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I don't hunt anymore due to lack of time and folks to hunt with. But I'll give you a wall of text anyway.

Deer can be very clever if they've lived though a couple hunting seasons. If you are stalking one it will get a bit ahead of you and then circle around behind you and follow. Once we were stalking and could not figure out where it went. We did a wide search and found a row of low brush. We saw where the deer bed down and then some odd drag marks. We figured out that when we passed the deer low crawled in the opposite direction we went.

I can't stress enough that you always need to be thinking safety. Know who you are hunting with. We mostly would hunt using portable stands for morn/dusk and would stalk/drive during the day. We would know where everyone was and would know our safe firing zones. I personally hated driving corn fields. A hunting buddy brought a "new guy" in for one day and the moron actually fired into the corn because he thought we were further back. Like I wrote above...know who you are hunting with. We never let that guy hunt with us again.

Know your gun and ammunition. Sight in and practice. You could always hear the gomers on day one of the season firing 5 or 6 rounds quickly. We would joke that they must have been hunting a Sasquatch. We would hunt with shotguns using slugs and it only takes one round to kill a deer. Don't be "cool guy" and go for head shots. I was so pissed when I found a deer that had starved due to its lower jaw being shot off because of "cool guy".

In Minnesota and Wisconsin the DNR monitors deer populations and will give out license tags according to the harvest numbers they want. There is a lack of large predators so deer populations can rise quickly. This can lead to starvation and disease. So controlled hunting does help. DNR also collects data on the deer when you bring it in to have the license tag checked. Plus some of license money does go state wildlife programs. When you do decide where and what to hunt be sure to look up that states hunting rules. Its been awhile but I would get a booklet at the same place I would get my hunting license. States will have zones for times/dates to hunt and what firearm types are allowed. You do not want to be making a mistake and be accidentally poaching. Some states will take everything away from you including the vehicle you are using. Minnesota DNR was fairly laid back when we would get pulled over. DNR will drive around and will pull you over if you have a deer in the bed of you pickup. Wisconsin DNR was always hardcore. We would be told to exit the vehicle and stand away. They would inspect the deer, license and grill you where you shot it. Then they would check the guns by taking them out of the case and racking them to make sure they were not loaded. I guess I can't blame them....crazy S'conies.

I was lucky to find a group of guys that wanted to hunt for the meat. We would butcher the deer ourselves. Steaks and mixing for ground meat, jerky and sausage. Meat would be shared with family and the rest would go into the deep freeze. Would use it throughout the year for grilling and such. Other than learning to hunt, learning how to process the deer to get the most out of it was just as fun.

Finally be respectful of other hunters. If you are on public land you will run into other hunters. Be aware of where they are trying to hunt and give them a wide berth. I was in a stand one time and I literally had a group of 4 guys walk right under my stand while talking loudly and drinking coffee.

What I really meant to say was get outdoors and have fun.

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Tip worth mentioning : Don't eat the golden lizard for healing. Not sure of all golden stuff but it gave me a full heal and 18k xp. So you may want to save the golden stuff for a new guy for quick xp. Same also for the metal colored mushrooms. Bronze mushrooms can be collected and turned in to the Mushroom Magistrate for ?rare? decals. If consumed will give 500xp. Tried to read all posts and didn't see it mentioned so if its a repeat sorry.

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I think my favorite HP Lovecraft quote works here....

“Never Explain Anything”

H.P. Lovecraft

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#4  Edited By Bored_Ming

Hi everyone. Will start by saying I currently own a 360, PS3, Wii and 3DS. My current "pc" is a cheap HP laptop good for surfing and that's about it.

Looking for some advice/feedback on a choice I need to make. I'm thinking of going back to PC gaming and skipping the "next gen" consoles. The reason being I don't want to spend $1500 + on a solid rig AND buy new consoles. So does the gaming market look like that's a good plan or should I just wait for the new console release and dump my money into that?

Thanks.

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Having fun with the quests on the site. Enjoying the nostalgia when reading about the beginning of the console wars and remembering just how many of the older/obscure systems I've owned. Then the fun stops when I realize that makes me old.

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