Osage Roost
General Forum => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ticeman on September 23, 2009, 04:00:33 PM
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Well, here goes nuttin. I have been putting this chapter of my life off for some time, but I think it's time. *cheers*
With a declining pheasant population, I need something to hunt in the winter, soo....I'm gonna start deer hunting this year *cheers* I live in the land of the giants so it's time to "man up" and get after em, a tag cost me only $27.50, so I'm buying a few. I have shot one deer in my life, a button buck, 5 yrs ago, and it was the most boring thing I'd ever done, shot it with a .44 Ruger, then had to drag the stupid thing up a darn embankment by myself in 8" of snow cussing like a sailor. >:( telling myself I'd never do it again.
Left it on my buddies doorstep, never gutted it, so i don't know how to do that either. *fall*
So...I'll be shooting shotgun, what kinda slug should i buy? just planning on using my 12 ga, smoothbore, not rifled, and what kinda choke should I use? I will be going in January for the rifle season in southern Iowa, so I'll use my .270 for that.
Put up a stand or no stand? I plan on just shooting it, gutting it, dropping it off at the locker. Do I need to skin it or does the butcher do it? questions man....many questions. ???
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I prefer 12 smooth bore full choke.
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Mike
Not sure if Muzzleloaders are legal at the same time as shotguins but the new inlines are better and can reach out a lot further then a shotgun.Maybe get one for a decent price and try that
If not I hear the Light Field slugs are real good
Job
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I grew up slug gun hunting in NY before they changed it to rifle and we always had good luck with Brenneke slugs in smoothbores. When you hit a deer with a slug it really put a hurting on them.
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I wish I knew more about slug hunting.. but I don't, but I do know, the locker plant should skin it all that for you!!!
I'm kind of like you, except I like the meat so I struggle on!!! I hate field dressing a deer. I get sick every time :(
I do know, slug guns nowadays are just almost as accurate as rifles!! They'll definitely put the hurt on a deer!
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Hey, I always liked what Brenneke had to offer when I was shooting my grandpas smoothbore. They make a pretty good rifled slug. I have 3 boxes of their Black Magic Magnum, give me a shout if you want them, you can have them to see if you like 'em. I just do muzzle loader and bow now. Or if you're feeling frisky, I see that Nitro makes some slugs!! I think they say 4" of drop at 200yrds.
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Rule # 1 No more button bucks.... This is what you're looking for.... ;D
(http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr173/Gobbleking57/downsized_2005buck2.jpg)
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Rule # 1 No more button bucks.... This is what you're looking for.... ;D
(http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr173/Gobbleking57/downsized_2005buck2.jpg)
... "oh yeah" - some great advice there ... RkLu RkLu
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Can someone give me a good recipe for antlers?
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Can someone give me a good recipe for antlers?
... I found a great one - was in the same section as the "Spur Souffle'" & the "Bouyabaise a la Beard" ... ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO
... j/k - "to each his own" ... *cheers*
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Can someone give me a good recipe for antlers?
i dont eat the antlers. i do enjoy all that extra meat that comes from a bigger buck though
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Can someone give me a good recipe for antlers?
i dont eat the antlers. i do enjoy all that extra meat that comes from a bigger buck though
Dang that's what I've been doing wrong... I thought you were supposed to grind them things up too :'(
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hahaha imagine
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Nice Buck Jim!
Mike
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Nice Buck Jim!
Mike
... sure is a nice buck - but it's not mine - looks like Garrett's buck ... 8)
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Nice Buck Jim!
Mike
... sure is a nice buck - but it's not mine - looks like Garrett's buck ... 8)
Not mine, thats my #1 pro-staffer and a friend of mine named Paul....