Originally Posted by
ajstrider
If you are looking into actually hunting with buckshot, you should check your local laws because I am not aware of any state that allows buckshot still. I haven't researched all the states, but the several that I have hunted in, don't allow it.
What in the world you talking about. MD, NJ, several others allow it.
That said, I hate the stuff. I won't use it again on deer, especially sika deer. They use it here for sika deer jumpin in the swamps. Almost like rabbit huntin. You usually see a volley of shots taking down a 80lb deer. The few time I participated in such a hunt I used slugs. And I was the guy who actually had to take the deer down with one shot as they were unloading thier shotguns.
Deer was unedible at best. I guess the nimrod who took credit for the kill just ground it. I didn't want it after that.