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re: And Virginia hunters on here

Posted by RentToOwn on 2/13/26 at 10:41 am to
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That is a horrible take on the situation. There are tons of anti-hunting groups lobbying for anti-hunting legislation any giving day.


The odds of them being successful are literally zero. Ain’t happening.

Deer doggers are more trouble than they are worth. Cause far too many disturbances for private land owners and actually turn many folks into anti hunters who would otherwise not give a shite about hunting in general.

re: And Virginia hunters on here

Posted by RentToOwn on 2/11/26 at 2:35 pm to
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Not sure of details but seems they are coming after dog hunting very hard. This is like gun control. First they come for the deer hounds, next thing you know they come for your retrievers. We need to hold on to every inch we have.



This is literally what dog runners and dog hunting orgs have beat into the minds of other hunters, in order to protect their own interests.

Come on man. Ain’t nobody coming for a retriever! Ain’t nobody coming for anyone’s hunting rights. lol

But it’s high time to get rid of deer dogging. Shut it down
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I live in the country and usually have a rifle in a case in my back seat. I would (and do) think nothing of pulling over to look at deer standing in a field, day or night.



Ok cool. I do too.. unless I have my rifle in my truck, then I consider the possible trouble it could make for myself. Kinda like taking a pistol with you to a protest against law enforcement, it’s just dumb.


I’ve been checked twice this year by green jeans. Both times at night. I was parked on the side of gravel road checking trail cam pics on my phone both times. He asked to see my rifle. Once he saw it was in a case and unloaded he said have a good night.

Sure I could have had it loaded and within reach. But I would rather make my life easier and remove all doubt. Not do something just because I can.

As much as this particular guy night hunts, he knows the law. He used a technicality to weasel his way out of a life changing charge.
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Not sure how you could ascertain any of that from the video.


Like I said. Just my opinion. The boy is a well known predator hunter (at night). And has taken some big deer. Certainly not a crime but you better be on your p and q’s because that is gonna draw a little attention in itself.

Having said that. You glass a deer at night (which he admitted to) and have a loaded rifle with thermal within reach, and have a lookout/driver (which is how most all night road hunters operate)…

Yeah he was 100%night hunting, absolutely no doubt in my mind. You don’t stop and look at deer in that situation. He knows that. Green jeans knows that. Which is also why he continues playing dumb saying “so it’s a crime if you don’t shine a light on em?” So he knows you shouldn’t shine deer but doesn’t understand that using thermal is an invisible spotlight? Lol yeah sure bud. He would have lit that deer up had he seen heat.


Road night hunters are absolute scum of the earth.
Might have been night hunting, probably was in my just my opinion. Girlfriend was the lookout using the mono and would have taken over driving had he shot and while he drags the deer to the road.

But a strong case ain’t built on might’s and maybe’s.
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I decided to hunt public for my first time this season and was pretty anxious about it due to the negative stereotypes about it. I now consider it one of the greatest choices I’ve made


No to rain on your parade man but it’s gonna happen. It’s not like every public hunt is gonna be bad. 95% of the time it’s cool in my opinion. But when you have that bad experience it will change everything.

And a pro tip for everyone regarding all of those “friendly” public land guys. Not saying all of them, but most of them ain’t your friend. They’re looking for info. Best believe they are memorizing every detail you give them. Coming from someone with over 30 years on public. You can make friends but careful what you say

A lot of you guys are soft. Extra soft. This is how you maintain an empire. If someone steps out of line. You get them in line.
Absolutely. Just basing it off of his hired security and the fact that he was wearing armor. He knew the risk.

Also, armor isn’t always a 40lb plate like your buddy wore in Afghanistan. Armor like Charlie was wearing weighs pounds and stops a 30-06 round 999 times out of a 1000
You would have to be willfully ignorant or just plain stupid to not realize that weather modification/manipulation is real and happening.

And I think it’s safe to assume that the technology is far more advanced than we can imagine…Well, shite that only a crazy person would believe.

Personally I absolutely love Illinois. You may pay a few hundred more but they have some top notch public land.

Out of the 7 years I have gone, I’ve tagged out 6 of those with bow. Would have been 7 for 7 had I made a better shot on a 140 I couldn’t find.


I love everything about that area. Rural, friendly people, cost efficient housing/food

But the thing that has always drawn me back is knowing that I have a real chance at killing a booner.
Go with the crawler. I’ve owned and used several other types. Nothing comes close to it

Also I’ve quartered up several deer and packed them out until I realized I wasn’t gonna be Jeremiah Johnson no matter how many deer I packed out. It’s cool and all and really lets us get a taste of how it was done 150 years ago, but it ain’t easier than wheeling one out on a crawler and taking to a rack. Not even close.

So much easier, cleaner, and just better to clean one at a dedicated skinning location with water, table, light, etc
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Releasing fairly clear photos of them all over national news tends to have the opposite effect


Might be him might not be him. Too many amateur videos coming out. They had to release something. He’s in a pressure cooker and will blow the second he thinks he’s found out. This lowers that pressure. Cools and calms.“That’s all they’ve got. A shitty pic that doesn’t look anything like me” kinda thing..
Absolutely this. This is exactly what you want to hear. Surveillance and mining for evidence at this point. Accomplices/Network. Who knew what when, if anyone. Motive. Etc. They don’t want him to run. They want him cool, comfortable, and very confident

What exactly do you think a civilian wearing a plate looks like?

They look exactly like a civilian that isn’t wearing a plate. High quality armor tailored for a specific individual’s body will not be distinguishable under normal circumstances. For obvious reasons. This ain’t Iraq.

Everything about the hit says armor. One of the dudes close friends says he was wearing armor. It’s really not even debatable at this point

They know exactly who their guy is. Likely knew within 4 hours of the shooting tops.

Way too much surveillance in this scenario for anyone to get away with it. Pro or amateur they are done
Could be. Many parts to that equation. After seeing several different vids of the shot, you can tell he was wearing something obviously.

The bullet hit close to an edge. Either fragments of the bullet or fragments of the plate are what got him.


You can’t tell he’s wearing anything before the shot because, well..you’re not supposed to.
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Even then, rifle rounds don't just ricochet unless they hit at a very specific angle. At those velocities, they fragment.


Which is exactly what it looks like, to me.

There is a video taken from Charlie’s left, fairly close. It looks like the round fragmented for sure when it hit the armor. Shirt blows out. Part of the bullet can be seen deflecting off to Charlie’s right.



At first I told myself, No way..I don’t want to see it. Too painful. And it is. It’s fricking awful. But it’s not for kicks. It is to really show you what these people are capable of.

And honestly I feel like Charlie would want you to see it and use it as fuel to take a stand.
I know what the video looks like but I’ll trust what Solomon says. He’s not just some random dude speculating based off of what he saw.

So Charlie was absolutely wearing a plate if Solomon says he was. They’ve known one another for years, very close. Odds of a ricochet may be minuscule but apparently it can happen.

And honestly, just common sense should tell you he had armor on. No chance he would do what he did, in this climate, without it.

RIP Charlie

re: Little public land dink

Posted by RentToOwn on 9/7/25 at 11:23 pm to
Ha.. Have a few others on cam that are roughly the same size as this guy scoring wise. Pleasantly surprised with the quality on Alabama Public land