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Lantyssa
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Deer camp is fun. Staying up late, drinking, chatting and playing dominoes. They didn't care I was underage, either. As long as I didn't go crazy about it. Morning hunts are too cold anyways, so I was fine sleeping in. Grab a bite to eat, and as all the people are trickling into camp I got to go on a quiet walk.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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veredus
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Friend took out a 6 pointer I have a question about this because of regional idiosyncrasy. When you say "six pointer" do you mean that it had six total points or 6 on each side? Here in Utah, a buck with three prongs on each horn is a 3 pointer but I've heard back east they call that a six pointer. 3 point in WA. A deer with 3 on one side and 2 on the other would still be a 3 point. |
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Slayerik
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"I have more qualifications than Jesus and earn more than this whole board put together. My ego is huge and my modesty non-existant." -Ironwood
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Feverdream
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My grandmother taught me to hunt using a Remington 30.06, so that's always been my sentimental favorite. For some reason, that style of hunting lost its appeal for me when I was in my 20s (no particular reason...my interest just sort of faded). Then a friend introduced me to falconry, and I fell in love with it. At the time I entered the sport, not many women were falconers, but nobody gave me a hard time over that, and I had some wonderful mentors and teachers. I haven't the time or proper facilities for falconry these days, but I still go out with falconer friends to hunt pheasant and quail when I can.
Falconry is really fun for small game (birds, rabbits)...but I do miss venison. I make the best venison chili in the world, but while some of the great birds I've hunted with would certainly take down a deer if they could, haha, it's not something our North American raptors are capable of doing. I suppose that someday I could try hunting with a Harpy Eagle, but I'm not sure my nostalgia for venison chili is worth the risk ;)
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Slayerik
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Falconry sounds sweet. Just being around birds of prey is pretty cool, I love the look of them.
Damn, now I'm really hungry :) I might have to try to throw together some kind of veni chili tonight. That or you could just PM me a nice recipe. You would be my favorite new poster ever...and stuff!
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"I have more qualifications than Jesus and earn more than this whole board put together. My ego is huge and my modesty non-existant." -Ironwood
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Lantyssa
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I've seen a few falconry demonstrations, but never anything in the wild. Sounds like it would be a lot of fun.
I really want some deer meat now, though. I'll have to convince dad to take me out west after the Christmas holidays.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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veredus
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Sorry for the necro but didn't think this deserved its own thread.
Can anyone here recommend a good place online to buy 7.62x54R ammo? Never bought ammo online and a little leary of it. Not picky between corrosive and non but if have a choice prefer non and aware that will probably cost more.
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Righ
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I can't recommend anything personally, but there are lots of places so long as you're not looking for 7N1 or similar. MidwayUSA are very well known and stock Wolf. A friend uses them.
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The camera adds a thousand barrels. - Steven Colbert
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SnakeCharmer
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Sorry for the necro but didn't think this deserved its own thread.
Can anyone here recommend a good place online to buy 7.62x54R ammo? Never bought ammo online and a little leary of it. Not picky between corrosive and non but if have a choice prefer non and aware that will probably cost more.
www.gunbroker.comI've bought several pistols from there, but never ammo. I can't imagine how much you'd pay in shipping charges. Besides the weight, it's probably classified as HazMat. Best recommendation is try and find a local gun show in your area where you can buy in bulk and negotiate price. We have one about once a month, through the Abba Temple/Shriners. Also, the price of ammo has been through the roof. With the gun nuts expecting Obama to make firearms illegal and the Chinese buying up raw materials left and right, it's gotten really expensive. REALLY not trying to turn this thread political, just stating the facts. |
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K9
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Um, what exactly do you hunt with 7.62 ammunition anyway?
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Sky
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Um, what exactly do you hunt with 7.62 ammunition anyway?
Anything you want |
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K9
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Well played.
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I love the smell of facepalm in the morning
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veredus
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Thanks for the ideas everyone.
It's not really for hunting. I picked up a mosin nagant pretty cheap and just want to shoot it.
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Righ
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High school? College campus?
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Sky
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Walmart? Wall Street?
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