It's hunting season

[skeeters_keeper]

Just got this lil spike this morning... spent almost all day on Monday out, only saw a glimpse of one, at quite a distance, running. So I was just glad to get something this morning, and the young ones are always nice and tender

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs569.ash2/149189_767130792138_55709640_41488165_1283195_n.jpg

[sasquatch]

nice

is that a savage arms 111? im thinking of getting one of those for my 2nd or 3rd gun after i get my licence (4 days ) how do you like it? also what caliber did you get it in?

[skeeters_keeper]

Its a marlin XS7 in .308, with a nikon 3-9x40 mounted on it. I've always hunted deer with a shotgun + slugs, but the range and accuracy isn't very good. My dad bought this for me as a graduation gift, we both did a ton of research and it seemed like the best bang for the buck. the .308 loads are more than enough for the stuff we get around here (including bear) and they are more accurate than a lot of the other common hunting loads. The marlin, while a cheap price, was also supposed to be a very good gun - my last group out of the box of 20 I used to sight it in was <2" across and almost dead on the center @ 100 yards... with cheap Remington core-lockt amo. I'm happy with it!!

[Gforcefd]

Skeeter unfortunately all the deer in my area look like that one you got but less meat on them. People come up to our state forest land that is right behind the house and over hunt it horribly. I am not even hunting this season. Too much to do and haven't gotten a deer in 5 years anyways. Good luck all you hunters. Wish they all looked like those Wyoming deer.

[Stowchicky]

lol that's a bit nasty

HAHAHA it was one a plaque and had been to (I forget what its called) where they stuff it and hang it for you, so it was clean HAHHA

[kumalaba]

^

any bow hunters out there? more challenging! jmo

[drddan]

HAHAHA it was one a plaque and had been to (I forget what its called) where they stuff it and hang it for you, so it was clean HAHHA

Its called..."Taxidermy"...and it had been "Mounted"

any bow hunters out there? more challenging! jmo

Yes. I took my first deer with a bow. It is more satisfying also, for me, to take a deer with archery equipment, than it is with the gun. I do both. Just getting deer that close for a shot is great. I hunt for BIG bucks mostly, so I get to watch a lot of deer just being themselves, doing what deer do, because I dont always shoot (or try to shoot) the first deer that comes along. I sit and watch the wildlife while waitng for the BIG guy. I also Rattle and Grunt a lot, and have called in some AMAZING bucks. A couple of them can be seen on my wall.

[sasquatch]

Its a marlin XS7 in .308, with a nikon 3-9x40 mounted on it. I've always hunted deer with a shotgun + slugs, but the range and accuracy isn't very good. My dad bought this for me as a graduation gift, we both did a ton of research and it seemed like the best bang for the buck. the .308 loads are more than enough for the stuff we get around here (including bear) and they are more accurate than a lot of the other common hunting loads. The marlin, while a cheap price, was also supposed to be a very good gun - my last group out of the box of 20 I used to sight it in was <2" across and almost dead on the center @ 100 yards... with cheap Remington core-lockt amo. I'm happy with it!!

thanks for the info