Posted on 09/02/2009 6:16:17 PM PDT by SJackson
For a great many rural folk, big game hunting season is a high point—often the annual high point—of their involvement with firearms. In some locales, the big game in question may be a moose or an elk, or even a bear, though the latter is certainly not the favored meat for the larder. In most of America, though, big game hunting means deer season!
It might be a big Western mule deer. It might be one of those cute little Texas blacktails. For most of my own life, and still, the likeliest quarry was the Eastern whitetail. They all taste good. They all bring natural, chemical-free protein to your table.
Whatever your quarry, the real trick of filling your tag during hunting season is to start your preparation well ahead of opening day.
If you want to have a successful hunt instead of just a pleasing series of long walks in the woods while carrying a firearm (not that there's anything wrong with the latter), it would be a great idea to plan your strategy well in advance, and make sure that all contingencies have been provided for. This goes double—maybe it goes tenfold—for those who are new to the whole hunting thing. New to the gun...new to the wilderness...new to the stalking and harvesting of wild game.
(Excerpt) Read more at backwoodshome.com ...
A very credible author, a shame the full article can't be posted.
Unfortunately, firearms season is short and generally late (compared to archery season) in many Midwest states.
Put several tree stands up, silly!
Dove season starts this weekend here in Mississippi.
In my area, archery has already started and rifle starts in a couple weeks. Septemeber thru January is my hunting season. I hunt everything from deer, squirrel, varmints, upland birds, hogs and bear.
The rest of the year I shoot paper, cans, rocks.........
“It might be one of those cute little Texas blacktails.”
Wow, I’m so impressed with the author’s NA wildlife knowledge.....
Really more of a bragging article then an informational one.
Really more of a bragging article then an informational one.
Firstly, “It ain’t bragging when you can do it.”
Secondly, may I suggest the two hunting stories were more teaching parables than boasts?
Hope to get learn more about this gun. I love it, even if the range master had nothing good to say about it.
I think with with 2 or 3 more days at the range I can get it to 2 or 3 inch groups.
Good enough for government work.
The first thing to take care of is to sight in your rifle, so you can hit what you shoot at. Them use ammo which is suitable for the game that you hunt. Good Luck.
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