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    South Florida Bear Hunting

    Don’t let them lie to you about the mt lion/ panther There in a lot of places that Fwc says there not. Saw a mom and cubs in 3 different county’s in the panhandle over the last few years
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    South Florida Bear Hunting

    Not just south fl All of fl Been trying to get support for it And have given everyone I know the Fwc questionnaire thing about it
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    The 47-70 has not, and never will, be a 458 win mag

    And yet there a video of how many shots by a 600 NE on another post before the buff knew he was shot?
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    What is your deadliest weapon???

    probably a ruger single 6 22 mag have been using it since 8-9 for pest control on the farm and small game hunting, traped hog tool Hunting rifle ruger 77 in 6 mm Remington
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    303 or 45-70?

    Probably I have put a lot of game in the freezer with the 4570 have a buch off ammo for it from cowboy loads a lot of the 300gr hp stuff a few. Boxes of the 405 safe for any rifle load Then a few different boxes of the hotter stuff for the guidegun
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    303 or 45-70?

    Before I hurt my shoulder so bad I used it a lot but have not since the doc wanted to cut the bone and replace it from the joint to the elbow. I have been shooting light recoil calibers. Witch sucks because I have all ways like the bigger guns
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    303 or 45-70?

    I was looking at ammo saw that rem load but damed they want 80$ for a box Read some magazines articles they said the action is relatively strong but not to push it. But there seams to be a problem if you don’t use the the .312 bullets some article said it was trying to key hole at 50 yds with...
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    303 or 45-70?

    Yes recoil is a issue. I dont reload any thing I use will be factory ammo or what I can get my brother to reload for me. Being a dyslexic I dont think me trying to reload would be safe. Seeing 4.9 gr as 9.4 could be a serious problem.
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    Viability of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 in .500 S&W (22" Barrel) for Cape Buffalo?

    Well I like the 6mm Remington. But if they open bear season back up. I have no interest in using it the 358 probably #1 the 4570-44 mag 350l 450bm and then the 6.5x55. Probably on that order lol I actually like the 338 I have used the Winchester and have uses my brothers ultra mag a few times I...
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    303 or 45-70?

    The 9.3 now that is a interesting idea had not even crossed my mind
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    303 or 45-70?

    Don’t know about the 35w But looks like a 35-303 is there
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    303 or 45-70?

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    303 or 45-70?

    All ready have a 45-70 I have used the 303 in the past but it’s been over 20 years. It’s the rifle it’s self that I really want. Just trying to decide on the cal. If it was in 7x57 there would be no question. And yes in the US Florida
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    303 or 45-70?

    I am looking at the Uberti CourtEney stalking rifle it comes in 303 and 45-70 With my shoulder the 45-70 loads would be the light ones 300gr Winchester hp ( I have a few hundred of the around) If I get the 303 if I could find them o would want 200gr or so but the 180gr is easier to find I would...
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    Short barrel trend

    I like them for certain jobs. Tight swamps or tight tree stands in the swamp. I love my trapper leaver actions with 16 in barrel and the 45-70 guide gun. And room clearing I like the 11.5 colt xm177 clone that I have had since the early 90s
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    Hunting Ethics Of Taking Female Animals In Africa

    Well I don’t have a problem killing a female hunting. I not able to hunt hogs with a knife anymore. But when you grab a 250+ lbs hog boar or sow don’t really matter when you’re fighting to flip it and stab it on the heart.
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    Tim Sundles 4 shots of 600 NE into Buff

    It very well could be you are shooting mose and I am shooting fl deer and hogs Huge size difference
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    Tim Sundles 4 shots of 600 NE into Buff

    Try out a 257 w I have shot deer in the shoulder and had the stomach busted open when cleaning them. It’s only happen a few times. Normally when expecting a 300 yd shot and the deer desided to come out 50 yds are less. The bullets path were stright through both shoulder. Something busted the...
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    Tim Sundles 4 shots of 600 NE into Buff

    That’s strange. And I guess why personal experience can’t all ways be relyed on. I am not saying you’re experience is wrong. But for me the 45-70 on deer have dropped the quicker than anything else except a 450 bm. I have used hardcast.300gr hp 405gr sp And they dropped fast most of the time...
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    Tim Sundles 4 shots of 600 NE into Buff

    Some animal just have a will to live out of belief. I saw a little doe shot with a 200 gr 338 ultra mag under 75 yds away. The bullet zippered her she took off running she made it across the field with nothing left Blood trail a foot wide inside every where. I saw a hog shot to pices that made...
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    Hunting Ethics Of Taking Female Animals In Africa

    Right or not hunting like horse racing Has all ways been a pay to play type activity. Fl has a lot of public land but hunting is still a expensive pass time. Even some of the best wma have limited numbers of pass for the weekend. You have to be able to be off from work and at the wma office...
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    Neighbors

    They should use land mines and dead lines for that one
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    Viability of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 in .500 S&W (22" Barrel) for Cape Buffalo?

    I dont know why. If you get into any dangerous field of work you know the risk you are taking on. And the risk for hunting dangerous game by non standard equipment is it really as high as the risk of a bad shot by someone over guned because there going after something dangerous? I knew a old...
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    What are you reading?

