First deer EVER!
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Topic: First deer EVER!
Posted By: Mean17
Subject: First deer EVER!
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 8:56am
I shot this doe at about 3:00 saturday. A group of about 8-10 does were walking by about 30-35 yards off to the left of my tree stand. I picked out the biggest one and pulled the trigger on the Ol' Ithaca. You have to respect an animal that can run 50-80 yards with a double lung hit! Now roo can stop busting my balls about not getting anything this year.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 9:39am
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Good Luck to ya Young Fella ! Job well done ! Dave |
Posted By: SW28fan
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 10:03am
Congradulations! You will always remember this one. You may shoot many more and many bigger ones but that first deer....................... ------------- Have a Nice Day If already having a nice day please disregard |
Posted By: Hatchetman
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 5:00pm
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Good on ya mate, nice animal. But why were you using a shotgun? ------------- 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: cottonmouth
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 5:08pm
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I need to get my rear in gear to do the same thing. I've lived in the woods darn near my whole life and still havn't killed any of those elusive deer. Our problem round here is that our property(my dad's and white rhino's) is bordered by a hunting club that does a whole lot of illegal crap. Such as last week when i was home, they ran dogs all night long on the deer. Dog season doesn't open untill december.
I know this though that my .270 wby mag is sighted in to 100yds and im running 130grn psp remington with 56grns of imr behind it so i shall see what shall happens... ------------- Don't piss down my back and tell me its raining.... Josey Wales |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 6:51pm
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HM. Our US cousins have some very strange Hunting rules & regulations compared with ours , Some States only allow Shot Gun hunting or Hand gun hunting, some have a season for Bow Hunting ,Black powder ,Shot gun & then rifle! I'm sure that somebody can fill us in better on this ! See over here in Auz in most States there is only a Duck Season ! Anything Feral is considered open season all the Time this includes Rabbits ,Foxes ,Goats ,Pigs ,Camel ,Crows ,Dingos & Water Buffalo! As a Pro Roo shooter I had to have a special permit covered under the Native animal section for the culling there of & later for the use of Human consumption ! Dave |
Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 7:27pm
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We got seasons for all shootable livestock excluding vermin! ie Foxes wood pigeon rabbits. Pheasnts ( and peasants ) grouse, partridge, snipe woodcock and duck all have open seasons that overlap. Cost of a days shooting for say 100 pheasant is around £4000.Deer shooting is expensive minimum calibre for deer is 243 no shotguns or bows allowed and definately NO DOGS for coursing deer. Infringements can lead to confiscations of weapons your car if you have 1 parked up nearby and a very very hefty fine.
------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: Mean17
Date Posted: November 23 2008 at 9:45pm
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The "zone" I was hunting in allows shotgun, blackpowder and bow only. In central NY where I was hunting they think a rifle is too dangerous because of the distance it can shoot. The more open areas such as the Catskills and Aderondacks allow rifle. I just got a muzzleloader so Once I sight that in that will be my weapon of choice but the Ithaca is good out to about 70 yards for me. |
Posted By: Kodiac400
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 8:00am
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Great job. |
Posted By: thresher_593
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 9:50am
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Congratulations. Nice doe. How much did it weigh? ------------- Hiding out in the Northwest corner of Southeast Ohio |
Posted By: Mean17
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 10:51am
We actualy didn't weigh it. I can tell you it felt like a million ponds as I was dragging it up the hill it ran down befor it died!
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thresher_593 wrote:Posted By: White Rhino
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 11:35am
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Down Here We have Muzzel loader season Bow , ( Muzzy season alowes any rifle with exposed hammer that has a round developed befor year 1900 to be used)
Then Bow season then Stalking/still hunt season ( sitting on stand or walking ) then Dog season ... wich I hate the most ( running the Deer with Dogs to the hunter... I dont call that Hunting...)
We do not have to have posted signs any more either... If you dont know where you should be hunting then you should not be hunting....and you will be arrested for trespass.
We also have Duck , Quail , Rail , Gallanuill , Squirrell ,and the others ....
That all over lap or run together...
With my legs going to the way side I have not done much Hunting this year. I just went and put some corn out for the Deer when Cookie Monster got hear Sunday .. first time I went into the woods this year.
Maybe Me and Cooki will make us a hunt before He leaves afrter Thanks Giving ...
------------- "White Rhino" "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." --W. C. Fields |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 12:52pm
Amen to that one Brother !!!!!!!The Number of times I shot a Euro on the side of a hill or mountain without thinking of the fact I wouldn't be able to drive up next to it & then had to walk up by torch light & drag it down ! Remembering that time is money  They were the shots you never talked about !!!!!!! I still remember the Lecture I got in my early years as a Shooter in the NT whilst Hunting Water Buff ! I shot a Buff right in the middle of a Swamp ,Jeez it was a great shot ,about 200yrds from memory with no thought on how we were going to pull it out of the swamp as it was too far to get a winch cable to it ! My Then Boss was not a Happy Man & he was not known for having the Milk of human kindness !Dave |
Posted By: Hatchetman
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 2:17pm
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So rhino for the Muzzle loader season you could use something like a Handi Rifle in 303, 6.5*55 or 45/70 legally? And thanks for explaining your different regulations to me. And I look like I am in for a shock when I go and visit roo in Febuary if it is snowing over there already  ------------- 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: Guests
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 3:43pm
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in Febuary if it is snowing over there already Three words to describe Snow BUGGER THE SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dave |
Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: November 24 2008 at 7:51pm
Awwwwwwwww Dave!!! You're good at chucking tools across the paddock you'd be great at chucking snowballs.  Where's your sense of adventure??? How about a trip to see Santa in Finland?? Or a couple of weeks at the arctic warfare school!!!!
------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 4:17am
I'll have you know Sir !!!!!!! I haven't chucked any tools for near on 12 mths now ! Finland is just tooooooooooooo close to Russia for my liking & I still have chilbains from my time in Arctic warfare school & a couple of trips way down South (any further south & you were heading north  ) Winter nights in the desert were & still are bad enough for me !!!!!Dave |
Posted By: Lost Kangaroo
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 4:53am
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Good job Ray...now get out there and fill the other three tags....
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Posted By: Cookie Monster
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 5:11am
| Nice deer con grats |
Posted By: Tony
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 6:02am
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE lad tha's gone soft on me!
------------- Rottie (PitBulls dad.) “If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons Born free taxed to death!!! |
Posted By: Hatchetman
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 12:50pm
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Where's Artic warfare school for us Aussies? New Zealand? Because even our alpine areas don't get that cold and only have snow for two or so months. ------------- 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: Guests
Date Posted: November 25 2008 at 1:02pm
The Only Regiment that has anything to do with Arctic warfare is SASR1 & that is conducted in New Zealand & to a lesser degree the Antarctic. In my time we did actually did our basics in the Alpine areas. Dave |