Fowler
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Post by Fowler on Mar 22, 2024 12:52:41 GMT -5
I remember a long time back reading Outdoor Life I believe where a man was out picking berries. He had a S&W 22LR revolver with him. Along came a black bear so the man went up a tree and out on a long branch. It was high enough the bear couldn't jump and reach him. At any rate the man shot the bear with the revolver and he went off a few feet and fell down. The man was so convinced that he thought surely he couldn't have killed the bear with one shot from a 22LR so he stayed on that branch for 3 hours before he started to think the bear was indeed dead, then came down out of the tree. In fact the bear was dead. I know many a small town meat packer who would kill 2000lb steers with a 22lr pistol. Just have to know the right place to place your bullets.
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Post by blacktailslayer on Mar 22, 2024 13:50:25 GMT -5
Our local mobile slaughter guy came by our place once a year when I was a kid where he and Dad hung several steers up. He used a Winchester lever action 22 mag and their feet just went out from under them, dead before they hit the ground. He had to make sure it was the right spot and had to whistle or growl to get the steer to look directly at him.
Don D.
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Post by x101airborne on Mar 23, 2024 9:36:28 GMT -5
Loved the story. Great read. Wish it would let me choose another one from the bottom selection without me logging in or creating an account.
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