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I figured out what kills the most deer! #15398148 11/09/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,068 SW Oregon B Blacktail308 OP Campfire Regular OP Blacktail308 Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,068 SW Oregon Legs. At almost 60 I have finally decided that a good strong pair of legs gets more deer killed than anything else. And mine aren’t that strong anymore. I did manage to get up to the top of a 1400’ hill and take a little forkhorn though 😏 "May the LORD bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you, may He be gracious and give you peace" from Numbers 6:24-26

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15398541 11/09/20 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,731 upstate ny R rong Campfire Outfitter rong Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 10,731 upstate ny I thought you were going to say Silvarados

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15399381 11/09/20 Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 633 Avalon Beach Fl aka Milton L leesway2 Campfire Regular leesway2 Campfire Regular L Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 633 Avalon Beach Fl aka Milton Congrats on the kill. My Pop is 86 and my brother and I keep him 2 spots that he likes on our lease,one is a 5 step ladder and the other is a hut on a plot. He shoots them and will call us to pick them up after he gets back to the camp with some coffee.

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15399536 11/09/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,068 SW Oregon B Blacktail308 OP Campfire Regular OP Blacktail308 Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,068 SW Oregon That’s outstanding. I know my boys would drag and/or carry a buck for me if they were nearby. I always figured I’d hunt til I die even if I’m just sitting on a log in the woods with a pretty rifle on my lap. "May the LORD bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you, may He be gracious and give you peace" from Numbers 6:24-26

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15399565 11/09/20 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,293 Bothell, Washington R Remington6MM Campfire Tracker Remington6MM Campfire Tracker R Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4,293 Bothell, Washington My Peterbilt killed way more deer than any rifle I ever owned. I'd rather die in a BAD gunfight than a GOOD nursing home.

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15399575 11/09/20 Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 692 NE MS mag410 Campfire Regular mag410 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 692 NE MS Old age around here.

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15399616 11/09/20 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,186 Warshington, Wet Side Brazos Campfire Tracker Brazos Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,186 Warshington, Wet Side Subarus and SUVs out here...

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15399828 11/10/20 Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 299 Central NY MS9x56 Campfire Member MS9x56 Campfire Member Joined: Mar 2020 Posts: 299 Central NY Congratulations on the buck and on the ability to climb a 1400 foot hill. Great job.You are right about the legs because if you can't get to where you can see them You can't kill them. I would also add the will to do what it takes to make the hunt successful. Life is too short to hunt with ugly guns.

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15400681 11/10/20 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,691 Southern Oregon Blacktail53 Campfire Tracker Blacktail53 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,691 Southern Oregon At 67, I still climb the hills and drop into the canyons.... but much slower and (hopefully) smarter..... MS9x56, nailed it for me when he says it’s the “will to do what it takes to make the hunt successful”. BT53 "Where do they find young men like this?" Reporter Savidge, Iraq Elk, it's what's for dinner....

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! rong #15401017 11/10/20 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,789 Fort Worth, Texas D Darryle Campfire Regular Darryle Campfire Regular D Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,789 Fort Worth, Texas Originally Posted by rong I thought you were going to say Silverados That is pretty optimistic, you would have to assume they actually ran and moved fast enough NRA Endowed Patron Life Benefactor GOA Life Member TSRA Life Member NSCA Life Member

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15401140 11/10/20 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,223 West Slope of Colorado A alpinecrick Campfire Ranger alpinecrick Campfire Ranger A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 26,223 West Slope of Colorado Originally Posted by Blacktail308 Legs. At almost 60 I have finally decided that a good strong pair of legs gets more deer killed than anything else. And mine aren’t that strong anymore. I did manage to get up to the top of a 1400’ hill and take a little forkhorn though 😏 Good on you! And yes, despite all the gun gack and ballistica minutiae, there are the simple, straight forward stuff that really counts......... Casey Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively... Having said that, MAGA.

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail53 #15401603 11/10/20 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,068 SW Oregon B Blacktail308 OP Campfire Regular OP Blacktail308 Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,068 SW Oregon Originally Posted by Blacktail53 At 67, I still climb the hills and drop into the canyons.... but much slower and (hopefully) smarter..... MS9x56, nailed it for me when he says it’s the “will to do what it takes to make the hunt successful”. Agreed! I don’t jump over the deadfalls anymore and hopping rocks in the creeks doesn’t happen either. I get there just a little slower. My dad ran the woods up into his late 40’s and then said that he killed more deer when he finally slowed down. "May the LORD bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you, may He be gracious and give you peace" from Numbers 6:24-26

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Darryle #15401631 11/10/20 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas Originally Posted by Darryle Originally Posted by rong I thought you were going to say Silverados That is pretty optimistic, you would have to assume they actually ran and moved fast enough R O F B A G >> busting a gut. Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15401671 11/10/20 Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest H hookeye Campfire Ranger hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,818 Armpit of midwest 56 and battling a right leg and spine deal. Gonna be fun dragging a couple bucks out this coming weekend ( my hunting bud about same shape as me LOL ). Proly drive to hunting spot w TENS unit cranked

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15401758 11/10/20 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,363 WA rain forest Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Clarkm Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 10,363 WA rain forest We used to call it "skid and shoot." We got more politically correct with "Stop and stalk" There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15402271 11/10/20 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas OTOH and seriously, Too many wear out soles for few deer dragged. Got to KNOW what UR doing. Someone I knew and cared about would simply say, "this looks like a good place", killed FEW deer. Jerry jwall- *** 3100 guy*** A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! rong #15402977 11/10/20 Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,360 SCgman1 Campfire Tracker SCgman1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 4,360 Originally Posted by rong I thought you were going to say Silvarados Judging from my recent interstate travels, semi's dont take prisoners.......lots of patches where the road turns red with bits of fur littering. Can always tell when deer be moving based on interstate aftermath.

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! SCgman1 #15404440 11/11/20 Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,285 Oregon Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,285 Oregon 1400 feet in blacktail country is no small feat. Well done. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Blacktail308 #15404606 11/11/20 Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,756 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,756 West of the Blue Ridge Originally Posted by Blacktail308 Legs. At almost 60 I have finally decided that a good strong pair of legs gets more deer killed than anything else. And mine aren’t that strong anymore. I did manage to get up to the top of a 1400’ hill and take a little forkhorn though 😏 Ha! Just wait until you get Old! What fresh Hell is this?

Re: I figured out what kills the most deer! Pappy348 #15405275 11/11/20 Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,381 las vegas, Nv. L lvmiker Campfire Outfitter lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,381 las vegas, Nv. Just being out there is 1/2 the fun. Climbing 1400' will get you past most others and into good country. mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC