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I'm still in a tree trying to fill doe tags in 30mph winds but Saturday morning wasn't bad  ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | ||
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Nice one Ted, have fun filling that freezer. Thanks! Brian Clark Blue Skies Hunting Adventures www.blueskieshunting.com Email at: info@blueskieshunting.com African Cape Trophy Safaris www.africancapesafaris.com Email at: brian@africancapesafaris.com 1-402-689-2024 | |||
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That is a beautiful buck. | |||
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I would shoot that buck 10 outta 10 times Mike Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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Need to "Re-Define" Whopper. I'd be nudging Mike D. outta the way to get a whack at one like that… Just saying  Great buck Ted | |||
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So were the winds so bad that your bullet drifted off the doe and hit that beautiful buck ?  Anyone who claims the 30-06 is ineffective has either not tried one, or is unwittingly commenting on their own marksmanship Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master guide FAA Master pilot NRA Benefactor www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.com | |||
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Nice one! | |||
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Very nice for a non-whopper. | |||
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+1 And just to show my bad form, I would be doing it with Mike D's bullets.... Jason "You're not hard-core, unless you live hard-core." _______________________ Hunting in Africa is an adventure. The number of variables involved preclude the possibility of a perfect hunt. Some problems will arise. How you decide to handle them will determine how much you enjoy your hunt. Just tell yourself, "it's all part of the adventure." Remember, if Robert Ruark had gotten upset every time problems with Harry Selby's flat bed truck delayed the safari, Horn of the Hunter would have read like an indictment of Selby. But Ruark rolled with the punches, poured some gin, and enjoyed the adventure. -Jason Brown | |||
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Nice buck | |||
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Good looking buck, Congratulations. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Desperate times call for desperate measures ... I guess?  If Case and I see a similar buck next week ... I'm sure I'll be hearing "Let's cut him open, dad." Congrats! Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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With 1 1/2 days of rain and fierce wind a coyote just cashed his chips I hadn't pulled the trigger since Saturday......hey  ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Nice buck buddy! I'll be with Graybird this coming weekend hoping to see one that good for my daughter. | |||
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Missouri is a little different. I of course have hunted all over the west, wind doesn't affect them as much, the wind here creates so much movement in the brush that the deer are not confident in their movements, in other words their whole world is swaying and whitetails are nervous as hell. In other words they can't trust their senses, so they are way cautious. They are not mulies! A shot not taken is always a miss | |||
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I ended up punching two doe tags but had a tough season in tearms of deer seen. I rattled up a couple small 8 pointers and shot video that I will upload soon. The wind shuts down white tail deer. They cant see or hear so they just won't move. Just 3 for the freezer equals my worst season in almost a decade......hope Tricia has a good muzzle loader hunt in about a month back in Queen City. ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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