#2163656 - 11/14/10 12:17 PM
Found something interesting this week....
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gator-n-buck
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I killed a buck Monday that was a heavy 4 pt. with a 13 inch spread.... This buck dressed out a 135 lbs. and appeared to be between 2.5 and 3.5 years old.... When I got the meat back from the meat processor yesterday I found a little something extra in my bags.... It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt....
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#2163781 - 11/14/10 02:22 PM
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I know several folks that have found bullets in deer
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#2163784 - 11/14/10 02:23 PM
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I have found broadheads in em before...not recent wounds either....
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#2164076 - 11/14/10 05:32 PM
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If he survived the bullet, chances are it did not have that much of an effect on antler growth. he just had a bad hand, genetically speaking, they don't all grow up to become monsters, no matter how old they get.
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#2164078 - 11/14/10 05:33 PM
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It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt....
Wht makes you assume it was a poacher's bullet?
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#2164085 - 11/14/10 05:36 PM
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22... a poacher's favorite weapon. Don't ask me how I know that.
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#2164090 - 11/14/10 05:37 PM
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22... a poacher's favorite weapon. Don't ask me how I know that.
There are several legal 22 cal rounds.
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#2164182 - 11/14/10 06:10 PM
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AR-15's are .22 caliber and I have taken several deer with mine using a 75gr Hornady BTHP. I have never had to track a deer shot with it, and have never NOT killed a deer after shooting it with the AR. And this is legal!
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#2164193 - 11/14/10 06:13 PM
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22... a poacher's favorite weapon. Don't ask me how I know that. There are several legal 22 cal rounds.
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#2164269 - 11/14/10 06:42 PM
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#2164310 - 11/14/10 06:56 PM
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It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt.... Wht makes you assume it was a poacher's bullet?
I don't know any deer hunters that use a 22 cal. Give me a break, common sense comes into play..... Gee weez...
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#2164365 - 11/14/10 07:11 PM
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It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt.... Wht makes you assume it was a poacher's bullet? I don't know any deer hunters that use a 22 cal. Give me a break, common sense comes into play..... Gee weez...
I do all the time and perfectly legal. Maybe you need to use some common sense and realize every hunter loses a deer sometimes, why does it always have to be a poacher.
Edited by Yodel Dog (11/14/10 07:14 PM)
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#2164377 - 11/14/10 07:19 PM
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22... a poacher's favorite weapon. Don't ask me how I know that. There are several legal 22 cal rounds.
Illegal weapon (caliber) + Shot deer = poacher!!!
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#2164383 - 11/14/10 07:20 PM
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22... a poacher's favorite weapon. Don't ask me how I know that. There are several legal 22 cal rounds. Not until this year!! Illegal weapon (caliber) + Shot deer = poacher!!!
You are wrong. Did you read the regs last year?
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#2164394 - 11/14/10 07:23 PM
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I skinned a 8pt this weekend and it had a old hole in its ham. The skin had healed around it. I guess this is more common than you expect.
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#2164441 - 11/14/10 07:51 PM
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It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt.... Wht makes you assume it was a poacher's bullet? I don't know any deer hunters that use a 22 cal. Give me a break, common sense comes into play..... Gee weez... I do all the time and perfectly legal. Maybe you need to use some common sense and realize every hunter loses a deer sometimes, why does it always have to be a poacher.
You are the first deer hunter that I have ever met that legally hunts deer with a 22 cal. weapon... I have been hunting for over 30 yrs... I'm wondering if its ethical to hunt deer with a 22 cal. Not much margin for error but I guess you could always tell us what a great shot you are... 
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#2164462 - 11/14/10 07:57 PM
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It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt.... Wht makes you assume it was a poacher's bullet? I don't know any deer hunters that use a 22 cal. Give me a break, common sense comes into play..... Gee weez... I do all the time and perfectly legal. Maybe you need to use some common sense and realize every hunter loses a deer sometimes, why does it always have to be a poacher. You are the first deer hunter that I have ever met that legally hunts deer with a 22 cal. weapon... I have been hunting for over 30 yrs... I'm wondering if its ethical to hunt deer with a 22 cal. Not much margin for error but I guess you could always tell us what a great shot you are...
You must not know many deer hunters. Both .223 and 22-250 are legal 22 cal rounds. There are tons more, if you would like a list of all legal 22 cal rounds I'm sure I'll be able to compile a list. I probably own half of them.
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#2164486 - 11/14/10 08:04 PM
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It was a clear baggie with what appeared to be a partially expanded 22 cal. round (my 50 cal. blew right through)... It looks like somewhere in the past this deer came in contact with a poacher in the mountains of E. TN... Not surprising in the area I hunt with all the locals...
I first thought that this deer might of had bad genetics but the bullet might of explain why it was just a very large 4 pt.... Wht makes you assume it was a poacher's bullet? I don't know any deer hunters that use a 22 cal. Give me a break, common sense comes into play..... Gee weez... I do all the time and perfectly legal. Maybe you need to use some common sense and realize every hunter loses a deer sometimes, why does it always have to be a poacher. You are the first deer hunter that I have ever met that legally hunts deer with a 22 cal. weapon... I have been hunting for over 30 yrs... I'm wondering if its ethical to hunt deer with a 22 cal. Not much margin for error but I guess you could always tell us what a great shot you are... You must not know many deer hunters. Both .223 and 22-250 are legal 22 cal rounds. There are tons more, if you would like a list of all legal 22 cal rounds I'm sure I'll be able to compile a list. I probably own half of them.
When I'm talking about 22 cal. I'm talking about a 20 grain bullet.... Not compared to a much bigger grain like the .223- or 22-250...
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#2164541 - 11/14/10 08:19 PM
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I haven't seen many 20 grain bullets for the 22cal lr. Most are 33 to 46 grains. Maybe a 22 short?
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#2164603 - 11/14/10 08:33 PM
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I haven't seen many 20 grain bullets for the 22cal lr. Most are 33 to 46 grains. Maybe a 22 short?
The smallest 22 short is 29 grains.
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#2164615 - 11/14/10 08:36 PM
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I haven't seen many 20 grain bullets for the 22cal lr. Most are 33 to 46 grains. Maybe a 22 short? The smallest 22 short is 29 grains.
Check that. I just found some 27 grain HP's in the gun safe.
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#2164640 - 11/14/10 08:40 PM
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The remington .17 fireball is a center fire that comes in a factory 20 gr. pill...and its legal for deer hunting in TN...
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#2164673 - 11/14/10 08:47 PM
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sounds likes yodel dog is scared of a big gun!!!!!!lol
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#2164698 - 11/14/10 08:54 PM
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sounds likes yodel dog is scared of a big gun!!!!!!lol
Nah, I won't take the 22-250 til I've cut a few in half with the 257 Wby. A bullet traveling 3600 ft per second tends to make a mess! 
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