Lawdwaz

Just wait until BOA finds out I SOMETIMES carry a gun in my truck.......EeeeGADS!

I'd lean towards the Remington 700. The Sako would be nice but detachable magazines don't do much for me on a deer gun of any flavor, even if a spare mag is ONLY $85.00 <grin> Lots of good answers to your question, all will be personal. YOU need to make the call.........

I have products from both company. Not much choice with the BOA loan on my Tacoma. It will be paid off as soon as possible, politics or not. Then, I'll avoid all contact with them. McMillan will continue to get my business whenever possible.

Lord only knows...... What an amazing animal the whitetail deer is. Locked like that, expending so much energy and watching your foe getting eaten by coyotes. Then, bounding off and (according to the screen) seeing him a couple weeks later still alive.

It'd be a heck of a waste of good vittels for lots of critters if we buried them. The worms get plenty of help without burying those goodies. All kinds of critters feast on the gut pile, including DEER!

If that little blue line of script in my last post was a problem.......... Why We Don't Have a Dove Hunting Season in New York Currently, there is no hunting season for mourning doves in New York State; however, mourning doves are one of the most popular game birds in North America, with close to one million hunters taking approximately 20 million birds annually in the U.S. They are one of the most widespread and abundant birds on the continent, and various survey data from New York show a significant increase in abundance of mourning doves over the last 40 years. Thirty-nine of the lower 48 states have mourning dove hunting seasons, and federal regulations allow states in the eastern U.S. to select seasons up to 70 days in length, between September 1 and January 15, with a daily bag limit of 15 doves. However, New York does not currently have a mourning dove hunting season, and many hunters have wondered why. The simple reason is that State law does not classify mourning doves as either a migratory game bird or an upland game bird (ECL 11-0103); therefore, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) does not have the authority to establish hunting regulations for doves under the current law. From time to time, hunters and organizations such as the New York State Conservation Council (NYSCC) have advocated or voiced support for legislative action to allow dove hunting in New York. Several bills were introduced in the early 1980s but none were ever voted on by the State Assembly or Senate, and no significant legislative action has occurred on the issue since that time. Nonetheless, limited hunter interest and inquiries continue and NYSCC passed a resolution in 2008 requesting that DEC survey small game hunters to determine the level of support for a law change to allow dove hunting in New York. In response to the NYSCC request, we included the following question in our 2009 small game hunter survey: "Would you support a law change to designate mourning doves as a game bird in New York State?" Potential responses were: "Strongly Oppose", "Oppose", "Don't Care", "Support", and "Strongly Support". Surveys were mailed to approximately 5,000 randomly selected small game hunting license holders, and responses were received from about 2,400 people. About 23% indicated that they would support such a law change (see chart below). Most respondents (64%) said they "don't care" or did not answer the question at all. Approximately 12% indicated that they were opposed to a law change to designate mourning doves as a game bird in New York. We did not ask or attempt to identify reasons why hunters would support or oppose a law change; however, a related question that we included in the 2006 small game hunter survey was "Have you ever hunted mourning doves in any state other than New York?" Only about 11% of respondents indicated that they had hunted doves somewhere else, which suggests that few hunters in New York have any experience or tradition to foster support for a dove season. There is no biological reason why doves could not be hunted in New York. However, until political support increases to the point that a bill to amend the Environmental Conservation Law is introduced, passes both the Senate and Assembly, and is signed into law by the Governor, we encourage small game hunting enthusiasts to continue to enjoy New York's other game bird hunting opportunities for turkey, grouse, woodcock and waterfowl, available in a variety of habitats across the state.

Congratulations to the entire family!

Maybe he was just posting his feelings, you know, like his own personal blog? Who knows.......??

Phew.......a little common sense creeps into the fray.

I pass through Livingston County a bit and would be happy to let you bang away with my 243. I'd bet money on you liking a 243!! My gun is a LH Remington 700 but that is no biggy from the bench, prone or leaning on a tree. I'll bring the ammo. 80gr Barnes TTSX or 90gr Lapua Scennars. (IIRC they are 90gr) Send me a PM if your interested.

Nice professional looking pics! I didn't notice, are you paying for advertising here?

http://www.dec.ny.go...door/59626.html Read this from the DEC.

Can you get a idea on age? How about score? That skull looks aweful small to go with 100" B&C score. <grin>

Nice shots. All bears look big to ME!

The OP has left the building............................................................

Toss 'em in jail! Clueless......

I tried to load a picture from the web but got hamstrung. I found that carrying the Encore in a cradled position while walking or standing was a uncomfortable task. You might find it different?

Just as bad as a Encore in that same type of carry position. Very awkward and uncomfortable. I had a 50 cal Encore ML for a few years and hated that type of carry position. As always......to others, YMMV.

I just got the call. Looks like we are filing an extension this year, first time ever. Oh well. now I can stress all over again in a couple weeks. <grin>

At least you met my wife and know whatT team I'm playing for NOW!!!!!

Yup, you don't have to wait until closing time, sometimes. <grin>

The coolest bird call going.........who cooks for you, who cooks for you allllllllllllll. !!!!

I assume you have spent some time with thumbhole stocks in the field? I have tried a couple of them but didn't care for them for a few reasons, the biggest being that they preclude any thouths of "switch hitting" on a deer that shows up on the "wrong" side of you. Over the years, I've shot a few deer and more than a few turkey right handed and I am a lefty. No big deal swapping sides for me but a TH stock would make that pretty difficult. Oh well, let us know what you grab and pics should be included!

The bird bath just outside of a Double Bull blind could be a winner. <grin> (it also looks like a potential chopping block in the first pic!)

Plenty of good choices for a 243 but a thumbhole stock in a factory version cuts the players down fast.