All Things Deer

[kmcconaughey]

Shultzie, CUBgratulations on the first deer with a bow! Your son looks mighty proud of that doe, or more likely of you.

I'm still working on my first bow kill...

 

[mgwin]

Nick,
Surely he had it mounted! The only reason I can think of why not, is because he has one larger.

Shultzie,
Nice score! You guys can have the bow hunting. Around here the mosquitoes go hunting for bowhunters!

 

[bbowman]

Shultzie;

Congrats on your first archery harvest! I'm sure there will be many more to come.

Took me three years for my first compound harvest;another four when I went traditional,all the while missing some very nice south Bama bucks!
Nock on!

!

 

[nhasson]

Marty, the first thing we asked him was why the heck he cut the horns off. He has some nice ones, but not that big. Should have been a shoulder mount anyway. Nick

 

[kmcconaughey]

Nick, you mean he cut the antlers off and didn't cape it out before hand?

 

[nhasson]

Yep, just like you would hang it off the old wooden plaque kind of deal. Couldn't believe it either.

 

[mgwin]

Gun season opened today. Put a buck in the cooler this morning. Decent size deer, but the rack was small (cull deer). Gotta weed out those scrawny racks you know! I noticed the deer had some ticks on it. That is kinda odd for this time of year.

 

[lbuttke]

Had a good opening day hunting this year.
Fill all the doe tags and 1 nice size 4 pointer.

 

[lbuttke]

Bad photo, phone camra, inside pole shed, opening day 2012

 

[kshultz]

I got this 9 pnt. Saturday morning. Opening day of shotgun.
150 lbs.

Hummmm..... Hood ordament? lol

 

[kshultz]

Archive bug!

 

[kmcconaughey]

Shultzie, Nice!

 

[nhasson]

Nice, the deer isn't bad either.

 

[jbaker]

looks like more nice racks in the background

all of them look good

 

[aschumacher]

A Cub 73...= 7hp. So one deer power is equal to 7 horses ? Wow...strong critters ! How did you get it to stick its head thru the hood for the picture ? ?

 

[bbowman]

I'm more interested in your slug gun set-up...whatcha shootin? What is your choice in slugs?

 

[kshultz]

Bobby,
This is an H&R 20ga. Slug Hunter Deluxe. I won it in a raffle about 4 years ago. Nice gun! I just use Lightfield slugs. They're cheaper and shoot nice.
This is a picture when I first got it.

 

[bbowman]

Shultzie;

Thought it was an H&R...when I hunt Ft.Rucker I use my Remington 1100 with a fully rifled slug barrel 12 gauge,with Copper-Solid slugs or the Accu-Tip,but I need to downsize...gettin old!
Three questions:
Is the barrel rifled?
How is the trigger pull?
What kind of groups do you get at 50 and 100 yds?
Thanks,Bobby B....

 

[aschumacher]

Bobby, I'm not a weapons owner but remember in the military some guys couldn hit the broad side of a barn, let alone an enemy. Your asking about groups at 100 yds...slugs go that far ! Gotta use a small chunk of C4 to get them there? How many can one fire before your shoulder is in pain ??

 

[rbeem]

Bobby & Shultzie,
I shoot an H&R Ultra Slug Hunter 20 gauge as well. I use Remington Accu-Tips and it is an honest 200 yard plus gun. My first deer with it was 143 yards. Zero at 100 yards, aim center mass at a deer from 25-200 yards, and it is dead.

I forced myself to to to a single shot (was an Army machine gunner hard habit to break) and it was the best choice I ever made.
I have not missed in 3 seasons= 10 dead deer.