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Author Topic: Pics from our deer hunt (Byron &Lana) Byron South Knows what it's all about Member # 213 posted November 27, 2005 10:51 AM                       For Thanksgiving we took the kids and went and visited soem old friends up on the Oklahoma Texas line. Lana's deer was killed on the Oklahoma side and mine was killed on the Texas side. I filmed her deer coming for over 400 yards and she shot him at 66 yards. The shot. 7mm-08 Here is my deer killed the next afternoon. I had to stalk this deer for over 3/4 of a mile while he was chasing a doe. Pretty touch and go several times. I shot him at 75 yards with my AR. He weighed 218#'s and scores 141 6/8. Both the deer together. Hope you enjoy the pictures. Happy Holidays and Good Hunting. Byron [ November 27, 2005, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: Byron South ] -------------------- "Coming to the Call" predator hunting videos. Volumes I, II, III and IV. Order two or more and pay no S&H www.comingtothecall.com Posts: 313 | From: Texas | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged Cdog911 "There are some ideas so absurd only an intellectual could believe them."--George Orwell. Member # 7 posted November 27, 2005 11:18 AM                       Byron, Nice deer, both of them. Are you having them mounted? [ November 27, 2005, 11:19 AM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ] -------------------- I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something; and, because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. Posts: 5438 | From: The gun-lovin', gun-friendly wild, wild west | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Bryan J Cap and Trade Weenie Member # 106 posted November 27, 2005 11:22 AM                    Nice bucks, congrats to both of you! Thanks for sharing, have I been there? Posts: 599 | From: Utah | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged Byron South Knows what it's all about Member # 213 posted November 27, 2005 12:02 PM                       Lance, Yes. One of my best friends is a taxidermist . We are getting them mounted on one plaque. Bryan, Yes, you have been there. The buck Lana shot was on Brian and Monica' place up in Oklahoma. Mine was killed between the river and Quanah. Byron -------------------- "Coming to the Call" predator hunting videos. Volumes I, II, III and IV. Order two or more and pay no S&H www.comingtothecall.com Posts: 313 | From: Texas | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged JeremyKS Knows what it's all about Member # 736 posted November 27, 2005 01:03 PM                       very nice deer and very cool play by play photos Posts: 369 | From: Texas panhandle | Registered: Nov 2005  |  IP: Logged Locohead World Famous Smoke Dancer Member # 15 posted November 27, 2005 02:11 PM                    Jeepers creepers Byron. Great pictures. The mounts will look gorgeous side by side!!! -------------------- I love my critters and chick!!!! :) Posts: 2219 | From: CO | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Norm Knows what it's all about Member # 240 posted November 27, 2005 04:45 PM                    Congratulations on the nice bucks. Better yet, congratulations on sharing it with your wife. Now the question... an AR on a deer hunt?? -------------------- Carpe Diem Posts: 778 | From: Phx AZ | Registered: Oct 2003  |  IP: Logged Jay Nistetter Legalize Weed, Free the Dixie Chicks Member # 140 posted November 27, 2005 05:16 PM                    Terrific job and congratulations to both you and Lana. -------------------- Understanding the coyote is not as important as knowing where they are. I usually let the fur prime up before I leave 'em lay. Posts: 1006 | From: Arizona | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged Byron South Knows what it's all about Member # 213 posted November 27, 2005 06:22 PM                       Thanks guys, Norm, I've killed several deer with AR's and never had one get out of sight. Most are DRT or maybe make it 20-50 yards. I'm a big proponant of using enough gun and preach it often. I, however, couldn't get my deer rifle shooting before I left (Not sure why ) so I just took my AR. I carry this rifle daily and have total confidence in my ability to properly place the tiny bullet behind the shoulder. Besides deer are much easier to hit than a coyote. I also use heavier bullets than most. My shot on this deer was perfefctly broadside. I tucked the bullet in tight behind his shoulder. He reacted to the shot, stepped forward a few more steps and I put two more quick ones in him for good measure. I'm sure the first was adequate, but with a buck like this I wanted to be sure. His lungs were jello when I cleaned him. Byron -------------------- "Coming to the Call" predator hunting videos. Volumes I, II, III and IV. Order two or more and pay no S&H www.comingtothecall.com Posts: 313 | From: Texas | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged Norm Knows what it's all about Member # 240 posted November 28, 2005 02:24 PM                    Not a problem with me Byron. With the right load and the right placement, you had plenty of rifle for the job... Great deer... -------------------- Carpe Diem Posts: 778 | From: Phx AZ | Registered: Oct 2003  |  IP: Logged Lonny PANTS ON THE GROUND Member # 19 posted November 28, 2005 06:32 PM                   Byron, Great job by you and the wife on those nice bucks. Does your wife hunt often? A few years ago I was given some .224 55 grain Trophy Bonded bullets. Since they were designed for critters like deer I loaded some up for my 22/250 and have been filling my extra antlerless tags for the past several years. Excellent penetration and performance, I have never needed more than one shot. Like your buck Byron, some do run 20-40 yards before tipping over. I noticed where Swift is now markets a 52 grain Scirocco in .224. I may give that bullet a try when the Trophy Bonded bullets are gone. Thanks for sharing the pics Posts: 1209 | From: Lewiston, Idaho USA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Timberghozt Knows what it's all about Member # 707 posted November 28, 2005 06:44 PM                       Very nice bucks on you and your wifes part Byron... -------------------- http://www.handloadersbench.com Posts: 48 | From: Salado, Texas | Registered: Sep 2005  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted November 28, 2005 07:15 PM                       Nice bucks, Byron! I seem to recall that 24 caliber is required, in Colorado, for any big game? Still? Changed? Defined by performance issues, or what is the situation in other states? I need to check, but I don't think 22 caliber is legal in CA? Good hunting. LB [ November 28, 2005, 07:17 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ] -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 31473 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Cdog911 "There are some ideas so absurd only an intellectual could believe them."