Calling Whitetail hunters

[Deputy Nutz]

My mistake, I thought you were from WS. While in GB area (UP) for the PR game, we saw all kinds of piles of turnips, apples, etc for sale, specifically for feeding the deer. Glad to hear it's illegal.............evens the 'playing field' some.

We have corn fields where we hunt, so no reason to bait. I understand doing it to a degree, especially up north where deer are a little more scarce and there is really no food source other than natural browse for the deer to eat, hence their travel patterns won't be as easy to determine.

I agree with Food spreaders because it gives the deer a better food source in the winter, it probably helps grow bigger deer and helps keep the population up. Unfortunately I really don't agree with hunting over a pile of apples, but hell even that isn't easy. You can't make a deer come eat apples...

[Harlan Huckleby]

Now you see, this is the part about hunting I don't get... (I grew up in a deer/moose/elk/antelope/partridge/duck/goose....hunting family)....you probably have been feeding the deer... apples, turnips, corn, whatever...so the deer come to this spot.

Come to think of it, this was Jeff Dahmer's method of operation as well. He'd invite those young guys over for dinner, and they'd end-up like venison steaks in the freezer.

[Little Whiskey]

Unfortunately I really don't agree with hunting over a pile of apples, but hell even that isn't easy. You can't make a deer come eat apples...

exactly.



Savage 110 chambered in 30/06

I do hunt over bait but we don't bait months in advance only for the time that we are in the area. Even after baiting I've gone the week and not seen anything.

[Freak Out]

Put the pop guns down boys....

My favorite is still the Winchester model 70 375 HH magnum...I actually shoot blacktail with it in Kodiak using full metals....of course there are some big ass freaking bear running around otherwise I might feel comfortable using my 270.

[Little Whiskey]

My favorite is still the Winchester model 70 375 HH magnum...

do you even shoot this thing?? I can't imagine you even take this to the range to sight it in. you would have a shoulder left. I'm hunting whitetail not armor plated tanks. I know a guy who likes to bring his 44 mag into camp. he winces everytime he pulls the trigger. time to gun down

[Freak Out]

My favorite is still the Winchester model 70 375 HH magnum...

do you even shoot this thing?? I can't imagine you even take this to the range to sight it in. you would have a shoulder left. I'm hunting whitetail not armor plated tanks. I know a guy who likes to bring his 44 mag into camp. he winces everytime he pulls the trigger. time to gun down

I shoot it....but ammo is very spendy so I don't go out and blast away just for the fuck of it. My father gave me my first one because it was his favorite gun and I have used one ever since. I hunt moose most often and they are very large animals. Sure you can hunt them with smaller caliber weapons or with a bow but I feel comfortable with the 375. Great FPS and range. I also have a 338 that I use on occasion.

[Freak Out]

My favorite is still the Winchester model 70 375 HH magnum...

do you even shoot this thing?? I can't imagine you even take this to the range to sight it in. you would have a shoulder left. I'm hunting whitetail not armor plated tanks. I know a guy who likes to bring his 44 mag into camp. he winces everytime he pulls the trigger. time to gun down

I shoot it....but ammo is very spendy so I don't go out and blast away just for the fuck of it. My father gave me my first one because it was his favorite gun and I have used one ever since. I hunt moose most often and they are very large animals. Sure you can hunt them with smaller caliber weapons or with a bow but I feel comfortable with the 375. Great FPS and range. I also have a 338 that I use on occasion.

..and probably the most important reason I like to use it is because when I shoot an animal with it the thing goes down. No running around....it's on the ground. Dead or dying. I learned long ago it's no fun having a moose run off after you shoot it running through the damn swamps and brush.

[Deputy Nutz]

Good point about those animals trying to run away.

I shoot the 30/06 because I can forget my shells and walk into the kwikkStop and find a box on the shelf. I also know that I can hunt any species in North America with it, although I probably would buy a new gun if I ever went on an expensive hunting expedition I would buy another BAR but a new one.

I am left handed so I can get me a lever action, a semiauto that doesn't fling shells down my shirt, or a lefty bolt action which can be ungodly expensive.

I almost bought a .444 Merlin lever action. I still think that would be a fun and classic gun to take out into the woods.

[HarveyWallbangers]

When I go deer hunting, it's with a 30/06 also.

[Freak Out]

Good point about those animals trying to run away.

I shoot the 30/06 because I can forget my shells and walk into the kwikkStop and find a box on the shelf. I also know that I can hunt any species in North America with it, although I probably would buy a new gun if I ever went on an expensive hunting expedition I would buy another BAR but a new one.

I am left handed so I can get me a lever action, a semiauto that doesn't fling shells down my shirt, or a lefty bolt action which can be ungodly expensive.

I almost bought a .444 Merlin lever action. I still think that would be a fun and classic gun to take out into the woods.

