Deer season
ratman12
The 2009-2010 deer season has officially ended for us here in Alabama. I am
not disappointed at all this year as I did manage to give three of the
whitetail critters a taxi ride out of the woods and straight to the
processor. I also got my first deer with a bow and arrow this year as well
and I have been trying now this is the fourth year of hunting with it and
finally got one. Man did that ever feel good. And yes I kept the arrow as it
was when I found it with the bloodstained fletching and some on the shaft as
well. It was a pass through shot. The other two were bucks. One was a 4
point shot the day after Christmas and the other was a 7 point shot on the
20th of January. They both weighed in at 125 pounds each. Needless to say it
has been some good eating and yes I shared this meat with a couple of
families. One whose husband got laid off from work for the second time from
the second job in a years time. And the other family had never eaten venison
and now they are wanting to get into the hunting scene. Anyways, thanks for
taking time to read this and hope to hear from others on how their season
has been/went/ is going. BTW the two bucks were shot with a 30-06 at a
distance of 20 yards and 45 yards respectively using 165 grain core-lokt
soft points. Bang flop shots they were. LOL
book...@yahoo.com
I wonder about shot placement on deer-sized critters at close to
moderate distances. Seems like you might go for a neck or even head
shot to save meat. Some bullets they say you can eat up to the entry
and exit holes, but others cause bone chips and blood shot meat, etc..
Not sure if arrow wound channels are less or more damaging than
bullets.
I like your sharing of the meat and notice the comment that one family
was out of work. Makes me wonder if even more sharing could be
involved if you did your own meat processing with sharers as a group
activity. I assume you remove entrails below the diaphragm at the
site, so not much more dressing out is needed. Don't know if you hang
up your deer to age in Alabama.
Reason I mention this is because of my interest in survival
activities and the benefits of having a network to rely on in bad
times. I'm going to mention this at the alt. survival group where I
hang out, in case you want to see what they say. bookburn
Frank
Congratulations on your season. It took me about 5 years before I got
my first with a bow but think I've gotten at least one bow kill every
year ever since..
Bow hunting will bring out your hunting skills as it is rarely bang/
flop. Re other respondent, bow hunting has forced me to avoid major
bones whereas a bullet might smash through a shoulder, an arrow can
just bounce off. Broad side, boiler room shot which is best for
archery is also best for gun as less meat is wasted.
barbara466
Hello there to all again. Thanks for the replies. As for the shot placement, I try to hit boiler room if I can but that don't always happen. The deer at 20 yards was hit in the head and he pretty much fell on spot. I have no idea from what direction this deer came from as it was a bit foggy that morning and also at 6: 15 a.m. Just enough light to see the crosshairs laid across his body. I was originally trying to hit him in the shoulder but apparently he moved just as the shot took place or I flinched. Don't know on that. As for the 45 yarder he was broadside and I hit him as square in the heart as you could want it to be. Exact point of aim. He ran off to about 30 yards and fell in some thicket. The scope by the way is a MEOPTA 3-12 x 50. As for the bow kill earlier in the year it was a spine shot and she fell on the spot as well. Anyways thanks again for taking the time to read this and it won't be long to get in the Turkey hunt mode. Never shot a wild Turkey and hope to cure that ailment this year as well. LOL
Jim Hurley
Jim
TimR
> distance of 20 yards and 45 yards respectively using 165 grain core-lokt
> soft points. Bang flop shots they were. LOL
Bang flops are good.
What caused them - where did your shot land?
barbara466
From: "Jim Hurley" <jimandp...@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Deer season
> Congratulations from MS. May next year have more for your bow!
>
> Jim
Hello Jim and thanks for the comment. I am gonna be more into the bow next season than ever. Kinda looking forward to the time I can say the whole season was with a bow. Have a good one and take care and be safe out there.
Ron
ratman12
From: "TimR" <timot...@AOL.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.hunting
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: Deer season
>>Bang flops are good.
Hello there. I apologize for taking so long to get back and respond. Work has been good and I like the overtime to an extent. Fully agreed that bang-flops are good. As for the cause and placement, the 4 pointer was a head shot. Kinda self explanatory there. The 7 pointer was a heart shot. I just knew when I saw him get back up that it was a miss but he fell back down. It was not a bad season for me. Weather, vehicle breakdown and being sick for a week kept me out of the woods alot longer than I had anticipated. Thanks for the message and hope your hunting goes well in the future.
Ron