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I was testing a new to me but a 1970 or so 20ga 870 Wingmaster for functionality, fired 5 Remington slugs at 25 yards and had a 4 leaf clover with one flyer! 28 inch barrel with a modified choke and just the front bead for a sight. I should have taken a picture but was really suprised at that group, offhand no less. I suppose center to center it is more like an inch group but it was still a holy cow moment. Is this normal for a smooth barrel slug? Bill
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With a dog, not that I have been that successful, they jump up 3 or 4 feet rith in your face and then turn and fly so an open choke on that first shot isn't a bad idea. People use pointers to point and labs or spaniel types to just flush. You can walk slower with a pointer.
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Yes, but maybe it has been 4 years. I have driven by he place a few times since as my wife likes to take the back roads up to Windham. Bill
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It's been a couple of years but I had a good experience at a game reserve in Durham, on the northern slope of the catskills about an hour south of Albany. I was working a young dog on pheasants but they seem to offer most anything from a pheasant tower shoot to turkey to deer and were quite low key as a family farm type of operation. Might be an easy way to break into the sport and not waste alot of time trying to find land to hunt. Bill
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When do they drop? My xmas game camera just picked up a suburban deer still holding his rack on 1/8/13. Bill
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Thanks Elmo, do you have the numbers for a 300 Weatherby? Thanks, Bill
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Looking for a track driver rifle.. opinions??
b79holmes replied to apoallo's topic in Guns and Rifles and Discussions
I was just looking at the Weatherby's on GunBroker and there are a couple of lefty's out there. Most Likely 300WM's but worth a look. Bill -
I am always checking the autions for a good (or better) deal mostly for a range rifle. I guess I will not exclude a 7mm mag solely on recoil but it;s probably at the high end. Thanks, Bill
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How does it compare to a 30-06? Bill
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My wife's family has property between Hunter Mtn. and Grand George, (23a,b,c,d; I can never remember) Always see many deer when we visit. Have seen coyotes and bear scat but I have not seen bears but other relatives have. I hear one of the last working farms is done and 20 years from now when the farmland has all returned to woodland there will be fewer deer. Bill
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Are triplet fawns possible? Hard to get a good picture as they are old enough to spread out a bit but we are certain they are triplets. I would not think a doe would "adopt" an orphan, or would she let it tag along if the orphans mom was killed? Bill