" HUNTING "
THE MALE VERSION OF " SHOPPING "
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" And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hands are they delivered.Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things." Genesis 9:2,3
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Which weapon is the best for deer hunting in each of the different categories? The answer is, there is no single best weapon for every situation.
The following information is pretty general and is designed to give the novice a better idea of what to purchase for a deer hunting weapon. I am sure as I can be, that if you ask 10 different people which weapon to purchase for deer hunting, you would get 10 different answers.
Purchase a weapon that is big enough for the job and you must be able to shoot it with a high degree of accuracy. If you can, shoot several different weapons before purchasing one.
Rifles - There are many to choose from, but I will only list a few.
- Light End - .243 Winchester, 6 mm Remington, .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .260 Remington,
30-30 Winchester
- Medium - .270 Winchester, .280 Remington, 7x57 Mauser, 7mm-08 Remington, .284 Winchester
- Heavy End - .308 Winchester, 30-06 Springfield, 7mm Remington Magnum
- Authors Choice - .270 Winchester - Is an excellent choice, the .270 has plenty of knock down power with a light to moderate recoil.
Pistols
- Light End - .357 Magnum
- Medium - .41 Magnum, .44 Remington Magnum
- Heavy End - .454 Casull
- Authors Choice - .44 Remington Magnum - The .44 magnum has enough knock down power for close range deer. The recoil is heavy so hang on tight.
Bows
- Light End - 40 pound Bow
- Medium - 45, 50, 55 pound Bow
- Heavy End - 60 pound Bow
- Authors Choice - 50 pound Compound Bow, The 50 pound bow is a good choice for deer. A compound bow, with at least a 50% let-off, is ideal when your waiting for that perfect shot at full draw.
Muzzleloaders
- Light End - .45 Caliber
- Medium - .50 Caliber
- Heavy End - .54 Caliber
- Authors Choice - .50 Caliber - The .50 caliber muzzleloader is a good choice for deer. It has a moderate to heavy recoil depending on load.
Shotguns
- Light End - 20 Gauge
- Medium - 12 Gauge
- Heavy End - 10 Gauge
- Authors Choice - 12 Gauge - The 12 gauge shotgun is a good choice for deer. Use #00 Buck shot or larger, or shotgun slugs. To reduce the heavy recoil of the 12 gauge shotgun, try a semi-auto.
Now that you have chosen your weapon, get out there and practice. If you can't hit a deer sized target under hunting conditions, you might as well stay home You want your weapon to become an extension of yourself. Practice finding your target in the sights. You might only get one chance this next season, and you want to be ready.
God bless and safe & happy hunting,
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BLESSINGS FROM THE FIELD !
If you're a Christian Brother or Married Couple who would like to send us a photo from a recent Hunt, we would be glad to use it on this page !
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| Pastor Ball and Brother Keith James with 5 hogs taken near Columbus Ga. |
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| Brother Ethan Bryson, Michael and Pastor Ball, a Hog killing time ! |
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| Agood days hunting !! |
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| 2009 Turkey / 4-25-09 |
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| PASTOR BALL AND BROTHER CLIFF HAINES WITH THE 10 POINT BUCK BROTHER BALL KILLED ON 11/07/2008 IN PAULDING COUNTY GA. |
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| Bro. Michael and Cody Lovett/South Africa/2008 |
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| Bro. Michael Lovett/South Africa/2008 |
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| PASTOR BILLY BALL / 2006 MULE DEER HUNT, LEMMONS, SD. |
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| 2006 TURKEY HUNT / WEST POINT LAKE, GEORGIA ! |
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| " BAD KITTY " BOB CAT ATTACKING A DOE, ROME , GA 2006 TAKEN BY A TRAIL CAM ! |
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| " BAD KITTY 2 " DON'T KNOW IF THE DOE MADE IT OR NOT ! |
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| MY SON IN LAW FRANKY PRIMAVERA WITH HIS FIRST DEER AND FAMILY 03 |
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| CONNER PETTIGREW WITH HIS FIRST SQUIRREL. DAD CHRIS, AND LITTLE BROTHER DAKOTA MAKE A GREAT HUNTING TEAM ! |
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| Bro. Jacob Carter with deer shot in 2005 |
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| CONGRATULATIONS TO JACOB HOLT, PICTURED HERE WITH HIS FIRST DEER ! GOOD SHOT JACOB ! |
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| COOPER OR SHOULD I SAY "TRAPPER" VOLLMER WITH HIS MUSKRAT COLLECTION ! |
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| EMMY VOLLMER WITH DAD JEFF AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SD. PHEASANT HUNT ! |
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