Search results
-
Hunting Meme Thread
We've been remodeling a house for about a year. I have threatened to put a parental lock on DIY network and HGTV.- Foxtrot1
- Post #156
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
Hunting Meme Thread
- Foxtrot1
- Post #154
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
30-06 vs 300 WM in the real world?
You add about 20-30 yds on a maximum point blank range by going to a 300 mag. Doesnt seem like much for the added recoil, noise, etc... I would consider one if I consistently shot heavy for caliber bullets at larger game. -
So long TV - Hello Amazon
I agree with most of the comments already made. We cut the cord to cable about 8 months ago and have relied on amazon prime to watch your episodes. I pretty much have stopped watching all outdoors shows except Fresh Tracks and Steve Rinella's show.- Foxtrot1
- Post #116
- Forum: Fresh Tracks+
-
Hunt talk 7x57
I built that one a couple of years ago for myself. I took an old 8x57 Husqvarna hunting rifle apart for the base. So it's an early (1941) FN 98 commercial action with new hinged bottom metal, a 3 position Dakota safety, timney trigger, and match grade douglas barrel. I saved the original banded... -
Shotgun for my wife
My friend Ann got a standard Franchi Instinct for Christmas a couple of years a go. She's about 5', so she's on the short side. A great investment was going to a shotgun fitter that modified her stock specifically for her. For about $75 he shortened her stock until the gun dialed in on his...- Foxtrot1
- Post #19
- Forum: Women Hunters
-
Hunt talk 7x57
Right now it has the stock trigger. I free floated the barrel. At some point I will bed it, but I have a batch to do and didnt have time. If it gets substantial use, I will probably upgrade to a timney trigger. -
Hunt talk 7x57
Not quite a staysharp post.... A couple of years ago my brother picked up an interarms mark x 7x57 from the classifieds here. Through some horse trading I got it from him last summer. He had let it fall out of his truck and it had some road rash. The 1970s stock never seemed to fit it anyway... -
Deadheads - Let's see 'em
Found this guy a couple of weeks ago. He was within 100 yrs of the green field he was probably shot on. Good whitetail for Alabama- Foxtrot1
- Post #223
- Forum: Shed Antlers
-
No blood?
We were lucky. If he hadn't have been at bayonet range, I would have given up and chalked it up to a crazy miss. I just couldn't comprehend how I missed him that close. I was afraid the shot had been back into the liver after we hadn't found sign in a couple of hundred yards, but it was even...- Foxtrot1
- Post #7
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
No blood?
He had a little in his nostrils, but not much. It pretty much stayed in his chest cavity. This is how we found him- Foxtrot1
- Post #4
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
No blood?
A couple of weeks ago, I had a strange experience with a deer I shot. I was hunting from the ground and had a buck chase a doe right to me. I ended up shooting him broadside at about 15-20 yds with my 7x57. After the shot I was expecting to see a deer lying there, but he had disappeared over...- Foxtrot1
- Thread
- Replies: 21
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
An unusual visitor to my shop. 🐺
Pretty animal. No way I would take it out on a leash. After training bird dogs and carrying them around in public, it amazes me at the lack of etiquette the public has when dealing with someone else's dog. I've had to learn to read subtle ques in my dogs body language from working together...- Foxtrot1
- Post #34
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
30-06 nosler vs hornady
My 30-06 shoots both well and either should work for what you are doing. The SST is a "softer" bullet and comes apart quicker than the accubond. It is closer to a nosler ballistic tip in performance. The accubonds seem to penetrate more and do less meat damage on deer sized game. I have settled...- Foxtrot1
- Post #4
- Forum: Ammunition and Reloading
-
New Dog Thoughts
Duetsche Kurtzhaars and drahthaars are essentially the European standard for german shorthaired pointers and German wirehaired pointers. As part of the breed standard at approximately 1 to, they go thru a physical and hunt test to evaluate pointing, retrieving on land and water, and blood...- Foxtrot1
- Post #43
- Forum: Hunting with Hounds
-
New Dog Thoughts
My DK was a rescue, and she has turned into a fine bird dog, but with a few quirks from missing her early training for birds. I really wouldn't risk the investment of time and money to train an average rescue dog that had unknown potential. If you are considering a quasi rescue route, look for...- Foxtrot1
- Post #39
- Forum: Hunting with Hounds
-
African Plains Game
When I hunted plains game in RSA, my PH's personal light rifle was a 270. He used it up to eland. He shot 150 gr bullets of tough construction, I think swift a-frames, but I am sure any bonded premium bullet would work.- Foxtrot1
- Post #11
- Forum: Other Big Game
-
Identify this rifle
Could be 2 1/2", 2 5/8", or 2 3/4" chambers. If you take it apart, the watertable on the barrels should have the chamber length designated in mm. 70mm will be a 2 3/4" chamber. -
Hunting Meme Thread
- Foxtrot1
- Post #102
- Forum: Fireside (A Place for Friends)
-
What I learned about CWD after 17 years of direct involvement
I agree, but it may be a tool to help manage and control spread that is more effective than reducing deer numbers. It is definitely more palatable than complete (or as close as they can get it) removal of deer herds. I don't have the link, but earlier reports I read said they were planning to...- Foxtrot1
- Post #79
- Forum: Sportsmen Issues
