Will checking my rifle ruin my hunt tomorrow?

[Woodjr55]

So I won't be at my cabin for opening morning I'm taking a civil service test I want to check my rifle just to make sure everything is still good if I shoot after my morning hunt tomorrow will my evening hunt be ruined

[thphm]

You will most likley kick yourself in your a$$ if you do not and a nice 10 pointer walks within shooting range and you shoot over or under it.

 

[Terry]

I wouldn't worry about it

[sits in trees]

Bring your chainsaw out there and cut down a few trees while your at it.

[stop em and drop em]

It is better to have a sighted rifle than to second guess yourself opening day. Everyone hunts the evening of opening day (rifle) after #'s of shots have been made that day. Just make the minimum number of shots and do it till your comfortable. Good luck bow hunting.

[bubba]

It is a noise.  They do not associate it with being shot. We have actually cut wood and have deer come to see what was going on with the saws running.  The guy next door to my property has to sight his rifle in the sunday afternoon of early ml weekend in the north.  He shoots half the afternoon, and we still see deer.  I usually sit on the ridge next to where he shoots.  He leaves at 2 the deer hit the field at 5 or so.  About 10 years ago or so, I was hunting a piece of farm land I had permission to hunt. It was early ml season.  I shot a nice doe with 8 other deer on the field at about 230 pm.  I took care of her drug her into the tall grass and got back in the stand.  20 minutes later, there were 4 deer back in the field.  Human activity more than noise will spook them.  

[Lawdwaz]

That won't bother the deer in the least.  Shoot 'em up!

[MACHINIST]

one or 2 shots shouldnt do anything

[Adkhunter1590]

Fire away. I had a group of guys come hunt with me in kansas and I took them to a sand pit to take a couple shots before the morning hunt the next day. After all 8 of them got done blowing 100 rounds for fun more than target practice a 163 inch buck crept into the corner of the sand pit as we all stood there bsing. One of the guys noticed him first and turned around and looked at me like he saw a ghost and asked if he could take him. I said sure season opened today man if you want him have at it. Sure enough he nailed him with a free hand 175 yard shot. He was a happy man lol. I was too because instead of hunting all week he got to help me take down bow stands and cameras and move his buddies around to different stands haha.

[silent death]

Gonna shoot my shotgun to tomarrow just to make sure. its all set for the opener ..you ain't the only person

[Doc]

Any reason why you have to check your gun exactly where you intend to hunt?