Antlerless deer hunting with low recoil 00 buckshot in the Mossberg Shockwave

Great video! Just curious what you’re using for video cameras? Presume it’s a combo of main video camera + GoPro? Am looking to fil some of my hunts also and I like the results you’re getting

Patrick
 
farmer47 said:
you say you will be slug hunting next season. will you be using the alligator
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Don't think I will be using the shockwave with slugs next year...:) Suspect it will be a more conventional stocked shotgun setup with rifle sights.

phinton81 said:
Just curious what you’re using for video cameras? Presume it’s a combo of main video camera + GoPro?
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Previously I hunted with a Canon XA30, but after an accident that saw it's demise at the bottom of an icy oxbow, I switched gears to my other camera, a mirrorless micro 4/3 format Olympus OM-D E-M5II. My lens of choice with this camera is an Olympus 14-150mm variable zoom. I hunted my complete 2017 season with it, and it took a bit of practice to figure out what the best way to run it was. For me, it was either in full manual mode or aperture priority. If your're reasonably familiar with old school SLR manual photography it would be a good choice, if not I'd either recommend a photography course prior to going with the Olympus, or to go with a more dedicated video camera setup like the Canon XA30. What is cool about the olympus though is your control over depth-of-field and exposure.

To others who have commented, thank you for your encouragement and kind words! Hope to make another next year.

Cheers,

Brobee
 
Brobee said:
I passed up so many deer this year because I was unsure of my limitations that I think I'm going to have to go slug hunting next year just to relieve some of the resulting anxiety.
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My cousin hunts in a shotgun only area. Here's a few things he's told me.

Guys shooting buckshot sometimes try for things well outside their range.
guys generally prefer slug guns once they have tried them.
His camps success rate/shot fired went down, after they switched to slugs.

The typical guy in his camp is a weekend, once a year type hunter, that we here would call a Fudd. I'm betting practice isn't a high priority, I know there are guys out there that carry the same shells year after year.

Me, I've used buckshot exactly twice, both times successfully, both times the shots were within 50 feet, and fired in scrub brush. Both deer fell quickly. It works, but it's not impressive. Pellets (IMO) are easily deflected by brush. Both of mine had only a couple of pellets in them, and wide spread.
 
John Y Cannuck said:
My cousin hunts in a shotgun only area. Here's a few things he's told me.

Guys shooting buckshot sometimes try for things well outside their range.
guys generally prefer slug guns once they have tried them.
His camps success rate/shot fired went down, after they switched to slugs.

The typical guy in his camp is a weekend, once a year type hunter, that we here would call a Fudd. I'm betting practice isn't a high priority, I know there are guys out there that carry the same shells year after year.

Me, I've used buckshot exactly twice, both times successfully, both times the shots were within 50 feet, and fired in scrub brush. Both deer fell quickly. It works, but it's not impressive. Pellets (IMO) are easily deflected by brush. Both of mine had only a couple of pellets in them, and wide spread.
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I'm tempted to save this thread for future reference when another "Buckshot for Deer?" thread pops up. The usual folks chime in that buckshot is useless past 10 yards, only inexperienced hunters use it and it gives hunters a bad name. This is the big problem with hunters (no problem with buckshot) is many fail to spend the time and money finding the load and choke combination that patterns best in their gun. Most simply buy a box of the cheapest shells, use whatever choke happens to be in their gun, and they're off to the bush without patterning or seeing which shell shoots best. THESE are the hunters giving buckshot and fellow hunters a bad name.



Brobee, awesome video as usual and thanks for proving that buckshot is effective within it's limits.
 
canadian hunter312 said:
I'm tempted to save this thread for future reference when another "Buckshot for Deer?" thread pops up. The usual folks chime in that buckshot is useless past 10 yards, only inexperienced hunters use it and it gives hunters a bad name. This is the big problem with hunters (no problem with buckshot) is many fail to spend the time and money finding the load and choke combination that patterns best in their gun. Most simply buy a box of the cheapest shells, use whatever choke happens to be in their gun, and they're off to the bush without patterning or seeing which shell shoots best. THESE are the hunters giving buckshot and fellow hunters a bad name.



Brobee, awesome video as usual and thanks for proving that buckshot is effective within it's limits.
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For the weekend Fudd hunter, a load of buckshot, or a slug has a hell of a recoil. That's likely at least part of why they don't practice. The other is they don't belong to a range, and have no other place to practice.

There is something we can do, and I'm speaking as a guy that hunted with a bunch of once a year rifle hunters for twenty years. We found a local crown land sand pit, and challenged them to a shoot. Every year they got just a bit better, and more familiar with their firearms. A few changed away from magnums too.
 
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Fantastic video Brobee. They are getting better every time. Haven’t been on CGN in a long time, and was excited to see this post.

Great information, presented factually and without hiding anything; allows others the opportunity to reach their own conclusions.

Again, great job. Did I miss any more squirrel-whackin’ videos while I was away?


Ian
 
John Y Cannuck said:
There is something we can do, and I'm speaking as a guy that hunted with a bunch of once a year rifle hunters for twenty years. We found a local crown land sand pit, and challenged them to a shoot. Every year they got just a bit better, and more familiar with their firearms. A few changed away from magnums too.
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A super-thumbs up to this! Hoping to host a "run-through-the-jungle" event at Brobee's late-spring/early summer.


Pudelpointer said:
Did I miss any more squirrel-whackin’ videos while I was away?
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Big highlight for me this year was my youngest "qualifying" with her .410 then heading out for her first squirrel hunt and a dragon-breath squirrel cooking session. The girls have been reminiscing about their squirrel adventures, think they are plotting a joint episode for late-winter or early spring.

Cheers, and thanks for your encouragement folks!

Brobee
 
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