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Hillbilly800 · 12-26-2003, 04:01 PM

is there any deer hunters in here? if you do hunt, let us know what you shot this year or in past years, and what your biggest buck ever is!!!

583rider · 12-27-2003, 08:16 AM

this year my dad got a 6 point muzzeloading i got a 160 lbs doe last year my dad got a 11 point with a 21 inch spread and i filled his doe tags for him because he had to have open heart sergery.that 11 point is his biggest sofar and mine is a button

01MXZ800 · 12-27-2003, 04:17 PM

NO NEED TO HUNT, THE LAST 4 I GOT WERE CHASED INTO THE PATH OF MY PLOW TRUCK BY "WOOD PUSHERS" 1st WAS A 8pt,
2nd BUTTON, 3rd 6pt and 4th DOE GOTTA LOVE SNOWPLOWS,
NO DAMAGE, LOTS OF MEAT

Snow Freak · 12-27-2003, 05:40 PM

I am i didnt get nething this year my dad got a 6 point and last year i got a 4 point(1st buck) and i got a small doe in 2000, i shot a 245 lb bear this year and a trukey with my bow, uhh in 2000 i shot the doe, a turkey, and a bull moose with a muzzleloader(state record) but i dunno if it is now ne of u NH guys know that can tell me??? my name is Eric Anderson.. thanks

chase9119 · 12-29-2003, 10:57 PM

Tagged a Muly this year. Twas only a spike, thought I was tagging a Doe at 275yrds. I was in it for the meat this year. He was about 95#'s field dressed. (Muly's run about 2x's the size of a whitetail) Just got the meat back last weekend. Tendor, oh so tendor, don't even need a knife. *drools* & coarse I got about 15 bags of jerky to chomp on while riding!!

Snow Freak · 12-30-2003, 07:04 PM

mmm tasty lol how is muly never tried it here in the northeast nething like whitetail?

chase9119 · 12-31-2003, 04:05 PM

A bit more of a wild taste. Not to much diferent from a young whitetail.
The wild taste comes from there source of food. I got this one out on the plains of North Dakota, so it was grazing on winter wheat, cactus, & berriers.
Hard to descibe the taste as I like sautee` and add all sorts of goodies to my food.

snopro23 · 01-02-2004, 10:44 AM

I didnt get anything this year but my dad got a big 8-pointer that had a bigger spread than his 10-pointer the year before(in other words, big buck). I got a nice 6-pointer last year and a another 6-pointer the year before(first buck).

FireStone · 01-03-2004, 10:35 PM

Last Fall was my 5th of deer hunting.
First season, at the second day, a 6 points.
second season, a spike.
3rd season, a 12points 245LBS
4th season, spike
This year, 8 points the second day, and my oncle a 6points 10minutes before me.
And I have only 20 years old...soon 21

We are a 4 guys on our 4 private territories.
We make a lot of preparations during off season...that's the secret.
We avrage 3 deers each year for 5 years.

rollinredcavi · 01-06-2004, 03:19 PM

I am just a wanabee hunter. 2 years of hunting every day and havnt got anything. In fact I have only seen 4 does on opening day the first year. Waited for a buck to come in though. This year I missed a coyotee on opening day(branched the shot). I guess I just need to prepare better. I am gona try a new prep for next year. I was simply trying to intercept movement on the more used trail those years. I am gona just bait next year.

Snow Freak · 01-06-2004, 03:58 PM

wow you guys can bait deer?? coool we can only bait bear and coyotes. not even sunday hunting here in maine. and now they are trying to ban bear hunting by bait trapping or dogs

Snow Freak · 01-06-2004, 04:00 PM

by the way what do you guys use for guns/bows?? i use a 12 gauge w/ slugs for bear and a 300 savage for deer.. i have a matthes fx bow too

FireStone · 01-06-2004, 11:54 PM

For deer and marmot, I love my 6.5x55 Mauser. It's bigger than a 243, and a bit smaller than 270.
6.5x55 is a long shot rifle.
For moose and coyote, my 30-06 is my best.
Bow is not for me.

bowcop · 01-10-2004, 08:02 PM

Been a hunter all my life. I even used to be a hunting guide in Montana. My favorite animal to chase is elk. But I do go deer hunting every year too. This year I put up all gooseggs. But that is why they call it hunting and not killing! I only use a bow to hunt anymore. Out here where I am rifle season sounds like WW3! I use a Mathews Legacy.

Snow Freak · 01-12-2004, 03:08 PM

hows that shhot im thinkin of gettin one maybe my fx is too small now

bowcop · 01-24-2004, 07:26 PM

Sorry for the slow response! That Legacy is one sweet shooting bow. Best I have ever shot.

Snow Freak · 01-24-2004, 07:49 PM

Nice!

palmrose2 · 01-26-2004, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bowcop
Been a hunter all my life. But I do go deer hunting every year too. This year I put up all gooseggs. But that is why they call it hunting and not killing!

You could probably call me a killer. The last buck I shot was 4 yrs ago and I thought it was a doe. I always get doe tags and shoot the first one or two that cross my path. Mabey not so sporting but I ALWAYS have venison in the freezer. I used to get pretty exited drawing a bead on a deer and missed a few golden oppertunities @ great trophies. No more. I can't remember the last time I missed a shot.

I've used slugs, a .243, 303 brit., 8mm mauser, 257 roberts, and 30.06. The .06 is my favorite because it works so well in so many situations and when using my Ruger M77 I can place shots inside a 1" circle @ 100yds every time. That rifle has been responsible for a LOT of meat.

I don't have much time for scouting or hunting because that time of year I'm always trying to squeaze in as much work as possible before winter. I KNOW how cold a well diggers ass gets in January!

BTW even this "killer" doesn't bait. Never have.

Snow Freak · 02-24-2004, 06:38 PM

everyone around here uses a 30/06

bowcop · 02-24-2004, 08:51 PM

I still drag out my 06 for the occasional elk hunt in Colorado, but archery is my favorite way to go.