Just an introduction..........

[Buzz-sawyer]

Dont let ol haytrader get to ya......hes just givin ya the rasberries........I knew those were not Florida deer ...if they were they usually have on dog collars and tags, mistakenly put on by the humane society :D

Hey man I hunt with a recurve too, and I can shoot at a moving target shooting instinctively.....I had a compound guy harass me about how good he was and how many trophies he had won.....so I challenged him to see who could put the most arrows in a moving milk jug in 5 seconds...............never would, I guess his sight pins take a bit longer to set up!!!! ;D

[Arthur]

if you havnt started building your mill the Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition is just around the corner both time and distance in Moultrie, Georgia October 19-21, 2004

It appears there will be a number of members there as well as a good variety of different types of mills.

come have a look.

[Haytrader]

Hey Buzz,

Rasberries huh? Taint what my wife calls it...... ;D

EIGHTWTG,

We realy do have some of the biggest deer here in Comanche County Kansas. And I wasn't kiddin bout the Florida boys either. We have a tranferrable tag here and I have heard of some going for $4000 and that is with no guide, place to hunt, or accomodations. Not to mention equipment, gear, eats, and travel expenses.
My conclusion is that these guys have lots better jobs than I do.

[DanG]

The problem Florida hunters face ain't a lack of deer, or even a lack of big deer. It is a lack of a place to hunt. All of the public land is too crowded to be safe, and private hunting land is scarce and expensive.

It's true that most Florida deer run a bit on the small side, but the bigguns are here, too. My Brother killed a 245 pounder some years ago, not far from where I live now. One antler was broken off, but it would've been a 12 point.

[EIGHTWGT]

Dan

You are right - I have seen some nice deer in Florida......  I simply do not have a place to hunt - I wish I did. I refuse to hunt public land where rifles are being used - besides I am a bow hunter.  I want so bad to take my boy hunting but cannot due to a lack of places to hunt in Florida.  I had planned on bringing him up to Indiana this year- I have true WORLD class deer hunting where I go, however -due to school regs I cannot keep him out more than a few days - so I guess Ill have to wait to find a place to hunt in Florida and as you said its TOUGH........   :(

[DanG]

EW, there are a couple of good WMAs over this way that don't have any gun traffic in bow season. I think one of them is for primitive weapons only, even in general season, but I'm not totally sure about that. I'll look it up and get back to you. Why don't you and Tom saddle up and ride over this way for a look-see?  I can almost guarantee a fun trip. ;D

[EIGHTWGT]

Hmmm...... I mayu take ya up on that one !  Is Tom a hunter also ???

 8)

[Tom]

I'm more of an "Eater". :D

[EIGHTWGT]

Nothin wrong with that Tom !!   Tom - when ya sawin logs again... I need to come check that rig out and learn a few things !

[Tom]

Don't have to be sawing to do that.

Most everybody is laying low now.  I don't have anything going, just waiting for some to get their stuff together.

[EIGHTWGT]

Well Id love to come over sometime so let me know if and when youd like to teach a newbie a thing or two......  


I just passed a lot being cleared that looked like it had a few good logs layin there - I need to go back and see what they were......

Tom you should see the 'stump' I saw on SanJose Friday... must have been 4' at least in diameter - Id guess a huge live oak.... someone got a nice big one (or a heck of a pile of fire wood)

[Tom]

More like a big pile of wood.  I cut the big live oaks from the Mandarin Baptist Church a few months ago and there were 3 of those big stumps left.   The wood was cut for stair treads and went to a kiln.  Most came out, I've since heard, not more than firewood.  They were able to use some of it but not like they thought they would get.  Live Oak is a difficult wood to saw, dry and machine.  I kind of walk past a live oak being dropped, casually looking the other way and whistling , hoping that they don't see me.  :D