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getting the itch
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06/15/2021 1:03 PM
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reflex264
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Thinking about deer hunting. I still don't know which guns are going this year. I know some of my targets though. This deer had been around for a while. The game cam pic was from 2017. The blurry pic through the bushes is the same deer last year. I watched him with binos. He is a beast. Probably close to 300lbs live weight. That spindly rack has turned into a rocking chair. I named him Ned in 2019 and so far he has lived a charmed life. and this 10pt that will be ready to take this year.... I ended up killing all of my deer last year with my .260 Encore. I rotated around 10 guns but opportunity just picked the .260 to do the work. I have a couple of guns that are snake bit. Never killed anything with them. One of them is my favorite handgun. A 1961 Flattop .44. Alan Harton restored it to perfection. Probably better than new. It needs a kill.
Last edited by reflex264; 06/15/2021 4:35 PM.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: getting the itch
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#210842
06/15/2021 10:35 PM
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gunslingerdad
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nice hit list! i will be carrying the old faithfuls. ruger redhawk 44 mag and my contender in 375 win. no hit list here, i hunt public land and take what i can get . from does to big bucks, its whatever shows up on any given day. Good luck to all.
still Dave Thomas, just an alias so the gov't dont find me
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Re: getting the itch
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#210844
06/16/2021 8:59 PM
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Seminole Wind
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Very nice bucks! That would keep me awake at night if I had those on camera. One thing for certain, on a 300 lb. buck, I would make sure to hunt with enough gun.
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Re: getting the itch
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#210845
06/17/2021 1:03 PM
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reflex264
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I have only killed one buck that weighed 300lbs. Several in the 250-260 range. 300lbs is a big deer.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: getting the itch
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#210846
06/17/2021 1:34 PM
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Seminole Wind
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300lb is a big deer.
You ain't kidding!
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Re: getting the itch
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#210847
06/17/2021 1:37 PM
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reflex264
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this was a 315lbs live weight deer. You nearly have to see it to believe how big it was.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: getting the itch
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#210848
06/17/2021 3:14 PM
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Seminole Wind
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It's going to be hard to top that one! It's hard to judge width, but I'll guess 145" total score?
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Re: getting the itch
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#210849
06/17/2021 3:32 PM
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reflex264
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You are right on it. 24" inside spread. 6 or 7 years old.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: getting the itch
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06/17/2021 4:22 PM
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Seminole Wind
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Impressive score for an 8 pointer.
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Re: getting the itch
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#210852
06/18/2021 2:46 PM
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reflex264
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Best 8pt I have killed. It takes a whole lot of 8pt to crack the 140 mark. I have a couple of really big bucks running around that are both in the mid 160s. A 10 and a 12.
"A quiet hit in the right place is better than a loud miss in the wrong place followed by 10 more shots on the run"
I was a handgun hunter, when handgun wasn't cool.....
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Re: getting the itch
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#210875
06/23/2021 1:21 AM
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Chance Weldon
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I feel you. Especially during these hot summer days, I tend to really start missing deer and duck hunting more than just about any time of year. The seasons are still several months off, it'll still be some time before the bucks have enough antler definition to begin scouting specific ones, and it's just about too hot to have any fun shooting.
Formerly TN Lone Wolf
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