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<blockquote data-quote="Dooner" data-source="post: 2489069" data-attributes="member: 41408"><p>I was drawn to gun hunting early on. I sporterized a springfield 30-06 in my Dad's shop and was hand loading for it at 12yrs old. When I got my first retriever, I traded the rifle for a shotgun, and became devoted to waterfowl hunting with my dogs, also reloading for the shotgun. My work with retrievers really changed my life, eventually leading to me to the decision to become a Veterinarian. I started shooting a bow while in the Vet. school at UC Davis. I really liked practicing with the bow, and could squeeze in a practice session easily on my property over the years. I started making my own arrows, shooting almost daily, even winning some tournaments shooting my hunting setup against guys with their target bows. I had lots of great hunts, bringing home ~35 big game animals from all over the world, including elk, caribou, mule deer, whitetail, black bear, wild boar, pronghorn, and African plains game. After several shoulder injuries lifting heavy objects, I have retired my hunting bows, and switched back to the rifles. I have a couple of 264 Win Mags that I just accurized, putting a 7.5 twist on a Sendero. I've always wanted to try that caliber<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I also just bought a CA Traverse in 300 PRC. It's really fun getting back into rifles again, and am learning a lot. I have many great memories hunting with my bows; I agree with dmj, in that archery hunting has definitely made me a better rifle hunter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dooner, post: 2489069, member: 41408"] I was drawn to gun hunting early on. I sporterized a springfield 30-06 in my Dad's shop and was hand loading for it at 12yrs old. When I got my first retriever, I traded the rifle for a shotgun, and became devoted to waterfowl hunting with my dogs, also reloading for the shotgun. My work with retrievers really changed my life, eventually leading to me to the decision to become a Veterinarian. I started shooting a bow while in the Vet. school at UC Davis. I really liked practicing with the bow, and could squeeze in a practice session easily on my property over the years. I started making my own arrows, shooting almost daily, even winning some tournaments shooting my hunting setup against guys with their target bows. I had lots of great hunts, bringing home ~35 big game animals from all over the world, including elk, caribou, mule deer, whitetail, black bear, wild boar, pronghorn, and African plains game. After several shoulder injuries lifting heavy objects, I have retired my hunting bows, and switched back to the rifles. I have a couple of 264 Win Mags that I just accurized, putting a 7.5 twist on a Sendero. I've always wanted to try that caliber:-) I also just bought a CA Traverse in 300 PRC. It's really fun getting back into rifles again, and am learning a lot. I have many great memories hunting with my bows; I agree with dmj, in that archery hunting has definitely made me a better rifle hunter. [/QUOTE]
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