Recent content by Goose Cracker

Study I read a while back based here in Georgia suggested that bobcats kill as many fawns every year as coyotes. During the furbearer season I shoot every one I see. Shot a 28 lb female a couple years back.

Both of my R8 barrels are threaded and I shoot them suppressed. 300WM and 375 H&H. This is the 375. Perfect rifle platform to shoot suppressed.

Welcome from yet another Georgian. Currently reside in far NW Atlanta suburbs.

Quite appropriate! Love John Donne (The Flea is my favorite) and Hemingway. I think Dylan Thomas' "Do not go gentle into that good night" is also appropriate. RIP

A few of my other tropies from the UK. All in the Cotswolds. Hunting in the UK is seriously underrated. Six deer species - roe, fallow, red, sika, Chinese water deer, and muntjac. Muntis are my favorite to eat, but roe are my favorite to hunt.

I can't imagine *not* having binos when I'm hunting. I sling them over my right shoulder so they ride above my left hip in Africa on a Rick Young bino harness. I love his stuff. I've had a pair of Meopta Meopros 10x32 forever. They've been to Africa five times. They are lightweight...

Where legal, I'd definitely shoot suppressed. Folks have mentioned the pros and cons. This is my Blaser R8 with its 375 H&H barrel suppressed. I was dialing in the scope (Leupy VX6 2-12x42) with some random ammo I had. Surprisingly, I had very good results with the inexpensive Federal "blue...