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I hunt at home so my house is my camp. I got a popup I hunt out of that I can see from the house . About 120 yards out in front of the popup is a field road that currently has 8 scrapes on it . Have seen plenty of deer but haven't killed any yet as I have a huge for this area buck spotted and am waiting to get a good shot at him before I do my meat hunting. Right now I'm using a Remington model 14 in .35 Remington . If I get Big Boy I'll use my Winchester model 71 and another model 14 in .32 Remington for the rest of the season. All are peep sight guns. I passed on six does and a large four point yesterday waiting for Big Boy but he never showed. I've seen him twice , always between 9:00 and 9:30 but not had a good clear shot .
I got a bunch of deer rifles so I try to rotate through three every season.
Grumpy old man with a gun.....Do not touch .
Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
Don't bother my monument and I'll leave yours alone.
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Our guys are mostly older guys and retired. Used to see Winchesters and Remingtons in 30-06 and 270 and a few lever Marlins.
Nowadays those old long heavy guns with pretty walnut are gone. Synthetics with short barrels in milder calibers just rule. Tikka, Browning and a couple Weatherbys are all our gang brings. We must be way out of touch, not one Creedmore to be found. Hard to believe we fill our tags.
Sidexsides, box blinds, tree stands, pop-ups, have changed the hunting style. I’d like to think wisdom is a factor, but age probably ranks way ahead of that
Our boots,clothes, guns and gear are all lighter
Even our knives are smaller and lighter.
The best stories still center around those old guns, disfunctional clothes and cold wet feet
Glad I was part of all that though.
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Limited here in Ohio as you know. Seems the days of slug guns are fading away.
Christensen Arms Mesa 450 Bushmaster
Ruger American 450 Bushmaster
TC Encore MGM 450 Bushmaster
Custom 450 Marlin
Winchester 94 45LC
Ruger American 350 Legend I still have a Mossberg 695 12 gauge slug gun. And I'm casually looking for a smoothbore pump. Ithaca Deerslayer or something similar just because. But the slug guns are certainly fading. I keep my 695 because it was a graduation gift and I apply to some limited draw hunts that still require the use of a slug gun. It also is a great shooting slug gun. But the price to feed them and the shoulder beating just isn't worth it when I have a .44mag, .350 legend available.
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
In God We Trust.
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Hunted eastern Montana late November, six hunters:
6.5 Creedmore
.243
.257 Roberts
.270 Win
.270 Win
.308
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Among the group I hunt with.
Howa 1500/H.S. Precision 6.5 Creedmoor
Marlin 336 .30-30
Tikka 658 .270
Winchester 88 .308
Remington 742 .308
T/C Compass .243
Remington 700 BDL .243
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5 of us there this week
270 WSM
30-06
270
300 ultra mag
32-40
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I'll play. Our group (loose) of hunters
30-30 Lever
325 WSM
257 Bob
6.5x55
30-06
44 mag Lever
7mmWSM X2
300 H&H
357 mag Revolver
41 Mag Revolver
7mmRem Mag
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"Aim right, squeeze light"
" Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not"
NRA Life, GOA
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25-06
260 REM
6.5 CM
7mm-08
308 Win
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No camp.but if on our family ground,
Original Vanguard 7mag
Rem 660in a Brown Precision 308
Rem M7 243
T3 6.5 Swede
If the Future SIL is there, T3 300win
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Our motley crew
6.5x55
270
30-06
30-30
308
300wsm
257 Weatherby
350 legend
300 savage--old 99
300h&h
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If it’s the usual hunters……a .338 WM and a .375 AI. If the other two are with us a pair of .270 Win.’s! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Just my brother and me. 7mm Weatherby and 338 Federal.
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If it’s the usual hunters……a .338 WM and a .375 AI. If the other two are with us a pair of .270 Win.’s! memtb 270’s? Ha! Stunt shooters!
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AR -10 clones
Rem 742s in 30-06 and .308
Marlin 336 in 30-30
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I'll turn the clock back to my first deer camp (as a teenager in the 1970's) in the NY Catskill Mountains (south side of the Pepacton Reservoir in Delaware County).
The guns I still recall vividly on the gun racks include:
multiple Remington 760, all in 30-06 . One had basketweave checking.
multiple Remington 740 and 742, all in 30-06
Savage 99 EG , 300 Savage
Marlin 336 Sporting Carbine, 30-30
Marlin 336A , 30-30
Marlin 336C, 30-30
DCM-purchased 1903-a3 Springfield, 30-06, original sights
Browning auto-5 Buck Special, 12 gauge
All had blued steel (or parkerized) with walnut stocks. The good old days.
Magical and memorable times way back when. Good people, safe hunters, a lot of laughter, good food and good story tellers. It doesn't get any better for a teenager.
"Behavior accepted is behavior repeated."
"Strive to be underestimated."
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I'll turn the clock back to my first deer camp (as a teenager in the 1970's) in the Catskill Mountains (south side of the Pepacton Reservoir in Delaware County).
The rifles I still see vividly on the gun racks were:
multiple Remington 760 all in 30-06 . One had basketweave checking.
multiple Remington 740 and 742 in 30-06
Savage 99 EG in 300 Savage
Marlin 336 Sporting Carbine 30-30
Marlin 336A , 30-30
Marlin 336C, 30-30
DCM-purchased 1903-a3 Springfield 30-06, original sights
Browning auto-5 Buck Special, 12 gauge
Magical and memorable times way back when. Good people, safe hunters, a lot of laughter, good food and good story tellers. Doesn't get any better for a teenager. I've hunted Delaware and Sullivan counties my whole life. My club/camp is south of Downsville. Back in the '70s, that would have been a pretty good representation of most of the camps in the area.
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here.
My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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If it’s the usual hunters……a .338 WM and a .375 AI. If the other two are with us a pair of .270 Win.’s! memtb 270’s? Ha! Stunt shooters! Yep….a couple of girls that don’t shoot much and are a bit recoil sensitive! 😉 memtb
Last edited by memtb; 01/01/23.
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Deer hunting chamberings in the group are 6.5 PRC, 280ai, 300 WSM and a 7mag.
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Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
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Deer camp of one.
.308 Winchester
Go Ahead And Backup
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30-40 krags for our family
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