2017/18 Hunting Thread!!

[ccm75]

Anybody coyote hunting?
I plan to get out in a couple days when the temp goes up a bit.
I'm going to try sitting in my tree stand with shotgun or ML. There are tracks everywhere and we hear them howling at night behind the house...

 

[Admin]

I will be out there.

 

[Dan-o]

I will be out there.

Me too!

 

[Mark from MA]

I'll be out there with the electronic call if we get some decent weather. Got some BT nosler 55 grain .243's made up going close to 4000 that should explode on impact.

 

[JZ1018]

Went hog hunting with my Dad over New Year's weekend. He is almost 84 and has a bit of trouble getting around, so we went to a game preserve in central Missouri (he lives near St. Louis). The one hanging is mine and the other is my Dad and his. Mine was a 100 yard shot with a .30-06 I reloaded myself. I used a 165 gr Nosler Partition bullet with 49 gr of IMR 4064. My Dad got his at 50 yards using his Henry in .45-70 govt. His ammo was Hornady Leverevolution.

 

[Admin]

That is awesome and 'that is a BIG hog'. "That's what she said"

 

[Dieseldog13]

You better tell Dad that smoking will stunt his growth!
That is an awesome picture of him. You must be proud and I am glad you two can get to enjoy time outdoors like that.

 

[dhuze]

Nice hogs. I really want to go hog hunting. I have a friend moving to Texas. I told him he needs to hook me up when he gets settled in.

 

[MP-In-The-Wind]

Great job by you and your dad!

 

[Mark from MA]

Awesome to see you and your Dad killing hogs.....my dad and I went on a couple hog hunts and brings back the memories.

 

[Lignum Vitea]

 

[whacko]

Took advantage of my "flex time" schedule yesterday and went in early so I could get out at 2pm for a little hunting in the afternoon with the wife and son. I was thinking the fresh snow would be a good opportunity to track some bunnies on the powerlines on the late afternoon after the snow stopped or possibly head to a hot spot I know that's loaded with red squirrel (I know Grey's are out of season now). But the woods were absolutely silent. No tracks. No sound. No wind. It was beautiful. But no game to be seen.

 

[ccm75]

Scout put a rooster out of the corn on the Westboro WMA this am.
Nice colors against the snow. It's been a few years since I've seen a holdover.
Tough bird to make it through that cold spell we had...

 

[whacko]

Scout put a rooster out of the corn on the Westboro WMA this am.
Nice colors against the snow. It's been a few years since I've seen a holdover.
Tough bird to make it through that cold spell we had...

That's awesome. I flushed a hen on some powerlines last february when I was pushing around for rabbits. I mounted my gun and started the swing but pulled up! Instinct!

 

[RDG]

CT pheasant season is still open. Maybe I'll take a few shotgun walks down there.

 

[pupchow]

 

[Admin]

That's what I'm taking about!

 

[RDG]

Nice.

 

[whacko]

Hunting season ain't over yet! Just booked a show shoe hare trip in Maine for the boys school vacation week. Love chasing those big rabbits!

 

[Al-Jim19]

What’s still in season? Very new to hunting and kind of unsure about what’s worth chasing and what isn’t. I know coyote goes through early March? Also crow? Why might someone hunt crow?

 

[whacko]

What’s still in season? Very new to hunting and kind of unsure about what’s worth chasing and what isn’t. I know coyote goes through early March? Also crow? Why might someone hunt crow?

Farmers hunt crow.

Cottontail in mass is open till end of February.

I'll be hunting snowshoe hare in Maine that is a long season....Oct through March with a 4 per day bag limit.

Red squirrel is also year round no closed season no bag limit in mass and if you can find a good patch of woods that holds a good population of them is alot of fun and actually good eating.....just got to hit a few. I know a few great spots for reds. .410 or 20 gauge with light loads size 6-7 1/2 shot work great on them.

 

[pupchow]

What’s still in season? Very new to hunting and kind of unsure about what’s worth chasing and what isn’t. I know coyote goes through early March? Also crow? Why might someone hunt crow?

If you do hunt crow, be aware that it's only open on Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays.

"The crow season is open every Monday, Friday, and Saturday of each week from July 1 - April 10. You cannot hunt crow during the 2-week shotgun deer season."

Outdoors: It's not very appetizing to eat crow after hunting around here

 

[Al-Jim19]

I went this morning with my buddy. I brought a .22 and hoped to see some rabbit, Fox, or coyote. He was looking for the same, but since he had his shotgun he was also looking for crow. There were about 5 that flew over that he shot at but no luck. He’d been reading about how they were alright to eat and thought he’d take a shot.

 

[whacko]

I went this morning with my buddy. I brought a .22 and hoped to see some rabbit, Fox, or coyote. He was looking for the same, but since he had his shotgun he was also looking for crow. There were about 5 that flew over that he shot at but no luck. He’d been reading about how they were alright to eat and thought he’d take a shot.

At least you got out there. Can't shoot anything from the couch.

What load/choke was your buddy using in that shotgun?

 

[pupchow]

 

[Admin]

Did the video not record or cut out at the end?

 

[pupchow]

Did the video not record or cut out at the end?

There was no problem with the scope recording. That was my doing for dramatic effect. Using key frames is about the extent of my editing abilities.

 

[Admin]

There was no problem with the scope recording. That was my doing for dramatic effect. Using key frames is about the extent of my editing abilities.

Boooo!

 

[Al-Jim19]

At least you got out there. Can't shoot anything from the couch.

What load/choke was your buddy using in that shotgun?

When we got there he tried to change the choke to full using a quarter (since her forgot his choke tool) but couldn’t get it out....I think whichever is just under full because he was switching to full. I’m a shotgun know-nothing so forgive me. Also, he uses steel shot...maybe 6 shot? I don’t remember really. It is notable that with what I assume was the same setup he hit a squirrel at like 20y and it didn’t die. That was back before New Years. Crow was maybe 20 yards too but that’s just a wild ass guess.

 

[whacko]

When we got there he tried to change the choke to full using a quarter (since her forgot his choke tool) but couldn’t get it out....I think whichever is just under full because he was switching to full. I’m a shotgun know-nothing so forgive me. Also, he uses steel shot...maybe 6 shot? I don’t remember really. It is notable that with what I assume was the same setup he hit a squirrel at like 20y and it didn’t die. That was back before New Years. Crow was maybe 20 yards too but that’s just a wild ass guess.

The setup sounds ok.....Sounds like your buddy needs to practice shooting some trap lol