chrisw

I dropped a trotting buck from my climber on opening day a few years ago, he was out in a brushlot and at the shot (30-06) he disappeared. I kept hearing leaves rustling every few minutes and I figured it was more deer moving around so I stayed put. Well after 10-15 minutes I started to get suspicious, I climbed down and picked my way through the briars and there he was looking at me while trying to get up on his two front legs. I used my 357 to "finish him." I saw no point in shooting him from 8 ft away with my 06 so I used my revolver. Upon inspection, I hit that nerve bundle behind the shoulder (a few inches higher than mid height) but for whatever reason that deer did not die right away. The two bullet holes were only 1" apart and that second shot killed him in a few seconds. You can see the two holes in the picture I have somewhere. I use the term "finished" to describe delivering the final blow to an already mortally wounded animal. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

It's common sense, how many Deer are taken on an average year by archery gear? Roughly 36,000. How many by other means? Roughly 200,000. Now noone is going to tell me that with an extra 170,000 more deer taken during a firearms season that the unrecovered rate is lower than bow. There is no way to put a number on it, but when that many more deer are being killed you're going to have more losses. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

My license only holds 5 guns, my second card holds at least 10. I think every county does their license a little different though. Plastic cards are the way to go for sure, we've had them here for years now. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Would it kill a deer with the right projectile? Absolutely. Are there better calibers? Absolutely. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

It's public land so anything can happen, but over a mile from the nearest parking area so I'm hoping most are too lazy to get back there. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I've finished a couple with my Security Six 357, now I carry a Redhawk 7.5" 44mag. Haven't popped her cherry yet though. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Try a different mechanical? 2 years ago my setup was very similar to that and I got no whistling. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

When you say it's "easy to achieve a 1" group at 250 yds with a rifle" you do in fact imply it's commonplace. You even went as far as to say "you can get well in excess of 1" at 250". How many .25 MOA rifles do you own? I'd be shocked if a single person on this site has a quarter inch gun. And you did in fact say it was "easy." And what individual are you talking about that holds .4 MOA or less with multiple guns "without batting an eyelash." Please inform all of us ignorant people who know nothing.... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

You'll also note, on the last picture, if you zoom in above the bucks tail, there is another good buck out in the field, I missed him the first time I looked at the picture. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I've had terrible luck this year with trail cams, from 2 of them deciding they now want to take pictures every minute until the card is full, to someone turning my camera off and having it sit there for a month turned off, to yet another camera that just stops taking pictures whenever it decides too... It's been extremely frustrating but I finally got a few decent public land bucks. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Serious question... Are you related to Stubby? Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Check out the Apex Covert Pro. I liked it so much I bought two! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I shoot a Charles Daley .22lr bolt gun, I picked it up used years ago for $100, it's the best shooting 22 I've ever owned and I've owned quite a few. I shoot CCI 22 quiets, you can literally hear the bullets "whump" the squirrels, and the other squirrels don't have a clue I'm shooting, also doesn't destroy them quite so bad. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

It works in reverse of fish stories, stories of fish grow, groups shrink yada yada. I have one rifle that print under an inch at 200, .77" to be exact, (Remington 700 VS 26" heavy bbl, Nikon Monarch 5-20x44) was my best group. But it's not practical accuracy as far as hunting is concerned, unless I'm hauling a shooting bench and vice to my treestand. Keyboard snipers are popular, actual snipers are few and far between. It's no different than the umpteen stories you'll see or hear about (some on here) in the next two months, I hit that deer perfect but we never found it, well I'm here to tell ya sonny, you didn't hit it perfect. Want me to be impressed? Shoot a 1" group offhand at 100 yds. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

You can't put a number (group size) on this in my opinion. It's just something everyone has to know for themselves, we all know when we are getting close to our comfort zone and from there we either choose to shoot (and accept all risks involved) or not. I think it's more to do with ethics and respect honestly. Every situation is different and I've never liked the pieplate theory, because honestly a pie plate group should not be what anyone strives for. I think chasing accuracy is a constantly evolving beast and we should all do our best to achieve the highest level of accuracy that we are capable of. When we accept less than quality accuracy and say "good enough" or "I can keep them on a pieplate" is when you are complacent in your ability, not seeking to improve it, after all, we aren't hunting pies. What's acceptable to me? Not wounding or losing animals. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I also hope it doesn't come out looking like your "moon"! A good artist could do a turkey justice I think, it's a cliche but, tattoos are addicting! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Very cool! It's unique, I've got a sleeve in the works now, my next sleeve is going to be a full color bowhunting theme. My ongoing sleeve is a mountain scene and will end with a night sky with the northern lights and a Hunter's moon. These aren't good pics but you get the idea... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I bought a nice camera and attempted to video on and off for 2 seasons, what I found out was that it was taking away from my enjoyment in the woods, I felt pressured to get things on video. And sometimes I would just leave the camera and gear at home because I didn't feel like lugging it around or messing with it. I will now just have my DSLR for stills mainly, but if the situation presents itself for a kill on camera I'll still have the option. I don't get too many opportunities to shoot a decent buck a year, I'm not willing to let the one opportunity I get go because I was screwing with a camera. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I carry in enough crap, I'm certainly not going to lug around a jug of my own urine. Funny story, about 4 years ago I was contemplating climbing down around 10:30AM, I'd sat since light and didn't see anything, it was mid November so I was trying to stay put as long as I could. Anyway, it was loud and dead quiet wind. I was putting off peeing only because I knew how loud it was going to be hitting the leaves. I decided to let it rip and before I finished a deer appeared at 30yds in some thick stuff running to the base of my tree! It was a small buck and he flew in to the base of the tree and just stood looking around, he hung around for like 5 minutes. My guess is he heard what he thought was chasing, when it was really that mornings coffee hitting the ground. I've never experienced that before. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Typicals are boring! Give me the freaks anyday! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Estrus, during the rut of course. Otherwise just doe urine, sometimes warm with a bit of vanilla. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

Never had that happen. Usually when adrenaline kicks in drawing your bow would be easier? Unless your just that flustered that your body forgets what it's doing?? Don't get me wrong, I get shook up at times but just not that way I guess. Weird. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

I always use a headlamp with the white light walking in, I hunt state land so a lot of that is so I don't get shot by some jackwagon that hears me walking, once I'm at the tree I switch it to red light most times for getting my climber ready and going up. I've bumped into a lot of deer walking in and the white light doesn't make a bit of difference, they just stand there and let you walk by. It's funny that people think because they don't use a light that the deer can't see you, deer are quite capable of seeing at night. If they were so afraid of lights they wouldn't be getting ran over in the road everyday! Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

We are talking about walking in to hunt with a climber or stand/sticks on your back. Nothing is hung already. Maybe because I use my climber 50+ times a year that it's become second nature to me but I still feel it's less work than hanging a set, and I can do it damn near silent. Last year I came down the tree around 10AM and when I got to the base I saw a buck feeding 50 yds away, I slowly went all the way back up the tree and that deer never had a clue. The advantages/disadvantages to either. Now if a stand was already hung and all I needed was a set of sticks to access it that might change my answer... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk

You'll have to keep us posted on the double-cross, I was interested until I watched the guys at Bowhunt or die shoot some deer with them, they killed deer but penetration wasn't good at all. Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk