The only thing that I have had done to my A-bolt medallion is have the trigger polished to give a better pull. The recoil doesn't seem any worse than my 12 ga. shooting slugs it just a quicker feeling kick.

With my 300 RUM I don't have the same problem as Happy Myles. I would compare it in accuracy 22-250 which is great. Yes, It has more of a bite, but I don't shoot it for plinking. As for the price of Ammo it is very comparable, plus Remington now offers it in different powerlevels, so you can have it be 30-06 with the cost 06 ammo, or 300 mag with the cost mag ammo, or you can have the big one with ammo in the 60 dollar range. I love it, and nothing seems to move after being shot, or at least not very far.

You get what you pay for. I have had both, the Barska served its purpose, but I would spend the extra money to eliminate fog and for the extra clarity.

This year I had a 140-150 class buck while bow hunting 100 yards away feeding. I grunted several times, but only seemed to get the attention of two smaller bucks. That is when I tried a snort wheeze with my mouth. It worked, but not the way I wanted. It seemed to piss the larger buck off, and he proceeded to chase of all of the smaller bucks. He came to 48 yards three times, with each time him darting to chase of the smaller bucks. I never got a shot at him with my bow, but it was awesome to watch.

I missed a buck with my bow, it snorted an ran off and then stopped. I gave a couple light grunts, and the buck headed right back in, unfortunatly without a clear shot.

Try to order one. One local gun shop can't keep them in. It just seems to be a neet gun to own.

Sometimes that is reffered to as a hard primer. It happens, but not very often. Or if it is a new gun it could because of grease near the firing pin, or if it is an old gun it could just need a cleaning.

It is a great deer rifle! Not a lot of kick, and very effective.

300 RUM or 338 RUM you would be very pleased with the results. If you don't want the extra kick try a newer round in the 325 wsm. It has similar power and balistics to 300 mag without as much kick.

I have the super slug 870 with the sure shot stock. I love it, but the 25 1/2 inch barrel is pinned to the reciever. However, they do have shorter 23 inch barrels as options.

Corn! as long as it is natural to the area.

I am going to take choice D all of the above. Any reason to be in the outdoors is a great reason.

For Cody r he said cheap. I love my Brownings, but they are far more expensive then what I mentioned.

Mossberg 500 or an 870. Both can come with multiple barrells and work well.

I have a Moultry 5.0. It cost me 75 dollars and it works great if set up in the right spot. I set mine up on scrapes and I get great pictures and the flash doesn't seem to bug them. However, in a area that deer are just passing through you will need a fast trigger speed which means more money.

As a former basketball player, play while you can because you can hunt all through out your life, but your only in high school for a short time. Plus as a team member, you let your teamates down by not giving your best.

With lunar cycles for the most part I find them accurate. However, the deer could be very active in the corn and you never lay eyes on them. For example My neighbor ran his head rows on the corn, I saw about 25 last night after seeing nothing the last three times hunting, but hearing them move in the corn. The deer are still there, but they take full advantage of the easy meals and great cover.

The high shoulder shot is the best. The animal usually drops in its tracks, but you must make sure you have the right angle. Quartering to you is the best.

I wouldn't suggest using a 7mm-08 for elk. It is kind of like using a 243 it works, but it isn't the best option. Try a 7mm mag, or even a 300 RUM.

Go to were the does are. Hunt food sources.

smoke means fire which can put unease a deer. However, I have seen many deer and large deer that have been killed by chain smokers. I think it hurts your chances of a deer comming in from down wind.

Corn provides great cover and food. They are still moving, but usually you just can't see them.

small game is fine, but it doesn't have enough kinetic energy to make an ethical kill.

as long as you don't use fiber string silencers and dry your bow afterwords and maintain your bow you are all in the clear. The fiber string silencers that were once popular slow down your string causing your arrow to fly low.

You did the what was right, but sometimes that is the way things work out. The positive you didn't spook him and he didn't care about your pop up so sounds like you have a good set up.

Don't use it unless you want to wound deer. If you are going to use it treat it like your bow hunting and 35 yards or less. They don't leave a great blood trail and I have found way too many deer that have pellets just under the skin. O.K. for coyotes were legal however.

That is a bad choice. There is a reason 20ga shells are yellow far too many accidents.

grunt tube, cover scent, doe bleat, cell phone just in case, range finder, binos depending on location, and weapon of choice.

As for modern ammunition has greatly improved in the last twenty years.

It depends on the gun for some reason certain guns shoot certain ammunition better than others. I have had success with Hornady, Fedral, Winchester, and Remington.

I would move closer to the corn and the woods depending on prevailing wind. This time of year soybeans arn't that palatable as they die, but become very good after snow. If that happens in your neck of the woods. The calling should become more affective when the rut kicks in, at least the chasing phase. Decoys can work, but expect mixed results.

Try scent or try to find a bottle neck. Other wise look for natural forage sites. This means you may have to have different stand locations as their palates change through the season.

Hand a feet warmers are inexpensive and work. Once your feet get cold your done.

as Cgull pointed out hunting in the rain can be great. Especially after it quits raining can be a great time to catch the deer on the move.

They may not eat the food the first day, but the dew is going help eliminate your scent. I however live in a state that used to allow bait, but no longer does. I never shot a large buck over bait, until the snow would start to fly. However, small food plots end up being cheaper in the long run, and have seen far more big bucks all through out the season. Good Luck!

Both, you have to have options because the big bruiser can be in both places. During the chasing fase hunt the fields, while you may have better luck early with the river bottoms.

