Little back ground. Dad is 75 and been hunting a 15pt on my place. We also know of a 9pt 10pt a old 7pt going down hill and a few others. Well a while back we got close to 1600 pics of the 9pt in one night as it learned to get the corn out of the twice a day feeders. Copy and paste info from game thread - LMAO 9pt in pic has got real smart. Dad said my little bro brought over a SD card with almost 1600 pics on it. Set to shoot pics about every second. Shows 9pt going to feeder, shows 9pt taking tip of rack and hooked then shake feeder where corn comes out. Shows 9pt with head down eating cor. Over and over and over. Dad said he is going to bust him. LOL This was back on Oct 24 I believe. At 5:05pm Nov 19th dad got him.
Dad said he going to bust a jerky deer that night. Had a doe out in front of him but wouldnt give him a shot for the crossbow. She was behind a tree looking back toward him. Then he heard foot steps behind him as the doe stood behind the tree in front. The 9 walked right by heading to the doe.
That's funny... They are pretty smart, when they are not chasing tail... Tell your Dad, Congrats! Great looking deer too!
Talked to dad today and my nephew was heading up on the hill with my older of the 2 horton crossbows while we were talking. He also said the jerky making was on. We are allowed 3 down there and I am going to try my best to fill them all. Since Ohio is giving us more options for gun season now I set this little toy up for fun. Told my wife she was getting this for me for Christmas.
Nephew missed ole slab tonight . Good for me . I want him big body old deer with downhill 7pt rack. = jerky
I went with .444 marlin. 265gr FTX Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Ammunition :: Rifle :: Choose by Caliber :: 444 Marlin :: 444 Marlin 265 gr FTX® LEVERevolution® Now I see they allowed .450 marlin this year.
I bought a savage 220 20 guage last year. I love it, shoots pretty pretty much the same as the rifles they allow now in OH. I don't do a lot of gun hunting though, mostly bow hunting.
Same here. But it was a excuse to buy something. I used my 50cal muzzy over my 12ga in gun season. I just look at it 1 shot 1 kill.
I like my muzzleloader a lot too, used it during gun season for many years. But that 220 shoots just as accurate and its a lot easier to clean.
Geeze I have been told hunting is for the young guys!guess it ain't so . Nice shooting dad.keep it up!
