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    1. K

      350 Legend preformance reviews ?

      So who has bagged a deer with the 350 Legend ? I would like to here your thoughts on how well it preformed in the field, including ammunition, range, penetration, recovery distance, etc. I picked up a Savage Axis last year and plan to use it this year with Hornady 170 SP. -Thanks
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      350 Legend results on deer this season ?

      Anyone harvest a deer with the 350 legend this season ? Would be interested in hearing some real world feedback. What range, what bullet, penetration/ expansion, and distance deer ran. I picked up a Savage axis in this caliber but didn't get it ready to use this season. -Thanks
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      When is it okay to use pepper spray ?

      How is the law read when you use pepper spray on someone ? If someone is in your face making threats and or harrassing you can you legally spray them if you feel threated ? I know if you hit them then you can be charged with battery, but what if you spray them ? I'm saying in a situtation where...
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      Indiana stand your ground law vs. city ordinance ?

      Okay, Sat. night had two Pit Bulls going crazy trying to get in my backyard at my Beagle. I went out to see what was going on and they came at me ready to attack. I slowly backed up and got inside. This was a true threat to me and my dog, these dogs weren't playing around. I called the police...
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      Why do blood trails just stop ?

      I friend called me to help track a deer. A good blood trail with 4" pools every 20 yds or so then at about 80 yds. a small pool and a few faint swear 10-15 feet away and nothing. We circled around 100 yds. in all direction and not another drop. She may have made it into the CRP field and we'll...
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      Neck shot deer dead ?

      Had a nice buck come through was moving at a good pace stopping only for a second and with vitals always behind a tree . He was heading into the tall grass and right towards the guy across from me stand (public land), so I let out one last grunt and he stopped with only a neck shot. I had a...
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      Daughter tags out today

      My daughter filled her last two deer tags this morning. Shot these two does about 5 mins apart, sitting on the ground. The bigger one at about 55 yds. quarting towards and the smaller one head on at 25 yds. The head on shot doe ran about 50 yds. but was easy to find in the snow. The bigger one...
    8. K

      My daughters 5 minute deer hunt

      My daughter still had some doe tags to fill, so we deceided to go out yesterday eveing. Parked the truck and began to walk down the main trail in the woods. We didn't get 100yds.( stand is a mile back in the woods) when we jumped a small doe on the hill side. Oddly the deer seems confused as...
    9. K

      Daughter gets her biggest buck

      After years of does and broken half racks my daughter finally got her a nice solid 11 point buck. Shot it with 5 minutes of shooting time left. Hit it at 75 yards with a .44 mag single shot rifle. He kicked and ran about 100 yds, stood there a few seconds then fell over. She is so excited, she...
    10. K

      Opening day 2nd prize

      Well, didn't see any deer , but my daughter got this nice red fox this morning. She only had her .44 mag rifle but just couldn't pass it up.
    11. K

      What do I do now ?

      Scouted an area out last year and moved my stand there in early spring. This was a mile back on top of a hill on the corner of a shared propery I hunt. It overlooks a 50 yds. power line strip then about a 75 yds. strip of woods to the property line which is a CRP field. My daudhter got a nice...
    12. K

      Carrying a pistol while hunting ?

      Does it have to be a legal deer caliber to carry during it deer season ? Does it have to be open carry or can it be concealed ? They way I read you can whatever and however. Handguns While hunting, an individual may carry a handgun without a handgun license in accordance with Indiana Code...
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      Man shot and killed during Youth hunt

      Deer hunter killed in northern Indiana The odd thing was, only one kid yet at least one of the adults had a firearm, which isn't allowed under the youth hunt regs.
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      Youth season, the last 15 mins.

      My daughter got a nice doe tonight, a "11th hour" doe I might add. Shot it at 7:15 PM on the last day. We hunt public land, and I'll say if you can kill deer on public land then you are a true hunter. We had ATV's buzzing behind us people yelling, they knew we were there they didn't care. We...
    15. K

      Where to get deer hides tanned ?

      Is there anywhere in Indiana that will tan deer hides ? -Thanks
    16. K

      Let's be careful on ATV's

      A man was killed last night in Miami county at the Wabash Valley Coon Hunters Assco. He was going up a very step hill and it flipped over on him and pinned him aginst a tree. They found him this morning, we were squirrel hunting as they began looking for him, they found him less than 100 yards...
    17. K

      hey

      Just joined ,I'm on alot of other "gun fourms" on the net and figured why not a home state forum.
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