Taking a deer by various means

[6GUNSONLY]

So, I started deer season this year with a buck killed with my longbow. I thought it might be a good year to see if I could kill a deer with all the weapons (I dont like that word when referring to hunting tools, but can't think of a better one) I normally use - bow, muzzleloader, rifle, and handgun. Muzzleloader season is this week - I have to work today, Thursday and Friday but plan to be out there tomorrow and possibly Wednesday. Ill be carrying my old T/C Hawken .54 and my Ruger Old Army (which is a legal hunting weapon for deer here), so with a little luck I can strike off the muzzleloader box. (Extra credit if I could manage to take one with the Old Army... )
That will leave the modern rifle and handgun, which could get into three categories, actually - scoped rifle, open sight rifle (.303 British Jungle Carbine, Marlin 1894 .44 mag, Winchester 71 .348 WCF?) and handgun (too many choices to list). Hmm..., I like the idea and the challenge.

 

[fiasconva]

Each of my kids got theirs in their variety of ways a few years ago, my daughter with her Nissan Sentra, and my son with his Dodge Dakota. o_O

 

[Mobuck]

"kill a deer with all the weapons (I dont like that word when referring to hunting tools, but can't think of a better one)"
You just used a very good word--TOOLS.
All those TOOLS you mentioned should be capable of 'reducing a deer to possession'--just a matter of proper application. ;)

 

[Uncle Howie]

"kill a deer with all the weapons (I dont like that word when referring to hunting tools, but can't think of a better one)"
You just used a very good word--TOOLS.
All those TOOLS you mentioned should be capable of 'reducing a deer to possession'--just a matter of proper application. ;)

“Implement” is a word that I find useful.

That’s one of the words I use when teaching our Hunter Education classes.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Mobuck said it right....TOOLS is what I call mine....and I know where my 10MM pistols are at this moment unlike several 10MM sockets.

 

[rugnelli]

Last time I checked (several years ago), a Ruger Old Army is not a legal firearm for deer in South Dakota, but I would love to shoot a deer with one...

 

[Mobuck]

tool or implement, I've switched to a smaller version for rest of season. 6.5 Creedmoor(s) are cleaned and put away and the Ruger American 6.5 Grendel/ AR 15 6.8 SPC get moved to the front for the upcoming 'antlerless' season.
Tailoring range and power to the task, the Grendel and SPC are better suited for the shorter ranges expected and less destructive to the edible parts. Also in line are the 'rifle caliber' (300 AAC/6.8 SPC/ 7.62x39/223) handguns awaiting their 'special season' end of December.
For me, half the fun of hunting is the use of proper tools for the job. We have all the freezer meat needed for personal use, still holding several farm and CWD tags, and have requests for whatever deer we can provide so may as well gather knowledge of how different cartridges and ammo combinations work in the field. ;)

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Also in line are the 'rifle caliber' (300 AAC/6.8 SPC/ 7.62x39/223) handguns awaiting their 'special season' end of December.

Very nice. Please keep us posted on this part of the season. I'd be interested in the performance of the often overlooked 7.62x39 in comparison to the more popular 300 AAC. I've used the 7.62x39 (in Utah of all places way back in the 80's with a mini 30...they thought I was nuts). I built a 300 just for deer/pigs but never got the chance to use it. Are you shooting the 300 suppressed?

 

[Mobuck]

The 7.62x39 10.5" loaded with Hornady SST ammo is a good performer within 150 yards (that's the longest range I've personally experienced). Every bit as accurate and effective as 300 BO/AAC within that range restriction.
I use a muffler on all the rifle cartridge pistols except the 7.62x39 which has a WITT 'Sound Mitigation Equipment' device which makes it more ear friendly. The 300 is quiet even with full power ammo but of course, not 'silent' as it is with sub-sonic ammo.

 

[Hawk-in-Wi]

Last time I checked (several years ago), a Ruger Old Army is not a legal firearm for deer in South Dakota, but I would love to shoot a deer with one...

nor in Wisconsin during the black powder season , because it's not loaded from the muzzle but you can use it during the regular firearm season, because then it's consider just like any other revolver ,,, go figure

 

[rugnelli]

South Dakota says, "Muzzleloading handguns must discharge a projectile of .50 caliber or larger."

 

[willicd76]

nor in Wisconsin during the black powder season , because it's not loaded from the muzzle but you can use it during the regular firearm season, because then it's consider just like any other revolver ,,, go figure

It COULD be loaded from the muzzle couldnt it? how would they know it wasnt? Prime example of the letter of the law vs the intent.

 

[Hawk-in-Wi]

I suppose it could be done that way, it would sure be a pain in the backside but really what difference does it made how it's loaded ? whether you load from the muzzle or take the cylinder out and load it from the front

 

[RC44Mag]

Not deer but, we’ve been to Maui numerous times. It’s not uncommon the natives hunt hog with dogs and spears. I wouldn’t be surprised if anyone hunted deer with spears on the mainland in modern times.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Not deer but, we’ve been to Maui numerous times. It’s not uncommon the natives hunt hog with dogs and spears. I wouldn’t be surprised if anyone hunted deer with spears on the mainland in modern times.

It's getting more popular especially in Texas......Tim Wells has been doing it on his show for years......heck he dove/duck hunts with a bow....

 

[Hertervillian]

Mobuck said it right....TOOLS is what I call mine....and I know where my 10MM pistols are at this moment unlike several 10MM sockets.

I’ve found 10mm brass is closely related to 10mm sockets. My 1911 throws them for distance. I’d need a mall parking lot to collect them all.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

I’ve found 10mm brass is closely related to 10mm sockets. My 1911 throws them for distance. I’d need a mall parking lot to collect them all.

Which is exactly why I don't reload for semi autos.....too much collecting.

 

[Wvfarrier]

Killed one several years ago with a hand forged spear I made. It was incredibly effective

 

[The Happy Kaboomer]

So far I've killed 9 deer this season with 4 different rifles.............Still got a week to go.

 

[Mobuck]

:) Started with the 6.5 Creedmoor, switched to the 6.5 Grendel, and currently on the 6.8 SPC AR pistol.:)

 

[The Happy Kaboomer]

“Implement” is a word that I find useful.

That’s one of the words I use when teaching our Hunter Education classes.

Why not just call "em" guns instead of other silly names?

 

[crstrode]

I've taken 2 deer with a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis.

 

[WendyZXZ]

I've taken 2 deer with a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis.

That is like me this past November. I took out a doe and my car. Not the way I wanted it to happen. Poor doe. :(

 

[Uncle Howie]

Why not just call "em" guns instead of other silly names?

Because in my experience, the odds of any military veteran in the room “correcting” me, and telling me that it’s a “weapon,” is around 75%…

“Weapon,” of course, brings its own set of preconceptions. It’s not always well-received by non-hunting parents, for instance. (We always encourage parents to attend the full course with their child. We normally have about 5-10% of students accompanied by a parent or grandparent.)

Finally- a muzzleloader isn’t a “gun” under federal law, nor is a bow or crossbow… but all three are legal for taking big game in my state.

Merriam-Webster defines an implement as a “tool,” and that’s how I like to see firearms viewed, by the non-shooting public. It’s worked well for me, for 25 years of instruction.

“That’s why.”