given what deer numbers are like at the moment, shoot whatever. given the price of meat at the supermarket: shoot whatever
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:21 AM
Nothing wrong with that. You may find this interesting. I was talking to a old hunter recently and he said one of his regrets was not shooting younger stags more. He said the many scrubby 6 and 8...
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:21 AM
Average-Lad.....Lets say you are the ripe young age of "x" Hunting ethics may / have / did apply in the past? But just do what your mind tells you to do. In general as it has been stated...
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:21 AM
You fulfilled your obligation to yourself, you shot two and recovered all the meat to fill your freezer.. As you have said, two was too much so next time, take one for the freezer. As Shearer stated...
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:21 AM
Second year hunting; shoot anything you can carry. Worry about being a grumpy old man once you’ve shoot 100! Honestly you did the right thing. There’s miles to many deer around, they’re better in...
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:21 AM
I haven't shot a heap of deer but for myself being that far from the car I would have only taken the spiker, only to keep pack weight manageable. It's always nice to choose what you want but...
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:20 AM
Don't get hung up about it. It is your decision, and your conscience that will dictate whether you pull the trigger or not. I have shot animals that, in hind sight, I perhaps should have left and...
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:20 AM
Are you hunting for food or pest control? Pest control, knock em all. Food look after your food supply
Liked On: 17-01-2023, 11:20 AM
evening or early morning? I've only ever had luck at first light around oxford, nothing then seems to move until after dark
Liked On: 16-01-2023, 02:38 PM
Be a damn long flight from Ukraine
Liked On: 20-12-2022, 10:20 PM
A few months ago someone on here drew my attention to a bargain brand new Kimber Hunter in 257R down south for sale. Ryan maybe. Anyway, I bought it. Its taken a few months of mucking about getting...
Liked On: 30-09-2022, 10:42 AM
Heres a 308 sighted for 200m using a plain duplex in a leupold VX-1 3-9x40 set at 4x. The yellow circle is an example target zone. The very fine line in the middle of the yellow circle shows where...
Liked On: 27-09-2022, 11:13 AM
Its a disney deer, very cute. Some apps like Strelok have an option to display the points of impact on a deer or other animal target.
Liked On: 26-09-2022, 08:02 PM
Greetings, The aiming point is not marked on the actual targets so the shooter can see it but a clear template is used for scoring. The X location has moved around the target with different versions...
Liked On: 26-09-2022, 02:27 PM
Aye and if there is time to range there is time to dial (can do it without having to look at the turret with practise). What I do when hunting the same area is range a few deer 'hotspots' from...
Liked On: 26-09-2022, 02:24 PM