2012 hunting reports and talk post pics when tagged

**copo427ss** · 11-13-2012, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by lineman49

Copo, it never fails, keep after him, good luck.

Work gets in the way during the week and its dark out early now. I can reach out with the gun so I'm hopin to catch him offguard

**bailey** · 11-14-2012, 10:27 PM

Between work and life in general hunting has neen more of a memory rather than activity this year but i'll be out a few times with guns. Do to an over crowding in my go to sppt close to home looks like wyoming county for opener for me. Gonna have to dust off the 300 and see if deer want to die in front of it this weekend. Good luck to all and Fishkiller and copo i hope to see some pics of success. Be safe

**copo427ss** · 11-14-2012, 10:41 PM

Damn bailey. I was wondering where you've been. Yeah I'm hopin to slip down the field edge before first light and set up for a shot as the buck works his scrape line down the tree line. Sure wish we could use rifles in Erie county. Still trying to decide between the 20ga sabot gun and the muzzleloader. Leanin towards the smoke pole. Both guns have 3x9x40 scopes. I've shot paper out to 200yds with the 20ga. ( benched ). Smoker is a tack driver though

**bailey** · 11-14-2012, 10:57 PM

My only thought to that copp is i like my second shot being able to go down range instantly early in season but love the muzzles myself. It's a toss up for sure. I lost a nice buck do to inexperienced mistake mainly lack of patients, i took a 45 yd headshot and only pierced the ear lol with knight the buck went 20 yds to where my 2nd shot would've done the deed. I may of got better shot off if i waited but i am sure his direction of travel wouldn't of given me it. On the bright side a yr later in same area i took a 151 10 pt with an ear half missing from a gun shot, i like to think it was the same buck.

**copo427ss** · 11-14-2012, 11:22 PM

I bet it was the same deer. I agree on the having a second shot but my house has two big fields and a small stream and thicket separating them. Most of our shots are 80yds +. Farthest deer I've shot was 133yds.

**fishkiller16** · 11-15-2012, 05:02 PM

I would go with ol' smokey if I couldnt use the rifle. I have the Savage ML 10 II. I have shot 5 deer over 200 yds with that gun the furthest being 236 yds.

**copo427ss** · 11-15-2012, 06:52 PM

Last time I saw a savage fur sale the guy wanted almost 600 for it. My buddy has one and that's all he uses. I bought a cva last year. Bergura fluted barrel thumb hole stock. Scope. I've been nothing but happy with it. My sister even shot it for the first time over the summer and killed bullseyes at over 100yds. Hornady sst sabots group tight.

What bullets are you using? How much drop are you getting at 200?