 Finally my first with a handgun
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11/13/2011 4:19 PM
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My first year hunting with a handgun and been hunting hard,3 consecutive vary hard winters have the deer population way down.Ive been posting mostly in some vary good spots without seeing a thng except the doe I posted about earlier,while heading back to town Friday afternoon I was driving past a hardwood shelter belt when what to my wondering eyes should appear but a doe loping thru the trees going the other way.I bailed out got off the road and had about a 65 to 75 yard shot,found her in the reddot lead her abit and the round caught har at the base of the neck.My son also took a cell phone picture and said he would try to post it for me,if it doesnt work I told him just to send one to Rod.A 475L 325 xtp 31.5 gr of 296=very dead deer.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/13/2011 4:36 PM
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Off to a good start ! Way to go Dave !
Don't confuse shooting with hunting.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/13/2011 6:30 PM
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A 475L 325 xtp 31.5 gr of 296=very dead deer. I guess so! Congrat's.
Rod, too.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/13/2011 6:33 PM
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11/13/2011 7:22 PM
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Congrats Dave! Here's to the next, and the next, etc!
I was trying to break in my Linebaugh last night with a 325gr Speer over a similar dose of 296...with 3 does already in the freezer, the nannies I saw last evening got a free pass! But they were tempting... 
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11/13/2011 7:46 PM
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Great shot, congrats on your first.
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11/13/2011 9:20 PM
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WTG Dave! Congrats on your first handgun deer
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11/13/2011 10:51 PM
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Congats,You have the fever now LOL.I started hunting with a handgun many years ago had a contender shooting the 7-30 waters,four buck fell to that gun then i sold it to a friend and bought a encore pistol in the 308 3 went down to it.One yesterday a nice 4 point opening day here in Vermont
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/13/2011 11:10 PM
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congrats dave broke the ice.....
shoot it if its still coming shot it again!!!
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/13/2011 11:18 PM
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Congratulations to you, Dave! A great achievement.
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11/13/2011 11:21 PM
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Excellent dave it's great to hear the details thanx for sharin' with us
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11/13/2011 11:42 PM
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Thanks to all,this site has been my main source for information and insperation,seeing all the real trophys you guys have taken and also just the good conversation has been a blast,going coyote huntin now with the same gun.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/14/2011 12:47 AM
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Congrat's and great shot.
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11/14/2011 2:30 AM
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congratsm that's a great hunt
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11/14/2011 5:15 AM
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11/14/2011 3:09 PM
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11/14/2011 3:38 PM
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Good job,with more waiting in the future.
Semper Fi (K9XXY).
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/14/2011 9:44 PM
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Great shooting Dave, Congrats! I'm sure that you've posted about it and I should know this but what kind of 475LB do you have?
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Darrel I have a bfr that is a very accurate good shooting gun,Ive also had a bfr 454 Cassul that shot so poorly I sent it off to Rod and he said He has gotten it to tighten up some,an action job and uniforming the throats for a very resonable price .He is just sending it back tomorrow.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/15/2011 4:11 AM
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Here is the pic of Dave's deer, congratulations again! 
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. John Wayne-The Shootist
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11/15/2011 1:07 PM
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looks like a buton buck.
Congratulations on hitting a running deer! I have only tried that 2 times and the score is deer 2, Greg 0. I decided that I have to wait until they stop to improve my odds!
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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11/15/2011 2:49 PM
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Congrats. Can we officially say you are hooked now?
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11/15/2011 4:16 PM
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Oh ya.He is surely not a stud but 1st year anyting antlerless was fair game,get some confidence you know,Whit and others recommended the ultr dot for a revolver and that advice was spot on for me.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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Dave,
I am living in ND also. I live in Grand Forks. I here you on the deer being way down. Looking for a place to hunt where I can just sit, everyone drives them out here in the east. It is my first handgun season with a Taurus .44 Raging Bull with a 8.38" barrel. Iron sights so far.
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Re: Finally my first with a handgun
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09/25/2012 12:39 AM
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Congratulations and hope there is plenty more in your future.
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09/25/2012 1:11 AM
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Welcome to the club. Great work?play? I don't really know the right word except it's awesome. Nice shot at a runner. You have
a great season. Keep thinking about that next one!!!
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09/25/2012 1:13 AM
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Great job Dave. Congratulations.
You can't wait any longer. Join the NRA and start writing your Congressmen and Senators.
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