Yup, that looks like an awesome ambush point, low foliage for maximum kill zone. Bet more than a couple crows landed in those taller trees along the ridge to survey what all the commotion was in that little hole where your blind was located.
Ted
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Either you are nuts, or I am. Thirty below zero, and you want to shoot a worthless fowl that eats cow sh-it for food! Have you never heard of a warm fire, a sexy curvaceous blond, and a good bottle of wine? Wine, a blond, and warm fire may not be the most desirable aquaintance you have, but in my book it beats what ever else is in second place!....to each his own!
Here was a nice cozy spot out of the wind on a cold winter morning.
When a guy is narrowing down the best blind locations this time of year, getting out of the wind is a high priority. That spot looks cozy indeed. And deadly.
Either you are nuts, or I am. Thirty below zero, and you want to shoot a worthless fowl that eats cow sh-it for food! Have you never heard of a warm fire, a sexy curvaceous blond, and a good bottle of wine? Wine, a blond, and warm fire may not be the most desirable aquaintance you have, but in my book it beats what ever else is in second place!....to each his own!
Kencrow
Kencrow,
Temperature is all relative. The urge to shoot crows can overcome cold weather. Once a guy gets used to it, 20 below is tolerable as long as the wind isn't howling. I'm thinking our all-time record low is -31. The weatherman is forecasting a high of -18 and a low of -30 in a couple of days. I won't be sitting in a blind that morning, but if there were shooting to be had, M12 might. Probably wouldn't even put his ear lappers down. And while we may think him nuts, his main worry would be keeping his calls thawed out.
That being said, all of the comforts of home can be had after the hunt!
Either you are nuts, or I am. Thirty below zero, and you want to shoot a worthless fowl that eats cow sh-it for food! Have you never heard of a warm fire, a sexy curvaceous blond, and a good bottle of wine? Wine, a blond, and warm fire may not be the most desirable aquaintance you have, but in my book it beats what ever else is in second place!....to each his own!
Kencrow
The human body can only take so much of that!
Ted
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Your velocity on your ammo gets effected in bitter cold weather.
My partner had some re-loads squib-fire last week with the temperature between 10-15 above. Figured either the primers weren't hot enough or he had a bad batch. He experimented later by putting several outside in sub-zero temps and some at room temp. Room temps fired flawlessly, cold ones failed. Needless to say that batch will be set aside for warmer weather.
Don't shoot shotguns much in the dead of winter less a jackrabbit or two. Have shot many ducks late in the season when temps were well below freezing and never had ammo issues. Noticeable difference with regard to velocity and unburnt powder in barrel when it starts to get really cold...with that I'm talking 20 below or so. Same with centrefire ammo. Why when we load ammunition for say a caribou hunt in the winter at the tree line when 30 or 40 below is the norm, one uses magnum primers and a powder proven to be less temperature sensitive. Have seen ammo fail to fire but always due to gun oil in the firing pin and bolt. Bolt should be stripped and cleaned with kerosene for arctic temps.
Ted
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Artic Carrhartt are best worn when it’s -20 to -60 , I put a 3X Tyvek over them to blend in with the snow. i just lay in the snow to blend in. Crows could not spot me. Lol
