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[unicornduke]

 Hunting cw

If I wasn't so fucking bad at guns (not safety wise, I'm big on safety), I probably would have a deer right now. It turns out, you can't shoot a rifle that has an spent round in the chamber. And rechambering made them run off. But I know where to look for tomorrow night. And I went towards a hedgerow between our and our neighbors property and there was a deer hanging out on the other side of it, maybe fifty feet away. It completely missed seeing me coming. I couldn't get a shot at it because it was in between me and some houses.

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[unicornduke]

We've got enough equipment around that I think we have one. Do I know where? No. Dad slept in that morning so I was jerry rigging things to work. If I can get one while he's awake, I'm sure we can find what I need. Or just use the backhoe bucket raised up. Or any number of solutions.

That morning was just so fricking cold that I wanted to get it done as far as I could. I was in the metal shed and had layers and a coverall on and was cool. The legs of the deer froze that night.

[graydon]

The parental filing system! Very dangerous. :)

Totally get the "oh god get this done" part.

A friend of mine's family is from up around Kapuskasing where people are more likely to hunt moose than deer, and they have stories about the most fundamental rule of moose hunting, which is "you are going to see a moose in a swamp. You never, ever shoot that moose, because then you have to get a dead moose out of a swamp." People who don't know this rule produce a lot of stories about doing things as quickly as possible while freezing cold.

[unicornduke]

I can't find anything around here, so sometimes I just....wander. 'This seems like a vaguely logical place something useful might be'

oh my god. I am never hunting a moose ever. At least the deer I shot was at the top of a hill and it was easy to drag down.

[graydon]

Well... Moose is very, very tasty, and moose leather is amazing.
(I had a pair of moose hide moccasins (commercially obtained!) last about ten years as house shoes.)

So wouldn't swear off entirely, if you should ever get the chance. One does not sensibly go moose hunting solo! (I mean, there are people who are very good at it who can, and do, but generally you want a team of four or so.)

Top of a hill is excellent planning!