long-range hunting

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   I won't be shooting anything over 200 yards. Mostly because I generally have to share the same bush with the deer I am hunting in Michigan. Fieldcraft is hunting for me not that I am good at it. I tend to be in a hurry and a bit noisy. Most of the deer I see are on the jump running away from me and I still manage to get one once in a while. For those of you that are able to shoot the long shot good luck. It doesn't take a long distance to leave wounded, just a poor shot. If it isn't a killing shot for you don't shoot.

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Low Wall Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .22 LongRifle Joined: 20 June 2003 Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote Low Wall Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 24 June 2003 at 15:17
	I won't be shooting anything over 200 yards. Mostly because I generally have to share the same bush with the deer I am hunting in Michigan. Fieldcraft is hunting for me not that I am good at it. I tend to be in a hurry and a bit noisy. Most of the deer I see are on the jump running away from me and I still manage to get one once in a while. For those of you that are able to shoot the long shot good luck. It doesn't take a long distance to leave wounded, just a poor shot. If it isn't a killing shot for you don't shoot.

rollingb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Joined: 11 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 665	Post Options Post Reply Quote rollingb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 June 2003 at 07:50
	Well!!.. I ben give'n all this sum thot fer'a few days, and I think most of it boils down to several factors wether or not, long-distance shots on game is really "hunt'n", or mostly be'n "proficent at long-range" with tha "advantage" of modern thecnology. "Age",..... I'm 57 years old, I bot my first "big-game" rifle frum a "Coast-to-Coast" store when I was 16 years old, a Russian "Moison Naget" (military surplus)7.62 with tha iron sights,.... few years later I got'a domistic 30-06 with'a 4X Weaver scope,.... then'a 7Mag with'a 3X9 scope,.... .219Zipper, .222, .243's, 22-250's, .303, 30-40Krag, .338Mag, .300Mag, and etc. followed over tha years, and I was "proficent" with evertin I tryed,.... on small-game, varmits, and big-game. (Fer me,....anyways) as tha "range increased" I found myself, mostly jest "drive'n 'round" in'a pickup look'n fer sumpthin ta "shoot", such as ...... antelope, deer, coyotes (and, it warn't no "big-trick" ta shoot a critter plumb-center, at 400+ yards). Tha way thet I was "brot-up" as a young'un, was,.... when ya go "hunt'n" ya put sum "effert" into it,.... or,.... ya start be'n a "lazy-slob" jest out ta do sum "shoot'n". So, 20+ years ago I started use'n nuth'n but tha old blackpowder rifeguns,....and, I sold all my "modern stuff", and actually started "hunt'n" agin. Now fer "location",.....I've lived 'bout ALL my life in Wyomin ('cept fer 10 years in interior Alaska), and wher I've lived,....I could "shoot" big-game frum my frunt porch (in both states)with tha modern highpower rifleguns,...so,....critters wern't hard ta find. By limit'n myself to tha old rifles wher it's NOT possible, or proper, to attempt "long-range shoot'n" at critters ,....I'm have'n FUN "hunt'n" agin, and use'n tha "hunt'n skills" thet I had ta use when I was a kid. This ain't'a "flame" ta ANYBUDDY, what git's ther "thrills" frum shoot'n critters at "long-range",.... but,...rather sum "in-sight", fer WHY I "hunt" tha way I do. Very best regards!! YMHS rollingb/Rondo

SelwayPacker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .22 LongRifle Joined: 11 June 2003 Status: Offline Points: 201	Post Options Post Reply Quote SelwayPacker Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 June 2003 at 11:09
	rollinb, I saw a pic of the rifle you made for sse and I was quite impressed! Just wonderin' if those come drilled n' tapped for a BOONE SCOPE????

rollingb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Joined: 11 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 665	Post Options Post Reply Quote rollingb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 June 2003 at 11:54
	"Dad-blamed"!!..yore onree-hide, Selway!!....What wood'a feller wanna ruin a good riflegun fer, by put'n sumpthin 'sides "iron" on it???? HA! HA! HA! Thanks!!.. fer tha compliment on SSE's riflegun tho,....I'm wait'n fer'a barrel, so's I can build anuther riflegun 'bout like his (only in .58 cal., and this'n won't have tha "fancy maple")!:>)

Spot shooter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Left BSB in Disgrace Banned Joined: 19 June 2003 Location: Bahrain Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Spot shooter Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 June 2003 at 12:28
	RollinB, Well come back from yer vacation, did you run inta anyone on yer travels? I wouldn't mind see a picture of thet black powder gun of yers. I had the same experience you did, I went to black powder, then bow. Liked bow the best, but didn't have the time to case all the game I wanted, and boy hunt. I jest started Mulie huntin in western kanas, an next year I'll be up fer a lope tag. After thet I'll probably go back to bow. Sold the BP gun, it was a knight disc - sold it cause BP season here in Kansas is early Sept. way too hot fer me. I like the air cold when I'm huntin. Spot

rollingb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .375 Holland & Holland Magnum Joined: 11 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 665	Post Options Post Reply Quote rollingb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 June 2003 at 13:32
	Spot,.... I'm still "vacation'shun'n", we leave in tha morn'n fer western Nebraska ta visit my wife's relation, then on up to Chadron Nebraska fer ther rondyvoo and to visit tha "Museum of tha Fur Trade" (after 14 years, it's time ta visit ther agin),..... then it's back here ta Wyomin fer more rondyvoos 'til after Labor Day weekend (by then it'll be time ta start git'n ready fer "hunt'n" season). Very best regards!! YMHS rollingb/Rondo P.S.....I don't know wher Selway seen tha pitchers of tha riflegun SSE got frum me,.....I don't have any,.... wish I did!!

NH_Hunter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby aka The Kid Joined: 13 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3508	Post Options Post Reply Quote NH_Hunter Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 June 2003 at 14:44
	I want to know aboot this "Fer Tradein" museum that uze been talkin aboot. Dont worry i am just kidden on my Mowntan Mayan speek. NH_Hunter

TasunkaWitko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator aka The Gipper Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Chinook Montana Status: Offline Points: 14753	Post Options Post Reply Quote TasunkaWitko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 November 2004 at 04:43
	btt -just because this topic had to come up sooner or later!
	TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen