I’ve talked to many people who are absolutely convinced that they need 300winmag rifles for 100 yard deer hunting because deer go down hard. It’s as if people equate a deer not spontaneously being skinned and processed after their shot to deer being too tough for the gun they have.I don't think I've ever come across anyone who felt that way about deer.
The truth is a lot of hunters take ****ty shots and don’t want to have to walk 100yards to go get a deer.I have found that the most difficult part of deer hunting is that deer worth shooting often don't show up. When they do, I shoot them and they die. I usually do this with the ineffective calibers "they" say just won't work, like 243, 223, and subsonic 300 BLK. When these calibers DO work, it is purely due to luck and perfect shot placement, which I thought is what everyone was supposed to be doing anyway.
Funny you should say that, as a NY hunter I’m thinking about going back to my slug gun. Most of the deer I’ve ever harvested have been inside of 100 yards, many inside of 50. Slugs are cheaper than my rifle rounds right now too.Inexperienced or ignorant hunters either blame their rifle, ammo or "difficult to kill" on thier own poor ability. Thus, the constant market for upgrading to the newest action/ round. Yet the antique yet well proven 30-30 still is one of the most popular of all rifles and rounds. I still to this day believe most hunters dont spend anywhere near the time sighting and practicing with their rifles they should. When they allowed rifles for almost all areas in NY no one looked back at slug guns.
I don't think I've ever come across anyone who felt that way about deer.
I think I see that more with pigs than deer, especially male pigs with the “shield”.
They all fell over after the bang. Not to mention a few falling over after a bowstring twang.
Random 8 said:As for their individual properties, they do have an uncanny ability to appear and disappear without warning. I could swear the ones on my property can read a calendar and know when to go full-on nocturnal. Their natural camouflage and ability to sense danger is superb. Add in the kind of cover they call home in my part of the country, and it can make them a tough animal to harvest.
There is no magic, and nothing really special about a whitetail except for how smart and how wary an old buck gets
Coloration, combined with nerves of steel, they do blend in quite well. This one crossed a sendero about 300 yards from me and stood just out of view where he entered the brush. He let me walk within 7-8 feet of him, snap this picture and walk on without so much as blinking an eye. Think I would have spotted him if I hadn't seen him enter the brush?
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I'll admit that deer hunting has lost it's shine after half century of deer hunting
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I'd rather hunt coyotes, watch deer, and take their photos these days.
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Regards,
hps
I find it’s the old does that are the smartest.