I run a 250 pound bumper and I’ve killed several deer with it. I’m currently building a 350 pound bumper for my Yukon. Even then it’s often not enough when messing with big game. I use lift kits on all my trucks, but even then when a moose has 6 feet between the bottom of its belly and the ground, it’s a bad day if you hit one:
The deer walked through 15 minutes ahead of legal hunting today. I ended up watching winter arrive and enjoyed the quiet time with my thoughts
I’ve never seen anything that bad. I guess when you don’t live or see those animals you don’t realize how much damage they can cause. I know they’re a big animal but Geeze. I guess I’ve never heard of people hitting them. I figured the would be animal that wouldn’t just bolt across the road. Even with elk here most people in elk “country” have trucks and if one hops in the way you just break and hit it straight on. More people have gotten hurt from trying to divert and causing a collision from trying to avoid hitting them. And that’s a rare situation hitting elk here. Whitetail are scattered along the country roads by 2nd rut.
I confirmed with a friend today. In Alberta Canada you have to call the fish and wildlife 1800 number if you hit an animal. Then they normally email you a form giving you permission to take it home. He says it’s normally quick over the phone deal, but in certain situations they will have to come out to see if first.
I can’t not believe the size comparison of that massive bull to that ram. Some of those bulls don’t even look mature yet they’re half the size of the car. Makes me wonder that last Canadian fishing trip I did that I saw them in the water we were fishing if they were even swimming or just walking through.
Good luck out there! Snow sure makes it a lot easier to track one. We had about 2” drop. My fingers were frozen to my bow.
During my over the road trucking days, I've seen quite a few moose. Closest I came to hitting one was at dusk, about 15 miles east of White River, Ontario where I'd planned to stop for the night. Spotted what looked to be an adult female about 100 yards ahead on my left. Began reducing speed when she decided to step onto the highway. My Jake brakes likely changed her mind about crossing. She loped along about 5 feet from my rig for about 100 feet before returning to the woods. Any closer and I could have reached out the window and scratched her ears. Worst thing about moose is their eyes don't reflect light as most other wild animals do. That and dark colored fur makes them nearly impossible to see at night.
So......... with all my medical interruptions and trying to earn a living I did not get out but a few times. Let a few walk by as I had to get to work or medical appointments, so no deer yet. I do muzzleloader shooting so I get 2 more weeks to get a deer or 3. Anyone else here hunt with a muzzleloader if so what do you use?
Just watched a nice 6 pointer walk through my back yard. Check out the Seneca Lake NY white deer. Easy to just google it. Pretty interesting.
I always like to see a skift of snow during season. Guess you really wouldnt need it to see something like that. Would really be something to watch that for an afternoon.
We have a couple of the white ones (not sure exactly what they are) around where I hunt. Folklore says it's bad ju-ju to shoot one.
We had a white bull moose years ago up here. Pretty cool to see. I almost hit it with our old wrecker about 1AM. As for the muzzleloader s I use 1 is a Hawken long rifle in 54 cal flintlock with fiber optic sites. The other is a Hawken long rifle 50 cal percussion cap with scope. Have fun and enjoy the time in the woods.
Are they legal to hunt by you MIke? Or protected? Do you guys have a strong population of Leucitic/white/albino deer? I really hope the open them back up for us. I don’t understand the myths behind it. Only the science. In order for them even to become pie’d there is a strong genetic deformity of inbreeding. Once they hit Leucitic or albino there is 7 genetic genes of inbreeding. The ones here are considered “unicorns” and mythical. It’s all BS. If you look at the ranches and farms that breed them their spines are slumped, their lower jaws and skulls are deformed. As well as more then 50% of them are deaf.
I’d like to try muzzloader. I’ve never shot one before but funny you bring it up. Our rut is still going and I was looking at them. The 2 I saw were scoped. Fairly reasonably priced. The only thing I don’t full understand with them is can you leave them with powder in and the slug. Or do you have to discharge? The other part is I was told they’re only good for 50 yards. IM a big upright bow guy. If I want to give myself a challenge for the season I have a couple howatt recurves I still shoot once in a while. But shooting upright the hands get cold quick and gloves don’t work well with a modern compound bow using a hand release. So makes me think of would a crossbow be more suitable for the cold season and second rut. Now they got crossbows I’d feel pretty confident that 40-50 yards you could drill a deer. Although the bolts for a crossbow with a light up knock, bolt, and broadhead your flying a $35 arrow vs what ever powder, primer, and slug is for a muzzleloader. Can you tell me a little bit of how they work and how effective and price? The ones I saw were under $500. I also got younger kids so that is another consideration of leaning towards crossbow. My son could use it all season.
I shoot 50cal round ball at 16" targets at 50,100,150,and 200 yards. We will be going up to 250yrds this year at the 400 yard range I oversee. Watch a few videos on loading and firing a Thompson Center arms Hawken 50 cal. They can be very accurate with practice projectile and powder load choices.
This was just on our local news about a white deer in the area. https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-new...89z0XkFNT4jvRc4xjaJNLzGsFB2T48qfUY8ixnaj2pz9I
My Sons from our last hunt together, memories last, deer come and go. The last picture is a Dik-Dik in Africa, full size.
Now that would make muzzleloader season much more worthwhile. I didn’t know those guns could push out that far.
