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View Poll Results: What firearm(s) do you use?
Shotgun (slug or buckshot) 56 47.46%
Rifle (modern centerfire) 99 83.90%
Muzzleloader (in-line or primitive) 29 24.58%
Handgun 37 31.36%
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Old November 30, 2007, 10:17 PM   #26
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What type of firearm(s) do you hunt with?
Where's the "all of the above" option?

And most people are assuming deer hunting, even though deer are never mentioned in the OP. Anyway, all of the above for me.
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Old December 2, 2007, 01:40 AM   #27
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For big game- Either a Winchester Model 70 in .270 or Remmie 700 VLS in .308. For varmints- Browning Model 1885 Low wall in .22-250.
Shotgun- Remmie 1100 12 ga with synthetic stock and 26" Rem-Choke barrel...
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Old December 2, 2007, 02:12 PM   #28
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what i hunt with .

in nj
.50 cal. muzzleloader
12 ga. scoped 870 with slugs and buckshot for deer. or my vent rib 28" for small game without scope.
50# draw compound bow

out of state hunting
in virginia 3 times for deer black bear and turkey
scoped marlin 336cs in .35 rem
astra .22 revolver.

or a .22 rem. mohawk 10c
scoped astra revolver in 357 mag.

in pennsylvania 1 time for deer bucks only
scoped marlin 336cs in .35 rem.

if i can carry a sidearm as well i do. pa you could'nt then

nj you can't hunt with centerfire rifle or pistols except for varmints on private property.
my girlfriends cousin has a patch of land i thought on using my marlin on for deer. i don't think the game checking station would know or would they?
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Old December 12, 2007, 04:00 PM   #29
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shotgun, smoke pole and rifle
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Old December 12, 2007, 05:20 PM   #30
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i don't think the game checking station would know or would they?
Probably not worth losing your rifle and hunting privileges to find out.
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Old December 12, 2007, 05:41 PM   #31
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+1 davelandrum

rem870hunter stick to your bow or shotgun for deer hunting in your home State. While you might get away with doing what you have been thinking about a .358 dia bullet will leave a smaller entrance wound than any shotgun slug. Plus what would happen at your check station if they decided to question you and are able to recover a bullet in your game animal? Do the right thing and hunt legal please.
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Old December 13, 2007, 12:56 AM   #32
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Favorite Hunting Rifle

Well I have to say my favorite hunting rifle would be the .270 My wife loves her remington break over .243 lol (Youth Rifle) hehe She has short arms so we had to get her a youth rifle.

Well thats my input.. Shhh dont tell my wife I laughed at her youth breakover .243..

Oh you probably already heard this one before but have to share it...

Two hunters went moose hunting every winter without success. Finally, they came up with a foolproof plan. They got a very authentic female moose costume and learned the mating call of a female moose. The plan was to hide in the costume, lure the bull, then come out of the costume and shoot the bull. They set themselves up on the edge of a clearing, donned their costume and began to give the moose love call. Before long, their call was answered as a bull came crashing out of the forest and into the clearing. When the bull was close enough, the guy in front said, "Okay, let's get out and get him." After a moment that seemed like an eternity, the guy in the back shouted, "The zipper is stuck! What are we going to do?" The guy in the front says, "Well, I'm going to start nibbling grass, but you'd better brace yourself."
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Old December 28, 2007, 01:48 AM   #33
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my main hunting shotguns are my remington 870 and my browning A-5

the main go-to rifle is a winchester model 70 .270 or the model 70 in .300 H&H

hunting pistol is the ruger Mk. II bull barrel for little critters
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Old December 28, 2007, 01:10 PM   #34
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Why can you not hunt with rifles in some American states? I really don't understand that. Everywhere around here (Luxembourg, Germany, France, ect.) people hunt with rifles only as far as I know.

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Where's the "all of the above" option?
It's a multiple-choice poll...
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Old December 28, 2007, 09:36 PM   #35
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I deer hunt with a muzzleloader in Oklahoma and rifle and shotgun in Texas.
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Old December 29, 2007, 03:20 AM   #36
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in pa hunting weapons/tools

win 70 .270win winlight
marlin 1984C 357mag scout scoped and ghost rings
remi 870 20ga combo scoped
benlli nova 12ga
ruger .22lr/.22mag super single six
dan wesson .357mag revolver pack 2,4,6,8"
dan wesson 44mag 10"
remi crossman 1000fpr .177 pellet rifle
horton 150 explorer crossbow
parker rapture compound bow
car accident happen
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Old January 2, 2008, 02:38 PM   #37
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Silvanus - each state has different regs here. Unfortunately, the legislators who make the laws may or may not understand hunting, so you get some wierd laws. The common excuse for not allowing centerfire rifles is population density, but that argument is questionable at best.

The flip side of the coin is hunting here is not as highly structured as it is in Europe, so you do get people in the woods during hunting season that probably shouldn't even be allowed to hunt with a slingshot...
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