With hunting season approaching just wondering what everyone is hoping to fill there freezers with this winter? And by what means do you hunt (bow, crossbow, muzzleloader, rifle, shotgun)
For myself I was lucky enough to get a moose tag for Oct. 1 and will be picking up a mule tag aswell. I'll be using a 7mm rem mag.
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rifle- white tail deer, mule deer
shotgun- geese
I'm hoping by next season I'll be out hunting. What, I'm not sure. I've only really gotten into the idea of it this year, and I still need to get my PAL and get a gun or two. I'm also trying to figure out how to go hunting as a single parent who knows no one who hunts.....Maybe by next season I'll have that part figured out, lol.
I'll be looking for a moose in the not too distant future, as well as a black bear. Maybe a whitetail if I see the right one. I use rifle, muzzleloader and archery. Probably shoot a few mallards for the freezer as well when the northerns are in.
Let no good deed go unpunished.
30-06 deer moose 12ga ducks geese 20 ga partridge 22cal squirrel
This will be my first serious year for deer. Crossbow and rifle (M1A in .308) in season. Used to hunt rabbit and grouse with a .22.
Moose would be great but too far away, too expensive. I remember fondly the mooseburgers we had on the grill when my father was still around.
Well so far I managed to fill my moose tag, still looking to fill my deer tag will be heading out on some day trips for that.
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Rifle - Whitetail
16 -12 gauge all small game
The end of the month cant come fast enough 😀
I enjoy grouse hunting and other small game. Im also going out for deer season. Didnt get a moose tag or else id be doing that too. I missed both my chances at going out duck and geese hunting but hopefully I can make that up next year.
rifle - white tail and moose
We are 3 couples and rotate our priorities so we almost always get a moose tag; if not the moose 😳
This season we actually got 2 moose and 6 white tail amongst the group!
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We'll need another freezer as this is with 1/3 of the first moose and 1/2 a dear...
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Rabbit, dove.
Air rifle.
Good idea Gerardo. Ail rifle is inexpensive, ammunition is small and VERY inexpensive, effective at short range for small game and quiet. Also can practice in your basement. (50 ft range)
If you're a really good shot, you could take out a duck with a headshot on an air rifle. Of course, I'm speaking of this in a total shtf situation, as you'd probably need to shoot them while they're on the ground or floating (illegal), and also, the air rifle isn't legal to hunt duck. I had to euthanize one of my ducks once that was horribly torn up by a raccoon, and wasn't sure I could wring his neck, so I got him with the air rifle in the head. Put him out pretty quickly. In a lawless society without fear of MNR reprisals, I feel I could probably hit one if he's not flushed.
Heck, there's a dozen wild mallards every morning in my duck's pond. Rather save my livestock for when I can't hunt or gather.
Good plan RachelM
Assuming hunting would be required for the protein, the city dwellers would not fair too well. The suburbanites might do a bit better with squirrels and cats, and is some parts of North America deer practically live in our back yards. Moose? How many kilometers do you have to drive to try your luck? All I need is my .22