Jon

Welcome. I would recommend shooting as many different guns as you can, before making a purchase.

You would need to make a copy of your hunter safety card. Your hunting license alone is insufficient.

All good advice, although I would disagree with the need to have two people to drag out a big deer even up a hill. I still prefer using a set of steel garden clippers to cut the pelvic bone.

Good point Nick. Based off the attendance of past meetings, parking will be short by well over 50 vehicles.

I should be there. Thanks for setting something up in North Jersey.

Good deal! I can't wait to check the mail tomorrow!

What sort of optics is it getting?

This thread has run its course.

I always bring a cell phone, and don't hunt any areas that I don't know like the back of my hand. ALSO, very very VERY important. Always go hunting with a friend who can come look for you if you get hurt. If you must go alone, tell someone where you are, and how long you intend to be in the woods.

It costs either 5 or 10 bucks extra to get the hide. Then I mail it out to get tanned. I have 3 skins sitting in a cedar box waiting for me to decide what to do with them.

Pheasant: -Hiking boots -Brush pants -Blaze orange vest -Blaze orange ball cap -"Warm" gloves -Latex gloves -Water bottle -Buck knife -Ammo -Shotgun Deer hunting: -Hiking boots -Cold-weather clothes -Backpack -Snacks -Camp chair -Flashlight -Deer drag -Pen -Orange wrap -Blaze orange vest -Stocking cap -"Warm" gloves -Latex gloves -Water bottle x2 -Buck knife -Ammo/blackpowder speedloaders -Shotgun/rifle

River Horse Hop-A-Lot-Amus.

I don't see the need for the butt-out tool. When I gut a deer I make a cut from the ribcage down to the anus and then use a pair of garden clippers and crack the pelvis. Then, cut around all the guts in the body cavity being careful not to make an incision in any of the organs. Finally, I cut the top of the esophagus as high up as I can get, grab the top of the guts and pull it all out towards the rear of the deer. There's usually a couple pieces still in the body cavity, but it's easy to finish up at that point. ETA: I, too, pay a butcher. My butcher charges 80-100 bucks per deer, but vacuum seals everything I want into 1lb packages. Easily worth the price for that sort of convenience.

Agreed. I enjoy their octoberfest.

My little brother got home for his Christmas Break from college on Thursday so I decided to take him into the woods yesterday. Set him up with my dad's old Sears Mod. 200 and some #1 buckshot and put him on a pretty well-travelled trail through the woods. Saw nothing all morning and we went to lunch at McD's. Headed back out around 2:00 and put him in the same location, then headed further into the woods to my favorite hilltop. At about 2:15(I was still a good several hundred yards from my hilltop) I heard two shots, and my phone started ringing! Low and behold, he had two deer walk past him about 30yds away, picked out the bigger one, and shot his first deer! So as I post from work, I have not gotten myself a deer during this year's 6-day firearm season, but seeing the look on my little brother's face made it one of the most memorable.

The folder is legal if the gun cannot be fired from the folded position. I do not know of any folding weapon capable of taking down a bear, as I would assume you'd want a .30cal rifle round at minimum. FID stands for Firearm ID card.

Correct. Thank you for clarifying.

Sounds like Stafford Pd screwed up. Contact the njsp.

No, but it still takes up very little space. Add the reliability of a pump and the ability to shoot subsonic shorts and it'll be my choice every time.

I agree with Troy on the m&p. As always try to shoot all three before making a decision.

14 or 15 I will confirm later tonight though. Does it even matter for a pump action?

Even though they're tough to find(and quite expensive) my favorite backpack/shtf .22 is the Winchester 1906 models that were chambered in short, long, and LR. They fit about 14 in the tube mag and have a very reliable pump action. They also break apart at the action for easy storage.

Unfortunately we're still at the whim of the AG. I'm not counting on any Legislative reform with her in power.

Weak. What brands man? I actually just discovered them, only had the Mad Elf so far. Looking to expand my Troegs horizons this winter, though. Solid choice, and my favorite blended scotch. Mmmm. I love me some Soco and sprite

Simple thread, what are you drinking tonight? I'm enjoying Tröegs Mad Elf Ale.