Rifle Season

[ShaunM]

I'm having an engraving on my scope.

"WARNING OBJECTS ARE SMALLER THAN THEY APPEAR"

Could relate to many things in my life it seems!

LOL!!! Congrats on the deer!

[Guest MathieuP]

0645, a large dark figure appears in my field. I wait until he gets out into the middle and has his head down to feed, he's about 65 yrds away. Cross hairs on target, I "squeeze" the trigger. As I look through the cloud of smoke I watch him pull a big U-turn and stops on the same line just 20 yrds closer to me. I put those hairs on him again and "squeeze" the trigger, again. He runs off. I spent almost 2 hrs looking for blood and didn't see a drop. Probably won't see another the rest of the week. Wondering if I should waste my time and sleep. Don't know what happened. Every time I have taken this rifle out it has shot close enough to where it should that I didn't even think about it.

Put up some paper at 100 yards and see what is wrong.

[Rightwinger]

Okay, here is the Bigger than Life buck. (especially for Jcochran)

[Guest Jcochran88]

Okay, here is the Bigger than Life buck. (especially for Jcochran)

Hey he might be small but he will taste so good!!!

[Rightwinger]

Why do you think the wife is smiling so big? It ain't cuz I got her outside taking pictures in the dark!

[Guest Bronker]

Why do you think the wife is smiling so big? It ain't cuz I got her outside taking pictures in the dark!

Barb is sooo much the coolness.

She's just humoring you. Believe me, I've seen that smirk.

[Jasongar8]

Okay, here is the Bigger than Life buck. (especially for Jcochran)

The deer is even smiling. Well, kinda.

[iyaoyas98]

im actually in the deer stand right now! (hows that for modern technology?) no clean shot opps yet.

dad and i saw a big doe hustle through early this morning... and then around 9am a 6 pointer came out into the field chasing a doe. they jumped around for a bit and she wasnt having any of it so he chased her in the woods....

waiting for something to happen before sundown!

Been pretty slow in the woods this year....

My Facebook is getting a lot of use

[TNTitan]

Need some help on that 15 acres..

I'm glad to hear they are still active and chasing the doe around, I was curious if that had stopped already.

Nope.. love is still in the air. This is as close as he got.. you can see honey through the trees too the right... hope I see him again

[memphismason]

Well I am going to make every effort to be in my tree stand in the morning. Since the wife is wanting to go to Nashville this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, tomorrow morning will be the only opportunity I will have to hunt this week, so I am taking it.

I wish everyone Good Luck, and a Happy Thanksgiving.

[gregintenn]

Didn't see a thing this morning. My little boy froze out on me about 8 am. Still a nice morning out.

[Guest Jcochran88]

Another Beautiful morning but no deer!

But did see several squirrels and about 30 turkeys.

[Guest Mugster]

I haven't been able to hunt much, just got too busy with work. Looks like you guys are having some fun though. Hopefully, I can get out a few times over the weekend and have a little rut left to enjoy.

[memphismason]

I saw 9 deer this morning. Eight does and One buck way off in the distance chasing a doe. I took a shot at a doe in some tall grass and missed. I knew better than to take the shot, but I did it anyways and it was a clean miss. Oh well, it was good to be out and see that much actvity.

[Westwindmike]

Spent the last 3 days in the woods near Crossville. Only saw one doe.

Wish I had a closer place to hunt locally.

[ShaunM]

I killed a 4 pointer thought it was bigger. I was hunting some very thick crap. It was a tall 4 pointer though had a 10 inch spread. I will get pics up when I can.

Edited November 28, 2009 by Hunting101

[iyaoyas98]

Just shot at a six pointer. I had to shoot through thick brush so he might have walked. He didn't act shot. Well see. Damn little blackberry buttonbs - its cold

[iyaoyas98]

Clean shot right through the bushes. Didn't hit the buck at all. I went to the range and checked the rifle scope, it was off by around 18". It came off and the 30-30 now is running iron sights from here on out. 18" off at 40 yards.... What a joke.

[Guest GunTroll]

Did you check it before heading to the woods? I mean, before your first time out for the year?

[gregintenn]

Finally shot a doe this morning. I got coverd in snow before she arrived. I noticed three coyotes watching me field dress her. They looked hungry. Now I can try out that meat grinder I bought.

[Rightwinger]

you should have at least one coyote pelt to lay out now as well!!!! What's wrong? Shoot them yotes!

[gregintenn]

What's wrong? Shoot them yotes!

Do you think they'd make good sausage?

Seriously, I was elbow deep in blood and guts when I saw them. I didn't really want to grab my rifle at that time. They'd slipped over the hill before I was finished and cleaned up. Usually, I'd have shot a coyote when the opportunity arose, but this morning I was meat hunting. I actually had another cross the field in front of me shortly before I shot the doe. It's a wonder there are any deer left here.

Edited December 6, 2009 by gregintenn

[Rightwinger]

That's why you shoot them every opportunity you get. They are a tough hardy species so we don't need to worry about wiping them out at this point, just controlling them.

Kinda like them feral pigs in that other thread. Freaking wicked video. I only hope someone is going in behind them and making some BBQ and sausage!

[iyaoyas98]

Did you check it before heading to the woods? I mean, before your first time out for the year?

Yeah, ran a box through at Stones River Range two weekends before. All at their 100 yard markers with the scope on 9x. It was good enough at about 4-5 moa I hadn't knocked it good, just the typical climbing stand abuse. I shot it again, 4" down and to the right on 9x. 12-13" high and left on 3x. I rolled the power down on the scope cause the dude was in so close....

I guess thats the first and last Redhead scope I'll buy.