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Old 08-19-2009, 02:35 PM
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ML Deer Season - 21 Sept - 4 Oct

Tueky - 1 Oct - 1 Dec
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Old 08-19-2009, 04:37 PM
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ML season start Oct 17th here in Arkansas.
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Old 08-19-2009, 04:44 PM
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Got drawn for elk this year, season is Sept 1 to 30 and is open to all weapons. Then there is our earn a buck mule deer draw and the season runs Oct 1 to Oct 31 for muzzleloaders then Nov 1 to Dec 7 for general rifle. Our white tail season runs Oct 1 to Oct 31 for muzzleloaders and Nov 15 to Dec 7 for general rifle. Will be using my Triumph during ml seasons and elk season with the Lehigh 275 grain & 110 gr bh209.
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Old 08-19-2009, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by driftrider
Oh, and to answer the rest of your question, I plan to hunt early ML this year, with my Savage 10ML-II shooting a 300gr Barnes Expander MZ sabot over 43.5 grains of AA 5744. I'm good to a tested 200 yards with this load.

Mike
That's a great setup you got there. Mine shot best with 42.5grns.
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Old 08-19-2009, 05:47 PM
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As previously stated, here in Virginia, ML season is October 31-November 13. I am missing the first five days of the season due to my better half scheduling a family Disney trip. I couldn't friggin believe it. I'll catch up with the rest of ML season. If I have luck I'll keep on using the ML, otherwise I may switch to my .308.

We also have a late ML season December 12-January 2, depending on the county.

I'll be using an T/C Omega X7 (my only ML). Likely Speer 300gr GDHP and BH 209.

With the Late Antlerless-Only Firearms Deer Season for private property in Northern VA, I hope to be hunting until March 27!
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Old 08-20-2009, 12:37 PM
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ML. season for deer in november [hope we have snow on the ground] i will be caribou hunting the 10 of sept. for 7 days ..i have not decided if i will take my ML. or the 300 WSM ..also going for moose in oct ..and any WOLF that crosses my trail is going down ..
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Old 08-20-2009, 02:55 PM
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Indiana is Dec 5-20. I'll be using my White Lightning #2 in .504. Might even use sabots this year.
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Old 08-20-2009, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Grouse45
That's a great setup you got there. Mine shot best with 42.5grns.
Yeah. Love the gun, and the load does a heck of a job on whitetails, and I'd imagine anything else you shot it at!

Got my tag today, so it's a done deal. Now I just wait for the antlerless tags to go on sale, and get a couple of those, one for early ML and one for late antlerless. And I'll be good to go. Hopefully I can put two in the freezer in October with the Savage, and another in January with my new 257 Wby. Looking forward to hunting this year, but wish I could afford another trip to my bros place in MN. Have to hunt close to home this year.

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Old 08-20-2009, 04:33 PM
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Ft. Sill, OK muzzleloader season starts on 17 October and runs through 1 November. OK Muzzleloader season starts on 24 October and runs through 1 November. Ft. Sill deer gun season starts in November and runs for five weekends that do not include Thanksgiving weekend.

OK deer gun season for this area on 21 November and runs through 6 December. Holiday doe seasons run December 18, 19 and 20 and another that runs December 25, 26 and 27.

i intend to use my trusty CVA Stag Horn loaded with 100 or 110 grains of Goex Pinnacle and the excellent 240 grain .430 XTP bullet. For long range use from a few stands i will use the TC Encore loaded with 120 grains of Goex Pinnacle and the 250 grain SST/Shockwave bullet.

Of course, i would rather shoot a big sow than a trophy buck.

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Old 08-21-2009, 05:34 AM
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South Dakota muzzle loader season starts December 12, 2009; ends January 31, 2010. We cannot use smokeless powder or optics. My rifle will be an Omega X7 with the factory peep sight. The first load i will try will probably be 105g BH209, Winchester 209 primer, green crush rib sabot, and 270g gold dot. Then i will try the 300g .44 XTP. It is possible i may also try the TEZ.

During the rifle season i plan to carry an Accura with a 4X Leupold, and shoot similar loads at antelope and deer.

If i were hunting elk, my load would be similar, but the bullet would be the proven Nosler Partition.

If the mentioned bullets don't perform to my expectations, i will only be using the Nosler in the future, as i am very demanding when it comes to hunting bullets. Oh, perhaps, if they are still available, i will give the Lehigh a chance, if i run out of my supply of bullets. Having killed 5 deer last season with the SST/Shockwave, i have seen enough of them; they will never accompany me hunting again, unless they are all i have.
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