Pygmy

Back in the day, when we had to use shotguns in my area, my main deer gun was a Rem 1100 20 gauge skeet gun with a 26"smoothbore barrel ..I shot some deer with it with the double bead on the skeet bbl and then I had the receiver drilled & tapped for a scope mount and killed a bunch more deer with it with a Weaver 1.5X scope...Most of my shots were from 40 to 75 yards, and I had good luck with good hits.. Most were killed with Foster slugs, but toward the end I used Brennekke slugs and they worked the best... In the early 1990s, rifled barrels became much more available ..I bought a rifled cantilever BBL for my 12 gauge 1100 because they still did not have rifled bbls for the 20..Worked very well for me for 10 or 15 years using std vel. BRI sabots, which grouped around 3-4" at 100 yards... When rifles were legalized, I put my slug guns aside and never looked back...

Never saw a cloth eating moth up here in Dogpatch.....Just crotch crickets and bag beetles... Must be a result of our CLEAN LIVING here in rural upstate NY....

Just goes along with having balls as big as grapefruit and enough hair on your chest to weave an Army blanket... Pansy-asses get 15 or 20 years out of thier Filsons.....<<GRIN>>....

Good to hear from you Stoney !! Great pictures....Don't be such a stranger !....

I sold my rifled shotgun barrel to a member on the forum a few years back...Hoping he had good luck with it... As por MOI, if I ever hunt an area where rifles aren't allowed, I'm hoping my Big Buddy Moog will lend me his beautiful ENCORE again !!...<<GRIN>>....

Good luck to you guys in getting your ammo... I am just happy I don't have to use the abusive damn things anymore....Hehehe....

HAS ANYBODY SEEN MIKE HUNT ??....Hehehe...

Nice legs ! Got a date for next Saturday ?.....Hehehe...

Anybody who would marinate deer tenderloins should be shot, which is much less cruel than crucifitcion... ALWAYS let them rest for a few days, cooking them super fresh will always result in tough meat.. I like to slice them about 1/2" thick and sautee them in hot butter for about a minute on each side until medium rare... Exposing them to strong marinades or overcooking them is a crime against nature.. Other than that, I have no opinions on the subject...

Nailed it.... Just use your head and realize that this IS a unique situation....

The bullheads and smaller cats have my mouth watering... YUM !!...

Might be a possibility..I get clean kills on chipmunks with my 6" S&W K22 at 20 feet or maybe a little more.. Sounds like you have lots of ammo...Just might have to shoot them 2 or 3 times...That dust shot in the .22 shotshells may not penetrate the breast feathers too well, but if you concentrate your aim on the head and neck they should work... Sounds like fun..Wish I was coming with you... BTW, they are very good eating and easy to clean..Just open the skin on the breast, peel it back, and cut the breast loose from the carcass..Takes about 30 seconds per bird...Layer them in the crockpot, along with sliced onions, salt & pepper or whatever seasonings float your boat...Pour in a couple of inches of dry red wine and cook on low until fork tender , perhaps 8 hours...Good stuff...Every time I eat them I wonder why I don't hunt them more often...

.22 shot shells would work and would not punch through the roof...The limiting factor might be the range..They are effective to perhaps 20 feet.. BTW, unless you happen to have a smoothbore .22, shotshells tend to pattern better from a handgun than a rifle.. Sounds strange, but I get better patterns from my 6" bbl revolver than any of my rifles..It may be because in a longer barrel, the rifling whips the shot around more, blowing the pattern...Just a theory...Be sure to wear your safety goggles if you shoot them inside a building...I have never been hit by a ricocheting shot pellet, but it is a distinct possibility...

Pigeons are great fun to wingshoot, but you'll probably never get then all that way....One way to really put a hurting on them is to shoot them inside the barn at night with a spot light...You can pretty much clean them out that way..You need to use a BB gun or pellet rifle that is low powered enough to NOT shoot holes in your roof, however

Cost me $26 this year for big game, small game, trapping, turkey , muzzleloader and DMP.... Then I screwed it up by paying $25 for a duck stamp, which has so far netted me two mergansers..<<.sigh>>...

Down here in Dogpatch, that buck would be 2.5 all day long, or possibly 3.5.. !.5 ?? No stinkin' way.......

No Jerry, they are for the last two people who asked " What are the two crosses for"....Hehehe....

Congrats on scoring a great new hunting area, Dave !! I gratefully accept your invitation to hunt here with you....Due to the fact that I no longer have a bow, I'll have to bring a rifle, but don't worry...I'll bring the one with the silencer so nobody will know the difference !!....

I have been hunting deer since 1965 and I am very selective....I make every effort to NOT shoot any antlered bucks younger than 1.5 years... I also don't shoot any does younger than 1.5 years.....That makes me a GOOD hunter, right ???...

I have never brushed one in, because I only use them for turkeys, and turkeys could give a rat's ass if a blind is brushed in...In fact, I think a turkey would walk right up to a flourescent orange 1957 Caddilac, as long as it is not moving... Deer, however, definitely notice a recently erected blind, and display their suspicion by stomping, snorting, and doing all of the other obnoxious ill bred things that they are capable of.... So, unless you have a couple of weeks to erect the blind and let the deer get used to it, I would highly advise that you brush it in as well as possible, while still allowing for shooting lanes.....

Good luck !!...

With aperture (peep) sights, the closer the rear sight is to your eye , the better,,, Within reason, of course, because you don't want the sight to poke you in the eye due to recoil...

I may have missed something in this conversation, but I did not see anyone mention the most important part of using aperture sights,,, Your eye will automatically center the bead or the blade in the the rear sight aperture....Just ignore the rear sight, LOOK THROUGH IT, and place the front sight where you want the shot to hit...if you start trying to consciously center the front sight in the rear aperture, you are just chasing your tail...

Looks like my ex-wife's boyfriend....WEASEL...

He's saving them to cook up for Sunday Dinner the next time his Mother-in-Law comes over...