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    IADNR bans cell cam "scouting" during hunting season

    People have been using technology to make hunting easier since people started hunting. This isn’t about leveling the field vis-a-vis the animal. That went bye-bye about 800,000 years ago. The list of animals our ancestors hunted into extinction with spears is pretty insane. The only reason most...
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    IADNR bans cell cam "scouting" during hunting season

    If you don’t like using cameras, then don’t use them. We need another hunting regulation like we need an annual colonoscopy. There are lots of things that are legal, that I won’t use. Bait. Trail cameras. Inline Muzzleloaders with or without optics. Running with dogs. Some of those things are...
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    .243 for ca mule deer

    That’s a BFD. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    .243 for ca mule deer

    You’ll be fine. There are people out there who have killed a dozen elk with a dozen shots from a .243. Just use a good bullet and put it in the right spot. The key is to know the maximum range at which you can take a particular shot in the specific set of conditions and count on placing the...
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    Suburban Deer

    My brother has a friend who jokes that his only goal every year is to kill more deer with his weapon than his wife kills with her Suburban. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    All around deer hunting cartridge.

    I’d happily use almost any cartridge between .243 Winchester and 8x57 Mauser for any North American game animal with hooves at normal hunting ranges (absolute max of 500 yards with “average max” closer to 300). And the only reason I don’t go below .243 is that the Commonwealth of Virginia won’t...
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    Suburban Deer

    I'd have to change my name to Ahab.
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    Mountain Whitetail Kill Kit

    My Kershaw folding field knife has broken the pelvic arch on upwards of thirty deer without ever needing a new edge. It's the best hunting knife I have ever carried. I never bothered with a saw. A few paper towels (also useful for field shits), a pair of disposable gloves, a non-folding knife...
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    Suburban Deer

    My brother lives in the same town and has a larger piece of land than I do AND he has fewer and more understanding neighbors. He also has a couple of game paths that run right across two parts of his property. He usually gets at least one deer in his backyard with his crossbow. I had one deer...
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    north carolina deer hunt

    Which part of Northern NC? On the coast or in the mountains? I went hunting at some in-law’s farm along the coast in late October or early November 2015 and had a miserable time. It was hot, muggy, and the mosquitoes but right through my clothes. I didn’t even see a deer. Did see a big black...
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    Fixing a Flinch

    I am getting used to these forums and noticing that I cannot edit my posts, so I will add one final thing. My general rule of thumb is to fire no more than (40) .243 and up centerfire cartridges in any given session (.223 or similar doesn't count). And I prefer to stick to (20) per session...
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    Fixing a Flinch

    Also, this may or may not help with overall marksmanship, but I was taught BRASS. Breathe Relax Aim Slack Squeeze Focusing on BRASS and that front sight tip or reticle can do wonders. As many others have said, it's quite rare for me to feel any recoil - or even get a noticeable ringing in the...
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    Fixing a Flinch

    First, and I mean this without being at all patronizing, but this is a very common issue. Most people just won't admit it. And a lot of older people got used to it because they served in the military in an era when we used .30-06 or 7.62 NATO. It's also quite easy to overcome recoil sensitivity...
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    FNG from Virginia

    Only 45. I think that makes me a grown-up.
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    FNG from Virginia

    Tazewell. Currently splitting my time between Lynchburg and Tazewell, but planning to shift more of my time to the farm. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Suburban Deer

    I didn’t see another thread on deer in the suburbs, but I thought it would be funny to post a few pictures of some of the deer from my neighborhood. It’s legal to hunt in my city with a crossbow or bow, but after considering what happens if it doesn’t go DRT, I refuse to do it. But I have been...
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    Big Whitetail From Illinois in Basement for over 30yrs

    I shoot the first buck I see every year. Then, if I see a second buck, I shoot it. The only bucks I pass on are the ones that I don't see in time to get a clean shot. A certain part of me is happy when I see a very large buck get away from me before I can shoot (as long as I get another chance...
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    Bolt 22 for suppressor

    I’m getting the CZ 457 as my next rifle. To me, it just looks and feel better than the Tikka. I considered getting a nice wooden stock for the Tikka, but at that price, I could buy two 457’s for the cost of the Tikka plus stock. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Input on next rifle.

    I would look for an old Model 70 in 300 Winchester Magnum. This seems to be a good time to buy classic old rifles. I’ve seen many on GunBroker going for less than I would expect. The economy sucks, so people don’t have tons of disposable income. And the old folks are dying off and the new folks...
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    How much planning do you guys do for small game?

    In my younger days, I used to carry a .357 Sig whenever I was rifle hunting. If I was on my way back to the truck, with or without a deer, any squirrel that would stand still within 25 yards would earn a headshot from me. These days, all my squirrel hunting is intentional and done as a way to...

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