Got out for a hour. Very first shots on those new sites. 6 inches high bullets touching. Im home making adjustments for next shoot. I was sooo happy to see them bullets touching. And being able to see.
Nice buck Dennis. It is identical to a 6 point buck I killed back in the mid 2000's in muzzleloader season. I've killed lots of decent bucks over the years but I consider myself a meat hunter. I live in Virginia as well. Gotta get me a place to hunt east of the Blue Ridge sometime so I can use that 3rd buck tag. I got 1 tag left for west of the blue Ridge and it's a buck tag. Hopefully I'll get to notch it on a big buck in late muzzleloader season. Guess I'll see. Congratulations on your buck. Good luck for the rest of the season.
Hello, thats for sharing your season with all of us. Every year i wrestle with what deer do i shoot, which ones do i pass. My wife says some of the same things yours does, says we don't need anymore antlers, mounts or Europeans around our house. But still i fight with myself and i catch myself feeling down about the season if i shoot something less than i wanted and i sure wish i could just not get caught up in the hype for bigger buck, taking a lot of fun out of my seasons, wish i could enjoy every deer the same. Thanks Ron
@@wisconsinhunterwhitetail5040 I fully understand where you are coming from. Years and years of passing on younger meat bucks, while holding out for a “better” buck, can be a hard habit to break. We need to decide just what is it that makes a buck a “better” buck. For me this year a “better”buck was a younger buck. One that would yield a more desirable hide for making buckskin. And of course the younger ones eat better. Trying to get away from horn hunting and returning to the type of hunting that our ancestors did for survival can be difficult. We fall into the habit of sort of looking down on so called “meat hunters.” When in reality meat hunting makes better sense. And in that sense the hunting of does is the best way to secure the best eating, as well as the best skins for making useable items from. My last three tags will be does.
My group of friends went thru the same thing. About 10 years ago we switched things up. Heaviest doe by weight, forget the horns. You'd be surprised how serious we get about a few pounds one way or the other. Biggest so far is 182 lbs. field dressed. We grow 'em big around here......
I have a Honda Rancher 350 2003 & still going good ! Nice buck look like you gotta some meat & buck skin ! Stay after it never can tell when big boy come walking out stay safe !& happy hunting . Season here gose til end of January central MS
@@SidemeatNo7 I had one of those also. It was and still is called the Tropical Model. Quite a bit heavier than this Light Sporter. But they look a lot alike.
@@JamesBrittain-h3k I will show a little bit of that but there is a super good series of videos that show the process that I follow. The channel is Justin_d_Hunter. Go there and look up the 5 videos by Ron Nail that takes you through the whole process. A great series.
Mr. Pritchard thanks for another video. I would much rather eat those young deer. I appreciate the answer on how big the Quigley is, RUclips won’t let me respond to your response. I have to get up and move around or I hurt so bad and get so stiff I can’t move, so I’m going to build me a stand like you have. I thought 8x8 looked big enough, and you confirmed that with Ft. Quigley. Thank you again.
Congratulations on a fine buck... I myself took a 6 point opening morning of the season here in Pennsylvania .. is that a single power scope on the #1 ruger or is it variable with a just a small objective... thanks
The scope is a Leupold 1.5-5 which I have on several rifles. It is perhaps the best all around power for hunting, especially if any of your hunting is in cover.
Very nice I should a tasco world class 4×10×40 on a remington model 721 in 30-06 I leave it on 4x power when I hunt the woods but crank it up a bit when hunting the farm...we have a couple shacks just like your Quigley on the edge of the fields and they are wonderful for bad weather and windy days
ive mentioned before how much ive always wanted a ruger 1. i have found a 280 Remington light sporter made in 2014 for about 1600.00 its in like new condition. i know ruger 1's have accuracy issues out of the box due to a non-free floating barrel. how difficult is to get it free floating. i have some limited experience glass bedding stocks on after market custom stocks but none in reworking a factory stock. id appreciate your thoughts on that before i buy this gun. id love to see a video of how you make the buckskin. ive never seen that done before. even if it were in several parts then put together when your done
@@murdok1100 Free floating the barrel is critical to accuracy in all Number Ones. Glass bedding the for arm to the strut under the barrel is how that is accomplished. Although not especially difficult, it can be a bit tricky. The process needs to be throughly thought through before applying the glass. You could easily , permanently weld the forearm to the metal, and prevent the rifle from functioning. If unsure I would recommend you have a gunsmith perform the work. I would be happy to show you how I go about this. But it would have to be via direct message. It would require a bit of back and forth communication.
