Fishing, and hunting reports (share yours)

Murphjd25 said:
FK2, good choice. Good luck too. Late season starts Thursday, I get four more days and one more chance 😁
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Dang good luck out there, hope you can capitalize! We’re in the tail end of our archery season now, gun season starts next weekend for a few weeks then our late season archery/MZ begins. The FK2 worked quite well for everything I needed last season so that helped in my decision to take it the week I’ll be away from home.
 
Im hoping I get lucky, I set up some bait stations and have been seeing some nice bucks. (It’s legal to bait here on private property) I’ve never baited before but everyone else does it, and it doesn’t get any easier to find them nowadays. Thanks to the government for reintroducing the wolf population.
 
Oryx meat is the very best! I've gotten drawn twice to hunt them on White Sands Missle Range here in NM, and got nice ones both times (one trophy and one non-trophy). I've also guided several friends who got drawn. It's a fun hunt, except for when you get one down, then it's a LOT of work, especially if you have to pack it out for any distance. They are really big animals - my
trophy oryx was estimated at over 550 lbs on the hoof (a once-in-a-lifetime draw hunt here in NM).
 
My youngest Son ( just turned 12 in Oct ) decided that he was all in this year for deer season. He has been the most reliable of my 3 kids when it comes to going with me into the deer woods. This year was special for him because he put enough trigger time in this summer for me to be confident in his ability to take a deer.
It was snowing almost all day and started to stick in the evening, beautiful opening day. A large Doe came in at 4:40 and he asked to shoot it. I gave him the go ahead along with some last second pointers, but, after lining up the shot he decided that he couldn't do it. He was really disappointed but we talked about it and he accepted that if it wasn't the right time then it wasn't the right time. We stayed out in the blind and at 5:20 another Doe came in at 70 yards, which is a chip shot compared to how far it normally is. I decided to take it and the 44 dropped it where it stood. My boy was dancing he was so excited. Just after I unloaded the rifle and gathered all of our gear to quit for the day and begin the hard work another Deer walked in at 111 yards. My Son asked if he could shoot it, I hid my excitement and gave him the go ahead. The deer gave him a perfect broadside shot and he let the 44 roar ( well kinda, it has a silencer Octane 45 can on it which really tames it ). I heard the bullet hit, saw the deer hop, then run, then stumble on a busted front leg, and enter the tree line. It was a great moment that I am so happy to have been able to share with him ( and you if you're reading this ). He was dancing with excitement again. We covered some basics about remembering where it entered the woods, where you last saw it, etc, etc.The snow made it easy to find the trail for his deer and the mini thermal monocular made finding it in the fallen trees a breeze. blood on the snow didn't hurt either😁👍
Mine turned out to be a Button Buck. His was indeed a nice Doe. He hit it squarely in the shoulder traveling through to the heart. He was very excited about making the shot, hitting exactly where he had aimed, and making a clean and quick kill.
The Carothers FK2 made quick and easy work of both of them and can still shave the hair off of my arm after gutting them. I know that a lot of hunters don't split the rib cage but I do and that knife splits those ribs like a plasma torch! I had used a CRK Nyala for many years to do all of my field dressing and really liked it. I only bought the FK2 out of curiosity because I liked my other CPK's so much. After using the FK2 the last 2 years I didn't even take the Nyala out of the sheath this time. Just like the last two years I wrapped the bloody fatty FK2 in a nasty rubber glove and threw it into the bed of the truck with the deer. It stayed there all night and till 11am when I finally washed the thing off. just like before, no marks, scratches, or problems from using it on bone or stains from leaving it like that over night. I couldn't be more impressed b y the Delta 3V and am hoping to put the knife to work again this weekend when my 14 year old goes hunting with me.
Thank you to all of the crew at CPK for making such amazing tools.
Oh, I did pull the scales off to dry it after washing it, still no stains thanks to a little wax, and the knife still looks new.
Heres a pic of my Son and his first deer, and the FK2 in all of it's dirty glory.
And I can't figure out how to post an image, maybe its because my Gold Membership has lapsed. I'll look into and post it later.
 
