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    1. akalma

      Controlled Deer Management Hunts in Md/Montgomery Co?

      I participated in only one managed hunt in Montgomery county - at Schaeffer Farm Tract Hunting Area https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/central/Seneca/Schaeffer-Farm.aspx A person need to pass the DNR qualification - https://dnr.maryland.gov/huntersguide/Pages/shootqual.aspx I did it in...
    2. akalma

      MD nature pics thread

      Thanks for ID! Picture was taken near Q2 area of Blackwater in DorCo. The water level was rather high, all lower areas were covered.
    3. akalma

      MD nature pics thread

      Saw two of them yesterday 30 yards apart from each other. What kind of snakes are they?
    4. akalma

      How to find turkeys on public land?

      It is called Patuxent River State Park Hunting Area, here is the map, Hipsley Mill Rd parking is on the third map from the top: https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Documents/PRSP-All-HuntingAreas-Maps.pdf
    5. akalma

      Delaware/Peninsula: coyotes

      In Montgomery Village this morning I saw two coywolfs. Was able to take a photo of one.
    6. akalma

      Building My First

      Thanks, it is a valuable info!
    7. akalma

      Building My First

      Looks great! I have a question. If you use less then 16" barrel are you going to build it as a pistol or will seek to purchase the SBR stamp? I didn't follow the recent changes with ATF regarding the braces and now considering my new build using the 12.5" barrel in 6.8SPC II caliber.
    8. akalma

      450, 350 or 50

      I have a different experience. I was afraid the 350 legend upper for AR-15 will be unreliable. But it didn't happen. I built my new upper based on generic receiver and barrel from midwayusa (AR-STONER Barrel AR-15 350 Legend M4 Contour 1 in 16" Twist 16" Chrome Moly Phosphate). And I used...
    9. akalma

      MD nature pics thread

      Sunrise
    10. akalma

      More Noob Hunter Questions

      Good point! But there are cases when yellow wavelength lights do not work. For example, in case of red-green color blindness, wink, wink!
    11. akalma

      Trijcon Huron vs Leupold VX-Freedom

      Interesting, I never thought about warranty issues, thanks!
    12. akalma

      Trijcon Huron vs Leupold VX-Freedom

      The euro optic has Trijcon Huron 3-9x40 on sale. How this scope is comparable to Leupold VX-Freedom 3-9x40? Both have 1" tube. I'm choosing the scope for bolt rifle.
    13. akalma

      More Noob Hunter Questions

      Good point! Also beware of deer tarsal glands, they stink, don't try to touch them at all.
    14. akalma

      More Noob Hunter Questions

      On heavy duty commercial trash bags - try to find ones with no aroma, as it actully spoils meat.
    15. akalma

      What is your favorite AR15 caliber?

      When I got my first AR-15 it was BCM upper. All factory ammo I tried were given me about 2-4MOA accuracy and I was sad. Next upper I assembled myself and it was based on blackhole barrel. It produced me good 2MOA accuracy and I was kinda satisfied but wanted better. The next caliber I choose...
    16. akalma

      Bambi Whacking 2023-2024

      Congrats to everybody! I hunted the Patuxent park yesterday morning, shot and retrieved a medium size unicorn(!) buck. There were a lot of shots heard, more than usual.
    17. akalma

      Thermal and preparedness.

      For scanning I got Taipan TM10-256 couple month ago. It is quite decent and I'm happy with it. Had an opportunity to compare it to TM15-384 and decided the cheaper TM10-256 is satisfactory for me.
    18. akalma

      Primer Notifications

      Not directly related to reloading, but Mt.Airy Wallmart had 209MZ Federal premium muzzleloading primers for $9.93 per 100 pack.
    19. akalma

      Getting them Ready/Deer Rifles

      For shotgun/straight-wall counties I use AR-15 in .350 legend, factory ammo (Winchester) works pretty well. For other (normal) counties I use AR-15 in 6.8SPC with hand-loaded ammo (90gn Gold Dot). And for PA it is Rem700 in 30-06 (also hand-loaded). All the shots are usually in 100 yds range, no...
    20. akalma

      Please Hit this Deer Hunting Tree Stand Poll

      Climber (Summit brand) stand on public land. On private there are couple ladder stands and a elelvated box blind (self-made). Oh, there is one tripod stand as well.
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