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Post by bullseye on Jun 17, 2016 22:39:14 GMT -5
My wife hunts. This year it was two deer for her and zero for me....
She always whoops me on squirrels too.
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Post by bullseye on Apr 8, 2016 16:38:48 GMT -5
I look at it different than most. I am glad the legislature did it. I am tired of the dnr's normal practice. They seem to only go with the public input. Over the years it seems the public comment sessions are only attended by bowhunters, trophy hunters and in the case of last year, anti hpr people. A lot of the bow hunters want nothing but traditional or compound bows and speak out against everything else. I don't believe hpr's are a safety issue, but the people that went to the meetings last year did and the DNR goes with public input even though they must have thought it was okay (they proposed it). I am glad the legislature took the bull by the horns and got it done.
I don't feel the number of deer killed will go up much. The facts are (and will be even with hpr's in my opinion) most hunters only hunt the first weekend of gun season. Most people kill one deer, a fairly large number kill 2 but the number of hunters that shoot more than two is small. An hpr is not going to change those statistics in my opinion, time spent in the woods change that which most people don't do.
I bowhunt again thanks to the crossbow (thank you legislature, I never realized until recently that was the legislature and not the DNR) and guees I will try my hpr's out now, thank you again legislature.
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Post by bullseye on Mar 9, 2016 23:06:55 GMT -5
I haven't read the final bill. Is this still for a special season that the DNR is required to make or has it been changed to the regular gun season.
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Post by bullseye on Mar 6, 2016 13:27:16 GMT -5
I agree. I generally don't even get involved in deer hunting discussions with friends anymore. Get tired of all the talk about nothing but big bicks.
Maybe my one friend is right....if I would let the does walk by instead of shooting them I would see a big buck, but then again I am eating them not taking them to the taxidermist.
Luckily I don't have to validate my manhood by how big of a buck I shoot.
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Post by bullseye on Feb 23, 2016 22:18:23 GMT -5
I think it is pathetic that for the price of a wopper sandwich that people would not support buying a license that would bring in much needed state and federal funds to support wildlife and the management of. Everyone today is sponging off of sportsmen of the past. Imagine if we would have never reintroduced deer and turkey and other species that we now have the opportunity to hunt and see. I guarantee there would be no demand for canned deer hunts and leasing in Indiana if deer were not reintroduced. We have the second coming of the privatization of wildlife and the mentality that destroyed it and the opportunity we all have enjoyed. I am glad my fathers generation were not so greedy as we are today. Of course they had to actually go and fight for this country. It's not about being greedy to me, it's about the way the tax issues are going. Not sure how old you are but if your father's generation was some time ago let's look at the small taxes that have been added since then. Ones that come to my mind are the tire tax on our cars, food and beverage tax to build two football stadiums, sales tax increases (think I remember when if was 4%), fuel taxes, etc. A whopper might be cheap, but multiple whoppers get expensive.
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Post by bullseye on Feb 23, 2016 21:52:02 GMT -5
Been thinking about this. I first thought it ight be okay, but have change my mind to not in favor of it.
I own some ground, they re-assessed my land this year and raised my taxes from $2,500 to $4,000 for what I do not know. I pay my fair share to hunt on my property.
So I pay property tax, and pay tax when I buy guns and ammo etc that is to be distributed. Now why should I pay $4 to help them determine how to distribute my tax money that I paid when I bought the stuff. So I am paying my taxes plus a few dollars to determine how to distribute it. Thats crazy.
Here is another thing that I do not know if has been mention.....I did not read all the pages. A lifetime license holder is only counted into the number of hunters for 30 years. In my case mine is 30 years old this year. So should I now start paying $4 so that they can count that as a hunter number also. Maybe a should pay a landowner and lifetime fee, need to make sure they get more money.
It all about the money..........
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Post by bullseye on Feb 21, 2016 18:30:15 GMT -5
That bill is so vague it is hard to have an opinion. There could be a 1 hour rifle season for landowners and satisfy the bill if I am ready it correctly.
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Post by bullseye on Sept 22, 2014 21:18:56 GMT -5
I am going to get the Browning BAR 30-06 out of the safe that my Uncle gave me a few years ago. He used to deer hunt with it in KY and wanted it to go to a good home as he got older and quit hunting. Will be glad to put it to use deer hunting.
After I get the nostalgia out of the way who knows. My 45-70 would like to go hunting. Might just stick with my PCR's sometime also. Can't forget the Contender Handguns. Decisions, decisions.
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Post by bullseye on Sept 3, 2014 21:37:02 GMT -5
I quit using sabot slugs, sold my rifled barrels and bought smoothbores and foresters again. Why? Price. It cost a fortune for me and my wife to shoot our guns before hunting season each year and I did not see all the great benefits that are advertised. It was getting to where a deer was getting to be expensive meat, even processing it myself.
Now with PCR's my slug barrels have not seen the light of day for a few years.
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Post by bullseye on Sept 3, 2014 21:29:17 GMT -5
Interesting reading, WOW Emotional!
What I know is this. I will still go to the woods like I have for 35 years to deer hunt, Will take my Contender Handgun, Crossbow, PCR, ML or maybe try another legal weapon. If they legalize HPR maybe I will take my 30-06. All I know for sure is that I am going hunting, enjoying the great outdoors and having fun with a legal weapon and am not going to get emotionaly involved in what a legal weapon should be.
There are lots of laws in life I don't agree, just follow the law and get on with life.
