Comments on: Deer Hounds in the Deep South

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:20:56 +0000

Ok, that puts it into perspective. Our dog drives were rarely on any parcel that size, usually anywhere from 20-100 acres max, and I’ve been on many hunt with 25-30 standers.

Nowdays, I still hunt almost exclusively from tree stands and shoot a .270.

By: Carey

Carey — Thu, 14 May 2009 22:09:44 +0000

Good points. Hunting safety is a vital part of success. We hunted huge tracts of land and standers were often hundreds of yards apart through very thick timber in hilly country. I have no memory of even a close call. Many people did use shotguns, which proved to be effective, but most used rifles. 44 mag, 30/30, 30-06, 270, etc. Imagine circling 500 acres of timber with maybe 10 standers max and one dog man in the middle. Sometimes it took 2 hrs to cross a section of timber.

I have another hilarious post about an uncle,….

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 14 May 2009 12:59:27 +0000

I’m very surprised to find you carried a .30-30 on a dog hunt. In SC it was (and is) only legal to use shotguns with slugs or buckshot during dog drives, but common sense also prevails as most of the stands are only about 150 yards apart. Any centerfire rifle, even a .30-30, has a killing range well beyond that distance.

The dog man with a centerfire is almost always within kill range of a stander, even if he shoots from the ground level instead of in a tree stand.

I trust none of your dog hunt stories entail some one being shot, but I was very surprised.

However, the story is a great one!! Long live the Tight-Whites! (You needed to practice your shooting in different circumstances, obviously….)

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:11:45 +0000

Fantastic! I think everyone could hear me laugh out loud across the office. I can totally picture the look on the deer’s face. I’m imagining some pixar magic with his eyes wide open and his jaw hitting the forest floor.