Watching hunting programs

[A. F Medic]

I used to watch those programs but I have a real difficulty with them now. Unless the sponsored hunter doesn't "Knock one out of the park" with a great kill, he,she may lose their job. Commercials every 6 minutes. Things I never could afford.

Why do these hunters carry spare ammo on their stock? If I did that, I would be leaving cartridges all over the county.

I can see dangerous game hunters doing that but my .308 carries three cartridges. If I can't hit my target with three, it doesn't matter how many cartridges I carry in the Spandex on the stock!

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[seabot2]

On one hunt I expended 17 rounds with my Swede M96 without dropping a single deer. They were always running from other hunters and over rocky terrain at distances from 50 to 200 yards, making a difficult target to hit. So, I now try to keep extra rounds handy on the rifle stock. Getting a steady and composed shot is something I rarely get these days.

[Bill Hollinger]

My .308 holds 20 rounds. No worries there

[jmoore]

One of the joys of no longer having TV. Those shows had little to no educational value.

[fn111557]

I think next year I will mount a Browning M1919a4 semi-auto (converted to .308) in my tree stand. Add a "Crank Fire" and keep a 250 round belt attached, and at the ready. No mater how many deer RUN past I'm sure to get at least one of them!

[WarPig1976]

Please videotape that FN, you know,, for the educational value...

[Aragorn243]

I never got into the hunting shows much. The fist pumping, high fives, screaming and yelling got to be too much for me. I'm not going to say I won't get excited over a big rack but I'm not going to do what they do, I find it offensive.

As for shooting at running deer, some advice. Be patient, don't shoot until they slow down or stop, they won't always but when they do, you have your shot. Blasting away at them while they run is just going to keep them running.

My rifle typically holds 4 although I could get 5 in it. I usually only shoot one, rarely up to three and even then, I usually killed the deer with the first shot and missed the second two as it was running away before collapsing from shot one. If they are running past me, I let them go unless I actually have a shot.

[oldpaul]

I used to watch Tred Barta before his spinal stroke curtailed his hunting. The man killed everything with a long bow and wooden arrows. When Washington State first allowed handgun hunting in ( I think) the early eighties, I traded a Star PD for a Ruger Blackhawk in .41 mag at the local Western Auto Store. The timber companies at the time encouraged deer hunting on their land because deer would eat the new growth from newly planted trees. Now it requires a lottery acquired pass and costs a fee. I was hunting Plum Creek Timber land near Chehalis where I woke up a nice little two point (that's two tines on one side for you eastern/southern types). He started off in that stiff legged, nervous gait but was close enough that I broke a personal rule about shooting moving game and took the shot. Bad idea, as I hit him a little too far back and clipped the rear of one lung and the front of his stomach, he hunched up and off he ran. Half hour wait, one hour blood trail later and stomach contents throughout. I think in hunting game, one well placed shot is by far the more prudent way to go.