What did ya hunt with before the CB?
 

See we are getting a little dry in here so I tried to think of a new question. I was just wandering what did you hunt with before you started to use a CB? How long did you deer hunt before the CB? and one last one, why did you take up the CB?
For me I started hunting when I was nine. It was also the first year my dad decided to start deer hunting, we used guns. We new nothing about deer hunting and had a hard time at it. We hunted until I was fifteen before my dad shot the first doe. When I was sixteen a friend gave me an old compound and i shot it alot but sucked at it. Probally more me but some has to go to the bow. So my dad feeling sorry for me since I went out alot with the thing and had no luck he bought me my first CB a horton super mag! I shot my first deer two years later and have been hooked ever since. Just thought we needed something to talk about.

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Well you lucky son of a bow! I wish I had the luxury of a hunting dad.
I started hunting when I was 20 when I was in forestry school. All that talk about game management and hanging around quite a few hunters was too much to bear. So I started hunting with a 22 and a 12 gauge (for chucks and grouse). It wasn't until 10 years later that I met my best friend/hunting partner and major troulbe maker (Frank). Frank is a springer breader/trainer. We hunted birds mostly then a few years later went to Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico (rifles and handguns) and Ontario andd Alberta for big game(rifle and compound). About 15 years ago I bought a crossbow and a compound. I was always more accurate with the xbow so I hunted with that more when I wasn't hunting with Frank. About ten years ago we started hunting big game with muzzle loaders and specialized slug guns. So now I hunt big game with a crossbow, compound, muzzle loader, shot gun, hand gun and a rifle. I also do a lot of goose, duck and turkey hunting with my 10 and 12 gauge. You can see some pics on Frank's website www.springvillespringers.com. You'll see me on the top of the first hunting page and other pages. Hey! No giving me the gears when you see me!

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Is this you? Cause if it is No gears, just drool over that buck!!

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Sorry. That is Frank with a buck he shot at 225 yards with a savage muzzle loader in Ontario, Canada
I am on the top of the first page of hunting. On all other hunting pages except turkey and big game...go figure. Frank does this hunting stuff professionally but I am not a customer, just a constant partner in crime.

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With the turkey? maybe I should get out the gear oil!! LOL

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I knew it! LOL

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I have lived in ontario all my lifeand am yet to hear of any mule deer shot in this province. I'm also going out on a limb here (knowing very little about muzzle loaders) but 225 yards seems like a far shot.[&:]

Nice buck and turkey none the less.:)
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Well I shot a double barreled sling shot with spit wads before I got my CB. LOL. No, I used my old faithful Darton Mag. compound bow for years after using my Bear recurve earlier. Only got does and a couple button heads with either one of them. But my hunting habits were different then. I used to shoot at the first deer that came close enough. Now, patience plays a very large part in my hunting and it has paid off richly. No telling how many bucks I use toscare half to death by shooting at the doe he may have been folowing. LOL. It's funny, looking back, at how muchand how long it takes to learn deer hunting to be even an avaragesuccessful hunter these days. It's not easy, but it's oh so much fun. I hunted for sixteen straight years before I killed my first deer. I'd say that is determination enough to label me a hard core deer hunter. LOL. It's a disease you know.
BuddyBo

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Spiffy you're right. I wasn't paying attention as usual. Here is the real one from Ontario... they seem to blend in... old age or too many... never too many! Its not really too long. Frank is pretty good but the Savage rifle with smokelss powder and the dead center bullets are better than him. Check out prbullets.com. These front stuffers and those bullets are pretty amazing. Sorry, that was more like 240 yards. Hard to believe but its true (I helped him drag the deer to the truck). Check out the prbullet site its a great bullet in a great rifle. There is an interesting ballistics page. My personal max distance with my Savage is 200 yrds same as my slug gun.


PS:very good Spiffy!

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Hey Spiffy, where is your story? Hmmmm?