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    Boolit Master


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    Knock on wood I've been lucky everything I've shot has dropped within a couple feet of where I shot it a couple times it's still kicked a little bit sometimes it was dead right there but always basically right where shot. Then again I tend to bring more gun than is needed for my intended game animals too. In the old days I would hunt hog with 30-30 and then move to 35 Remington but now that I've gotten older I've moved up the 30 ought 6 is my minimum Hog Gun, have carried a 45-70 hog hunting as well, the areas I hunt in there just aren't any long shots anyway. I tend to bring big guns because you just never know when you're going to see a monster animal walk around a Thicket and I'd hate to be shooting a 6 or 700 lb hog with a 30-30, and here in Florida we have even larger Hogs as well as bear. I wouldn't feel bad at all taking a 458 Magnum or larger

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    I am 70 years old and have hunted all my life. Long time ago I hunted chucks all over NE in 3 states, shot at them from Far, far away. Mis no biggie as any hit would kill. It was fun. Deer however I never hunted a field or highline Shot them by stalking most shots under 50 yards.

    I did hunt antelope in WY. Shot my biggest buck at 350+ yards dropped at the shot. No way to get closer and had been shooting chucks for years with the 25/06 I had built. Confident if the shot was not good that I could place 2-3 more.

    With that I then progressed to Black Powder and Flintlocks. I have hunted the last 30+ years with them. It is a hunting challenge to me, but that's me. I have friends that hunt the longer ranges with much success as they shoot competition high power and NOT the normal once a year shooter to see if the rifle still works deer hunter.

    Folks get uppity about shooting and hunting don't like the method then don't do it. Stop condemning others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Larry Gibson View Post
    The one deer I shot and never found was shot under 50 yards
    Seems to be at least a little common. So was mine and I stumbled onto it the next May while squirrel hunting. I wounded a buck but he survived, evidently in good health as I saw him a few times after the season.
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    sorry!! put it in the wrong spot.
    Last edited by todd9.3x57; 07-04-2022 at 03:05 PM. Reason: wrong spot

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