Things Learned from a CO

Sunday morning we were given a routine license check by the local CO so I asked him a few questions and here is what I learned.

Since we deer hunt in a lottery area and I did not receive a doe permit, I could only tag a buck in that area with my all-season license. But I could shoot a doe with my bow.

Could I take both the gun and the bow to my stand and shoot whichever was legal? Nope, no firearms while bow hunting. Probably not coordinated enough to do that anyway.

His interpretation of the conceal and carry permit is that it only pertains to handguns. No loaded shotguns in the truck.

A new one to me. If you have a valid deer permit and pheasant license, you can have both slugs and bb shots shells in your gun at the same time (ie. a number 5 in the chamber and 4 slugs in the magazine). This works if you are alone or if every one in the party has both permits. If not, someone would be in trouble for aiding deer hunters. They better not find any birdshot in your deer either.

So with my new found knowledge I took the 870 with the red dot scope out to ambush some roosters on Sunday evening since the deer were not moving and I was alone. 2 birdshot and 3 slugs just in case. Thought I would just sight along the barrel under the scope for wing shots. First rooster flies by and, yep, you guessed it. The eye came right up to the scope. No shot. Saw some roosters land a ways away so I went over to flush them. One gets up and flies straight away. Once again the eye went to the scope but since he was going away I pulled the trigger figuring if he was in the scope, he should go down. Never touched a feather. Alright smart guy, now what? I turned on the red dot to see if that would help since I couldn’t sight down the barrel. One came zinging by me and I never did catch up to that one with the gun. No shot again. That was enough. Went home and cried in my beer. Funny how you have no trouble sighting down the barrel when there is no scope but can’t when there is one on the gun. Can’t teach an old dog new tricks, I guess.

I have my scope mounted on my 870 with see thru sights. Just for when the deer are running I can pop some caps fast. I could never get them in the scope fast enough. There is a space between the scope and the barrel. You can look right down the sight. Works great for me. Jim

I have the same openings but just ain’t smart enough to look through them when the scope is mounted.

I learned to uhh, have my license with me at all times while hunting.

Glad to see you back Mr PK! Haven’t heard from you for a while.

So could one say “the Lutefisk doesn’t fall far from the pot”?

BK! Hey, your initials are what OldFartPutz eats all the time, hence his manly physique.

Dunno about the lutey, I try to not be around when it is cooking. We gonna do some ice fishing this winter?

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BK! Hey, your initials are what OldFartPutz eats all the time, hence his manly physique.

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Well, since we didn’t get into a boat together this summer…we’ll have to do the ice house. Should be bring the ol’man along? I’ll help you with him. and bring the BK.

You shoot at a running deer?Do you ever hit them?

We hunt with a group of 10-12 people and make drives through sloughs, woods, CRP, etc. to get the deer moving. So, yes, we need to make running shots if we want venison on the table.

My brother shot a pheasant with a slug many years back,someone had given him a basket of leftover shells and there was one slug in it.There wasn’t much left of the bird.I heard of someone more recently taking down a buck with 4-shot.He didn’t realize what happened until he skinned it.It was close shot a it only ran about 100 yds before dropping.

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So could one say “the Lutefisk doesn’t fall far from the pot”?

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Especially when one is sitting above it ready to flush!

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You shoot at a running deer?Do you ever hit them?

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Hey Tom;

I can’t hit a running deer “right”.

However, it can be done with alot of skill. I watched my pop drop a big buck @ 150 yards, with a model 12 Win, and a remington rifled slug. This was done with a single brass bead. The deer was on a dead run, broadside. He took it down with one shot.

I can’t do it, but I’ve watch pop do it over and over and over again………It has gotten to the point that I don’t shoot, but sit back and watch him do it every time……..