2009 Hunting Pictures

[Arctic Thunder]

Opening day of Mule Deer season here.

Took the boys out and they got some shooting in. For the younger ones "BUCK FEVER". Not quit sure where they were going to hit. But they are learning and getting better.

My oldest shot a dandy Mule Deer. I green scored it at 178 1/8. Measured 25 7/8 outside spread 5 1/2" dia at the bases. Had an extra point on one side for a deduction. Big deer.

265 Yards, .270 Cal 130 Gr Hornady Interbond. Litterly dropped him in his tracks. Very impressed with this load. Hit hard and held together well. First time I have seen a buck that size flat hit the ground, just like you blew the feet out from under him.

How was Opening day for others?

Thunder

 

[Disco Dan Richter]

Nice job boys!!!!!!!
damn I am jealous.

 

[justadude]

I wish I could give rep in the section!! Your kids will remember that for ever!!!

 

[Dobber1]

....and now for the skinning...

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[Motley Doo]

Holy crap! I would never have thought that it would work..... though I'm not sure I could talk myself into it.

 

[Tree Boss]

Holy crap is right, I seen that and though yeah right!!!

thanks for the Photobucket link that is sweet!!!

 

[Tree Boss]

shot Saturday here in SE Idaho

 

[MTdream]

One bull down this year (took a guy during Archery)...heading out Saturday for more elk hunting...Will post pics...

 

[snowbunny chaser]

 

[kssnow987]

vvvvvv now that's funny vvvvvvvvv

 

[Circus Midget]

No big game here yet, but I have been having a pretty good year with the birds. This was taken last weekend.

 

[AkMike]

This is from 06 from Kodiak. I'm not the shooter just the back up.. He was shot at FOURTY feet and squared out at about 11 foot.

 

[m7bandit]

and they say everything is bigger in texas

 

[ArcticBoy]

This is from 06 from Kodiak. I'm not the shooter just the back up.. He was shot at FOURTY feet and squared out at about 11 foot.

Sumbiotch!!! Heading out next week, not looking for anything like that.

 

[MARV1]

That's a big bear AKMike, good looking fur also.

 

[AdrenalineAddict]

Congratulation's, those are some very nice deer. My son and I had an excellent bowseason in Nevada.

 

[Arctic Thunder]

Congratulation's, those are some very nice deer. My son and I had an excellent bowseason in Nevada.

Impressive with a bow. Good job!!

What do you do with the velvet. Everyone I have had in velvet the rack just went to crap.

Thunder

 

[MARV1]

Nice looking Ruger.

 

[AdrenalineAddict]

We have a local taxidermist that injects or soaks them in some sort of chemical then lets them air dry. It seems to work real well, smells like turpentine. Another method I have used is giving them a couple soakings from a can of starting fluid, then letting them air dry, this works very well also, but seems to create more shrinkage than the other. I use ether for everything, I'm going to write the book "1001 Uses For Ether" in my retirement years
Keep the pictures coming.