I got one of those same cal bought it in ‘92, packed it around for 10 years then got the tikka. They sure are a beautiful rifle, boots the hell out of you though, or am I just getting to be a whimp. Cannot believe price of the no1 now, think I paid like 6 and change. Sorry op if I high jacked thread a bit,Not sure if you are asking about mine? It's a 26-inch .300WinMag, one of my pet rifles in a favourite chambering. A bit heavier than ideal, but the perfect stand rifle; makes me smile every time I glance down at it while sitting through a long day.
Deer Season 2020 Thread
- Thread starter jonnyboy1014
- Start date
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Dropped him on Sunday, my first big buck. Just posted the whole tale with a few more pics, congrats to everyone else that has been successful this season!
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
good for you Butcherbill, nice buck for sure. Looks nice and fat too
Thanks guys, ate the first bit of tenderloin last night. It was delicious!
saskgunowner101
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- near Prince Albert
Tagged out on my second trip out this year. I had rattled a buck in the night before, but he hung up until dark 30. The next day on the way to the same spot but much earlier, I stopped inside a bush to eat a sandwhich. Same deer walks by 100 meters away. Pow. 243 Win with 100 grain Federal cheap stuff. Fat body, small rack 10 pointer. Unfortunately, he ran about 150 meters, with 50 of that heading into some ugly brush/thickets. What an experience...got my exercise getting it home (and I had help). First time ever getting a deer home before dark! As mentioned elsewhere, the snow is brutal for this time of year, around here anyways. I had to wear snowshoes and even then, it was hard going. It's put a damper on all the road hunters/4x4 through the field warriors. Depending where you are, the snow is 14-20 inches or better.
- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Click the link for the tale.
https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2086985-Finally-cut-my-WT-tag!
Third Rail
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
My 2020 Hunt
Took this beauty at my camp, which is north of the French River in WMU 42, on the Wednesday of the first week. For a northern Ontario buck, he is a beast. Easily had to be over 225 pounds. My neighbours, who helped me get him out of the bush, were saying he could have weighed even more.
The story:
Took this beauty at my camp, which is north of the French River in WMU 42, on the Wednesday of the first week. For a northern Ontario buck, he is a beast. Easily had to be over 225 pounds. My neighbours, who helped me get him out of the bush, were saying he could have weighed even more.
The story:
On the prior evenings hunt, I had a small buck come bounding right in front of my stand, down a diagonal lane I had cleaned out on Thanksgiving weekend. I had first thought it was a doe and she was being pushed by a buck and would stop, then I saw the small rack and thought (again) it might stop as I had never seen a deer just be on the move like that. Before I realized it, that it wasn't going to slow down, the bush had gotten thicker, the angle steeper and the deer was further away, no shot was available. The deer just hopped away into the bush. I was dumbfounded by what had just happend. The hundred yards or so that it travelled seemed to take less than 10 seconds.
The next morning around 8:30 I heard another deer coming, (thanks to the dried leaves and frozen snow). He was moving from my right to left, slowly, deliberately, following the exact same trail the small buck took the night before. I knew exactly where he would appear from behind some brush and readied for the shot when he stepped out. Following my 3S process (that I repeat to myself a million times in my stand!) - sight it, safety and squeeze, I let go a shot. He took off like a a scalded cat down the lane, continuing to cut across in a diagonal direction in front of me, then disappearing into the far bush. There was a loud crash of snapping branches and then nothing. I was certain I hit him but could not believe how fast he took off. I started to wonder if I had missed. I waited a few minutes and circled around to where I took the initial shot. I found a little bit of blood and my heart was pounding, I looked down the lane and saw a huge spray of blood on the leaves and snow, and then saw several more. I knew the shot was fatal and found him about 75 yards away collapsed on the other side of a old, spindly spruce deadfall. (the crashing noise) When I finally, and cautiously approached him, to say I was excited and impressed was an understatement.
The last few years, my deer hunting success amounted to bad luck and no luck with a lot of hours (in some brutal weather) on the stand and, frustratingly, nothing to show for the effort - but hunting the north bush alone can be like this.
The firearm of choice this year was my Mossberg (Howa) Model 1500 that has a Bushnell Elite 3500 3x9 (too powerful for the bush I hunt...) and a handloaded bullet - a Speer 100 Grain Spitzer Boat Tail Soft Point in front of 41 grains of IMR 4350. I was patient and made a great shot through the heart at 50 yards and he still ran for over 75 leaving a wicked blood trail before collasping. I forgot to look for the bullet which is a bit of a bummer because it first punched straight through a rib before nailing the heart.
Can't thank my great neighbours (husband and wife), whose camp is across the lake, enough. They helped me with the getting it out of the bush, skinning, quartering, processing and freezing. This was all done in less than two days because the weather spiked for a week. It was crazy warm.
I was lucky to spend 18 days at my camp this year and could have stayed for a few more weeks...
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I live in st. Charles, sounds like your camp is nearby. Nice story, great neighbors
Here is a couple of deer I got in WMU 90B ON during the first shotgun hunt. I got the deers just walking a trail. The buck was chasing the doe. I only had a clear shot at the doe dropped her at 100 yards then the buck turned running straight at me and I dropped him. 20 Gauge Savage 220 with Trophy copper. Fully dressed no head, legs or hide he weighed 146 pounds at the butchers.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vhvbm83AvXwXahj6IeKMLqZADKlqVRSB/view?usp=sharing Picture Buck.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JcY7avAC9Af0Y5KLpCb26UzqYEwjaSgn/view?usp=sharing Picture Buck and Doe.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vhvbm83AvXwXahj6IeKMLqZADKlqVRSB/view?usp=sharing Picture Buck.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JcY7avAC9Af0Y5KLpCb26UzqYEwjaSgn/view?usp=sharing Picture Buck and Doe.
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Third trip out, the snow was mostly gone so the trekking wasn't too bad.
We spotted a group of mulies early on a distant hill. We traversed the adjacent hill, flushed out a monster moose but no deer.
Snuck over the top of the hill towards the group we saw earlier, they were still there, we crept to the crest of the hill.
Range the biggest one at 330m. 21 clicks up on the scope, prone, shoot, doe goes down.
A summer of practice pays off.
- Location
- Kitscoty Alberta
My first season deer hunting this year. I have put in over 50 hours so far and have seen a spike and a tiny 2 point when it was still dark. If the universe would just throw me a 2 point when its light I would be more than happy . But thats why its called hunting and not killing lol.
. But thats why its called hunting and not killing lol.