Good job Dennis 👍
@@glennkisling3365 Thanks for watching
Got out for a hour. Very first shots on those new sites. 6 inches high bullets touching. Im home making adjustments for next shoot. I was sooo happy to see them bullets touching. And being able to see.
@@roberttolley5055 that’s good news!! Thanks for sharing.
Could you tell us a bit about the " Quigley": what it is, where it is, how big, how long u have owned it.
Thx Dennis
Good shot.
Nice buck.
@@Doug-rp5ik Thank you Sir
Yes sir! Congratulations, that'll eat good and make good buckskin and buttons from the antlers or knife handles.
Yes Sir it sure will. Thanks for watching.
Congratulations on your deer. Are you going to make sausage again? Thanks for sharing.
Once again, great videos
@@donaldmoser6057 Thanks for watching
Not a bad deer at all. You sure can't eat those horns.
@@UncleSasquatchOutdoors You are right about that Uncle!!
Wonderful video, nice day there
@@roberttolley5055 Thanks for watching
Beautiful buck, what load were you using if you don't mind me asking?
@@StihlnLogs A 165 grain Hornady Interlock in a 30-06
Nice buck Dennis. It is identical to a 6 point buck I killed back in the mid 2000's in muzzleloader season. I've killed lots of decent bucks over the years but I consider myself a meat hunter. I live in Virginia as well. Gotta get me a place to hunt east of the Blue Ridge sometime so I can use that 3rd buck tag. I got 1 tag left for west of the blue Ridge and it's a buck tag. Hopefully I'll get to notch it on a big buck in late muzzleloader season. Guess I'll see. Congratulations on your buck. Good luck for the rest of the season.
@@rickyflinchum2909 Thanks for sharing your story. I have all of my doe tags left. Held them for late muzzleloader season.
Hello, thats for sharing your season with all of us. Every year i wrestle with what deer do i shoot, which ones do i pass. My wife says some of the same things yours does, says we don't need anymore antlers, mounts or Europeans around our house. But still i fight with myself and i catch myself feeling down about the season if i shoot something less than i wanted and i sure wish i could just not get caught up in the hype for bigger buck, taking a lot of fun out of my seasons, wish i could enjoy every deer the same. Thanks Ron
@@wisconsinhunterwhitetail5040 I fully understand where you are coming from. Years and years of passing on younger meat bucks, while holding out for a “better” buck, can be a hard habit to break. We need to decide just what is it that makes a buck a “better” buck.
For me this year a “better”buck was a younger buck. One that would yield a more desirable hide for making buckskin. And of course the younger ones eat better. Trying to get away from horn hunting and returning to the type of hunting that our ancestors did for survival can be difficult. We fall into the habit of sort of looking down on so called “meat hunters.” When in reality meat hunting makes better sense. And in that sense the hunting of does is the best way to secure the best eating, as well as the best skins for making useable items from.
My last three tags will be does.
My group of friends went thru the same thing. About 10 years ago we switched things up. Heaviest doe by weight, forget the horns. You'd be surprised how serious we get about a few pounds one way or the other. Biggest so far is 182 lbs. field dressed. We grow 'em big around here......
Sounds like a smart group to me. That is a big doe!! Mind if I ask where it is you hunt. Not specific, just general area.
Thanks for sharing.
I have a Honda Rancher 350 2003 & still going good ! Nice buck look like you gotta some meat & buck skin ! Stay after it never can tell when big boy come walking out stay safe !& happy hunting . Season here gose til end of January central MS
@@danielrandolph9170 He is a good eater. And his hide is on the stretcher!
Thanks for watching
My dad always said “ you can’t eat horns “. 😂😂😂
@@danhandke5012 In all probability he was right!!!
