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So Many Deer, So Much Development
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| Sunday, December 12, 2004
| Brigid Schulte
Posted on 12/11/2004 8:56:54 PM PST by crushelits
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To: crushelits
untouched on the frozen ground next to him The ground hasn't frozen here so far this year.
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posted on
12/12/2004 5:25:37 AM PST
by
palmer
("Oh you heartless gloaters")
To: Capriole
Many new Loudoun residents buy or build in what was until recently farmland or forest, and are then surprised that they have to deal with displaced wildlife and the other problems inherent in country living. The idiots in Fairfax just ripped up a fairly decent tract of woods by the Vienna Metro. Now the deer that had taken cover there are being hunted by all the drivers in the area.
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posted on
12/12/2004 5:30:13 AM PST
by
palmer
("Oh you heartless gloaters")
To: palmer
Here in Annapolis I've seen deer roaming next to crowded avenues.
To: flying Elvis
Meat recovery was very reasonable for a 100 yard shot. Although the holes look big, there was very little extended meat damage. I thought this was satire until I scrolled down and viewed the picture of the dressed buck . . .
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posted on
12/12/2004 5:50:00 AM PST
by
BraveMan
To: crushelits
Probably eating out of dumpsters. Next they'll be head butting people on the street for handouts.
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posted on
12/12/2004 5:53:18 AM PST
by
palmer
("Oh you heartless gloaters")
To: crushelits
Maybe starting a (sub) urban legend that deer meat is an aphrodisiac will drive up poaching?
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posted on
12/12/2004 5:57:02 AM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Thank you, Vets!)
To: spodefly
So I'll opt for the Winchester model 94 (.44Mag w/ hollow points) or a Remington 11-48 12 guage shotgun with 00Buckshot.Wondering how the .44 gets the job done.
I've been toying with getting a lever in .44 or 35 Rem.
(why I don't know as I don't hunt, just have the urge for a big bore)
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posted on
12/12/2004 6:35:29 AM PST
by
Vinnie
To: Vinnie
Wondering how the .44 gets the job done. That gun, the Winchester 94 in .44Mag, is the one gun that I would keep if I could only have one gun. It is small, lightweight, reliable, easily maintained, durable, and powerful.
There are a wide range of loads available in .44Mag for game from small to large, and if it were your only gun, you could even use shotshells and go bird hunting with it (though I haven't actually tried that.) They are accurate out to a 150 yards, and I can hit what I aim at with nothing but the iron sights. Here is a FR thread on the Model 94.
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posted on
12/12/2004 10:15:59 AM PST
by
spodefly
(I've posted nothing but BTTT over 1000 times!!!)
To: crushelits
It's a state law in Iowa...shotguns only.
To: Conservative Infidel
Some states have no provisions for crossbow use...ie, they're illegal.
To: PjhCPA; Iowa Granny; ohioWfan; Petruchio; SJackson; Rytwyng; Dr Snide; ozaukeemom; Graybeard58; ...
From the link to the original article:
Lately, the talk among hunters at the 7-Eleven coffeepots has been about the explosive story out of Wisconsin, where a Hmong hunter who had been on someone else's deer stand on someone else's land shot and killed six hunters. They say the man was a criminal, not a hunter. They fear that the story will give hunters a black eye and embolden hunting opponents to push for more restrictions. But they acknowledge that some of the same pressure that drove Chai Vang to trespass on private property -- the loss of hunting ground to development -- is being felt in Loudoun in spades. Use www.bugmenot.com for login and password for the whole article.
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posted on
12/12/2004 10:26:00 AM PST
by
Ladysmith
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To: Ladysmith
To: Cornpone
Seriously. If he's afraid of the shot travelling too far, he ought to try a shorter rifle.
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posted on
12/12/2004 4:15:29 PM PST
by
Petronski
(Sleepin' on the interstate, ah whoa-o, Gettin' wild, wild life.)
To: crushelits
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posted on
12/12/2004 4:16:58 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ. De Opresso Liber.)
To: crushelits
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posted on
12/12/2004 4:16:59 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Never corner anything meaner than you. NSDQ. De Opresso Liber.)
To: Petronski
You're right about that...a .270 wasn't made for brush hunting...it's an open range gun...
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posted on
12/12/2004 4:18:26 PM PST
by
Cornpone
((Aging Warrior))
To: Conservative Infidel
Time to buy a crossbow. Not legal in VA, unfortunately, though there should be a bill introduced before our General Assembly next year to change that.
I live and hunt in Loudoun County. The area I hunt on is safe for a rifle, only because I prefer to stay on high ground and shoot down into streambeds and drainages. Otherwise I'd use either a handgun or a bow.
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posted on
12/13/2004 5:27:25 AM PST
by
gieriscm
Comment #38 Removed by Moderator
To: crushelits
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posted on
12/13/2004 2:11:52 PM PST
by
Dan from Michigan
("BZZZZZT You are fined one credit for violation of the Verbal Morality Statute")
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