Kent Goldings
.357 mag
He’s probably 18 months. I wasn’t looking for a monster.
2021-2022 Hunting Season
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Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
I let my daughter take my Ruger American .450 Bushmaster last weekend. She never saw anything to shoot. But she did request that I leave her the gun when my time comes.
camper4lyfe
.308 Win
I wasn't being negative, just commenting that I'm surprised it has antlers.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
S’ok. I’m a big boy.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
That 450 bushmaster is on my short list.
I agree. Every time I'm on a hunt. I kick back and enjoy the scenery and the hunt. no wife asking to do something, no kids asking me order something online. Just peace and quite. I do sometimes get annoyed with the squirrels that cause me to jump thinking it's a deer. lol
There's an old phrase.. That's why they call it hunting and not killing.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Good for you. I’ll take anything with antlers at this point.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
My brother has been too busy trying to get work done on his house before winter sets in to get out and hunt.
His ex-wife's uncle knows a guy who shoots on a nuisance permit and gives the deer away. My brother got this nice doe from him. Fat on the hind quarters was an inch thick
Back straps
Yeah, he cut it up on the kitchen counter. Had it quartered and the mess cleaned up before his wife got home
His ex-wife's uncle knows a guy who shoots on a nuisance permit and gives the deer away. My brother got this nice doe from him. Fat on the hind quarters was an inch thick
Back straps
Yeah, he cut it up on the kitchen counter. Had it quartered and the mess cleaned up before his wife got home
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Is that hair and hide stuck to the carcass I'm seeing ?
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Baby got BACK.
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
He got it just field dressed. He hung it from a tree in the yard and skinned it and cut the head off. Brought it inside to the kitchen counter to cut it up and de-bone it so.... probably a little
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
We processed 4 last Wednesday. Quite the task and my hands were shot.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
WTF do you do with all that meat?
I pay a local taxidermist to butcher deer for me. It adds to the expense. But, divorce is more expensive.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Nice. Now get one yourself. I’m attempting that this weekend as well. No doe tag so that will be tough in my current set up. Lots of scraping going on so I have hope.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
He’s got balls. My wife doesn’t even want me processing mine in my garage. I told her I want to do it and I want to learn how so I will be doing it.
I have a friend coming to help me if I get one. I’m going to keep it simple. Cut the back straps out for slow cooking, do the legs for roasts, and then much of the rest will be for deer jerky on my traeger.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
Whole loins, Steaks and burger. That’s what the guy does for me. I’ll make a shitload of chili. Venison chili rocks.
Xae289
.223 Rem
I like the butchering process. I tend not to know what I want when I talk to a butcher. When I do it myself, I figure out what kind of cuts I want as I break it down. This year I had to take it to a butcher since I'm in the process of moving, but next year it's back to doing my own.
Also learned how to dress a pheasant a couple days ago. After deer hunting, met with a buddy who was out pheasant hunting. He gave me one of the birds he took and showed me a quick video on how to break it down. Took it home, pulled it apart and cooked it up. Delicious.
Also learned how to dress a pheasant a couple days ago. After deer hunting, met with a buddy who was out pheasant hunting. He gave me one of the birds he took and showed me a quick video on how to break it down. Took it home, pulled it apart and cooked it up. Delicious.
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
It's a hunt / share arrangement. Everyone in camp gets an equal share so those who come up empty don't go home empty handed.
The "group" prefers to do themselves. I agree. We take our time to trim nicely and control our product instead of trusting others.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
That’s a nice arrangement. Dudes will be a little more mellow because they’re going to get meat in the freezer.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
That’s the arrangement I have with my hunting buddy while hunting at my property. We split it. Partly because I do t have the freezer room and if he shoots a deer on my property I’d like some of it.
SmallGameAddict
.308 Win
Well, there's that...
SmallGameAddict
.308 Win
Agreed. Especially with venison hot sausage
Bustedknees
12-gauge slug (smooth bore)
Found something useful today. I'm not a bowhunter so I do not own a rangefinder, but I've been curious as to the range I took my deer at. I used Bing's interactive aerial maps. It lets you add pins then allows measurements between those pins. This year was my biggest deer and longest shot at a whitetail. missed at 220 yards but at 200 yards I got em.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
For bow hunting, I’ll typically find the range of reference objects nearby the set. I find that the GPS on my phone isn‘t precise enough for this. I actually have multiple subscriptions to GPS apps that include Avenza, Gia GPS, and ON-X. I use these apps to plan hikes and blaze virtual trails.
For rifle hunting, I’ll compute a maximum-point-blank-range for the particular load. Given a ballistic calculator and chronograph, it is an easy calculation. In antler restricted WMUs, it often better to engage the game at ranges closer than 100 yards anyway.
My 243 Winchester has pretty standard ballistics. It’s MPBR is 300 yards. The rifle is zeroed 3 inches high at 100 yards. The energy drops down below 1000 ft-lbs after 300 yards yards. I tested this setting at range. You can hit any 8-inch target within 300 yards without taking the distance.
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
I use spray paint, color matched to my pin distances, for trees in my hunting location. No need to range find each time.
ryguy
9mm
Shot this little guy with the Ruger PC Carbine. Shooting 124gr Federal Law Enforcement HST
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
Nice. Wherever did you find 5-round mags? I’d love to hunt with mine.
Drop tine on the left!
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
Plug it. Find removable base plate mags just put a piece of wood to make it 5 rounds. I just cut and filed a .223 kind to plug a Maggie for hunting because a friend wanted to use one of my riffles.