My first DEER! "very long post" - Page 2

hunter33 · November 21, 2007, 10:28 AM

Im not sure what you mean by a big ball of goo but i did get the lungs to like you said.

scaryFORDman · November 24, 2007, 08:28 AM

I am new to this and trying to learn, but I have a question.
I have heard that deer don't see in color, they see black and white and really only see silohette(spelling?) If this is a fact, why is there a need for camo?

BIGR · November 25, 2007, 03:44 PM

Nice job. Sometimes you just have to hang with it and use the gun that you are comfortable with. 22-250 has taken many a deer, but its not one of my favorites for deer hunting. A guy that hunts with us has a son that is 9 years old. That young man took his first deer last year at age 8. This year he took one with a bow and has taken 2 or 3 with a muzzle laoder. When rifle season came around he missed two with the .243. His daddy and I made him shoot the .243 at a target to check the scope and to see if he was flinching. We could tell he was flinching and jerking the trigger. We told him to calm down and take his time. That evening he took a doe with the .243. That little range session built up his confidence.

MeekAndMild · November 25, 2007, 07:02 PM

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why is there a need for camo?

I believe its a fashion statement the male equivalent of sequined flipflops and capri pants. Gotta buy buy buy!

Buzzcook · November 30, 2007, 04:42 PM

Camo breaks up the silhouette so the dear doesn't see a large black or gray object moving about. At least that's the theory.
I just wear solid orange, but then I just sit on my but abd wait for a dear to wander by. If I had to move I'd consider camo.

davlandrum · November 30, 2007, 06:19 PM

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Camo breaks up the silhouette

Correct, but so does the "old standard" hunter plaid. I hunt in camo becuase I use it for bow hunting, so I already have it. During rifle, I have a blaze orange camo vest and hat. At least the lines in it break up the outline.

Kreyzhorse · November 30, 2007, 08:07 PM

Congrats on your first deer. You'll never forget it.

November 21, 2007, 10:28 AM	#26
hunter33 Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 289	Im not sure what you mean by a big ball of goo but i did get the lungs to like you said. __________________ My information might not be helpful but just think of it as a bump

November 24, 2007, 08:28 AM	#27
scaryFORDman Member Join Date: October 12, 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 53	Deer question I am new to this and trying to learn, but I have a question. I have heard that deer don't see in color, they see black and white and really only see silohette(spelling?) If this is a fact, why is there a need for camo? __________________ Taurus PT 100 .40 cal. Bersa Thunder .380 Marlin 925 .22 Rifle (Love this gun) NEF Hunstman .50 cal Muzzleloader, Mossberg 12 ga

November 30, 2007, 08:07 PM	#32
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Congrats on your first deer. You'll never forget it. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

November 25, 2007, 03:44 PM	#28
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,385	Nice job. Sometimes you just have to hang with it and use the gun that you are comfortable with. 22-250 has taken many a deer, but its not one of my favorites for deer hunting. A guy that hunts with us has a son that is 9 years old. That young man took his first deer last year at age 8. This year he took one with a bow and has taken 2 or 3 with a muzzle laoder. When rifle season came around he missed two with the .243. His daddy and I made him shoot the .243 at a target to check the scope and to see if he was flinching. We could tell he was flinching and jerking the trigger. We told him to calm down and take his time. That evening he took a doe with the .243. That little range session built up his confidence.

November 30, 2007, 04:42 PM	#30
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	Camo breaks up the silhouette so the dear doesn't see a large black or gray object moving about. At least that's the theory. I just wear solid orange, but then I just sit on my but abd wait for a dear to wander by. If I had to move I'd consider camo.