Hey guys, sitting here thinking about this last hunting season, and the fun I had. I didn't get to do any big game hunting because we moved from Texas to Colorado. However, I got to do some small game stuff.

As I was thinking about the fun I had hunting small game, I also wondered how many critters did we bag THIS SEASON as a group on this forum??

I wonder if we could get a count by simply adding your total to the total in the post ahead of you should you chose to reply -- like a running total if you will.

I will start off with 38 critters total. 27 squirrels, and 11 cottontails with a Browning Buckmark. Also NUMEROUS feral pigeons, starlings, and sparrows with my pellet gun. Didn't count all those though -- they fed my falconry birds.

Plus maybe this will give us an idea on how many different species we tagged also.

I don't know, it was just a thought that I found kind of amusing.

Up to you guys!! :-)

Do coons count???? I got 8 of them alone! LOL

Works for me!!! That's 46!!

I couldn't begin to remember to count.

Last season/year?

2 wild hogs
1 cow moose
1 black bear

That puts the count @ 50. I'll be @ 51 with my one deer.

Lets see, 3 squirrels(pellet gun), 1 squirrel (evil crossbow),1 coyote ( 308 encore) 2 rabbits (1 with traditional bow) 2nd with shotgun. A field mouse with 357mag blackhawk. And six turtles with ruger 1022.That brings that count to 65.

I do not hunt much anymore. 1 fallow buck w/338 Fed FA single shot, 1 sika w/260 Rem FA single shot, 7 skunks w/22 mag, 3 coons w/22 mag.

Two whitetails with 12ga slug (Winchester Partition Gold). One of them at 141 yds with only a 1/8" twig for a rest. Actually had my fingers wrapped around the twig with the gun resting on my hand.
Hopefully next season I'll be able to report my first handgun harvest.

Total is now 67

Oops, wtroper posted just ahead of me so total is now 79

16 grey squirrels, 32 chipmunks, 5 red squirrels, 5 woodchucks, 1 crow, 1 goose, 1 woodduck, 2 rabbits
(63 for me wow!)


142 total

Oh I almost forgot. 1 opossum with a my toyota tacoma

7 grey squirrels, 3 rabbits with 22LR contender, 8pt buck with bow, 2 does and a 4pt buck with 460 XVR.

Total 157 with the opossum with Tacoma

Two deer, 2 'dillos, 1 opossum, 5 turtles, 1 ground hog.

Makes 168 total.



Dan

i shot 2 fallow does, 2 oryx, 5 hogs. my kids, too much to keep count.

Here goes: 210 groundhogs, 78 deer, 20 squirrels, 1 turkey, Cape bushbuck,caracal,mountain reedbuck,common springbuck, black springbuck,white springbuck,Cape kudu, hippo-100% handguns.
(It was a bad year. Normally should be 100 more groundhogs and 50 deer.) My total:317. Grand total:494.

1 Yak Bull - 416 Barnes
3 WT Does - 50 AE, 376 Steyr, 30/221
2 Feral Hogs - 416 Barnes, 376 Steyr
One of the feral hogs is the ROE World Record w/ pistol - right tusk 16 6/8" L 2 7/8 diameter left tusk 19 2/8" L 2 7/8 diameter - Total Score of 41 6/8"
Wife - 2 WT bucks - 30/221

Life Time Big Game Totals With Pistol

WT Bucks - 27
WT Does - 48
Wild Boar - 5
Yak Bulls - 2
Water Buffalo - 1
Nilgai Antelope - 1
Exotic Rams - 12
Exotic Goats - 4
Blackbuck Antelope - 1
Fallow Deer - 1
never kept up w/ small game

Revolver Kills - 23
Single Shot Pistol Kills - 79
Total Pistol Kills - 102

I'm only 35, but I don't just collect pistols I hunt with them too. I know my deer totals are low, but I've only hunted with pistols since I was 20. wvhitman's stories in the sixgunner inspired me to keep good records and running totals.

Didn't add these numbers to forum topic ***

502 so far this past season

WTG Franchise. By the time you're my age (104, I think), you'll have my numbers.

Thank you very much wvhitman!

Two deer, one with contender other with g20. One hog with 629. 11 Squirrels, a fox, and a possum with mkIII 22.

Guess that puts it at 518

WOW!!! This is AWESOME!!! We could have already fed a small third world country!!! :-)

Wow. If I'm allowed to count one, I took my first handgun deer last season. Im trying to do some trading and get a single six hunter to go with my super blackhawk hunter in 44, so I can have some small game fun as well. Just gotta find somebody who wants a 1911 more than the single six hunter.

I misunderstood, if we are just talking last season I didn't get out much so I filled my deer tag and shot a couple porky pines

My elk season is still going until the end of March but I haven't been out at all since my fall season.

You guys are missing the thread topic!!!

I think that you are correct, Cfish2.

Back to Raptortrapper:

Please specify:

Handgun only? yes no

Last season only? yes no

Or all combined? yes no

Fair chase only? yes no

Last season, handgun only. Doesn't matter if it was fair chase or not.

At least that was my original idea.

...I think we might be beyond repair at this point though! :-)

I'm still good, my porky pines were with my Glock 22 and my deer with my own custom Ruger in 454 Casull. So that's 3 for me.

With handgun only:

Deer - 4
Hogs - 1
Small Game - 4

Handgun only:

Deer - 1 (my first!)

WOOOHOOO!!!! Congrats SB!! Fair warning - after ya get your first one, there's no going back!

Oh I know that! I doubt a rifle will be used any time soon, if ever!

Lol, welcome to the mad house, the fun and never ends!!!!

Who's keeping count?? Looks like 530 now.

This Past season...

4-Buck's... all small cull,lol
4-Doe
1-Hog
2-Javalina's
2-Crows
11-Squirrel's
4-Rabbit
2-Coon's
1-Red Fox
9-Ground Hog's

40 critters Count now: 570

Past season:

3 bucks
3 does
1 hawg
1 javelina
1 aoudad
2 crows
4 ground hawgs
4 squirrels

Count 589

Add another 2 hogs for the fish clan!

Damn! I didnt know we were supposed to be counting ground squirrels, prairie dogs, ground hogs, crows, frogs, starlings, lizards, etc..

Shall we start a new count for the new year??