[quote]silverblood wrote:
has anybody here used the 30-06 accelerator to hunt varmints or target shoot? if so, what type of rifle and how do you like it? I was wondering at what ranges you felt comfortable to reach out and touch nature.[/quote]
I’ve heard if you’re thinking about using that round, you should be looking at something chambered in .223. [/quote]
I already have a 30-06 and was just wondering how people liked it.
Why don’t you buy a box and give it a shot? I doubt it will meet with accuracy of your gun shooting bullets it was bored for. There’s a lot going on ballistically there and it’s just not going to work.
If you want to shoot 22 cal bullets at 4000 fps get a 22-250. I have a buddy with a custom 30-06 and he uses it to shoot groundhogs with 30 cal bullets and target shoot. There’s nothing wrong with the 30-06 cartridge.
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I love my old factory 30-06 but I was wondering what others that had actually shot the round thought about it before I bought a box to play with. apparantly no one has actually shot it but everyone thinks I’m an idiot for asking about it. oh well… I know there’s nothing wrong with the 30-06 as I’ve been shooting a Rem 760 with 18.5" barrel since the 60’s.[/quote]
I don’t think anyone thinks you’re an idiot. I’ve just heard it’s not worth it.
Basically, it’s the difference between your own car and a subway at rush hour.
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Nice comparison; I bet I use that one before the day is out.
Here in the Pocono Mountains of PA, you can find state land with little hunting pressure; you just need to walk in some more. Personally, I live on 14 wooded acres surrounded by farmland so as a lazy shit; I go 150 yds from the house and up a tree. Ow and haven’t dragged a deer in years, that is what the 4wheeler is for.
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I kill deer within 100 yards of my house too haha. It is awesomeeee. I NEVER hunt on public land. Because I don’t trust all the fucking retards, especially not in MS.
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Sweet!
Do you guys not field-dress the deer right away?
I spent most of my time taking out my youngest son. 10 years old and whacked his first deer with a Xbow. I hope I can pass my love and respect for the sport onto my young men. Maybe some day he will remember this and take his broken-down old man out and return the favor. [/quote]
I put my deer up on the ATV and take him over to my slaughter shed. Which is basically just a concrete platform with a small roof and a wench system set up overhead to lift the deer up and go to work.
Always good to teach the younger generations. He will remember that for the rest of his life.
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I hardly every field dress a deer anymore. If I want to take it to the processor I will otherwise I will just hang it and skin it with the guts still in, just let them fall in the chest cavity.
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Lol that is exactly what I do. I have a friend who makes badass summer sausage. I’m picking up almost 50 pounds of it Wednesday.
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I do all my own butchering as far as cutting all the meat from the actual carcass, but I will take some of it at times to get ground deer or summer sausage made. I could buy a grinder and find somewhere to acquire turkey or beef fat, but it is just easier and pretty cheap to have it ground and not worry about the hassle.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I do all my own butchering as far as cutting all the meat from the actual carcass, but I will take some of it at times to get ground deer or summer sausage made. I could buy a grinder and find somewhere to acquire turkey or beef fat, but it is just easier and pretty cheap to have it ground and not worry about the hassle.[/quote]
Yeah, I have a family friend that runs a butcher shop so he cuts me a break, he actually prefers to have them with hair still on, just gutted. Says less risk of contamination if he can do the skinning in house.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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have you tried a baseball? we used to do several deer at one time with this. hang them up head up and cut around the neck like you would for a head mount, split them down the front and split them down the legs. shove a baseball, rock or whatever under the skin at the neck. tie a soft rope, if you want to keep the hide nice, around the ball, tie the other end to a bumper and drive off slowly. peels them like a banana.
I guess it depends on where you are hunting, but there is some great hunting on public land IMO. I’ve seen many 140" or bigger bucks taken off public land. Plenty of great hunting in the Rocky Mountains on public land also. It will also teach you to hunt other hunters and walk a long damn way…
Get a deer cart or frame pack because you will be doing some work hauling an animal out. A mule or a pack horse is even better.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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have you tried a baseball? we used to do several deer at one time with this. hang them up head up and cut around the neck like you would for a head mount, split them down the front and split them down the legs. shove a baseball, rock or whatever under the skin at the neck. tie a soft rope, if you want to keep the hide nice, around the ball, tie the other end to a bumper and drive off slowly. peels them like a banana.[/quote]
Never tried it that way.
I skin out around the hams, then run my fists under the skin. The rip the hide off down to the shoulder, then trim again. I like using pruning loppers to cut the bones in the legs.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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have you tried a baseball? we used to do several deer at one time with this. hang them up head up and cut around the neck like you would for a head mount, split them down the front and split them down the legs. shove a baseball, rock or whatever under the skin at the neck. tie a soft rope, if you want to keep the hide nice, around the ball, tie the other end to a bumper and drive off slowly. peels them like a banana.[/quote]
Never tried it that way.
I skin out around the hams, then run my fists under the skin. The rip the hide off down to the shoulder, then trim again. I like using pruning loppers to cut the bones in the legs. [/quote]
it’s whatever your comfortable with. we just did it that way at the camp because it was so easy, especially when it’s real cold. it’s like the easy or hard way to skin squirrels to me.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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Make a small cut in the lower legs of the deer, just big enough to stick an air hose nozzle into. Cut some fur away so you can find the hole and do one leg at a time. Stick the nozzle in and inflate. It will separate the hide from the muscle. As with any skinning, best done when still warm.
