Recent content by old243

I use 100 grain nosler partition bullets, load my own in 243. Prefer a heart lung shot, as meat damage is usually a broken rib, and some bloody clots. Most deer will flinch and hump up. Will drop within 50 to 75 yards. If It is getting later in the evening , I will hit them in the front...

Didn,t get a deer this year, on our Ontario hunts. Was proud to accompany my grandson when he got his second wt buck, a nice 6 pointer. Using his 3006 husqavarna with 180 grain nosler partitions. A week later at our hunt camp, my 17 year old grand daughter got her second buck, a beautiful...

We returned a week ago from our annual moose and bear hunt at our camp. There were 9 hunters this year. In Ontario you have to buy a tag and apply for a draw. In our area there were only 3 bull and 3 cow tags to be drawn . Anyone can shoot a calf. We didn't draw any tags. During the week we saw...

I use corn, as an attractant. give them a bit regularly. To keep does around. I have lots of apple trees, they are loaded , with apples this year. Start scrapes under the apple trees. with a bit of doe scent. bucks will set up a run of scrapes they will visit . Once you get them started they...

I use a 243 savage 110L , Leopold vx 2, 50 mm, for deer in open country shooting. 100 grain nosler partitions handloaded. For brush shooting I have a win model 100 in 308. Peep sight . Using 180 grain nosler partitions for deer and moose. I think you should match your rifle to the shooting...

I have been using nosler partion bullets in my 243 , 100 grain for many years , also in 308 for deer and moose, 180 grain. Completely satisfied with the performance. Also they don't blow up on the heavy bones. old243

The second week of our Ontario hunt was at our hunt camp in northern Ontario. The weather was very warm the first three days . The deer weren't moving much but the rut was definitely in full swing, judging by the scrapes. thursay and Friday it rained, then got colder on Saturday, with about an...

Our local deer gun hunt is on this week . The weather is very warm for this time of year.But makes hunting and sitting enjoyable. On the first night, I got to my stand about 3 oclock . I have a food plot, of various clovers. It is being well used. About 4 oclock , a group of turkey's arrived ...

Good looking hound, good luck old243

This might not be the right place for moose hunting. We just returned from our annual hunt at our camp in northern Ontario. Spent a week at our deer and moose camp. We had eleven hunters but no adult tags. We could only shoot calves. Altogather we saw eight different adult moose. Two good...

I have used 100 gr nosler partitions, for probably the last 20 years. Hand load my own. completely satisfied. If you make an accurate shot , I like heart lungs , they will be down in 100 yards, or less. If you go for the neck or shoulder, you won't have to look for them. Quite often you will...

Len , Thanks for the story of your trip to Colorado. We are from Ontario. In year 2000, we toured the western states. Spent a night in the campground at Estes park, in the morning we went over the pass , at the summit there were a herd of elk cows with their newborn calves. Such a change the...

We hunt Ontario , for moose . This year the tag allotment has been cut away back , don't expect to get an adult tag. But we will go and have a good hunt anyway. We go as a family group including my grand kids. Grandson and Grand daughter both have their licences now. Shoot a few partridge, maybe...

I bought my savage 110 L , bolt on the south side, my last year in high school.That was 1960. Put a leopold VX2 3-9 by 50 on it about 20 years ago. Have taken a lot of white tails with it. Have been reloading , use 100 gr nosler partition. for deer, in open country. For coyotes, groundhogs...

I have shot a few , but have never eat them. with the larger black and greys arriving . What is the best way to prepare them. Or is there a recipe section I should mention this in. old243