What are you using this deer season???

[finity]

Dying to drop one with my new Puma 454 Casull. Never taken one with a lever action and can't wait to do so (this post also acts as kind of a wish and a prayer, AMEN).

My dad just bought one of those last year. He then got it magna-ported to try to reduce the recoil.

Do you have a scope mounted on it? He had a heck of a time mounting one on his since he had to mount it so far forward on the receiver because of it being a top eject. He ended up using a pistol scope with a really narrow field of view.

 

[rhino400]

Archery
Bear The Truth 29" draw 68#
Shooting GoldTip arrows and Magnus Stinger Buzzcut Broadheads.

Firearm
Mossberg 500 20ga with fully rifled barrel, and scope. Shooting Hornady SST slugs.

Muzzleloader
Traditions Evolution Long Distance

 

[jmtruhn]

I don't bow hunt. But I will use my TC Firehawk for both firearm and muzzleloader. My son will use a Remington 870 and a TC Encore.

 

[Moses]

hoyt maxxis 31/carbon express maxima hunter 250/100 gr. montec g5/carter 2 shot release

 

[billybob44]

Just wondering what everyone is going to use this year. I'll be using......

Archery- '08 Mathews DXT 29/70 Shooting Beman MFX 400's with Grizzly Phat-heads.

Firearm- T/C Encore 15" .243 Pistol topped with a BSA 2-7 power scope. Shooting ACME 95gr Hornady SST's.

Muzzleloader- T/C Encore .50 topped with a Nikon Monarch 2.8-10x42.
Shooting 100grains of Tripple 7 behind 250gr shockwaves.

Have they changed the Min. bullet diameter for Deer handgun hunting. The Min. diameter used to be .357". The .243Win. would not make the grade??

 

[disengaged]

Firearms & Muzzleloader - Traditions Vortek Ultra-Light .50 with Nikon Omega 3-9x40

 

[Hkindiana]

Dodge Durango

 

[Spanky46151]

No Scope

My dad just bought one of those last year. He then got it magna-ported to try to reduce the recoil.

Do you have a scope mounted on it? He had a heck of a time mounting one on his since he had to mount it so far forward on the receiver because of it being a top eject. He ended up using a pistol scope with a really narrow field of view.

No scope, iron sights. May do the scope for next year, but I'm wanting to try it without. Of course, this severely limits my range as I would never chance a less-than-lethal shot.

 

[jlm223]

Archery : Bear bow, done deal

Firearms : Marlin 44 leaver action, Ruger super redhawk w/ Leupold scope.
Hornady 44 Mag 225gr. in both, may try my reloads this year.
I have harvested deer with all 3 weapons.

 

[buckstopshere]

Archery: PSE Brute LT/70# 29" draw length. Carbon Express with Magnus Stinger 4 blade.

Firearm: PSE Brute LT/70# 29" draw length. Carbon Express with Magnus Stinger 4 blade.

I'm really trying not gun hunt this year and strick with bow hunting exclusively. I say that every year but end up grabbing the Mossy 500 12GA and Breneke KOs but maybe this will be the year!

 

[indyjoe]

Have they changed the Min. bullet diameter for Deer handgun hunting. The Min. diameter used to be .357". The .243Win. would not make the grade??

Pistol caliber rules are different from rifle rules. .357" is a rifle rule. .243 is for handguns, which is allowed to use longer and therefore more powerful cartridges than in rifle.

 

[Ryninger]

Archery: 2008.5 Elite GT500 78#, 460grn Easton FMJ's, launched 300+ fps... Tipped with either a Rage 2-Blade or Montec CS depending on situation and mood...

During firearms I still use my bow mainly, but if I do take a firearm it is a handed down Muzzle Loader...

 

[hoosiercheetah]

I have an old Mathews Solocam that shoots very nicely for me. I can group under 4" at 45 yds with it. I don't shoot that far from a treestand, because conditions are never ideal, but still. Not bad for a 100 dollar craigslist find.

For firearms and mz season I use a CVA Buckhorn .50 with 100 grains of triple se7en (2 pellets) and Hornady XTP .452 300gr, and the MMP sabots that come with the bullets. I have a Nikon scope that I put on the rifle and haven't had to adjust in 6 years. For less than 150 dollars (not counting ammo) it shoots a 1" group at 100yds, every time.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Browning Dakota for bow
Moss 500 w/ a rifled barrel for gun
Had a CVA inline for BP till I saw some photos online that have me shopping around.

 

[xring62]

S&W 629 2x leupold ,

 

[csaws]

Archery- Parker Trailblazer XP
Firearm- Mossberg 535
Muzzleloader- CVA Optima with Bushnell scope

 

[Ed p.]

BOW- Fread Bear Instinct,MUZZY-CVA Optima 50 cal.,FIREARMS-H&R handi rifle in 44mag.

 

[Midwest207]

Get Serious. Get Hoyt.

Hoyt Maxis 31, QAD Ultra Rest HD Pro Series, Extreme Bone Collector Micro Adjust Sight, Fuse Sidekick Stablizer, G5 Peep, Tru-Fire Edge Extreme Release, EASTON N-Fused Carbon arrows with 2" Blaser vains and G5 Montec Broadheads.

 

[OEF5]

2008 Bowtech Guardian with the Invelvet finish in AP
Gold Tip Arrows
G5 Broadheads
Summit Goliath (cheap gear, wife got it at a Garage sale and it had been used maybe one season $75) Score one for the wife!!! She played all dumb with the guy like she didn't know what it was, he tried to sell her a pos bow with it, after the sale and she had it in the car the dude was like you sure he doesn't need this bow? She looked him dead in the eye and said "nope he's got a brand new Bowtech" lawl!

Hmm That's about all

 

[Denny L]

1. Custom tuned Marlin 1894 44 mag by Ben Forkin (got two last year with it)
2. 44 mag Redhawk 7 1/2"
3. Ruger Carbine 44 magnum

I see a pattern here