Ha ha....I shoot lefty with a rifle, you can come up here and I'll loan you a gun to use. Although a guide is required for non-residents for all big game (that excludes blacktail). I had an assistant guides license years ago and suppose I could try and find a sign off if I needed. Brownings are good rifles...and they produce a few large calibers if I remember right. Someone gave me a 444 Marlin years ago...at the time the only ammo was useless beyond about 100 yards but I think you can get some better stuff now...my brother has it in Oregon.

All this talk about guns got me horny...ummm thinking...so I went to the Remington website. The first gun I bought myself was a custom Remington model 700 lefty 375 HH..cost me $630 at the time from a smith in Palmer Alaska. A similar gun today new is around $2400.

[Deputy Nutz]

When I go deer hunting, it's with a 30/06 also.

I knew it! We are brothas from different mothas!!! It explains the height difference.

[Deputy Nutz]

Ha ha....I shoot lefty with a rifle, you can come up here and I'll loan you a gun to use. Although a guide is required for non-residents for all big game (that excludes blacktail). I had an assistant guides license years ago and suppose I could try and find a sign off if I needed. Brownings are good rifles...and they produce a few large calibers if I remember right. Someone gave me a 444 Marlin years ago...at the time the only ammo was useless beyond about 100 yards but I think you can get some better stuff now...my brother has it in Oregon.

All this talk about guns got me horny...ummm thinking...so I went to the Remington website. The first gun I bought myself was a custom Remington model 700 lefty 375 HH..cost me $630 at the time from a smith in Palmer Alaska. A similar gun today new is around $2400.

When I did some checking on the .444 it had a range of about 200 yards. I was also interested in the exact opposite, the 7mm. I like the flat shooting rifle that you can shoot dead on at 300 yards.

Otherwise, if I was to buy a new gun I would probably have to go with a .300 short mag, or ultra mag.

I would love to head up to Alaska sometime. What does a non-resident hunting license cost?

[Freak Out]

Ha ha....I shoot lefty with a rifle, you can come up here and I'll loan you a gun to use. Although a guide is required for non-residents for all big game (that excludes blacktail). I had an assistant guides license years ago and suppose I could try and find a sign off if I needed. Brownings are good rifles...and they produce a few large calibers if I remember right. Someone gave me a 444 Marlin years ago...at the time the only ammo was useless beyond about 100 yards but I think you can get some better stuff now...my brother has it in Oregon.

All this talk about guns got me horny...ummm thinking...so I went to the Remington website. The first gun I bought myself was a custom Remington model 700 lefty 375 HH..cost me $630 at the time from a smith in Palmer Alaska. A similar gun today new is around $2400.

When I did some checking on the .444 it had a range of about 200 yards. I was also interested in the exact opposite, the 7mm. I like the flat shooting rifle that you can shoot dead on at 300 yards.

Otherwise, if I was to buy a new gun I would probably have to go with a .300 short mag, or ultra mag.

I would love to head up to Alaska sometime. What does a non-resident hunting license cost?

I think around $80 but the tags/permits are twice that depending on the animal.

[HarveyWallbangers]

When I go deer hunting, it's with a 30/06 also.

I knew it! We are brothas from different mothas!!! It explains the height difference.

30 odd with a Leopold scope.

I thought about what hunting means to me--in response to people like PIPL and others that don't understand.

To me, deer hunting season is as thrilling as the Packers going to the Super Bowl. Except, no matter what happens in the hunt, it's like the Packers win.

As far as cruelty, it's certainly a lot more sporting than shooting a cow in the head with a .22 from 20 feet. Chickens die an even more cruel death. It's not like the deer come running up to your truck for you to shoot them from 20 yards.

I love it for several reasons:

1) Where I hunt. I hunt out in the Badlands in North Dakota. It's terrific scenery, and it's rugged. There's a serenity to it. There's a definite Thoreau feeling to being out in the wild like that. I'm sure it's the same sitting in a tree stand for a week.

2) It's not easy. There are times where I'll put on a good 20 miles walking up and down rugged hills during hunting season. You always see deer out there, but you don't always see a nice deer that's within good shooting range. Most of the time? Yes. It's not a certainty.

3) The people I hunt with. I've been deer hunting for close to 20 years. I hunt with a group of about 8. It's been mostly the same people the whole time. (We've lost a couple of members over the years.) Some of the people I don't see more than a couple times/year. They are great people, and I enjoy hunting with them, getting up an hour before sunrise to get ready for the day with them, and I enjoy sitting around the campfire eating home-made stew and drinking beer with them (especially after a good hunting day).

4) The thrill. Seeing a deer is even better than seeing Favre go back in the pocket in OT of the Denver game. There isn't anything like it. Getting a good shot is like seeing Jennings break free. Actually shooting the deer is like Jennings strolling into the endzone. The two things, outside of family and Christ, that excite me the most are deer hunting time and the Packers going to the Super Bowl.

BTW, I shouldn't even be in this thread--since I hunt for mule deer.

[Little Whiskey]

great point on Number 3 harv. I'm part of the 3rd generation of hunters in this group. our group has been hunting in the same camp since the late 40's. its not so much about the deer as it is the time spent with the guys.