Deer practice

[Banjoman]

Might want to try some pillow ticking. I've had very good luck with it.

I think so. I have a little bit of the blue stripe ticking.

 

[longcruise]

a single malt and a good revision of the images may well do me good. Beautiful, aren't they?

Those are great pictures!

Also, the revision the guarantees that your stories never grow old.

 

[tenngun]

I got the idea from this guy, Tenngun.
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I’ve always liked this staged picture

I got the idea from one in the museum of the fur trade
The top is drilled out as a charger. This of some one tells me ball starters weren’t invented yet, I can say it’s just my charger.

 

[Pete G]

Rubs me the wrong way when they call it a musket.

I’ve heard “musket loader” before . Makes my skin crawl.

 

[user 31232]

I’ve heard “musket loader” before . Makes my skin crawl.

One is a rifle one is a gun One is for shooting One is for fun !

 

[BillyC]

I take photos of all the animals I kill. I put them in an album along with a short synopsis of where, when and how I killed them. A lot of guys have a tendency to turn those 50 yards shots into 75, 100 150 yards as time goes by. Doing this keeps me honest with myself.

 

[aussie pete]

I take photos of all the animals I kill. I put them in an album along with a short synopsis of where, when and how I killed them. A lot of guys have a tendency to turn those 50 yards shots into 75, 100 150 yards as time goes by. Doing this keeps me honest with myself.

A keyboard helps some folks exaggerate a little. Rather than long shots, I like to go close. The closer the better; I think it's the challenge and the intimacy of getting inside the animals' lounge room. A fond memory of a hunt, I was with a buddy a decade younger than me, a good shot he is too. We had some chital deer feeding toward us in scrappy scrub; as they were coming on slowly with the wind in our favour, I challenged my mate to be real patient, stand still, to see how close they would come. Blow me if they didn't feed right past us, through our position, then move on. They didn't even know we were there. The smile on my mate's face was priceless. Not a shot fired, no venison to butcher or carry out, empty handed, empty fridge - but what a hunt to remember.

Here's a pic of the lad getting in close, sans rifle. The young stag near his rub tree in the gully is curious, not alarmed, and the main mob feeding in the thick stuff haven't got wind yet. A good rest on a nearby tree would have a ball inside the vitals. In the second image, this beauty was unaware as he negotiated his way to water for an early morning drink - the camera shutter got his attention.

Pete

 

[ETipp]

A keyboard helps some folks exaggerate a little. Rather than long shots, I like to go close. The closer the better; I think it's the challenge and the intimacy of getting inside the animals' lounge room. A fond memory of a hunt, I was with a buddy a decade younger than me, a good shot he is too. We had some chital deer feeding toward us in scrappy scrub; as they were coming on slowly with the wind in our favour, I challenged my mate to be real patient, stand still, to see how close they would come. Blow me if they didn't feed right past us, through our position, then move on. They didn't even know we were there. The smile on my mate's face was priceless. Not a shot fired, no venison to butcher or carry out, empty handed, empty fridge - but what a hunt to remember.

Here's a pic of the lad getting in close, sans rifle. The young stag near his rub tree in the gully is curious, not alarmed, and the main mob feeding in the thick stuff haven't got wind yet. A good rest on a nearby tree would have a ball inside the vitals. In the second image, this beauty was unaware as he negotiated his way to water for an early morning drink - the camera shutter got his attention.

Pete

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Those certainly are pretty critters.

 

[Bad Karma]

I did recover some of the patches and they looked okay, as far as I could tell. I may try your suggestion. I’ve never measured material, just looked for something cotton that would work. I still have a lot to learn about this hobby.

Thanks!

Lots of people read everything they can before doing anything… some people try it and learn by doing… nothing really wrong with either approach although I’ve always been one of the latter. later on I read about it somewhere and say to myself, “Oh, that does work better!” Either way, burning powder is a very good teacher.

 

[longcruise]

Rather than long shots, I like to go close

I agree. Today I scouted a new area. This Meadow valley is a hot spot but it's 300+ yards long and about 175 yards across. My chances of getting the 50 yard shot that I'd like are near zero.

I'll stick to the timber.