    Good read but that book makes me sad. Have a good buddy that has a farm we share hunts. I have a cupple of small wet weather ponds that normally have water and some ducks during duck season. I offered his son a copy of that book. He loves hunting and fishing. He told me flat out no thinks I only...
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    Viability of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 in .500 S&W (22" Barrel) for Cape Buffalo?

    On the rifle I would think it’s heavier than a New England firearms Man the 500 out of the nef actually hurt me
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    Viability of the Big Horn Armory Model 89 in .500 S&W (22" Barrel) for Cape Buffalo?

    Well I asked about the 45-70 and 444. One reason I was thinking about it. Is growing up using leaver actions. I know it’s not dangerous game but with a 30-30.44 mag and 45-70 I have put multiple rounds more than 2 in deer infont of dogs and hogs infont of dogs or running towards me. The...
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    How many others map out their future firearm purchases?

    I dont know about maping them out. But I have ones that if they pop up in a cal I want at a price I can afford I will buy. No 22-250 or 243 unless it’s a extremely rear rifle or extremely cheap Now there are ones I plan to get like the umberty stalkking 1885 high wall I am not sure if I want...
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    Neighbors

    Gator not a bad idea Have a buddy that’s got a pond side of the rd. People kept fishing and swimming in it. Well some how a few gators got there some how People kinda stay away.
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    35 Whelen or 300 Win??

    I like the 338 and the 338 federal I really wanted a 338 marlin when it came out but saw hornday was going to back off of it. But having used a few 338 and different 35 In the same class of cartridge capacity To me it looks like the 35 cals hit harder. But that might be because I used...
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    I agree with you. But fl does normal post warring about gators. But tourists type places will tell you not to really worry about them if you leave them alone they will leave you alone.
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    I don’t think it would help lawsuits. The woman that used glue on her head had a lawsuit. Ambulance chaseing lawyers and stupid will all ways get together
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    In todays world do you think it would do any good?
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    Hunting Ethics Of Taking Female Animals In Africa

    I have never been to Africa or Australia. I was watching a hunting show hunting the buffalo in Australia. In the heard there was a older female buff. I believe I would have wanted her more than the normal bulls. Her horn went way down and the tips went backwards A very different horn type
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    If there was a medical reason or sleep reasons She should have known about it before hand and she should have taken precautions. Simply put if a diabetic doesn’t bring insulin and eats a cake and passed out. It’s not the cakes fault
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    Oh and as far as hugging a lion cub Hell no When I was in low school we went to one of the animal rescue type places And they wanted us to hold and pet all kinds of animals. I flat refused I was fine with there cows and horses Growing up on a working farm I knew what animals to mess with and...
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    It’s not cruel. Its the way things are. And worrying about being cruel is why the world so F now. Cruel is learning. My oldest daughter did not like me being cruel to her as a child making her mind and spanking when she didn’t. She has decided not to spank her son it’s cruel. So the other...
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    What are you reading?

    Being here for generations and my best buddy came from Acadia fl. He said that was a ruff spot lol
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    As a kid I saw a 1/2 grown angus bull get mad at the water kettle and just flip it right over. Said water kettle was a cast iron 200 gallon syrup kettle full of water and sat down in a tractor tire It was no more to that bull than knocking over a solo cup would be to you
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    Tourist killed by herd of elephants at Sirheni Bushveld Camp in Kruger

    That’s what a good life insurance policy for
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    What are you reading?

    A land remembered And eaters of the dead
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    Neighbors

    Prickly pear, Spanish bayonets Should grow they both do well in fl. Then there the wild running rose bush. Living razor wire that of left wild can grow to the top of a pecan and about 16 feet wide
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    New from Florida

    Welcome I am up in north fl right on the ga line 9th gen. On one side of the family not sure how many generations on the other they came over with the Spanish.
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    Neighbors

    Farm side of me now they have re done there wast water system Water management was not happy with them
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    Neighbors

    No in parts of fl run off can be a municipal issue or water management issue
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    Neighbors

    Looks like honey locusts If you can get some cutting just lay them in the yard you will have them up soon Seriously I got hurt right before deer season a buddy came and cut some shooting lanes every where he piled H L limbs I now have trees starting and the thorns will go in a Massey...
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    Neighbors

    I would be talking to the county rd and bridge dep or the city water dep
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    Whisky appreciation

    Hey cc 12 I like that the only other Canadian I really like was the cr 13 year bourbon mash and cr vilina . You can add honey and wild cherry to that cc12 make a cherry bounce that’s to me and the people that have had it say it’s good
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    Did Rookhawk steer a fellow right?

    Years ago before the internet open a lot of doors. ( aol was still sending out the disk for dial up) A local dr bought a mark 5 and 5 boxes of ammo. He shot 2 rounds and put the gun up for sale. No one wanted it at what he was asking. Any way it finally ended up in a little shop The owner bought...
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    What's your one favorite caliber?

    For where I am at and what I hunt. The 6mm Remington Turkey, coyote,deer and hog have all fell to it no problem. If bear season comes back it is a little light but would work with a 100-105 gr bonded bullets
 
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