DaveS

It never comes easy does it Bro? Congrats!

He is huge...I'm about plum tickled right now, because I have seen this deer several times, and he always seemed to out smart me every time. He put the slip on me again yesterday morning. He was the second big buck I seen yesterday. Today, I hung 3 scent bombs across the ridge top I was hunting, and he came in to a "doe in heat" bleat call. He stepped out of a thicket about 30 yards away, stuck his nose up in the air to sniff it (scent bombs ?)...then his lights went out. He lunged forward about 10 yards and piled up. 308 with 150 grain reloads did the job!

Me and this boy has been toying with each other since bow season. He made his fatal slip up this afternoon. Will post some better pictures when I get them from my son's camera. 10pt, dressed about 180 .

Good luck to all of my TGO friends on opening day tomorrow....and always be SAFE!

Good Luck!

Just go when the urge hits.....can't kill'em at home!

I believe I seen that deer in the bed of that truck while it was parked at area o1. I told JG about....that is one fine buck!

The carrying of your rifle loaded when you get out of your vehicle legal. You are actually then engaged in the act of hunting. If a wildlife officer stops you to check your license, he may ask you to "make the weapon safe" (unload it) while he is talking to you.

The hunting regulations cover the carrying of handguns on WMA's and other areas. Carrying a handgun by permit on private property while hunting is legal. Just remember though, that if you decide to take game with it, there is a minimum barrel length requirement. By game I don't mean feral dogs, coyotes, sasqautchies and zombies....they fall under self defense or better known as "shoot first, ask questions later"!

Most of the WMA's in this area have a pretty good population of turkeys. The flock maintains at least three extra birds (the three I don't kill) annualy. They also offer "non-quota" hunts as well as quota hunts. Check the guide for the specific WMA regulation. Some WMA regs are different than the rest of the state, so it is always worth a little extra reading. Whiskey told you right. You always start out with little of nothing, then by the time it's all said and done, you could open a store! Hunting is also much simpler than golfing!

Hunting liscense runs from March 1st thru February 28th each year.

Let me just say, that if you are after a "Used" crossbow, ask to take it to a bow shop and have the limbs checked. A friend got stung with one that turned out to have a hairline crack in the limb.

I purchased a Horton Yukon 3 years ago, and still use it today. It is 150lb draw weight, rugged built and nice to shoot. If I was to "do it all over again", I would get one with a built in cranking device for cocking. Cocking the crossbow while in a ground blind and/or a ladder stand works like a champ. However, while in my climbing stand (Summit Viper), recocking the crossbow is nearly impossible because of the need to use your foot in the cocking process. My Horton is topped with a Tasco 4x32 rifle scope. She's sighted in at 50 yards, and shoot 22 inch carbon express bolts at 280 fps..Tipped with 100 grain mechanical broadheads, my horton is a very capable "game getter". Squirrel, turkey, deer and pigs have all been taken with tremendous ease. Depending how much you want to spend, the selection is non-ending. I would like to offer one piece of advice though. When choosing a crossbow, read the "customer reviews". I was looking at upgrading to a newer crossbow, and when I read the customer reveiws, I backed out. Very difficult to cock without a cocking device (100+ dollars), customer service not returning calls and/or not answering the phone at all. After the sale service was non-existent. That is all part of it. I hope this helps you out.

He survived, but very expensive. The shot went to the side of his spine and out his chest. Almost a straight down shot. He stayed at the vet for a couple of days with drain tubes in his lungs. Sad part is, no one was supposed to be in the area hunting. Never did catch the fool. I caught the guy that shot at the other ones. Again, no one was supposed to be hunting that area. What happen next is a long story!

I wanting to rabbit hunt real bad! After having a dog shot by a deer hunter, and a couple shot at, vet bills and stupitity force me to wait until deer is over to take my dogs out. Maybe we could work up a week day to go.

If we lived closer, I'd be happy to teach ya what I know. Hopefully, someone closer to you will lend you a hand.

Thanks fo the info!

CONGRATS from a fellow flinter!

I have 80 grain. Is that too light?

OK, Thanks.

I have a friend who shoots Fox with his AK whenever they get after his chickens. He does pretty good using open sights during the day. I think at night he uses an old double barrel shotgun that two days older than antique!

Nice looking buck Greg....CONGRATS!

101, what weight .243 bullet do you use on deer?

Well, rifle deer season starts in a little over a week. Is everyone ready? I'm heading to the range (Montgomery County) tomorrow to fire a few .308 rounds and sight in a new Savage .243. Going to have a great day shooting!

The person in question is the owner, not employee. ATF cannot really do anything since no laws were violated. As soon as I finish my research on the subject, I will name the gun shop in question. I want to give them the benifit of the doubt!