Enjoy your hunting show greatly
Thank you for sharing that.
Those 2 fawns are future bucks by the looks.
@@JamesBrittain-h3k I think you are right.
Looks like my ol 375H&H mag.
Going back to the mid 70s ...
It could bring down a Barn if ya hit it just right😁
@@SidemeatNo7 I had one of those also. It was and still is called the Tropical Model. Quite a bit heavier than this Light Sporter. But they look a lot alike.
Maybe sometime u could film the buck skin process. Another great video sir.
@@JamesBrittain-h3k I will show a little bit of that but there is a super good series of videos that show the process that I follow. The channel is
Justin_d_Hunter. Go there and look up the 5 videos by Ron Nail that takes you through the whole process. A great series.
Mr. Pritchard thanks for another video. I would much rather eat those young deer.
I appreciate the answer on how big the Quigley is, RUclips won’t let me respond to your response. I have to get up and move around or I hurt so bad and get so stiff I can’t move, so I’m going to build me a stand like you have. I thought 8x8 looked big enough, and you confirmed that with Ft. Quigley. Thank you again.
@@randyhensley150 Thanks for sharing that and good luck with your construction project. You will enjoy it when finally finished.
Wish I had a quiggly. All I got is thickets!
@@varg8696 When I hunt the big woods, it is the thickets that I concentrate on. But I have to say, I do like the Quigley!!
Cool buck.
@@markfletcher5457 Thank you
Congratulations on a fine buck... I myself took a 6 point opening morning of the season here in Pennsylvania .. is that a single power scope on the #1 ruger or is it variable with a just a small objective... thanks
The scope is a Leupold 1.5-5 which I have on several rifles. It is perhaps the best all around power for hunting, especially if any of your hunting is in cover.
Very nice I should a tasco world class 4×10×40 on a remington model 721 in 30-06 I leave it on 4x power when I hunt the woods but crank it up a bit when hunting the farm...we have a couple shacks just like your Quigley on the edge of the fields and they are wonderful for bad weather and windy days
Good job Dennis looks like more deer sausage coming up.
@@REB-forever We actually canned this buck. I still have a supply of sausage!
Can you film the skinning process?
Why do they even take the camera's out most of these shows always forget to turn them on
@@rodmckenzie-wh3wd And why don’t you even try?
What caliber did you use?
Looked like maybe a .270?
@@boydsteenblock1328 You are close. It is a 30-06.
@@dennispritchardoutdoors7882 😁
great hunt congratulations on your successful deer
@@harleyironhead7090 Thank you Sir.
nice.Thank you
@@jackmrozinski337 Thanks for watching.
Good shot and great hunt!
@@BillHigginbotham-h6y Thanks for watching.
ive mentioned before how much ive always wanted a ruger 1. i have found a 280 Remington light sporter made in 2014 for about 1600.00 its in like new condition. i know ruger 1's have accuracy issues out of the box due to a non-free floating barrel. how difficult is to get it free floating. i have some limited experience glass bedding stocks on after market custom stocks but none in reworking a factory stock. id appreciate your thoughts on that before i buy this gun. id love to see a video of how you make the buckskin. ive never seen that done before. even if it were in several parts then put together when your done
@@murdok1100 Free floating the barrel is critical to accuracy in all Number Ones. Glass bedding the for arm to the strut under the barrel is how that is accomplished. Although not especially difficult, it can be a bit tricky. The process needs to be throughly thought through before applying the glass. You could easily , permanently weld the forearm to the metal, and prevent the rifle from functioning.
If unsure I would recommend you have a gunsmith perform the work.
I would be happy to show you how I go about this. But it would have to be via direct message. It would require a bit of back and forth communication.
👏👏👏👏
@@beavisbrowne3497 Thanks
Old saying.....1st shot
Sure thing...2nd shot...maybe....3rd shot ...never...!!!!!
@@Paul-t4p Old but still true.
Congratulations Mr Dennis!
The ol’ Ruger Number 1 did its job!!
🦌
@@kevinsnook7756 I love my Number Ones.