and half regenerative and the regenerative plots are looking a LOT better.
I plan on putting out nitrogen Sunday before the rain next week.
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