Pa 2017 deer gun season opener.

[Redfin]

my 87 year old dad had to show me up today.
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Thats an old deer. Id like to see his rack at his peak.

 

[Redfin]

13 year old shot this one first day. Poor kid is gonna be in for many years of disappointment. This was my 30th year of hunting and Ive never had an opportunity to kill a buck like this.

 

[RI Chevy]

Wow. Looks like he got the leader of the pack.

 

[FergusonTO35]

Yep, that kid just signed up for a lifetime of disappointment from trying to do better!

 

[FergusonTO35]

More deer hit by cars than taken by hunters. Lol. Go figure.

Why is it that deer learn quickly that guys wearing orange and carrying rifles = bad news, but they cannot understand why their dead colleagues are on the side of the highway and how to avoid the same fate? Every morning I pass by the remains of two big, mature does that probably could have outsmarted Jack O'Connor.

 

[sgrizz]

More deer hit by cars than taken by hunters. Lol. Go figure.

nothing more aggrivatting then scouting the deer around here and seeing them too far for a bow shot and then seeing them dead on the road a couple days later. very sad.

 

[RI Chevy]

Good thing they don't outlaw cars. Lol

 

[460 magnum]

Good thing they don't outlaw cars. Lol

Don't give em any ideas

 

[Cracker Boy]

13 year old shot this one first day. Poor kid is gonna be in for many years of disappointment. This was my 30th year of hunting and Ive never had an opportunity to kill a buck like this.
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True and what a dandy. what county you in there in central pa. I have a sister in frenchville centre county right there at state college.she has elk coming in her yard all the time

 

[Cracker Boy]

Glad you asked, I think I have some sheds in the basement. PM me your address!

I may be interested in a few too.thats if ok i have a friend whos dad naps flint knives

 

[Cracker Boy]

Those 77's are very nice rifles. I think accuracy problems on some early ones and the lack of any cheap versions kept it from selling as many as it could have. I always admired how Ruger kept chambering it in obscure and/or old school cartridges like .284 WCF, .350 Remington mag, and of course the 7x57 and it's progeny the .257 Roberts and 6mm Remington. I'd say that was Bill's idea.

257 roberts is a great round they also make it in 220 swift

 

[farmer steve]

no deer yesterday but i did find a hickory blow down that required getting the tractor and saw.

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice country out there. [emoji106]

 

[Redfin]

True and what a dandy. what county you in there in central pa. I have a sister in frenchville centre county right there at state college.she has elk coming in her yard all the time

I live in Cambria County. That buck was taken in Bedford County.

 

[Cracker Boy]

sister in central pa.sent me this this evening coming home from work at state college just down rd from her home 26 total

 

[coryj]

I live in Cambria County. That buck was taken in Bedford County.

I grew up in Cambria County between Johnstown and Ebensburg. I'll be heading there in a few weeks for Christmas.

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

I shot a nice buck tonight. Daylight ran out before the blood trail ended. It's going to be a looong night.

I think this is him in the trail cam pic:

 

[leadfarmer]

I shot a nice buck tonight. Daylight ran out before the blood trail ended. It's going to be a looong night.

I think this is him in the trail cam pic:
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Definitely gonna be a long one. Good luck on the recovery in the am. Hopefully coyotes let him alone

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[Cracker Boy]

I shot a nice buck tonight. Daylight ran out before the blood trail ended. It's going to be a looong night.

I think this is him in the trail cam pic:
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Sorry to here good luck

 

[kingOFgEEEks]

Thanks guys. There was a lot of blood, so I'm pretty sure he just needed time to die. Hopefully the trail stays hot till morning.