Wounded deer part II
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RE: Wounded deer part II
Good question bigcountry!!!! Bow hunters, and I am one, tho traditional, hunt for the challange of getting in range of their game with their weapon. For most of them that is 25 yards or less! I do not know if you bow hunt or not but a GOOD broad head does far more damage then many of the .22 caliber cartridges which in some states are legal for deer, up here in Maine for example, the .22 Mag is legal. For the bow hunter it is the chalange of getting in close enough and you do not see these people using field points to prove their hunting prowess. They use the right tool for the job at hand and also most bow hunters put far more time into practice then the average gun hunter. I have found that most Bow hunters, I am one, have realised that the hunt is the challange and the kill is the secondary aspect. But again they use the right tool for the job, no blunts or field points out there!!!
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RE: Wounded deer part II
I do not know if you bow hunt or not but a GOOD broad head does far more damage then many of the .22 caliber cartridges which in some states are legal for deer, up here in Maine for example, the .22 Mag is legal
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RE: Wounded deer part II
What you say about a bow is true but you also get a pass thru which you do not with the itty bitty guns! This means blood trail and for that matter most bow hunters are far better hunters then most gun hunters. Most people who use .22 cal. rifles do not shoot their deer at 25 yards, they count on the flat shooting .224s to extend their range far beyond that like 100 yards or more. If you want to hunt with a .224 and limit your shots to those taken by a good bow hunter, 25 yards or less and pass up the rest then a .224 will do it but you are using a poor tool for the job. Again you are right , any FOOL can kill a deer at 25 yards with a .22, however smart hunters do not!
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RE: Wounded deer part II
ORIGINAL: BROWNING.308
bottom line is dont be shootin deer with those pea shooters leave those suped up 22's at home and let the kids use em for rabbit hunting
bottom line is dont be shootin deer with those pea shooters leave those suped up 22's at home and let the kids use em for rabbit hunting
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RE: Wounded deer part II
I think part of the problem is that deer will not eat, stomp or rip you apart if you wound them. If they did then those .22s would stay in the gun rack when deer season opened up. It is unfortunate that it is not the same here as in Africa in some respects. Over there there are a lot of people who will tell you that you can kill a lion or cape buff with a 22 calliber, however they will also point out that the chance of you being killed in the process is very high. People who hunt Africa learn very fast to use the right tool for the job or they get hurt, killed or at best loose a lot of money. (You pay for what you shoot even if it is not recovered.) They also learn that it is the hunt which is important not how small a gun you can use to kill something. Killing a deer, or for that matter any game animal is very easy, it is getting to the point where you have the shot that is and should be the challange!!