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Hunting pictures from the week

Soapweed

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Number one son on opening morning
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By the gate
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Dave King and his whitetail buck. Dave is also a taxidermist.
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Pretty nice buck
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Dan's deer, taken on our ranch. Dan is married to the Kosmo Kid's kousin.
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The Kid hit pay dirt
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Lucky strike
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A Klown in every krowd
 

Northern Rancher

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I'm not a big fan of 'deer in the truck' pics -I like to see the country they were got in and such but those are nice bucks-I really like the long G2's on that whitetail-I'm trying to get Ty to take up taxidermy so it would quit costing us a fortune lol. What kind of rifle is the kid shooting. Does it have a muzzle brake on it. Looks like mulies in your country get wider than ours but not as high on the average. My buddy got an absolute hog last week a 235 inch with 35 inch spread and junk everywhere. I never did get far off the pavement when I was down in your neck of the woods but it looks alot like the sandhills country I hunt south of me in Saskatchewan.I'm soo used to having to wear blaze orange from head to toe I'd be scared s....less to go out without it now. If you don't move it doesn't seem to bother deer at all-I had a big old whitetail buck come out on a trail only about 30 yards from me last night-he didn't even notice me-must of been preoccupied-with what I wonder.
 

Northern Rancher

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I'm not a big fan of 'deer in the truck' pics -I like to see the country they were got in and such but those are nice bucks-I really like the long G2's on that whitetail-I'm trying to get Ty to take up taxidermy so it would quit costing us a fortune lol. What kind of rifle is the kid shooting. Does it have a muzzle brake on it. Looks like mulies in your country get wider than ours but not as high on the average. My buddy got an absolute hog last week a 235 inch with 35 inch spread and junk everywhere. I never did get far off the pavement when I was down in your neck of the woods but it looks alot like the sandhills country I hunt south of me in Saskatchewan.I'm soo used to having to wear blaze orange from head to toe I'd be scared s....less to go out without it now. If you don't move it doesn't seem to bother deer at all-I had a big old whitetail buck come out on a trail only about 30 yards from me last night-he didn't even notice me-must of been preoccupied-with what I wonder.
 

Mrs.Greg

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NR,nobody wears orange around here anymore,all the guys wear camo of some sort.I still like the orange better,for the obvious reason,guys can be seen better in orange.

Nice pics Soapweed,looks like nice deer out your way. All the guys are out on point this morning,not sure how it will go,crazy chinook wind this morning.
 

Northern Rancher

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Does are starting to run here pretty good-been seeing does run their fawns off which is a good sign she's about to come into heat. Had a huge bodied buck at 20 yards last night but lucky for him he was a little short poiiunted he sure had a whale of a body though. I'm pretty picky as Sara has her first tag so want to be able to hunt with her as much as I can.
 

Northern Rancher

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You couldn't pay me enough to hunt with Camo on in rifle season-I get within ten yards of deer wearing blaze orange so no need too. I've been 'scoped' before and it's not a good feeling at all. The funniest deal was I fell in the creek once through the ice-so 'm sitting on a log in my bare feet wringing out my socks-(-20)-a doe comes ripping by me sees me-so I just froze-literally this time-well about five minutes later this good buck comes dogging her trail. I'm thinking how cool is this I'm going to shoot a buck in my bare feet in middle of November. Some road warriors saw him-they ripped across the field-of course this horned up deer stops and looks at them. They get all lined up but his lungs are in line with my head-so there I am jumping up and down in blaze orange with bare feet trying not to get shot. They roared off-didn't come over for a slow strangling lol.
 

Soapweed

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Northern Rancher said:
I'm not a big fan of 'deer in the truck' pics -I like to see the country they were got in and such but those are nice bucks-I really like the long G2's on that whitetail-I'm trying to get Ty to take up taxidermy so it would quit costing us a fortune lol. What kind of rifle is the kid shooting. Does it have a muzzle brake on it. Looks like mulies in your country get wider than ours but not as high on the average. My buddy got an absolute hog last week a 235 inch with 35 inch spread and junk everywhere. I never did get far off the pavement when I was down in your neck of the woods but it looks alot like the sandhills country I hunt south of me in Saskatchewan.I'm soo used to having to wear blaze orange from head to toe I'd be scared s....less to go out without it now. If you don't move it doesn't seem to bother deer at all-I had a big old whitetail buck come out on a trail only about 30 yards from me last night-he didn't even notice me-must of been preoccupied-with what I wonder.

The boys didn't have a camera with them, so had to wait to get back to the house to get pictures. Dan was shooting with a Savage 22-250, without a muzzle brake, and the Kosmo Kid was using an Ackley Improved 22-250, with a muzzle brake. Dan took his on Sunday, and the Kosmo Kid played hooky on Tuesday to hunt by himself. He covered a lot of country on a gray day before a snowstorm moved in. His efforts paid off, even though his school grades for the day probably weren't too hot. :wink:
 

Northern Rancher

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Man that Ackley must snap-does he wear ear protection when shooting it-those little plugs only take a second to slip in before you shoot but cut down on the 'huhs' later in life. Funny thing is a 22-250 isn't a legal calibre to hunt deer with in Saskatchewan-it's .243 and up for here. That buck tonight Sara shot really piled up-I've never seen a bullet open up so much on impact and still pump through It was one of those new Fusion bullets from Federal.
 