Any day you can hunt can be an outstanding day, so if you have a chance take advantage because I have never shot a buck sitting in my living room watching T.V.

My first reaction to crossbow hunting in Michigan is that they should be used by people over 50. However, after a brief thought as a compound bow user I am sure that traditional bow hunters had similar arguments when compound bows were introduced. As Clay mentioned it is a great way to get more people involved in hunting, especially the youth who would or could have a very difficult time drawing a compound bow. I think it is great that the state of Michigan is expanding our hunting options instead of limiting them. Now all we need them to do is start our season in Mid September like many of our other Midwestern neighbors.

Depends on where you are hunting. There are many places in which you may rarely take a shot over a hundred yards, or if you need a bean field shot you can be taking a 300 yard shot. Remember people were making those 300 yard shot with fixed 4 power scopes for a long time and scopes are not cheap.

What ever you do don't use bleach. Bleach will eat the skull. Remove the hid, boil the skull, and use high concentration peroxide. You can buy kits through Cabela's that have more specific directions.

One for a unloaded uncased gun in the back of my truck going from one section of the farm to the next hunting coyotes. It was less than a mile on a dirt road. I was the lazy idiot and I deserved it.

I believe there has been articles written about the plateau and the mule deer population. I wish I could remember the name of the article, but it discussed the problems that happened because of the over population of mule deer and who had authority for controlling the population.

Ballistic work great for slower flying cartridges (below 2700 feet per second). However, they all work great for deer.

I used to use the traditional muzzy 3 blade broadheads, but I now use the MX3 by muzzy. They have no moving parts and they leave a great blood trail. My buddy has had great success with thunderheads.

I shot a 4 point. After watching feed on alfalfa for about twenty minutes, I finally got a shot at 15 yards. Made a good shot, but it was the easiest tracking job I have every had. It took off and ran a total of about 70 yards, but in its last mad dash it made a huge u-turn and died about 10 feet from the base of my tree stand.

Even though the .22mag is a great gun it is not designed for deer. At one point in time they did allow people to use rimfire ammunition without restrictions on magazine capacities to hunt, and people just let the lead fly. Obviously that didn't work! As Steve182 points out it doesn't have the energy for ethical kills. Stick to use the mag for coyotes, coons, squirrels, woodchucks, other small game, and shooting.

The problem with the Michigan DNR is the fact that they separate deer hunting by upper and lower peninsula. They should have their deer tags similar to their traping zones. Obviously in Zone 3 the deer population is much higher than in Northern Michigan and Northern Michigan is Higher than the U.P. They should have three sets of rules accordingly.

A 25-06 is a great dear load, and 25wssm offers similar ballistics and bullet weights. Plus most of the tracking will involve the instant pile-up.

I always take my quiver off while hunting, but I will practice both ways. You never know when the opportunity may arise for a spot and stalk.

I have the original switchback which the re-released as the S2. I would have a very tough time switching, because it is very smooth. However, I don't think you could go wrong with either they are Mathews.

Accuracy has to be one of the most important parts of hunting. However, semi-autos are great for self defense because of the higher rate of fire.

For .22 I use leopold and have bushnell elite, and have had great success with both. You want to have clarity for those light situations especially for coyotes.

I have also had a lot of luck calling in owls when calling for coyotes at night. In fact usually call in far more owls than coyotes.

I have one particular stand were owls love to buzz me or check out if I am viable food source. It is quite entertaining.

A 22-250 with the right bullet can be effective if used correctly. However, most people are looking for 1000 pounds of energy which a 22-250 doesn't have much more than that at 100 yards. But accuracy is key which you can shoot a low recoil gun without developing the yipps.

If your hunting between 100 and 200 yards sight it in for 100 and practice. Their is no perfect answer for how high it depends on your caliber. If your using a 30-30 you may have a tough time shooting 200 yards, or it you are using a .270 your bullet is only going to vary by inch +or- up or down in that 200 yard range.

I have done baiting in the past, but have never shot a large deer over a bait pile. However I have shot several Pope and Young deer, but they have been over large food plots or agricultural fields. I used to treat bait piles as supplemental feeding through the harsh winter months, but I have found good food plots have been much more successful and actually cheaper in the long run. However their are certain places that you would never see a deer if it wasn't for baiting. For example,most of the hunts in northern Canada you wouldn't get a chance at a large whitetail if it wasn't for baiting. Or in Texas, you might never get a deer to step out of a sendaro. For high fences it is cool to see large animals, but it isn't hunting if it has a guarantee.

string suppressors are great, but be careful not to by some of the older models that are like yarn or can absorb water. If they are to get wet they will greatly slow down your string causing you to shoot low. At thirty yards it could be 6-8 inches. As for the comet by CPT brad 300 fps is far short of the speed of sound and alert deer can still jump a string which can be witnessed on many of the hunting shows out there. Another important thing is to make sure everything stays tight. Over a period of time items on your bow can come loose causing unwanted noise.

I have a Bushnell pro scout range finder without arc because it is legal to use in for many of the golf tournaments that I play in. However, if I were looking for one for just hunting. I would purchase one that has the arc and is good in low light situations. Mine can be difficult to read in the first and last 15 minutes of legal shooting light.

I am personally a hunter that uses a Mathews switchback, and I absolutely love it. That said, for choosing a new bow I would shoot a variety of different bows. Their are a lot of excellent choices out their, but buy one that is going to fit your needs. Remember that a longer the axle to axle length and the brace height the more forgiving. However, Shorter axle bows are great in tree stands and pop up blinds. As for broad heads I have had a lot of success with muzzy mx-3.