Poachers Busted Shooting Deer from 18-Wheeler

C Sportsman ^ | 2/18/2016 | T Smola

[w1n1]

According to "The Clarion-Ledger" four poachers have been caught in Newton County, Mississippi after police caught them shooting at a deer at night. Like many poachers, they shot at the deer from a vehicle, but this was not a typical case. These poachers allegedly shot at the deer from the cab of an 18-wheeler.

Officers were watching an area where they'd received complaints of head lighting of deer happening. They were surprised when the 18-wheeler truck showed up at 1:20 a.m. and someone shot at a deer out the window with a shotgun. Read the rest of the story here.

[PGR88]

you know you’re a redneck when....

[reegs]

With a shotgun??? I don’t know much about guns, but I thought rifles were standard when hunting deer. Would a shotgun bring down a deer?

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Buckshot or slugs will if you are close enough. I git a grouse once with bird shot that decapitated the poor guy (little close the upshot was there were very few pellets in the meat). Don't underestimate the humble 12 gage.

[Billthedrill]

Would a shotgun bring down a deer?

Sure. Most use slugs but it isn't called "buckshot" for nothing.

[The_Victor]

Would a shotgun bring down a deer?

Maybe they call it "buckshot" for a reason?

[mrmeyer]

Can't hunt deer with a rifle in NJ. Rifled slugs will do the job quite well.

[Lurker]

Here in Illinois rifles are illegal. So folks use shotguns with rifled barrels and slugs. Highly effective on deer out to about 75 yards or so.

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[M Kehoe]

Hi.

“Would a shotgun bring down a deer?”

Yes, at no more than 75 yes.

5.56mm

[M Kehoe]

Damn spell check.

Yards!

Sheesh.

5.56mm

[dainbramaged]

Firing a shotgun or deer rifle from the cab of a truck without protection will make your ears ring for a long time, if not forever.

[nascarnation]

Did they check to make sure the driver had the proper Commercial Drivers License?

[Talisker]

Don't underestimate the humble 12 gage.

I wouldn't call it humble. More like "the one gun you'll ever REALLY need."

[wardaddy]

I shot my first deer at nine with a 20 gauge slug in Louisiana side of Miss River “bar-pit” bottom land hardwood stand between the levee and old muddy

In deep woods especially if running beagles it’s quite common and effective

[Blue Jays]

Exactly. The sound difference between shooting shotguns at an indoor range compared to outdoors is remarkable. Even with earplugs beneath electronic earmuffs.

[nascarnation]

Endorsed by our next POTUS!

[Idaho_Cowboy]

Don’t underestimate the humble 12 gage.
I wouldn’t call it humble. More like “the one gun you’ll ever REALLY need.”

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You have a good point there. I’ve got a Remington 870 Super Magnum. You put in the long shells and its a canon. It’s pretty versaitle; except for those long distance shots. I just know if I took it deer hunting I’d see no deer closer than 200 yards.

[Kirkwood]

Hickok45 demonstrates shotgun slugs at 230 yds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNTyCcip-ks

[baltimorepoet]

Situations like that... use a KSG & load her up with 15 00 buckshot.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

The thing I don’t get is why they call someone who kills a deer a “Poacher”. Deer are like rats — they are everywhere. These guys may have done something illegal and, uh, stupid (with alcohol involved, most likely) but poaching?