Guns, Hunting, and anything else remotely related...

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p_rehbein said:
Moose don't kill people............STUPID PEOPLE get killed my Moose!

(I hear more than a few people are killed by Moose each year...........)

If something weighs 1,800 pounds, is angry, and coming at me.......I don't look for a rifle........

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Reckon we're goin huntin'em real big moose up yonder Alaska come huntin season:D...whadyasayin bout gidn a big ol' moose back to ol' Alabam'?;)
 
hornetguy said:
I imagine that one is more than that.... I've heard the big ones can easily go over 1000 pounds...

The reason I would use as much gun as possible is that I've heard they have a very low-keyed nervous system, and that what usually happens is someone shoots one with an "adequate" caliber, but it takes a few minutes for the nervous system to shut down, and by that point, the moose has wandered out into the water, where it drops. Then you get to try to field dress an 800 pound animal in knee to waist deep water. There's no "dragging it out" of the water...

Similar to elk... an elk can cover a LOT of ground.... quickly, so if you don't drop it pretty much instantly, you have a long trek on your hands. And if it runs off into a ravine, or canyon before dropping? You get to pack out elk quarters UPHILL....

I'm too old and out of shape for that... :o
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Even the white-tails up here do a fair amount of running. Three out of my four deer, text-book shot, dead on contact, and they run several yards before they actually fall over. Because I shoot a small(ish) caliber, (243) I even wait for a shot when the shoulder is back and they still run while technically dead. Even my brother's deer, where he literally blew the heart out of the body cavity it ran after he shot it. Go figure. (at least in the case of white-tails they're easier to drag and there is usually no water involved :)).
 
It's like the old saying..... "there's room for ALL of God's little creatures.... right next to the mashed potatoes"....;)
 
Tinuviel said:
Even the white-tails up here do a fair amount of running. Three out of my four deer, text-book shot, dead on contact, and they run several yards before they actually fall over. Because I shoot a small(ish) caliber, (243) I even wait for a shot when the shoulder is back and they still run while technically dead. Even my brother's deer, where he literally blew the heart out of the body cavity it ran after he shot it. Go figure. (at least in the case of white-tails they're easier to drag and there is usually no water involved :)).
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Yes, it's amazing how far an animal can run, purely on "reaction". I find that the state of the animal when the shot is taken makes a big difference. If they are unsuspecting and grazing, they usually drop at the shot. If they are on "alert", looking for the source of a noise, or a smell, they will usually run at the shot, no matter how well placed it is.
 
jennymae said:
Reckon Water Moccasins are excused...lol
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Hahahaha. That does sound like a disgusting snake to eat.

I mean if I saw a menu with a bunch of snakes, it would be at the bottom of the list with pit viper.

Would much prefer a Diamondback.
 
Desdichado said:
Hahahaha. That does sound like a disgusting snake to eat.

I mean if I saw a menu with a bunch of snakes, it would be at the bottom of the list with pit viper.
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Gross, whole buncha snakes would have been at the bottom of the list:P It's so friggin gross...yuck...lol
 
p_rehbein said:
Yes, controlling the population is necessary. It helps to eliminate the spread of diseases within the population. And, as with wild hogs, they can destroy the natural habitat of other creatures who depend on it for their survival.

However, even in this case, the meat from such animals should still be harvested, and, if nothing else, donated to local food banks and such.
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tell you what...we will kill the hogs if you dress them and find people to eat them... These city folks :rolleyes:
 
hornetguy said:
Really? I've heard that moose is the best of any of the venison family. I've never had the chance to try it, though.

Now I'm on a quest.... find some moose.... find some moose....
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To my palette, which I admit is not as refined as many other folks, Moose meat has an underlying "sweetness" to it that I find unappealing. With the types of water vegetation they eat, I think it imparts a flavor to the meat that I am just not fond of. I would need to be quite hungry to eat Moose. Just my $0.02.
 
Yahweh_is_gracious said:
To my palette, which I admit is not as refined as many other folks, Moose meat has an underlying "sweetness" to it that I find unappealing. With the types of water vegetation they eat, I think it imparts a flavor to the meat that I am just not fond of. I would need to be quite hungry to eat Moose. Just my $0.02.
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Marinade is your friend..... :D

Or, marinade it, grill it, and mop it with Stubb's bbq mopping sauce....

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If meat needs anything more than salt, pepper and heat to make tasty, it isn't fit to eat. Another $0.02.
 
The laminated wood stock for my stainless Ruger 10/22 I have been building came in this evening. I'll get the barreled action put into it and a picture posted. I think it will look nice. I hope to have this particular rifle finished up before Rabbit hunting season opens up.
 
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Don't mind the laundry room appliances. Still deciding on an optics solution for this rifle. It's close to finished though.
 
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