A while back when I was even younger and dumber than I am now, I saw one of those "as seen on tv" fishing kits with little plastic minnows, supposedly so deadly as to be unfair, at Wal-mart. I foolishly paid my 9.99 and now have 9.99 dollars worth of useless plastic minnows.

So my nomination for useless gear is all the stuff advertised in magazines and on tv as 'too good to be true'.

Bought a cheap 4x scope from, I think, Western Auto. Does Western Auto sound familiar to any of you? This was 25 years ago. Anyway you could throw rocks while blindfolded more accurately. That piece of junk was unusable. Bet I shot a thousand rounds, young and foolish, trying to set it . finally gave up and chunked it into Mobile bay for the salt water to chew on. A fitting end for apiece of sh#%!!!!

Hey Tommy, I think you could carry it through the bow zone if there is no rounds in the gun including the magazine. I would definitely call your local Game warden to check with him. This blog if fun come on fellas. I already put 2 things on it.

Another question which could lead to an entry here Dave.

Do the snort wheeze calls work in your opinion?

I know the idea is to call back to an alarmed deer, but do we understand that particular vocalization enough to say it will work to keep an alarmed deer close?

I actually tried to do it with my voice a couple weeks ago and danged if the deer did not stay about 100 yds behind me, out of sight, the last 20 minutes of light blowing every few minutes. A black cat had come thru and went exactly to where the deer sounded to be about ten minutes before it started blowing. Never got a shot on the deer or even saw it, but the deer did seem to respond.

I was thinking of buying one, but if you guys say it should go on this list - I will refrain.

Tommy, you need to be very carefull if you carry you rifle through the bow only land to get the the rifle hunting property. THe law states no hunting with rifles. This leaves a lot open to interpretation and you will never convince a warden or judge that you were not hunting if you are walking through the woods with a rifle. The best way to handle this IMO is to either hike two miles or carry your rifel unloaded in a soft gun case or cover zipped up until you get to the area that you can legally hunt with a rifle. Even doing this you still might run into a problem if you run into a warden. Then you have the matter of getting the deer that you shot with a rifle out of the woods. You'll be better off with the two mile hike. If you do kill a deer can you take a 4-wheeler through the two mile hike section or will you have to drag it all the way. I killed a doe several years ago and had to drag it about a mile. From now on if I don't have access to a 4-wheeler I'm only shooting absolute monsters or something I can throw over my shoulder and carry out. A nice buck in your area probably weighs from 150lbs to 200lbs. Two miles is a long long way to drag that, even if you get help.

Chanuk(sp?) Ammunition – From Canada. Greasy, cheap, cases will crack, guns won’t eject them. But the price is right.

Cheap, big, white, fluffy, insulated underwear – Found in K-Mart, Wal-Mart, and other fine sporting goods stores. If you’re able to get you clothes on over them, you have the privilege of looking the Michelin Man while you freeze

First Generation Compound Bows – Crude, heavy, loud. All of the finesse of a German Oompah Band.

Thanks for trying Chris. Talked to the warden. No-Go.

And heck no - no draggin for me long distances. Sorry Dave - reverse back like UNO here - I use the two-wheel cart Chris! Makes a long haul a breeze!

And the two mile hike was thru the gameland. I can only access the rifle land thru private land otherwise. No permission yet.

OK, for the original intent of this particular blog. Years ago when I had less money than I do now, not that I have much now, I bought a bunch of cheap arrows from one of the fine stores mentioned above. I thought I had to be the worst bow shot on the planet. I spent hours shooting off target until I set one of the arrows on a table and notices that the entire arrow was not touching the table. About 15 crooked arrows and a sore arm and shoulder to show for it. I now have a wonderful supply of straight arrows that I can consistently put in a six in paper plate from 30 yards. You definitely get what you pay for.

Hey Greg-
I remember Western Auto stores.
A friend of mine purchased a copy of the Mod-94 rifle from them, and it was a piece of junk.Extractor broke, part was modified from a Winchester rifle.Then the feed ramp cracked,again a "custom" part was fabricated for it.
Basically, it turned into a single shot lever gun that could print a 5 inch group at 50 yards.

Any product that claims to be water proof is look upon with jaundice eyes. My experience is water proof means “seeps water”.

I must agree Winchester Model 70’s are inconsistent in quality, making many individual pieces high price junk. I’m dismayed many owners trying to sell their Winchesters believe ALL Model 70’s are worth their weight in gold. It’s no mistake why that company went belly up.

I had a recoil pad on an 870 and it was horrible. You couldnt get it to your shoulder without it snagging something. Dont remember the brand but it was orange rubber.

If I can keep from laughing long enough! I remember WA. Think they carried one pretty good brand of motor oil!
Whoever said FIE Miami, Fla.
Read an article once where somebody like UIL drop tested as many firearms (six-shooters) as possible. The only one to pass the test was the FIE Clerk First model. It surpassed Ruger, Colt and all other six shooters of the period. It was made of "pot" metal with a steel liner in the barrel!!!
My most useless?!
One of those wire saws with the rings in the end! Jack, you got cold fingers, that damn thing hurts! Mine broke with pelvis half split. Hadn't even touched breast bone!
Custom built knives my buddy makes. So hard, I can only sharpen it with a diamond hone. The handle is square. I can't get a grip and it hurts my hand. Blade is so thick, it's almost like dressing a deer with a poll axe! No give, at all!
I taped nickles to them and threw them away. If anybody finds them, at least they will get 5 cents!

Bubba

SA

Gerber multi-tools are okay in my book. I've worn out one, (brother-in-law broke ends off needle nose pliers putting tractor door back together) and use the second almost daily. It's gotten me out of more than one bind!

Bubba