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22LR is marginal for taking deer at close range with a rifle. Taking one with a revolver would require almost contact distance to be tenable - and if you shoot
by RyJones 11y ago
22LR is marginal for taking deer at close range with a rifle. Taking one with a revolver would require almost contact distance to be tenable - and if you shoot it in the lung or heart, it's going to run a long way until it dies.
I doubt the person telling you the story has much experience with taking deer, let alone with a 22.
- griffordson 11y agoAnd the idea that someone is going to poach a deer and throw it in the back of the truck on the way home from work is also laughable. The penalties for poaching are far too harsh for anyone who cares about ever hunting, fishing, or owning a gun for the rest of their lives. It's not something that happens in broad daylight for sure.
- RyJones 11y agoI wasn't going to go there, but you are correct. No part of the story makes sense.
- rcurry 11y agoOh man, you'd be surprised - I'm an avid predator hunter and spend ridiculous amounts of time out in hay fields at 2:00 AM with a night vision system, and you would not believe the stories I've got about poachers. One night, I had a couple of good old boys roll up and shoot a deer that couldn't have been more than about 75 yards away from me. EDIT: There's a whole cottage industry around robot wildlife that are used to catch poachers, both day and night: http://www.roboticwildlife.com/enforcement_decoys/index.php http://www.roboticwildlife.com/enforcement_decoys/index.php
- rcurry 11y agoYep, about the only animals that get shot with a .22 are squirrels, rabbits, and wolves.