|
Post by whelenman on Oct 28, 2009 15:35:11 GMT -5
This happens quite often. You can shoot over their heads and they continue browsing.
|
|
|
Post by lwh723 on Oct 29, 2009 14:26:29 GMT -5
Good opportunity to do some dry fire practicing.
|
|
|
Post by billc on Oct 29, 2009 20:05:21 GMT -5
The Chilhowee Rod and Gun Club. I've had to wait a few times to fire there myself. Hope to see you at the range.
Bill
|
|
|
Post by whelenman on Oct 29, 2009 21:30:29 GMT -5
You got it BillC. As long as they're not between you and the target they don't seem to mind shooting. See you there sometime if I know which one you are. I'm the fat, old, bald guy.
|
|
|
Post by billc on Oct 30, 2009 15:38:04 GMT -5
Then I guess I'm the fatter, older, balder guy. Or I'm the smooth faced level headed guy -- snuff runs out of both sides of my mouth. ;D
Bill
|
|
|
Post by boarhog on Nov 7, 2009 0:04:23 GMT -5
We've had to stop and wait for deer on our club range also. Always an enjoyable pause.
|
|
|
Post by artjr338wm on Jan 26, 2010 17:15:54 GMT -5
Although not for a looooong time I have had both turkeys and deer wonder out onto my favorite 100 & 200yrd range and cause me to have to wait until the turkeys left and I had to actually scare off the deer. Grass and other green stuff grows pretty good at the range and for the turkeys the foliage on the berms is LOADED with bugs.
The fact I started to hear quite a few gobbles back at my gun blasts is now why I hunt the same public ground where I shoot.
|
|
|
Post by ozark on Jan 26, 2010 18:42:54 GMT -5
This reminds me of an event that happend with our rifle team in the Panama Canal Zone. We were at the 200 yard line practicing offhand. I was the range officer and spotted a small doe starting to cross the range near the targets. I yelled: "Cease firing." and the deer begin to gallop across the range which contained fifty targets. There was no closed season there so I made a quick decision to have the shooters kill her. There were ten shooters on line and they ranged from beginners to expert, masters and distinguished. I yelled: "Kill deer crossing in front of targets, commence firing." Firing begin and the doe speeded up. I could see bullets kicking up dirt around the deer but no hits until she passed the last target and stopped. One shooter then put her down. Everyone took a break while she was brought back and a couple with knowledge field dressed her. I advised the team to stick to target shooting because hunting was a totally different skill. It was as much fun for all of us as anything that happened during any of our training. A shooter from Guam took care of the meat and his family enjoyed it. I and several team members not on the line were sure disappointed that we didn't get a crack at that moving target.
|
|
|
Post by lastofthebreed on Jan 26, 2010 23:40:20 GMT -5
thats a good story ozark.
i am sure they all enjoyed it!
|
|
|
Post by smokeless77 on Jan 27, 2010 1:31:57 GMT -5
Ozark, The picture in my mind when I read your story, was the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid, when they started firing (lol).
John
|
|
|
Post by mdgroundhogger on Jan 23, 2011 23:58:37 GMT -5
Are they deaf? Just kidding I have the same problem at my club. I hunt four miles down the road from my club and the deer there are in the next county if they hear a twig break!!! Go figure.
|
|