 Iowa Buck
#80356
12/25/2010 5:12 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 5
neilh
OP
stranger
|
|
OP
stranger
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 5 |
New member; 8th handgun deer. S&W 500. Christmas eve. Blinding snow storm. In Iowa handguns (no "rifle" rounds) are permitted during the late muzzle loader season. I hunt public ground that is over-crowded during the regular seasons, but apparently they missed this guy! 
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: neilh]
#80357
12/25/2010 5:47 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 20
Deerstalker
stranger
|
|
stranger
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 20 |
Sweet! Good look'in deer..
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Deerstalker]
#80359
12/25/2010 5:56 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,963
KRal
Shootist
|
|
Shootist
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 6,963 |
Welcome to HH and Congrats on a very fine deer!
It takes 43 muscles to frown and 17 to smile, but only 3 for proper trigger squeeze.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: neilh]
#80361
12/25/2010 5:59 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,057
Gary
Distinguished Master
|
|
Distinguished Master
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,057 |
You can't wait any longer. Join the NRA and start writing your Congressmen and Senators.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Gary]
#80362
12/25/2010 6:01 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 542
Rick
addict
|
|
addict
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 542 |
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Rick]
#80363
12/25/2010 6:28 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 493
wyote
addict
|
|
addict
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 493 |
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: wyote]
#80364
12/25/2010 7:00 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 662
Larry in SD
addict
|
|
addict
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 662 |
Congrats on a nice looking buck.
Larry
T/C Handguns, One good shot for your moment of truth !
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Larry in SD]
#80370
12/25/2010 10:59 PM
|
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,725
500WE
Pooh-Bah
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,725 |
Very nice! Congratulations.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: 500WE]
#80371
12/25/2010 11:19 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,825
MIHunter
Pooh-Bah
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,825 |
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: MIHunter]
#80381
12/26/2010 12:57 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 159
Roger in NC
member
|
|
member
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 159 |
Nice buck! Way to hang in there during bad weather.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Roger in NC]
#80383
12/26/2010 1:04 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 259
Shortgun
enthusiast
|
|
enthusiast
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 259 |
Great deer there, Any deer taken with a handgun is a great deer to me!!
Iowa is on my bucket list and hope to be sooner than later.
Welcome to HH.
Shortgun
HHI # 8338
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Roger in NC]
#80398
12/26/2010 1:58 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,155
Gregg Richter
Distinguished Expert
|
|
Distinguished Expert
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,155 |
Neil, Welcome to HHM and congrats on a fine Iowa whitetail.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Gregg Richter]
#80403
12/26/2010 2:28 AM
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,105
Russell
Pooh-Bah
|
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 2,105 |
Welcome and congrats on the nice buck.
It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret.
USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Russell]
#80412
12/26/2010 6:20 AM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,461
pab1
Distinguished Expert
|
|
Distinguished Expert
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,461 |
Congrats and welcome to the site!
Experience is the best teacher, hunger good sauce.
Osborne Russell Journal of a Trapper
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: pab1]
#80433
12/26/2010 4:29 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 9,715
jamesfromjersey
Shootist
|
|
Shootist
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 9,715 |
Life member-NRA-SCI
Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067
Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s
"I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Roger in NC]
#80438
12/26/2010 7:39 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 56
the terminator
journeyman
|
|
journeyman
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 56 |
Nice deer. That looks like a 500 Hunter. What kind of scope? I had the same set up with a Leupold 2x8 on it. Did you use shooting sticks,or a rest? What was the range? Thanks! - Ted
Ted
John 3:16
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: the terminator]
#80463
12/27/2010 5:24 PM
|
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 5
neilh
OP
stranger
|
|
OP
stranger
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 5 |
I use a Nikon fixed 2x. Wider field and quicker acquisition, I think. (I used to bleed Leupold until I tried this one.) I use a Stony Point pole cat single stick rest. Sitting on a small folding chair; he never saw me.
I didn't range, but guess about 50 yards. Right through the heart - immediate drop. Heavy underbrush, so had to follow through the scope while watching ahead looking for an opening to "thread the needle". Those are always some tense moments.
I use a .500 Remington 385gr CLHP over 40.0gr H110. Used that for years. I actually recovered one once and if I can find the pics I will post.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Roger in NC]
#80520
12/28/2010 5:00 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 685
Boartuff
addict
|
|
addict
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 685 |
WTG! Glad for you they missed him!
~BT~
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Boartuff]
#80629
12/30/2010 8:46 PM
|
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2
JD1948
stranger
|
|
stranger
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2 |
Congrats fellow Iowan. It was really snowing that afternoon.
|
|
|
|
Re: Iowa Buck
[Re: Roger in NC]
#80856
01/04/2011 6:30 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,755
johnwilliams
Shooting Master
|
|
Shooting Master
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 3,755 |
H.H.I.#8190 Colossians 1:17 And He is before all things,and by Him all things consist!
|
|
|
|
|
0 registered members (),
100
guests, and 1
spider. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