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Post by bullseye on Dec 11, 2013 21:28:41 GMT -5
I have an older 870 that was pre Remchokes. I bought a Remchoke contoured wingmaster (not matte) barrel for it. It fits fine, there is a little more gap between the forearm and barrel, but nothing objectionable. What I would not want is a remchoke barrel that was not a contoured barrel. They are a heavy barrel and I do not like the feel, although that is a personal preference. OK... please explain to me the difference. I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Thanks . See if this helps When Remington introduced the choke tube barrels they beefed up the barrels for strength. The guns were barrel heavy. They then introduced the light contoured barrels with chokes. They changed the contour of the barrel to a smaller shape to remove weight, the theory was it made them point easier. They only made the light contour barrels for the wingmasters so the light contour barrels were shiny blue. They still put the heavier barrels on the express so they were matte finished. The light contoured barrels are actually a smaller diameter in the forened area so their is extra space between the forearm and barrel if using a forearm for a standard barrel, it is not objectionable in my opinion. Your gun is old enough it would have a standard contour forarm so you could use either barrel. The wingmaster barrels will be shiny blue. Below is parial copy of the barrel listings from Remingtons website. 26314 Express - Vent Rib 12 28" VT Rem Choke³ 26312 26" VT 27597 Express Fully Rifled Cantilever 12 23" CL Fully Rifled 27599 20 18½" CL 24620 Express Bead Sight 12 18" BS Cylinder 26215 Wingmaster Light Contour Barrels - Vent Rib 12 30" VT/LC Rem Choke² 26217 28" VT/LC 26219 26" VT/LC 24576 Wingmaster Standard Contour Barrels - Vent Rib 12 30" VT Rem Choke²
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Post by bullseye on Dec 9, 2013 21:37:30 GMT -5
I have an older 870 that was pre Remchokes. I bought a Remchoke contoured wingmaster (not matte) barrel for it. It fits fine, there is a little more gap between the forearm and barrel, but nothing objectionable.
What I would not want is a remchoke barrel that was not a contoured barrel. They are a heavy barrel and I do not like the feel, although that is a personal preference.
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Post by bullseye on Dec 9, 2013 21:08:23 GMT -5
Sounds like you need to decide if you want to eat venison or antlers. I personally will shoot a doe and not worry about what is behind it, but I seem to be the minority in this sport. I kinda get tired of hearing about bucks.
I do know what you mean about shooting mama. Question that myself sometimes, but they should be on their own by now. Might not be mama, could just be small deer in a group with bigger deer.
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Post by bullseye on Dec 8, 2013 20:22:17 GMT -5
You can use a 3" barrel on a 2 3/4" gun. The instructions that come with barrels even say you can, they just tell you not to use 3" shells in a non-magnum gun. Actaully there our only a couple of parts different between a magnum and non-magnum gun if you check the parts list, they have to do with the extractor.
I am not sure they ever made barrels with Remchokes in 2 3/4" only for the 870. I think they switched to all guns being magnums before the Remchokes were introduced. Not sure about that.
You do need to be careful about the barrel contour. They have the light contour that come on the wingmasters and the standards that come on express and early 870 barrels after the Remchoke introduction. You can use a light contour barrel on a gun that had a regular barrel, there just will be more room around the forend. If you use a heavy barrel on a light contour gun you might need to open up the forend.
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Post by bullseye on Nov 24, 2009 22:08:38 GMT -5
That does not bother me at all.
I get tired of just the opposite. My family eats 2-3 deer per year and I shoot whatever I have the opputunity at to meet those ends whether it is a 2 1/2 year old buck or 3 does. But I do get tired of hearing things like "If you let some does go, you might see a big buck", or "That might have been a nice buck someday if you let him grow up". I hunt for a lot of reasons but shooting a big buck is not my main goal. Don't get me wrong, I would shoot a monster if he walked by, but I would rather have a doe. If you butcher you own meat you can see the difference in the meat. I have hunted for 27 years and have always done it this way.
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Post by bullseye on Aug 5, 2009 21:21:52 GMT -5
It is not as easy as it sounds. I am listed as a shooter on my neighbors depredation permit and shot one last week and will probably shoot a couple of more. I keep the meat and my neighbor does not shoot them and leave them lay. Another reason I do it is since it is nice to have the meat it also makes my neighbor happy and I hunt his land during the season.
Reason I say it is not as easy as it sounds is because of the temperature. My feeling is if you shoot a deer in 90 degree weather you had better get it cooled quickly. In two hours from the time I shoot I can have the deer gutted, skinned, boned and in the fridge but that is a lot of work. Other people tell me they want a deer and to call them if I shoot them one. Then they are not home to come get it and deal with it. A lot of people want the meat but not the trouble.
I do not believe in letting them lay, but it is harder to get people to take the deer than everyone thinks. And when I go to a 10 acre field and sometimes see 15-20 deer eating beans I can see why the farmers wants the permits.
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Post by bullseye on Mar 18, 2008 12:41:00 GMT -5
I shot 3 deer with depredation permits last summer. The landowner must list who the shooters will be when he is issued the permits. He is also given metal tags to be put on the deer and paperwork to fill out like a check statiion. Then a paper must be filled out stating the name and address of the person who has the processed deer in the freezer. All this then needs to be turned back in to the DNR. The landowner also has to call the DNR and report a kill within 24 hours.
I do not think that people who are gut shooting deer, or leaving them lay are probably using depredation permits, they are just poaching. It is a lot of work to do it right.
The three I shot were in August, they smelled and tasted just fine.
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Post by bullseye on Mar 10, 2008 10:28:51 GMT -5
Not sure how accurate they could record the PCR data. There was not a check box for them on the form at the check station. I told the lady I used a PCR and she said that was not an option. I looked at the form and sure enough, that was not an option to check.
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