Magnums Not Needed (Elk & Deer)

[Rocky Raab]

I think there's a need for a distinction here.

What razmuz originally said was that a lot of things like magnum rifles and camo aren't NEEDED to hunt deer. He's right.

What some of the rest of you said was that you WANTED to use those same things. You're right, too.

There's no disagreement, just a difference of emphasis.

Most of you know that I don't like magnums. For my own style of hunting, I CHOOSE to limit my shots to under 300 yards and use moderate dartridges. I can hold on hair and drop anything I choose to shoot at.

Last week, some of the Mods got together in Pennsylvania to whack some ground hogs and meet each other (for the first time!). Petey and some others shot super-hyper calibers, and managed to hit hogs at nearly 700 yards. Honest.

The rifle I brought was a 22 Hornet.

We hunted and they shot at hogs for hours. Guess who managed to make the first confrimed kill? Ol' Rock - offhand at 114 yards. (Then I missed two in a row!)

I think I had more fun, but I bet they'd say the opposite.

I didn't NEED a 6.5-284 ray gun to kill a hog. They CHOSE to use guns like that. ALL OF US had a great time and killed hogs.

(FWIW, does anyone else think it's hilarious for a guy to use a magnum rifle so he can shoot deer at XXX yards - and then don scent-lok duds?)