- Jul 29, 2014
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Best way to stop that is to shoot them in the head with a large caliber rifle.
At least that's what I've been told....
Best way to stop that is to shoot them in the head with a large caliber rifle.
At least that's what I've been told....
Best way to stop that is to shoot them in the head with a large caliber rifle.
At least that's what I've been told....
The lack of shooting this year is very surprising. Several other hunters in Fred Co that i have talked to have noticed it too. Very strange.
I moved to the next ravine over after waking for about an hour scouting around. Much shallow slope, much more open woods. I bumped a deer out of there right after I started walking. The hill sides flatten out and meet at about a half acre field and I was at the edge of that texting on my phone standing in place for a couple of minutes when it hopped up about 100yds away and took off down the ravine.
Went back up the hill on the one side of the ravine towards my car and I was going to start it up, get the heat going and warm up for half an hour. I detoured along the hillside instead and found the woods really open on both sides of the ravine, so I plunked down, scrapped a nice rest out of the ground with my boots, stuck my pack under my head and alternated dozing and sitting up with rapt attention as well as trying to keep my toes warm (lesson learned, 400 thinuslate with two sets of winter socks is NOT warm enough when it is barely above freezing to sit for 6 hours). The 30 degree slope made it all possible.
About 20 minutes before sunset the clouds cleared off and the sun lit up the tree tops.
A little button buck walked down off the hillside across from me straight towards me. I was really expecting something to come up the ravine and not straight across from it. He didn’t present a very good shot and when he hit the bottom and wasn’t turning to follow it, was about to head straight up, but he gave me a 3/4 towards profile. I should have aimed right another couple of inches to get both lungs, but smashed his right from shoulder/leg intersection and one lung. He limped about 25 yds before he tipped over on the hillside and couldn’t get up. I had to put a 2nd round in him when I got up to him a few seconds later.
So a year of small deer for me again. Just as well, the little ones are the tastiest.
Also happy as hell to finally wash away all of the “almosts” and “screw-ups” between first day or archery until now. Plus, first time hunting GRSF and happy to have a deer to my credit out of it as well.
Plus first deer with that Sako. Time to build that Grendel upper for the late season!
The lack of shooting this year is very surprising. Several other hunters in Fred Co that i have talked to have noticed it too. Very strange.
I'm having the same problem down the road from you. Hardly any deer movement. I still haven't gotten anything. I'm going to go after them pretty hard starting this weekend though. I need to fill the freezer.
I've noticed a lack of fawns in the area too since last year. I think I found the culprits though...Saturday when I was hunting in the snow, on my walk back to the house I noticed a large coyote had been sitting behind me about 50 yards away from where I set up. I couldn't get a shot on it though. I saw two more in the area before I got home.
Congrats on killing something.
Another year of "little deer". I told you not to expect, each and every year, a monster like you killed your first year. You are going to have a tough time killing something that big again, unless you get on some private land and the herd is managed decently. Hopefully, you got that monster mounted and I can take a look at him this weekend.
Congrats on killing something.
Another year of "little deer". I told you not to expect, each and every year, a monster like you killed your first year. You are going to have a tough time killing something that big again, unless you get on some private land and the herd is managed decently. Hopefully, you got that monster mounted and I can take a look at him this weekend.
Best way to stop that is to shoot them in the head with a large caliber rifle.
At least that's what I've been told....
Hopefully I'll get to post in here next week. My oldest son and I are going on our first ever hunting trip this weekend.
Hopefully I'll get to post in here next week. My oldest son and I are going on our first ever hunting trip this weekend.
You've been talking about someone teaching you the deer hunting ropes on here fo-eva.
Best of luck to you and your son on your first hunting trip.
Bow? Rifle? Shotgun? .50BMG?
Rifle. We're bringing a marlin 30-30 and a 300blk AR.
.30-30 is THE all time American Bambi whacking round.
Do have the 300BLK ammo selection all ironed out?
Yes. Zeroed it with Winchester deer season xp 150gr. I know a lot of people handload 300blk but this hunt is factory ammo only.
That's a good middle of the road bullet weight.
If it's being sold as a hunting round, bullet expansion will be adequate.
This picture has been invaluable to me as a hunter. Study it and it will help you immensely.
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Hopefully I'll get to post in here next week. My oldest son and I are going on our first ever hunting trip this weekend.