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[Mennoniteman]

You still have mountains there in SW Pa.? ^ ^ ^ Never been to SW Pa. --- Furthest west in Pa. was to Kinzua Bridge when it was still standing. I love archery season for ALL it offers. I like not freezing my bass off in an open tree stand in December (!!!), the fall colors, frosty mornings/50-degree mid-days, no rush, long season, pre-rut/rut, closer encounters with deer, sharing more time with camp members in archery season ---- all of those.

I'm not in SW PA, I'm in Chester County, Lancaster County and Huntingdon County.

You checked all of the boxes. Unfortunately, I can’t shoot a vertical bow anymore. I enjoyed it for thirty odd years though.

I always enjoyed archery but that being said, the weapon in hand that particular day and season isn't as important to me as some other things. I enjoy deer management, the thrill of the chase, and being with the gang, so good equipment is important, but not the end to all things, but rather, a means to the more important things.

 

[Flatiron75]

You checked all of the boxes. Unfortunately, I can’t shoot a vertical bow anymore. I enjoyed it for thirty odd years though.

Me either, on the vertical bow. Had to go to a x-bow a few years ago due to a bad back + shoulder issues. Better than not going!

 

[Flatiron75]

I'm not in SW PA, I'm in Chester County, Lancaster County and Huntingdon County.
I always enjoyed archery but that being said, the weapon in hand that particular day and season isn't as important to me as some other things. I enjoy deer management, the thrill of the chase, and being with the gang, so good equipment is important, but not the end to all things, but rather, a means to the more important things.

I always have enjoyed trying to read the signs in a piece of terrain, piecing together when a buck travels there, where he might be bedding, his preferred travel routes, food sources, etc. I learned a lot from reading books by the Wensel brothers about reading / interpreting sign. Their advice put me onto some stand locations that allowed me to take some nice bucks in archery season over the years. I've always enjoyed rifle season, too - probably more when I was younger and aches & pains didn't bother me as much in the cold!!! Golden years = rusty years.

 

[Drycreek]

Me either, on the vertical bow. Had to go to a x-bow a few years ago due to a bad back + shoulder issues. Better than not going!

I bought one, sold it, then bought another I’ll hunt with it some this fall, but I’m gonna do a good bit of handgun hunting too. I used to hunt with a handgun quite often and since I have plenty of time, and don’t really care if I ever mount another buck, I’m gonna give it a whirl again. I like shooting handguns anyway, rifle shooting is boring to me. Once I have it sighted in I’m done until something live gets in front of me. Deer, hogs, or coyotes are all targets. You can lay a rifle down for years and pick it back up on demand. Handgun shooting is a perishable skill, you need to shoot often, especially the bigger bores.

 

[T.R.]

My son-in-law recently downed a large nine pointer in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania with his 30-06 slide action rifle. Shooting distance was about 50 yards at an excited buck as the result of a four man deer drive. At the shot, the buck bounded away but crashed to the ground after a run of about 100 yards or so. During field dressing, it was discovered that the 150 gr Core-lokt bullet blew apart in the chest sending fragments of jacket and core through the lungs. There was no exit wound or blood trail. My son-in-law told me that he is returning to 180 gr round nosed ammo for the next hunt. Seems like the speedier 150 gr bullet was lacking. Your thoughts? TR

 

[9x56MS]

I have had similar experiences with 150 grain spitzer bullets in a 308. I have since also started reloading round nose in 180 grain for my 3006 but went 165 grain roundnose in the 308. I also load 117 and 120 grain roundnose in my savage 250-3000. No issues with missing blood trails or exit holes so far.

 

[1100LT20]

My son-in-law recently downed a large nine pointer in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania with his 30-06 slide action rifle. Shooting distance was about 50 yards at an excited buck as the result of a four man deer drive. At the shot, the buck bounded away but crashed to the ground after a run of about 100 yards or so. During field dressing, it was discovered that the 150 gr Core-lokt bullet blew apart in the chest sending fragments of jacket and core through the lungs. There was no exit wound or blood trail. My son-in-law told me that he is returning to 180 gr round nosed ammo for the next hunt. Seems like the speedier 150 gr bullet was lacking. Your thoughts? TR

Also had this happen on a 140 lb deer shot while facing me but with a 150 gr federal soft point. An old retired hunter told me to try some 220 gr core lokts in my rifle to see if they group well. Haven’t tried yet but he assured me I’d get an exit regardless of what angle or range, we’ll see.

 

[Mennoniteman]

Also had this happen on a 140 lb deer shot while facing me but with a 150 gr federal soft point. An old retired hunter told me to try some 220 gr core lokts in my rifle to see if they group well. Haven’t tried yet but he assured me I’d get an exit regardless of what angle or range, we’ll see.

THE LEGEND OF THE CORE-LOKT: AMERICA’S MOST CONSISTENTLY INCONSISTENT BULLET: Remington Core-Lokt ammunition that has harvested more deer—and more hunter excuses—than any other round in history. I always thought Core-Lokt was the ammo you buy when you want performance that says: “I care… but not too much.” This is the bullet that promises "The Deadliest Mushroom in the Woods" and sometimes delivers The Shrugging Dandelion of Mild Disappointment.
Remington ammunition never seems to win any prizes when a group or hunters is sitting around chewing the fat. My cousin hunted hard for years and never got a buck, until one year when a nice eight point stood in front of him, and then his .270 Remington cartridge misfired! In the time it took him to chamber another round in disbelief, the buck was leaving.

 

[Mennoniteman]

THE LEGEND OF THE CORE-LOKT: AMERICA’S MOST CONSISTENTLY INCONSISTENT BULLET: Remington Core-Lokt ammunition that has harvested more deer—and more hunter excuses—than any other round in history. I always thought Core-Lokt was the ammo you buy when you want performance that says: “I care… but not too much.” This is the bullet that promises "The Deadliest Mushroom in the Woods" and sometimes delivers The Shrugging Dandelion of Mild Disappointment.
Remington ammunition never seems to win any prizes when a group or hunters is sitting around chewing the fat. My cousin hunted hard for years and never got a buck, until one year when a nice eight point stood in front of him, and then his .270 Remington cartridge misfired! In the time it took him to chamber another round in disbelief, the buck was leaving.

I unabashedly promote Federal Powershok ammo, all without compensation from said company. Like Jack O'Connor promoted the .270 Winchester at the expense of the .280 Rem. "The only tag these loads won't fill is the price tag"

 

[snowracerh]

I unabashedly promote Federal Powershok ammo, all without compensation from said company. Like Jack O'Connor promoted the .270 Winchester at the expense of the .280 Rem. "The only tag these loads won't fill is the price tag"

Couldn't agree more!

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