Deer hunting BS thread

The rut hasn't even started here yet. It's weird. Last couple of years it's been a couple weeks before Thanksgiving. Therefore, I took 2 weeks of vacation the 2 weeks before THanksgiving. And now it's lookin like it'll be closer to December before they start running.

 

going hunting with my uncle over thanksgiving, hopefully i'll be able to take my first deer this year. past few years we have been we haven't seen a thing....though they have seen deer the weeks before and after I am there...

on a side note, what calibers are prefered for yall when you chase white tails?

I was carrying a 7mm-08 for the past couple years...but my superstitious side has got to me so I'm bringing my 30-06 this year (good luck maybe?).

 

I've had a .243 for the past 100 years. Just bought my 30-06 though. It makes my pants move.

 

I'm a bit more worried about flinching on the 30-06 featherweight...kicks a bit more than my usually 7mm-08, but I have been running a lot of trigger drills with snap caps. I do a lot of target shooting as well, so I a hoping to alleviate that.


on another note, I forgot to mention, I'm gonna be hunting in northern Lousiana, if all goes well and I take a deer, I'll start hunting on my own on my parents property in TN.

 

Yea, there's a big difference in my .243 and the 30-06 for sure. Just do'nt think about it. Exhale and squeeze the trigger slowly. It'll pop off before you have time to flinch.

 

Just got my safety card so i can legally hunt here in CA.

 

Yeah, I'm feeling it today. Headed out right now but probably only for the morning. Full moon and 70 degrees, so I doubt anything is moving, but I might pop a meat doe.

 

some people are just lucky to live in missouri,iowa,kansas. michigan has some nice bucks, but few and far between. to many brown and down hunters here!

 

i have a old 30.06 Remington that barely kicks at all. has a hair trigger w/a 700.00 leupold, took a large doe last nite, 180 grain dropped her right there from 120 yards.

 

No need for the 180gr. I use 150s and they work very well. To each their own though

 

i use 180 gr for one reason only. if the deer runs off my property, it won't be mine any more. i have to many hunters around my house! darn weekend warrior's !!!!! its opening weekend for gun season here and you see orange everywhere. its great for our local economy!

 

Drop um in their tracks, makes sense.

 

Exit of a Hornady SST 165 grain 30-06.
I love my 06, never had a deer take a step from it.

 

I can't wait to get a shot at one with my 06. I just hope the does start running soon so we might finally start seein some deer around here.

 

Seen a shit load of deer yesterday but we were after pigs so I had to just watch um run off.

 

Yeah, lots of folks manage for big deer around here. Saw a really solid 8 point today but let him walk. Wind was insane so down out of the tree at 10:00am and back at it next weekend!

 

Flying out tonight to head home to TN and will be in the woods Friday. Dad went out this past weekend and saw 5, hoping i'll have the same luck. No trophy huntin for me I only have limited time so i'll drop anything in range!

 

Good luck man, put um down. Seen a few yesterday afternoon but nothing that my gf wanted to shoot, she waiting to get a buck that's bigger than her brothers hahaha

 

I got lucky last friday in PA's archery season. 35 yard quarting away shot through a 1 foot wide vertical window. Arrow went in mid stomach and came out behind the offside shoulder. She went 20 yards and called it quits. She looked alot bigger standing by herself but she is only a yearling. I still happy I got to play with all my new butchering toys and grinder.

 

Solid doe my friend young doe is the best venison...take the backstrap in an oven at 350 degrees then sear real quick on stove both sides then medallion cut a half inch wide and serve delicious