--George Orwell. Member # 7 posted November 28, 2005 07:34 PM                       KS requires a centerfire rifle minimum of .23. The main reason behind this has nothing to do with caliber performance as much as the ability of the average shooter. Several years ago, KDW&P decided to try .223's for a year. I was walking for a buddy hoping to jump a nice bobcat when I bumped a nice 8 point out. He shot and hit it in the left hip with my .270. I dropped it with a lunger from my .223 as per my agreement to only help him via a follow up in the event he made a crippling shot. I don't know about elsewhere, but around here, the vast majority of rifle hunters use their guns for one season a year (deer) and might (on a really dedicated year) put ten rounds thru their gun before calling themselves ready for the hunt. Don't know anyone that actually belongs to a gun club. I do know a couple fellas that shoot their rifles regularly off a bench. They're the exception rather than the rule. -------------------- I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something; and, because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. Posts: 5438 | From: The gun-lovin', gun-friendly wild, wild west | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged NASA Knows what it's all about Member # 177 posted November 28, 2005 07:50 PM                   That's one of the nice things about varmint and predator hunting. It keeps you sharp and fine tuned. If you are able to pop Pdogs at 250 yds on a regular basis, you'll have no problem anchoring a deer at 150 yds. Posts: 1168 | From: Typical White Person | Registered: Apr 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted November 28, 2005 08:16 PM                       You know, predator hunters are extremely competent shooters, as a rule. Just last week, in Texas. There was a lot of various game processed, and mostly deer calibers and some marginal shot placements....and a lot of shot up meat. I hunted with a guy a few years ago that had with him three partial boxes of factory ammo for his 7MAG. It didn't seem to matter to him which box he selected cartridges from, on any given day, and I WAS paying attention. When I suggested that he either put that stuff away and buy a whole box of twenty rounds of the same thing; he looked at me like I was a damned fool. Well, I have been to the public range just before deer season. Someone should do a video of deer hunters sighting in, as a comedy video aimed at varmint or predator hunters. It would be a "scream"! Better than "Girls Gone Wild". Maybe? Good hunting. LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 31473 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted November 28, 2005 07:20 PM                       test 7:20 PM (pacific) [ November 28, 2005, 07:21 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ] -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 31473 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Byron South Knows what it's all about Member # 213 posted November 29, 2005 07:23 AM                       Ya'll are spot on with most deer hunters around here as well. I once had a guy working for me that loved to brag about his shooting skills. Well after about a month of listening to this crap (Which he believed) we went to my rifle range (Very nice range, benches and all kinds of different targets) Very humbling experience for him when he realized how poor a shot he actually was. One of his favorite quotes was he had a 20 round box of ammo that was 10 years old. It was missing 10 rounds and each had accounted for a deer. Practice? No? I fully agree with Nasa and Leonard about avid predator hunters being very proficient shots. Most deer hunters just don't shoot much and when the do it is usualy out of a blind. Bullet placement is critical though with small calibers and fringe hit often result in lost or wounded animals. With larger calibers you also can take angling shots with full expectaions of getting enough penatration to reach the goody or get through the bone if need be. This opens up a lot more shot opportunities in which you can have favorable results with clean, humane kills. Larger calibers also extend the range at which these shots are possible (Given that your practiced and able to make the shot). I only advocate using small caliber rifles when shots are close, presentaion is perfect, and the shooter is deciplined enough to know the difference. Byron (use enough gun) South -------------------- "Coming to the Call" predator hunting videos. Volumes I, II, III and IV. Order two or more and pay no S&H www.comingtothecall.com Posts: 313 | From: Texas | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged CBGC Knows what it's all about Member # 643 posted November 29, 2005 02:11 PM                       Those are some dandy deer. I had the chance to read your comments in Outdoor Life, good stuff! -------------------- Save a Deer Shoot a Road Hunter! http://www.CritterBuster.com Posts: 46 | From: PA | Registered: Apr 2005  |  IP: Logged Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted November 29, 2005 04:05 PM                    In Washington we have a minimum requirement of .243 for "big game". Cougars are the exception, with .22 centerfires being legal. For elk there's a minimum of .50 cal, if using a muzzle loader. I believe we have to use a "traditional" muzzle loader, with the cap exposed to the elements for game animals (unless "trading up" to modern firearm season and/or in a rifle restriction area). The chance/risk of calling a cougar makes the .17s seem a poor choice, and the same chance/risk of calling a black bear is part of what lead me to choose the 7.62x54R. Glad to hear you had a nice trip, Byron. They don't make deer like that 'round here. Krusty -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged pup Knows what it's all about Member # 90 posted November 30, 2005 07:14 AM                   Nice deer, congrats to you both. later pup Posts: 213 | From: Oklahoma | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged

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