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What did you hunt with this year? How did you do? #6620310 01/07/17 01:13 AM
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Like the title says. What was your rifle/shotgun/handgun of choice? What was your load? How did you do?

I bought a Tikka CTR in 308 during the summer and used it the last week of November out in West Texas. Scope is a Leupold Patrol 3-9. Load as a 150 NBT at 2875 FPS.



Good for my first mule deer.




A decent boar.



My first Collard Pecker.



Now that deer season is over I plan setting up my 40 acres in East Texas for hog. I'll put out the feeder next week. Hogs are usually bold in February and March after deer season is over. My dedicated hog rifle is a FNAR 308 with a Super Sniper 1-4X. My property is 75% timber so the hunting is CQH (close quarter hog). This year I'm using the 185 Lapua Mega at 2350 FPS. I doubt my shots will be over 50 yards.

One of last years hogs.




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Weapon of choice was a McWhorter 7mm08, 140 Accubond, 2820fps, Leupold VX3 CDS. Killed a nice 140" whitetail buck in the Panhandle, and a 180" TX sandhills mule deer. Shot lots of hogs as well.

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Either a ruger m77 300 mag with the boat paddle stock or my AR. Killed deer with each.


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Re: What did you hunt with this year? How did you do? [Re: scottfromdallas] #6620394 01/07/17 02:11 AM
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Scott I mainly used your fave the Creedmoor... cheers
So far since Thanksgiving 21 deer 8 hogs not sure on how many coyotes but will add to that number tomorrow hopefully.



Here it is in "Hush" mode





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I used my old deer gun (ruger m77 ) in .270 to kill a few does and a pig. Works just like it's been doing for the past 20 years.

I used my mark V accumark on a wt doe in October to test it out then out to west Texas where it got a few coyotes and a mule deer at 300 yards




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Re: What did you hunt with this year? How did you do? [Re: scottfromdallas] #6620412 01/07/17 02:25 AM
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6.5CM Rem 700 by Horizon. 120 A-max.





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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.

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Lots of pigs and yotes with one mature 9pt with a 162gr ELD match running 2688fps. Worked great with no issues.


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Originally Posted By: TexFlip
6.5CM Rem 700 by Horizon. 120 A-max.





Man I like that rifle! I'm putting together a build list for a short 6.5.

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Used my McWhorter 6.5 Weatherby, 140gr Berger VLD, 67.5gr H1000, Swaro Z-5, 5-20X50, BT. Lease between Kerrville and Boerne.








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My Daughter with her Browning X-Bolt Miro Midas 7mm-08, Hornady Custom Lite factory ammo on our lease





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Re: What did you hunt with this year? How did you do? [Re: scottfromdallas] #6620489 01/07/17 03:10 AM
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Damn Creemoors!
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Really nice animals!

In case I forgot to mention it,


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Buzzsaw,

Love your whitetail and your daughter's is freaky cool with that palmation.



Re: What did you hunt with this year? How did you do? [Re: scottfromdallas] #6620527 01/07/17 03:34 AM
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It's gonna take me a week to post pics of all the kills and guns I used to do it

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Originally Posted By: scottfromdallas
Buzzsaw,

Love your whitetail and your daughter's is freaky cool with that palmation.
[quote=scottfromdallas]Buzzsaw,

she killed one last year had the same genes, called freak nasty, this one she calls freak II


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6.8 with 120 grain SST. Two deer, multiple pigs and coyotes. I've been using this gun and round for two years and I'm really impressed.

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Scott where were you hunting mulies?? that's a great buck,

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Didn't get out so much this Fall, but did okay...





Taken with my pre-64 M70 in .264 Win Mag, launching a 140-grain Accubond at about 3150 IIRC (63.7 grains IMR 7828 in crappy old Winchester brass). The lil buck made it about 12 paces and croaked.

I'm not sure exactly how I painted myself into the corner I did, but I only had three rifles ready to hunt when November came---and not the ones I wanted to use. I wanted to use a .280 loaded with 150 Partitions, but the rifle just wan't ready to go. I made no mistake using my .264, though.
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Re: What did you hunt with this year? How did you do? [Re: scottfromdallas] #6620613 01/07/17 04:44 AM
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Buzzsaw,

Ranch was about 40 miles southwest of Fort Stockton. First time hunting in West Texas, beautiful country. I have to go back.



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Tikka 695 30-06, 150 grain Sierra game Kings, no deer this year, but killed 6 hogs with it. Also killed 1 hog with my bow, and one with my para elite carry 45.

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Originally Posted By: jab3006
Tikka 695 30-06, 150 grain Sierra game Kings, no deer this year, but killed 6 hogs with it. Also killed 1 hog with my bow, and one with my para elite carry 45.


Its amazing how many hogs hunters kill and it doesn't even make a dent in the population.



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Rem 700 Sendero 300 Win Mag with a Burris XTR II set up to shoot LR. I ended up killing my best ever elk at 75 yards after waiting an hour and 15 min for him to stand. I intended to post up the whole experience but got busy.

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Alamo Precision Rifles 270 win with Leupold VX3 4.5-14 shooting 130 gr Nosler Accubonds.




Shot this Tom---Need to find a good taxi for it....


About 7-8 hogs, 3 wt doe and a axis doe. Might take it on my Oryx hunt later this month


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This yr I have hunted with my Browning A-bolt in 270, my 16 inch AR IN 6.8 SPC, my 10.5 in AR in 6.8 SPC, my Remington 870 wing master, my AR 15 in 223, my WASR 10 AK, my ruger 10/22, my .17 Gamo whisper, and my S&W shield and have killed lots of critters. Here is a small sample size of my 2016 hunting in review.

10.5 in SBR in 6.8 SPC






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All the rabbits were with the ruger 10/22

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Gamo .17







Shield 9mm


And let's not forget the bush monkey

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Only taken two head of game this year.

Axis doe with my 6.5x55


Load is IMR4350, lapua case, WLR primer, 142 LRAB Model 70, 24" Pac-nor barrel, Minox 3-15x42 ZA5 HD scope

And a nice 5x5 bull elk with my 264 WM



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