Posted: 5/26/2008 3:51:07 PM EDT
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Suprised nobody posted this yet. Even the ultra left Duluth News tribune had it in there... * Big game may be taken with .22 caliber centerfire cartridges and larger. Read about the new regs here. click here About time!  Turk |
| I believe this is good news. Although I hunt WI and have the option of using 22 cal. centerfire, I don't, but that is my choice. Are deer wounded and never recovered by 22 cal rounds, yes, but so are deer hit by 30-06 and .270's. Please, with this new option, use sound judgement when choosing appropriate ammunition. I may be preaching to the choir, but I feel it is our responsibility to hunt in a humane manner. Please be good stewards to hunting and AR owners and pass on any knowledge to others on appropriate hunting ammunition. I feel that a .223 is "enough" gun when matched with appropriate ammuntion, it is just not my choice. |
Well spoken! |
My buck got shot clean through the heart & both lungs. The bullet exited and there was EXTREMELY LITTLE BLOOD to follow... He bucked up & ran fast... If I hadn't seen him slam head first into a tree while sprinting away, I bet that big beautiful bastard would've just kept on running a lot further. That was with a big 7.5mm Swiss round with an expensive Norma hunting bullet load ($45 for 20 rounds!  )... I think it's all about shot placement & bullet type.Will I use my AR-15 to take a deer? Not sure, but I don't think I will. Is it nice to have the option!?!? Sure is... Maybe I'll just use an AK-47 instead.  I'm not sure...  Heck, I'm not so sure I'll even be able to go hunting this year because I may not be invited out with the hunting party (I haven't been invited yet). I'm pretty sure that I angered a lot of the hunters out there when I shot a 12 pointer on opener for my very first deer. 
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Actually 7.62x39 is a decent round for hunting whitetail. It is balistically about the same as the venerable 30-30 round that's probably killed the 2nd most deer in this state (behind the 30-06). I plan on using my SKS for stomping brush this year. It's the perfect rifle for taking shots inside of 100 yards. |
Kudos, my friend!! I feel the same. Besides, deer hunting is why I built my 6.8 in the first place... 110 Serria soft points @ 2900+fps!!! Bambi's dad is now officially worried!!! 
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