Deer hunting BS thread

Muzzleloader season opened yesterday. Didn’t get to go becuse I was in a wedding. This morning will probably be my only chance to go since I’m leaving for Arkansas to fish Thursday. Almost didn’t get up....but I made myself. 3 does with 2 fawns came by early this am. Only seen 192837372 squirrels since then.

 

2 minutes after typing that, something came barreling through the pines below me at 100 mph. It stopped a little ways down the hill and I heard it blow. I know it was a deer, just don’t know what it was, why it was running or what it was running from

 

could have been anything...coyote, bear if they are where you live, another hunter etc...they are twitchy animals if alarmed.

 

Browned the venison tenderloins hit with S&P and butter and added to 15bean soup! Yum! Last year I hit my buck in the tenderloins yes I know a little too far back...

 

Not mine, but I helped my buddy pack it out. I'm going again this weekend going to get an 8 pointer we spotted.

 

Looks like a mulie. Did you call that one a 4 point?

 

I get crap up here in the PNW for calling them 4pt or the like. You are supposed to call them 2x2 but for me thats reserved for elk...I still call the deer by points

 

We call the one in the pic a forky I just was curious if he was going to break a state record or just knock down a 4x.

 

Uuuhhhh haha maybe. I have no fucking clue mang. I'm just getting started in this wild world

 

Just joking around. With mule deer you typically only count one side so one with 8 points would be referred to as a 4x (pronounced four by) unless the two sides have different amounts of points then it would be referred to as a 4x3 as an example. In the end it doesn't matter as long as you are having fun and respecting the animal(s).

 

Haha well I appreciate any and all info I can get on the subject. Hopefully I'll get that 4x we spotted last week. (See I'm learning!!!)

 

Best of luck!

 

Don't forget with or without brow tines. Not all mulies have them, but it sure is nice to throw it in when they do.

<---Like that 4X4 with brow tines

 

Eye guards

 

I know of people that have. Dont expect a blood trail cuz i doubt you'll have an exit hole. Remington makes reduced recoil loads for the .308 and it has a 125 gr pill and a little less powder. I would say it would put you in. 243 recoil territory and they say at 100 yard POI is within an inch

 

Got skunked opening weekend for muleys and whitetail, been stomping around locally for blacktail. One more chance for mule deer this weekend then it's blacktail or bust.

 

Yeah. Lots of people use the .223. Correct bullet and shot placement. Quite a few factory loads if you dont reload that use the TSX, partition, or other bonded bullets.

 

Saw 3 at lunch

 

What about Ar-10

 

I feel like he doesnt wanna buy a new gun and i assume thats why he is asking about a .223.