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Come on now. That group will kill any deer walking. The fella admitted he wasn't the greatest shot in the world, but that group is plenty good enough.

Yeah, he did sound a bit upset so it might be best if he doesn't come up. He said he's read all your posts about him and said he'd be coming up with his bat, so I have NO clue what that was all about? Plus he did say he wouldn't be striking out this time!!

Biz, I just got a PM from Aaron Judge that he'll come out to help you, too! He says he definitely won't strike out then!!

Boy, this thread should be interesting! So you guys want to keep things secret and only discuss in PM's? I think we need to implement a secret handshake before anyone is allowed to post anything about wounding an animal! LOL

Just cats and dogs?? Won't you at least take a male and female deer and turkey for us to have something to hunt in the future once the flood recedes? We are counting on you to save our hunting way of life after all!!

I hunted the same area for 20 plus years and can't say that I saw deer numbers go down. The numbers pretty much remained the same throughout from what I observed. I can of course speak for only the area I hunted, but I think part of the problem is that fewer hunters are hunting this area, thus fewer deer are being killed. I think the DEC sees a lower deer take, and thinks its due to less deer, but I think the reality is that there are just way fewer hunters out there killing them.

Or the next great flood. Time for Growie to build the ark. After seeing the treestands she builds she should have no problem building one. Will be nice and comfy for all the critters and her. Hope there's some room for Mr. B!

Here I was not knowing what to buy with my Cabelas points, and now I find out they sell muff!!!

It may not be fun for you, but most people prefer to practice at least a bit before they go out west to hunt where the shots can be long. Just because it's a Weatherby doesn't mean it will connect if the shooter doesn't do his part. Even shooting at closer ranges here in the east one can easily screw up on. The more you shoot the better you will be.

The Remingtons, Winchesters, Rugers, Brownings, Savages, etc. are typically chambered for cartridges that were not designed by Weatherby, but that doesn't mean the others are not good or won't kill game because they surely will. In fact, I'd bet they have killed more game than the Weatherby's which are more expensive to buy and shoot.

And why would you say that they aren't decent? I've seen them kill game just as dead as a Weatherby would. A rifle doesn't need be glossy and expensive or have the Weatherby label on it in order to be good. Plenty of rifles out there that can match Weatherby in accuracy and dependability that cost considerably less. Absolutely nothing wrong with them, they will get the job done.

All he needs to do is take a photo of his fingers and post it.

I might be out of touch with modern technology, but at least I'm not out of touch with reality.

Absolutely. I don't think there is a sniper dead or alive that would guarantee to be within an inch at 1000 yards. They make COMPLETE misses at long yardage quite often. I don't know where some of you guys are coming up with these notions that a rifle or shooter can be laser beam accurate at such extreme ranges??

LOL. At least it's not the husband servicing the handyman (along with the dog) just so he could get to hunt it. And that would be rights to hunt only one acre.

I would agree that the habitat isn't great, but there surely aren't nearly as many hunters in this area as there used to be. Not even close. In fact it's pretty much a ghost town after the first weekend in the area I hunted. And the decrease in hunters already started 5-10 years or more ago, so I can't imagine things have gotten any better. We know that the bowhunters don't kill too many deer, and since there are less hunters in general, I just can't see how the DEC justifies giving out even LESS doe tags with every passing year in this area.

Good luck trying to find access in some of these units. Also, some of these units are bow only which will not help those who hunt with gun only. We shouldn't forget that the majority of hunters out there are still the gun hunters. Seems like the bowhunters get more of the perks these days with the longer season, can legally take a deer of either sex, etc., while the gun hunter seems to be getting less and less for his hunting license dollar. Not exactly fair in my opinion, but I doubt the DEC will listen to me.

I honestly don't know how many shooters or rifles are capable of 1 inch groups at 500 yards? I'm sure even snipers with top notch equipment couldn't do this consistently. At those distances groups will start opening up. Lots of wind doping at those type of ranges also. I love watching those 1000 yard kills on youtube. What they don't show you is all the misses they probably had before they actually connected on something. Even snipers can take a crapload of shots before they actually connect.

According to the specs the barrel is 16.125 inches. https://www.henryusa.com/rifles/lever-action-22-carbine-rifle/ Did you shorten it to an even 16? LOL If I were a rifle being brought to Buckmaster, I'd feel like a horse being brought in to be gelded! LOL

Oh, and that's what I use to sight in my gun. If I can get 2 out of 10 shots into it at 25 yards I am ready to go huntin'!!

I'm assuming you'll be planting a food plot in it? And that would be for the deer, right??

Here's a nice sized plate we can fill up with custard pie for all the big boys, oops I mean fellas with big appetites here on the forum. Guaranteed to give you 1/2 inch groups at 1200 yards!!

Some kids are born with silver spoons in their mouths. Biz was born with a Weatherby in his hands! LOL

I tell you, I hear all these people these days claiming that their fancy new rifles can shoot into the same hole at incredible yardage, yet whenever I am at the range and I look over at their targets, their groups are no better than mine and in many cases worse. And I sure as hell am not claiming that I can shoot 1 inch groups at 250 yards!!

I once got a 5 shot group into 1 inch at 200 yards with a varmint barrelled 22-250. I think the stars and the moon were aligned just right that day and it helped make this happen. Don't ask me to do it again, however. LOL