You can thank me after you’re done laughing over how easy it was.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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Make a small cut in the lower legs of the deer, just big enough to stick an air hose nozzle into. Cut some fur away so you can find the hole and do one leg at a time. Stick the nozzle in and inflate. It will separate the hide from the muscle. As with any skinning, best done when still warm.
You can thank me after you’re done laughing over how easy it was.
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Lol I am so going to have to try this on the next deer.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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Make a small cut in the lower legs of the deer, just big enough to stick an air hose nozzle into. Cut some fur away so you can find the hole and do one leg at a time. Stick the nozzle in and inflate. It will separate the hide from the muscle. As with any skinning, best done when still warm.
You can thank me after you’re done laughing over how easy it was.
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Lol I am so going to have to try this on the next deer.[/quote]
Did you go Saturday morning? I dunno about up north but down here, and out in Scott county according to my inlaws, the woods were almost eerily dead. I hunted form 6 to 11 and saw nothing. Not even a squirrel. Even the birds were quiet most of the time. It was strange.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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Make a small cut in the lower legs of the deer, just big enough to stick an air hose nozzle into. Cut some fur away so you can find the hole and do one leg at a time. Stick the nozzle in and inflate. It will separate the hide from the muscle. As with any skinning, best done when still warm.
You can thank me after you’re done laughing over how easy it was.
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I’m going to give it a shot. A few cold ones, power tools, and a dead animal sounds like fun. lol
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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Make a small cut in the lower legs of the deer, just big enough to stick an air hose nozzle into. Cut some fur away so you can find the hole and do one leg at a time. Stick the nozzle in and inflate. It will separate the hide from the muscle. As with any skinning, best done when still warm.
You can thank me after you’re done laughing over how easy it was.
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Lol I am so going to have to try this on the next deer.[/quote]
Did you go Saturday morning? I dunno about up north but down here, and out in Scott county according to my inlaws, the woods were almost eerily dead. I hunted form 6 to 11 and saw nothing. Not even a squirrel. Even the birds were quiet most of the time. It was strange.[/quote]
I did and it was cold as hell and sleeting slightly up here. I was out there for about 4 hours and didn’t see a single thing. Not even a damn bird. But since it was sleeting slightly wasn’t all that surprising to me.
[quote]doublelung84 wrote:
I do my own butchering. Ya it saves $100 but to me, its part of the sport. I’ve done deer for friends and all they wanted was the backstraps, I got the rest. Having a commercial slicer helps cut the chipsteak real thin.
Anyone ever try using an air compressor to get the hide off? It’s slick!
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I process everything also. Never tried the Air compressor. Does it work around the legs also?
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Make a small cut in the lower legs of the deer, just big enough to stick an air hose nozzle into. Cut some fur away so you can find the hole and do one leg at a time. Stick the nozzle in and inflate. It will separate the hide from the muscle. As with any skinning, best done when still warm.
You can thank me after you’re done laughing over how easy it was.
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Lol I am so going to have to try this on the next deer.[/quote]
Did you go Saturday morning? I dunno about up north but down here, and out in Scott county according to my inlaws, the woods were almost eerily dead. I hunted form 6 to 11 and saw nothing. Not even a squirrel. Even the birds were quiet most of the time. It was strange.[/quote]
I did and it was cold as hell and sleeting slightly up here. I was out there for about 4 hours and didn’t see a single thing. Not even a damn bird. But since it was sleeting slightly wasn’t all that surprising to me.[/quote]
No sleet, just a heavy overcast and a little wind. Extremely cold though. I ended up doing some scouting the last hour I was there.
Say someone wants to duck hunt in Corpus Christi where it probably won’t ever be much colder than 30 degrees. What gear should he get? Waders? Waterproof jacket? Which Mossy Oak pattern? etc. etc. etc.
Other people will provide decoys, calls, and whatnot, I just have no idea what to get for apparel.
[quote]CroatianRage wrote:
Say someone wants to duck hunt in Corpus Christi where it probably won’t ever be much colder than 30 degrees. What gear should he get? Waders? Waterproof jacket? Which Mossy Oak pattern? etc. etc. etc.
Other people will provide decoys, calls, and whatnot, I just have no idea what to get for apparel. [/quote]
[quote]CroatianRage wrote:
Say someone wants to duck hunt in Corpus Christi where it probably won’t ever be much colder than 30 degrees. What gear should he get? Waders? Waterproof jacket? Which Mossy Oak pattern? etc. etc. etc.
Other people will provide decoys, calls, and whatnot, I just have no idea what to get for apparel. [/quote]
Hunting out of a blind or hiding in the grass?[/quote]
Probably a blind. What would be the difference in gear between the two?
[quote]CroatianRage wrote:
Say someone wants to duck hunt in Corpus Christi where it probably won’t ever be much colder than 30 degrees. What gear should he get? Waders? Waterproof jacket? Which Mossy Oak pattern? etc. etc. etc.
Other people will provide decoys, calls, and whatnot, I just have no idea what to get for apparel. [/quote]
Hunting out of a blind or hiding in the grass?[/quote]
Probably a blind. What would be the difference in gear between the two?
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A whole lot. Do you have to wade to the blind or just walk on dry land?
cammo pants, oversized cammo shirt and layer up. And buy a face mask and a hat.