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Open/iron sights this year for deer

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Topic: Open/iron sights this year for deer

Posted By: oldbikewrench
Subject: Open/iron sights this year for deer
Date Posted: October 01 2008 at 11:41am

Yep, I have decided to use one of my sporterized Enfields with open sights this year for deer season and to only shoot Whitetails.

With the amount of deer, both Whitetail and Mule, here it is not much of a challenge. I only hunt for the meat but by limiting what I hunt and with what it might keep me in the woods for a few hours instead of one or two.

I am even thinking I might use an M91/30 Mosin Nagant for one deer also.

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Love your neighbor as yourself.'...Mark12:31
He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. Luke22:36

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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 14 2008 at 6:57pm

I see no problem at all with that line of thought

Dave

Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: October 14 2008 at 10:00pm

Nothing like .303 harvested venison

Posted By: hoadie
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 1:50am

With 4(count 'em..4!) Moose tags & 9 deer tags...there BETTER be venison(& lots of it) this year!!
Hoadie

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Loose wimmen tightened here

Posted By: Kodiac400
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 2:33am

Good idea. Open site sure does increase the challenge for sure. I wish white tail was as easy to come across like you folks.
Good luck.

Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 7:59am

Here is a pict. from My Hunt with My 1916....

Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: October 15 2008 at 2:16pm

All that back Ground looks fimiliar Rhino

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: October 19 2008 at 7:02pm

That country looks very much like Northern Queens land or the Northern Territory over here ! I take it your down in the Sub tropics ?

Dave

Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 7:15am

If you seen the land fall of Hurricane Gustav then you would look at the path of the Eye wall and go inland up to Lake Verret and I am on the South east end of the lake down Bayou Louis canal Which connects to Himalaya Canal that passes right to the south of my house at about 300 feet. in a little Settle ment called Lower texas.. all this is about 40 miles from the Gulf as the crow flies....

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"White Rhino"

"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields

Posted By: Hatchetman
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 3:39pm

Good on ya rhino, the 303 smashed that deer, looks about the same size as the fallows we have here

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But the winters coming,

And the snow will cover tracks,

And I'll be watching,

Because I'm hunting you

- Sarah Blasko, The Gardens End

Posted By: Smokey
Date Posted: October 21 2008 at 8:04am

Took my No.4Mk2 out for the first time in a year last weekend.

Shot right to point of aim with the iron sights at about 80 yards, offhand.

No sighting needed with this rifle.

Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: October 21 2008 at 8:21am

Yep Hatchet we have them small Swamp Deer down here.....But they eat real good!!!!!!

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"White Rhino"

"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields

Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: October 21 2008 at 10:16am

next to that Deer Rhino looks like my foot prints from last year when I was down there

Posted By: airforcediver
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 10:21am

Damm, Hoadie your gunna need a 5ton truck man.

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If all else fails call in a MOAB and call it a day