Mike

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Funny thing is a 22-250 isn't a legal calibre to hunt deer with in Saskatchewan-it's .243 and up for here. That buck tonight Sara shot really piled up-I've never seen a bullet open up so much on impact and still pump through It was one of those new Fusion bullets from Federal.

The main reason that some places don't allow .22 cals is because there are some (.22 Hornet, etc.) that do not produce enough energy for the normal hunting shot to be lethal on deer.

They just make a blanket rule that disallows ALL .22 cals to keep down confusion. I understand it and agree somewhat.

The 22-250 Ackley with a 55 grain, on the other hand is probably just as lethal as a .243 because the gain in velocity equates to about the same Ft. Lbs. of Energy as the Fusion 95 grain in a .243. Federal claims that the 95 grain velocity is 2900 fps, but, that velocity is using a longer barrel and in laboratory conditions than an ordinary .243 hunting gun. I would say it's more like 2600 in a Rem 700 (example). The 22-250 Ack could be somewhere around the 4100-4200 fps range. Plenty of "Hydraulic Shock" there.

Also depends on the distance of the shot.

I like them both.

Soap, Where did he get his Ackley? A local custom builder?
 

Northern Rancher

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I was pretty impressed with those fusion bullets-I guess we've probably taken a dozen deer with them since they've come out. This one mushroomed on impact and plowed a trail right through both lungs and out the other side. There's nothing that hangs onto life like a big 300 pound whitetail buck-I just wouldn't feel comfortable trying to take one with a 55 grain bullet no matter what the tables say-anything less tha perfect shot placement and your're in for a longgg tracking job. We had Sara swet up so the only shot she'd have would be a good one. In more open country where it's easier to follow up on your deer maybe it's different but not the calibre for my neck of the woods-i'd be afraid of that lighter bullet blowing up on a shoulder or a rib.
 

Soapweed

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This afternoon I was putting out salt and mineral, and had the rifle along "just in case" I saw a big buck. Wouldn't you know it, just before dark I headed on into town to pick up a horse trailer on which my welder son was fixing the endgate. About half a mile after I left our land, a really nice buck and his harem appeared. I hadn't asked for permission to hunt on the neighbor's property, so thought it best to not lust after something I shouldn't shoot. The deer seemed gentle enough, and it wouldn't have been hard to have fired a shot. Darned conscience anyway. :wink: I truly think this deer would have been better than the one the Kosmo Kid acquired. :? :wink: :)

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The one I didn't shoot at
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He looked to be a pretty big old boy
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Out of focus, but he was a nice buck
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This was the trophy shot I got instead. At least it didn't have to be gutted out. :wink: :)
 

Northern Rancher

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I hear ya Soapweed-three years ago I had to watch a 174 net Whitetail walk down my fenceline within ten feet of me-he had two buddies 155 plus with him. I just couyldn't will him to jump that fence lol. That's is a pretty good looking mulie for sure.
 

Sandy

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.222 is the smallest calibre you can hunt deer with in Manitoba. And you must wear blaze orange, tis the law. 22-250 is a nice little gun but I prefer my 30-06, if you hit something it's not going to run away on you. Of course the most popular gun for deer in these parts is a .22 magnum, the number one choice of nite lighters in these parts.
 

Mike

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Sandy said:
.222 is the smallest calibre you can hunt deer with in Manitoba. And you must wear blaze orange, tis the law. 22-250 is a nice little gun but I prefer my 30-06, if you hit something it's not going to run away on you. Of course the most popular gun for deer in these parts is a .22 magnum, the number one choice of nite lighters in these parts.

It all depends on where you hit them using ANY gun.

I have seen some folks that could lose them with a 50 cal. :lol:
 

Silver

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Here in BC it just has to be a center fire cartridge, and there are no rules about wearing colour. As far as calibre goes, Mike is quite right. A well placed shot from any fire arm is lethal, a bad shot is a disaster. I used to shoot bears with a hornet all the time. In fact, Dad shot 22 bears in one summer when I was a kid with that hornet using only 22 shells. When those ran out he switched to his 30-06 and needed at least two shots on every one.
I use a 22-50 now for most everything, but use my 30.06 for elk.
 

IL Rancher

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We are a no rifle state as far as deer hunting is concerned (Well, muzzleloaders are okay) so it doesn't matter what caliber rifle you have... Most folks just use 12 guages with a saboted round in them.. I guess some of the old timers still use Brenke rifled slugs or something like that.. No buckshot in this state either. It is all a safty thing supposedly.... Oh, forgot that you can hunt with a handgun as long as the cartridge is a pistol round, not necked down and greater than .35 caliber for the bullet.. Oh, can't have a shoulder extension on it either.. Makes it tough..


Now, if you are shooting a coyote you can use a .50bmg for all they care (Untill they get those banned that is) but rifles are okay for coyotes except during the 7 days of firearm season.. Clear as mud...
 
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