I am not vegan or anything like that, but I am against killing game (canned hunts) just for the sake of killing them. I come from a long line of hunters in my family, but I recently heard my own father and brother purchased a deer from a company that lets the animal loose on a fenced property so that they can be hunted later. The ranch property owners actually feed the Deer/Buck and wait until it matures to a certain or “trophy deer” size later to be hunted by my father or brother!

Come on what kind of hunting is that? That has nothing to do with fair-chase or what most hunters and people would think as part of the hunting tradition. I though hunting was about preparation, understanding the woods and environment, how to harvest your game, and most important the thrill of the hunt in an all natural surrounding?

What’s has our tradition and world come too?

Rant off- Eileen

Hello all, I am not a hunter or oppose to hunting I just don’t have the opportunity to go and live far from any place you’d be able to hunt. Anyway, my question is, I was watching the outdoor channel, and I see hunters rattling/rubbing deer antlers together. It looked very odd but then minutes (after rattling) a huge buck came running into an open field. Are they attracted to the sound? What makes them do that? A bit confused.. Is this some kind of a mating call? Also, the hunters on the show use terms like: 5 point or 10 point. What does that mean? What is the acceptable points (?) while deer hunting? Also, I see when they get shot they’re still able to take off running for a few feet. How is that possible?

Thanks for the invitation,

Theo, in San Diego

I recently purchased a Remington Model 700 for big game hunting (Whitetail deer). My old deer hunting rifle was a 308  that I used for deer season. Anyways, the Remington 700 rifle was on sale for 20% lower cost and just had to buy it. So I went to my local gun-shop and bought a box of 180gr Winchester 300 win Mags and just could not get over the difference compared to my .308. So this leads me to my question. Can the 300 win Mag be used for hunting deer?I see this cartridge is quite big compared to my .308. This caliber must do a lot of damage when it goes through the meet? Should I just stick with hunting deer with my .308? I was hoping to use my new rifle this deer season or is it just too powerful????

Thanks,

Chad

Thanks for the email and I also have a question. I am seriously  looking at a remington 700 for varmint hunting and use as my deer hunting rifle. The question is what caliber would be effective for whitetail in fairly heavy brush as well as open fields? Im not looking to shoot over 150 yards but something that will push 300 might be useful for varmints.  I am not to worried about the kick (if 308) but would like to be able to use my arm after a bit of practice? Do any of you hunt deer & varmints with a heavy barrel Remington 700?

Thanks Danny in San Jose

I am primarily a bow hunter and I got to that age when things just need to be easier. This year I just want to hunt for venison and not a trophy. I dug through my garage and found my .308 Remington. So my question is what grain and type of round should I use for minimal meat damage? I’d like to reload later down the road as well. My question for this old timer is what would be the preferable setup for my type of hunting? Powder type and amount, primer, bullet, any other variables?

Thanks,

Travis

Spotted this Big Buck when I actually had my camera with me in the truck. I also caught one up moving after the rain. KEEP GROWING.