Huntng with milsurps 2013 edition

[vintage hunter]

Blue tongue disease you say, that's a new one on me. I'll have to look it up. Not aware of any disease here yet but I killed on last season that pretty much fit the bill as having chronic wasting disease however when I contacted the DNR biology dept they had absolutely no interest in obtaining it for study. According to them the closest reported cases are in one county of West Virginia. DNR law enforcement closed down and fined the pants off one of those ''canned hunt'' outfits a few miles way 3 years ago for smuggling in deer and several exotic species in under the radar and according to a news paper article some of the deer were brought from Ohio and West Virginia and some escaped back into the wild upon arrival.
Not much stirring this morning except this curious old doe....and several bushels of skeeters.

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[jmoore]

Blue tongue disease you say, that's a new one on me.

Also called hemorrhagic disease, I believe. Non threat to humans but it's bad on deer especially during drought. One lingering sign is that the survivors often have interrupted hoof growth, so it looks like they are shedding their "toes".

Squirrels are eat up with the "wolves" right now. Nasty insect larvae that grow under the skin. Must be very painful! Supposedly isn't a health threat, but I don't much care for attempting to salvaging the unaffected areas, so will let them alone until the weather cools a bit. Did have a good hunt with the .22 rf SMLE last season, so maybe some more milsurp trainers will get to the woods this season.

[vintage hunter]

Thanks for the blue tongue info JM. ''Wolves'', a.k.a. ''Wobblers'' around here, I'm familiar with. They are the larvae of the Warble fly. They also show up on rabbits from time to time and my dad told me back in the 30's and 40's they would be so many on the cows sometimes the infection would kill it if left untreated. He said Grand dad would use a coke bottle to pop the larvae out of the hide and then pour on an antiseptic/antibiotic of some sort to clear up/prevent infection. Unheard of nowadays. He also worked the farm with a mule and picked cotton by hand in those days, Now there are GPS guided tractors with air conditioned cabs working that same land. How times have changed in a few short years.

[seabot2]

Jmoore, funny that you mentioned hunting with your P1853 musket. I was thinking of doing the same with mines. I've got a Euroarms 3 band ,that I always wanted to try on deer or wild cattle. I just haven't had time to go hunting for a long time due to work. Hope to hear about your hunt with it.

[jmoore]

JM, do you have to use round ball, or can you use a minie ball?

As long as it's a .45 caliber or larger and is muzzleloading just about anything goes. Sabots, Powerbelts, Minies, Maxis, round ball, buckshot...

[gsimmons]

Thanks, JM. I used to live in MI. and they had a round ball only rule(I don't know if its changed).

[gsimmons]

The service load was 55-65grs. depending on what lab. or arsenal loaded it.

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Ok so I am in a local materials supplier for my company and the Mgr. asks if I heard about the buck that was taken behind our shop. I answer no when he asks if I would like to see a photo. I wish I had not looked. 150+ class buck with beautiful massive dark horns. Taken less than 300 yds from the window I am looking out as I type in a relitavly urban location. I will try to get a photo to make everyone else who slaves away on deerstands and food plots fell as depressed as I do.

[jmoore]

I was out Saturday with the P'53 Sergeant's Rifle, but only saw the tiniest bit of a deer. Which is better than previous "Primitive Weapons" hunts! Have yet to take a deer with a front loader. But the Chickamauga type conditions this early keep things interesting. One never knows what's going to appear almost on top of you! Will transition to a .41 Mag revolver for a while, but did check zero on both the usual 20" barreled AR and a fixed sight Type 99. The T99 shoots fairly well at typical hunting distances and is surprisingly light and handy in "as issued" condition. That big inverted "V" front sight is good when in the brush, as found out previously when hunting with the T99 sniper.

Some links for reference:

Hunting with Milsurps- 2012 Edition

Hunting With Milsurp Weapons- 2010 Edition
(Post #2 has some photos of the T99 4x sniper in the woods. )

[enfield303t]

On Sept 25th. a moose was taken in the Yukon that might be a new record..262 +. The hunter was using a Lee Enfield 303. Wish I had a nickel for every animal taken with a .303.

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