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Arcticdude
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It's not snow, it's solid ice. We have a very steep roof and the top of the roof melts and then freezes up on the eves. I've tried raking the snow off but it doesn't do any good. Until it warms up here the ice is stuck solid. Sometimes it builds up to about 3 feet thick before it falls. This summer I'm going to build a roof over the back beck. That should solve the problem.
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What’s a good .30 for a beginner deer hunter?
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Easy answer - One that you have practiced with and can think like the movie “The Deerhunter”, one chance, one shot.
Doesn’t matter the caliber, even though you may have researched. I try to think that way with a 22, 12g birdshot at ducks or turkey, or 12g slugs at at deer.
I admit I have a couple more newer calibers that I need to practice with to feel that confident.
Hope this helps.
I bought a pack of taco shells few weeks ago..package said quantity 10. When I was taking them out to make the tacos, there was only 9. I had to wonder if they are intentionally shorting by 1..LOL
Oddcaliber
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Depends on your location. Where I'm at there is thick woods and swamps. A 30/30 or a 243 Winchester will do fine. For range a 308 or 30/06,270 will work. What conditions are you deer hunting in?
Got the rest of the workshop finished just in time for some more rain...Here is outside and inside now:
VikingPrepper
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Not sure yet, I just moved back home from NYC. Applied for my FOID card so hopefully it gets approved!
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Well for Illinois, we have to use at least a .30 for deer. I wasn’t sure if I’d like to get a 30/30 or a 30-06
Riden_Da_Goldwing
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all my boys started out with a lever action 30-30
When I had firearms a long long time ago and hunted deer, I used a 30-06.
Arcticdude
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What do you mean by ".30"? Do you mean 30-30, 30-06, .308? All are excellent deer rifles, but in my opinion the 30-30 is the best choice, unless you'll be shooting at over 200 yards. Then I'd go with a 30-06 or a .270. All will take elk and bear too.
if you want something that will not thump the boys,,, 7mm 08,,, or 6.5 creedmoor mild recoil on both and for deer they will do very well out to 400 yards easily ,,, 140 grain ammo can be had for both, and there are a lot of them out there that won't break the bank
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Oh, honey. You moved from NYC to Illinois? You should have moved to IN. Illinois is almost as nuts as NYC.
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Only Chicago and surrounding. May be Springfield. Morgan county was pretty conservative and the rest of the state bled red 25 yrs ago.
In southern/central Illinois if he his hunting Public land, they do many of them on a daily draw. You go and sit in spot 14 all day. Usually fairly wooded areas.
If he is hunting Private land, usually very large fields, 100-400 Acres. Farmers and landowners are reluctant to give permission except for their family. Even with clients and farmers for neighbors (farmers live 20 miles from the farm??? In the city???) I never could gain access to the areas with 240lb bucks.
Good hunting there, just could never access the best areas.
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