1AbominAble1 said:
My youngest Son ( just turned 12 in Oct ) decided that he was all in this year for deer season. He has been the most reliable of my 3 kids when it comes to going with me into the deer woods. This year was special for him because he put enough trigger time in this summer for me to be confident in his ability to take a deer.
It was snowing almost all day and started to stick in the evening, beautiful opening day. A large Doe came in at 4:40 and he asked to shoot it. I gave him the go ahead along with some last second pointers, but, after lining up the shot he decided that he couldn't do it. He was really disappointed but we talked about it and he accepted that if it wasn't the right time then it wasn't the right time. We stayed out in the blind and at 5:20 another Doe came in at 70 yards, which is a chip shot compared to how far it normally is. I decided to take it and the 44 dropped it where it stood. My boy was dancing he was so excited. Just after I unloaded the rifle and gathered all of our gear to quit for the day and begin the hard work another Deer walked in at 111 yards. My Son asked if he could shoot it, I hid my excitement and gave him the go ahead. The deer gave him a perfect broadside shot and he let the 44 roar ( well kinda, it has a silencer Octane 45 can on it which really tames it ). I heard the bullet hit, saw the deer hop, then run, then stumble on a busted front leg, and enter the tree line. It was a great moment that I am so happy to have been able to share with him ( and you if you're reading this ). He was dancing with excitement again. We covered some basics about remembering where it entered the woods, where you last saw it, etc, etc.The snow made it easy to find the trail for his deer and the mini thermal monocular made finding it in the fallen trees a breeze. blood on the snow didn't hurt either😁👍
Mine turned out to be a Button Buck. His was indeed a nice Doe. He hit it squarely in the shoulder traveling through to the heart. He was very excited about making the shot, hitting exactly where he had aimed, and making a clean and quick kill.
The Carothers FK2 made quick and easy work of both of them and can still shave the hair off of my arm after gutting them. I know that a lot of hunters don't split the rib cage but I do and that knife splits those ribs like a plasma torch! I had used a CRK Nyala for many years to do all of my field dressing and really liked it. I only bought the FK2 out of curiosity because I liked my other CPK's so much. After using the FK2 the last 2 years I didn't even take the Nyala out of the sheath this time. Just like the last two years I wrapped the bloody fatty FK2 in a nasty rubber glove and threw it into the bed of the truck with the deer. It stayed there all night and till 11am when I finally washed the thing off. just like before, no marks, scratches, or problems from using it on bone or stains from leaving it like that over night. I couldn't be more impressed b y the Delta 3V and am hoping to put the knife to work again this weekend when my 14 year old goes hunting with me.
Thank you to all of the crew at CPK for making such amazing tools.
Oh, I did pull the scales off to dry it after washing it, still no stains thanks to a little wax, and the knife still looks new.
Heres a pic of my Son and his first deer, and the FK2 in all of it's dirty glory.
And I can't figure out how to post an image, maybe its because my Gold Membership has lapsed. I'll look into and post it later.
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I came across your YouTube channel looking for CPK reviews and I thought you did a great job with the FK2 review! I have an FK2 and I'm hoping to put it to use this season. I'd also like to get a Nyala at some point to compare. I would think the shorter blade length of the Nyala would make field dressing easier, what was it like for you? Thanks, Steve
 
Murphjd25 said:
I’m going to really depressed if I don’t find something on Saturday and Sunday.
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Good luck brother!!! My buddys bird dog got out a couple days ago. We had to go to each field (and feeder area) and call him and whistle a couple days ago. The ENTIRE day. He showed up that night on the front porch after we had obliterated our hunting grounds with lots of yelling and a field whistle..... needless to say there had been very little activity over the last two days. We may have screwed ourselves for a while. Thick silverlining is that we are going to Arizona for a deer and quail hunt he drew tags for. 27th-Dec 5th. Can't wait!!
 
Non.Nisi.Te said:
I came across your YouTube channel looking for CPK reviews and I thought you did a great job with the FK2 review! I have an FK2 and I'm hoping to put it to use this season. I'd also like to get a Nyala at some point to compare. I would think the shorter blade length of the Nyala would make field dressing easier, what was it like for you? Thanks, Steve
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Thank you, Steve.
The Nyala was an outstanding knife for field dressing deer. The long handle with shorter blade made for a very nimble set up. I honestly had no complaints in using it for that task. Where I found short comings with the Nyala was in making kindling or small bits for a fire. The hollow grind seemed to bind slightly when doing those tasks, nothing horrible, just noticeable at times. I still I’ve the knife but I think that the grind on the FK2 is better for those tasks and every bit as good at field dressing deer, maybe better since it splits the rib cage so effortless ( not even maybe- it is ). It did take me a few deer to get used to the FK2 and the slightly longer blade. The almost curved Tanto front with the higher tip was also something that took getting used to but now that I have the utility of it is clearly obvious to me as well as the time that was put into designing it. CPK makes the best handles in the game too, so it’s an extension of the arm.
I’d probably get into a shootout if someone told me that I could only have one or the other as I love both, but, if I had to decide it’d be the FK2.
Thank you again for the kind words and I hope that this reply was useful in some way.
 
Just coming off the mountains and finally got service. What a week! Season started last Saturday and ended yesterday evening. I lucked out with this stud, biggest buck I’ve ever killed.
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