Chris

No doubt. It's probably legal but I think it could lead to a very awkward conversation with a TWRA officer.

Ok, I see now. My bad. The bullet loads from the muzzle and the fire stick from the breech. Interesting.

I looked it up. Sure enough that would be illegal to use in TN during muzzleloader season. From the Hunting Guide: 7. Muzzleloading firearms are defined as those firearms which are incapable of being loaded from the breech. http://www.eregulations.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/19TNHD-LR8.pdf

That's cool but can we use it in Tn during muzzleloader season? Technically it's a breech loader.

LOVE these guys!!! Heading to Louisville tomorrow to see them play. I haven't been into a band like this since high school. Modern Blue Grass... Highly Recommend!!!

I can answer the last question. It is illegal to hunt with thermals or ir in TN. You'll need to head down to Texas for that. Actual scopes for rifles are super expensive but there are several handheld units out there that are a little more reasonable. I've got a little handheld FLIR that I enjoy playing with. It makes going for walks after dark a lot of fun. Is it worth the money? Your call, but the prices have come down quite a bit recently. The FLIR Scout TK is going for around $600. Handheld unit with only a 100 yard range but if you've got the coin to spare....

I beg to differ. Pretty sure he was smoking that awesome meerschaum in that one. Pretty sure that’s Good Bad and Ugly.

I've run them for a while and had mixed results. Definitely seems to help but like you noted it does make a little noise. As long as there's a little wind it's no big deal but on still days it's noticeable. I've seen young deer 10 ft directly downwind of me who seemed to have no clue I was there. However, as the years have passed, I feel like the older deer are starting to catch on and are getting warier of the ozone smell. Overall, a useful tool, but it's not magic by any means.

I agree. The gun is less important than the glass. My rule of thumb is the glass on my rifles is as or more expensive than the gun. It makes a huge difference in target acquisition, low light shooting, accuracy and my confidence as a shooter. One of my best outings as a hunter was done with a borrowed old p.o.s. Remington that had to be held together with zip ties. However, for some reason they had strapped a $2k Zeiss scope to it and that more than made up for the shortcomings of the rifle. I was knocking down running antelope at 200+ yds in low light conditions.... couldn't have done that w/o quality optics that let me peek back into the deep shadows. So moral of the story... buy the best glass you can afford.

I’ll be out. Good luck and be safe gents!

There's a ton of the little suckers on my place. They have now displaced the squirrels as the noisiest critter in the forest. The population really seems to have stepped up in the last few years. Bout time for a dillo hunt.

I expect that's only for certain values of "pellet rifle" where x = a really big pellet moving really fast. https://www.pyramydair.com/article/_50_Caliber_Dragon_Slayer_Air_Rifle_December_2007/45

Love 'em and hate 'em at the same time. That airframe can do it all. From cargo hauling to Elint to Direct fire support it's an amazing (if uncomfortable) plane. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules There's an Air Guard wing that flies them out of Nashville (or maybe Smyrna.. not sure).

They are not. The forest service roads are the way to go... gets you away from the chaos near the main roads. However we did run into two different groups on horse back.... not a bit of orange in sight and none of them had a clue it was hunting season.

Post on local or neighborhood social media groups. I've know folks that have had success that way. Good luck!

http://johniharris.com/practice-areas/firearms-laws/nfa-trusts/

I don't know the answer to the first part of your question but the person to talk to about gun trusts is John Harris.

I'm not personally a duck hunter but we have several in the Music City SCI chapter. Join us this Monday at Royal Range and I'll be happy to introduce you. Music City SCI Meeting is Monday 6-8pm at Royal Range. We'll have a guest speaker talking to us about re-establishing quail populations in Tennessee.

Henry makes some very good lever action guns. I've got a golden boy in .45 LC an it's one of my favorite range toys. I've also got an older marlin in .45-70 that's a pig killing machine... it's pretty awesome but does date to pre-remington. I've been told Marlin quality has gone down since then.

Chris spoke at the Music City SCI banquet last year. He'a a really good guy and a fantastic gun designer. If you haven't seen the Barrett Fieldcraft you really should take a look. It's a great lightweight design.

Interesting that he's wearing a US belt buckle. You forgot to mention that he was also a member of the James / Younger gang after the war.

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Coffee + Amarula = the start of a good day (albeit entirely non-productive).

Mongolian Heavy Metal.

Whitetail Institute produces some excellent seed. It's significantly more expensive than you will find elsewhere but seems to be worth it. Every product of theirs that I've tried has grown extremely well. I've used Power Plant,which the deer love but also grows really tall so if you are using a ground blind it can be an issue. I use the tall tine tubers for late season crops... super effective if the deer don't wipe it out when the greens first start sprouting. Their clover is really expensive but grows much better than what I can get at the co-op... it's become by go to food plot. I've also used No Plow back in the woods on a few small spots but the deer wiped it out as soon as it sprouted. So long and short, I've had really good luck w/ their products... I wince every time I buy them but I'm always happy with the results.