I’ve spent most of my life living with cheap bullets and cheap ammo on deer and not had much of a problem. Most of my time has been spent with Remington 12 Ga sluggers and Walmart special 180 grain 30-06. I hunt dense cedars and Eastern hardwoods, and I hunt … Continue reading →
JERRYO is a newbie over at KYHunting.net His question was: “which is the better rifle to hunt with single shot or repeater of some kind. “ Here is my answer: I guess what you need to answer is: what is BETTER for you? Now ask yourself: What is better for … Continue reading →
I used to take a themos of coffee all the time. In fact it was a that small thermos that was , in part, responsible for my first deer. I’d run out of regular coffee that morning, and used some ultra-high test espresso stuff to brew up my thermos load. … Continue reading →
The question came up yet again on the 24hourcampfire: What is the Ideal Deer Rifle/Cartridge. Yes, one of those will do nicely. The fact of the matter is that they all seem to kill deer, some a bit better than others. However, we don’t have the luxury of replaying every … Continue reading →
You’ve probably guessed most of the answers already. Sorry, 270 Winchester never showed up. I’m not sure why. Ditto for the 250-3000. 30-06 never showed up. That was interesting in and of itself, so I decided to find out why. It took some doing. However I added a weighted system … Continue reading →
I once wrote years ago, when I first started dabbling with neural nets and artificial intelligence, that there comes a time in any mad scientist’s life when he feels compelled to grasp the table, lift his eyes to the heavens and exclaim: “EEEETS ALIVE!!!” I don’t think this is going … Continue reading →
Acceptable deer hunting accuracy? I’d say that is a two-part answer: What can the rifle do? What can I do with the rifle? I usually shoot a rifle from the bench and work toward a 1-2MOA groups with a given load. Sometimes, starting out, a rifle may print 6-10″ groups … Continue reading →
elec1675 , a new member at 24HourCampfire wanted to know what we all thought about a Mini-30 as a Yute rifle: Reged: 02/13/05 Posts: 4 Loc: Wisconsin Anyone use a mini-30 for whitetail? #429900 – 02/13/05 01:56 PM Edit Reply Quote Quick Reply I’m looking at a deal on a … Continue reading →
muzzleloaderman writes on 24HourCampfire: .223 on deer #425666 – 02/06/05 07:02 PM Hey guys. I have been thinkin about getting a .223 for squirrels an other varments. Now I havnt checked the regulations but if its legal, what are your guys opinions on hunting blacktail with a .223? Ranges would … Continue reading →
Well, I haven’t been having any more epiphanies lately. In fact, my mind has been largely elsewhere. However, I did give some thought to the Dream Cartridge. Here are some responses to your responses and some new stuff to stir the pot. Thank you, Adobe, for recognizing two things: 1) … Continue reading →
Thanks for all your input. I posted this on a few places, and got surprisingly similar replies. Allow me to address a few issues: 1) No, I don’t need my medication changed. Thanks for asking, but Doc says I’m doing fine on the dosage I’m on. The good news is … Continue reading →
It’s 30F. Light is just coming up so I can see the far barns. They keep blowing in and out of view as the snow squalls are beginning to build. It’s the last day of late Kentucky Muzzleloader Season. I still have a tag, but the freezer is quite full, … Continue reading →
I quote myself from my weblog: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 Deer Season It all seems to come on so quickly. There is a first whiff of Fall, the Harvest Moon rises, and then ZAP! I’m in the middle of deer season and my life is filled with last-minute shopping, running … Continue reading →
CKYhunter was looking for some help over on KentuckyHunting.net regarding sabots in a round-ball muzzleloader. Here was my $.02: ACEOKY and SALTY are giving you good info. I have a .54 TC Hawken that I shot with patched roundball for 20 years. When I hunted deer, I’d switch to 425 … Continue reading →
sassafrastea over at KentuckyHunting.net writes as follows: ——————————————————————————– The last two nights, JUST before dark (around 5:45), I have heard rifle shots close to home. Both times there were 3 shots fired in close succession, three shots in less than half a minute. Also heard the same gunfire opening day … Continue reading →
A buddy of mine wanted to know what to expect if he shows up at deer camp, here at Genesis 9:2-4. He wanted to know terrain, choice of rifle and load, and weather. Here is what I told him: SW Bracken County, KY is a land of ridges and hollows. … Continue reading →
#2 Son, AKA Mooseboy, succeeded in bagging his first deer on Opening Day. I t was a bit of a mixed victory, but then again, aren’t they all. We got up into the stand near the campground a bit late, but still well before sunrise. A screech owl, the … Continue reading →
I was a gut-in-place kind of guy. However, I became a drag-it-out convert when we moved into the farm. I can radio back and have a pickup within 5 minutes. I even have one of those hitch platforms that is low-enough to the ground for me to flop ’em on. … Continue reading →
There’s a picture of me with my new muzzleloader. I’m at my 25th birthday party. It was a truly grand affair. I remember it like it was yesterday. I wasn’t even thinking about deer hunting with it. I just saw it at Sports Headquarters up in Sharonville, and determined that … Continue reading →
Decoys are not one of my favorite gimmicks. On the advice of Peter Fiduccia’s articles and book, I bought a Carry-lite full body decoy. It was a gorgeous piece of work– Italian handpainted. It was incredibly life-like. I have credit to Fiduccia that his writing was so convincing. I put … Continue reading →
I was downstairs this morning at the bench, running one more patch down the Hawken before I pack it for the farm. This weekend is early Muzzleloader, and I finally got a good group out of the new barrel on Sunday. For twenty years, I shot buffalo bullets and round … Continue reading →
It all seems to come on so quickly. There is a first whiff of Fall, the Harvest Moon rises, and then ZAP! I’m in the middle of deer season and my life is filled with last-minute shopping, running loads of hunting clothes through the washer, juggling acts in the dimensions … Continue reading →
I’m taking #2 out. He’s psyched. Saturday we went into town to get his youth tag. We spent Sunday afternoon getting his rifle sighted in. It’s funny how a reloader marks the passage of time and the growth of his son. This year we finished shooting up the original batch … Continue reading →
How do you know if you have an optimized whitetail load? That question is simple to answer: take it out in the woods, point it at deer and touch it off. If, in the next few seconds, you transform a graceful, warm, vital deer into a slowly cooling pile of … Continue reading →
There was a time in my life when one deer rifle was all it took. Now I have a safe full of them, and I cannot seem to ever be totally satisfied. Do I need another deer rifle? No. Do I want another? Always. What I’ve found that I really … Continue reading →
