Rifle Hunting Allowed in CWD Zone

Great!

When deer hunters take to the fields this fall, they will be allowed to fire rifles in diseased deer areas of south and central Wisconsin under a state rule change that some local officials say endangers residents near hunting land.

Now if only they’d do that for all of the other areas. 

1. I don’t understand why people think a slug is less dangerous than a .308; neither one is going very far in a heavily wooded area.  Oh, well.  Same reason that hospitals call their NMR machine an “MRI,” I suppose: because the word “nuclear” scared the proles back in the 70s.

   Posted by Mike Gallo on September 05, 2008 at 2132 hrs




2. I never understand that either. Also think about where you are when you fire your gun. The vast majority of the time - you are elevated above the ground, so you are shooting at a downward angle. Hence any missed shots (or pass throughs) are only going to go a very short distance before hitting the ground.

   Posted by on September 06, 2008 at 0836 hrs




3. Don’t assume shooting down from an elevated angle is always safe.  The round can miss a deer, strike a rock at or just below the surface of the ground, and ricochet up.

   I experienced a slug go over my head because of this.  14 year old kid was in a stand 200 yards from me.  Doe ran past him about 30-40 yards.  His gun may have been pointed down, but the second shot skipped off a rock and the slug came over my head.  I can still remember what that sounds like.  Not fun at all.

   Posted by on September 12, 2008 at 1630 hrs