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 Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: Western]
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11/06/17 02:21 PM
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oldoak2000
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Wouldn't have had a second thought shooting a hog, almost ditto for a coyote 9/10 times ^ this Fewer hogs/coyotes = MORE deer. Not taking them out is the WRONG decision if you're wanting to see deer more.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/06/17 02:55 PM
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Good looking revolver, it should do the job nicely. Hope you have hearing protection, I have ruined my hearing shooting deer with my short barreled 44 mag and more recently with my 300 WM with muzzle brake.
Joe
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: DocHorton]
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11/06/17 03:04 PM
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unclebubba
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Gun shots won't spook deer as much as people think they will.
Couldn't have said it better myself. When I take my boy hunting, I let him sit there and pick off squirrels with his .22. We have a lot of squirrels, and it sometimes takes a few shots before he hits. Even with a barrage of .22 shots going on, we still see deer.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/06/17 05:28 PM
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Shoot hogs on site and hopefully they will deter from your hunting site, at least while you are there.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: Western]
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11/06/17 05:36 PM
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Wouldn't have had a second thought shooting a hog, almost ditto for a coyote 9/10 times Ditto! 
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"Prayer is when you talk to the Lord, Meditation is when you listen to what he says"
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: unclebubba]
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11/06/17 08:06 PM
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DocHorton
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Gun shots won't spook deer as much as people think they will.
Couldn't have said it better myself. When I take my boy hunting, I let him sit there and pick off squirrels with his .22. We have a lot of squirrels, and it sometimes takes a few shots before he hits. Even with a barrage of .22 shots going on, we still see deer. Yep, my neighbors yesterday afternoon on two sides were shooting AR's all day....probably 300-400 rounds and the deer never even sweated it. I've shot a hog before under a feeder 70 yards to my left and had deer under another feeder 150 yards to my right. They never moved.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/15/17 04:02 AM
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easttxhoghunter
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Pic of that buck that ran in front of me that morning, buddy on the lease got him close to where he crossed. 
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/15/17 12:09 PM
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Simple! You either set out to kill a buck or a pig. Hunt pigs away from your deer spot. Blastin with hand cannons dont jive with big bucky. You can kill a nasty azzz pig anytime. Why waist your season on junk.
Recently got a gym membership, strange folks! I like to show up the roid zombies with my full motion curls with the 55lb. bells. Not their cheater short stroked light weights. It's holarious.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/15/17 12:18 PM
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I shoot hogs and coyotes 11 months out of the year on my place. I rarely risk a shot during my prime deer hunting time - occasionally I will shoot one with the little .17HMR I keep in the blind for that purpose if activity is slow. I consider them rats and don’t like to mess up a deer hunt messing around with rat shooting.
I walk everywhere as my deer are not used to vehicles.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/15/17 02:17 PM
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Pic of that buck that ran in front of me that morning, buddy on the lease got him close to where he crossed. Not a 12 point, but a really nice buck all the same, lol. Lesson here from now on shoot any hog you see at any time. If your deer hunting, the longer you give hogs a pass at your set, the lower the odds you will see deer, especially mature bucks. Deer do not associate a gun shot with their potential demise. It's no different to them from lightning striking. Congrats to your lease member, nice buck.
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Re: Could have, should have. What would you have done?
[Re: easttxhoghunter]
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11/15/17 05:25 PM
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Shooting hogs is spitting into the fire. This is the only way to deal with them. 
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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