Comments on: My First Time: To Fire a Rifle and Kill http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/ Retired and Restless Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:54:47 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: dougkueffler http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-899 dougkueffler Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:01:59 +0000 http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-899 I also find "a mounted trophy" to be disrespectful of the life of that animal. Cindy, that was a cruel lesson your learned when your Dad shot that pheasant. Shinade, I think "hunting" with a camera is the most honorable form of sport. Those are trophies that can be "mounted" in a frame. I also have to agree that overpopulation of animals result in huge "die-offs." These tend to balance the population over a number of years, but they also feed the predator populations so grizzlies and wolves and coyotes GAIN in population. --Retired and Restless I also find “a mounted trophy” to be disrespectful of the life of that animal.

Cindy, that was a cruel lesson your learned when your Dad shot that pheasant.

Shinade, I think “hunting” with a camera is the most honorable form of sport. Those are trophies that can be “mounted” in a frame. I also have to agree that overpopulation of animals result in huge “die-offs.” These tend to balance the population over a number of years, but they also feed the predator populations so grizzlies and wolves and coyotes GAIN in population.

–Retired and Restless

]]> By: Retired and Restless http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-858 Retired and Restless Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:27:54 +0000 http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-858 30-06. Yes, I had to look it up to see how it was typed out in print. And I always pronounced it "ought." The caliber of a rifle refers to the size of the "bore" through the barrel. The .30-06 refers to the .30" (3/10's of an inch) caliber Springfield Rifle that was first produced in 1906 (06). Doug 30-06. Yes, I had to look it up to see how it was typed out in print. And I always pronounced it “ought.” The caliber of a rifle refers to the size of the “bore” through the barrel. The .30-06 refers to the .30″ (3/10’s of an inch) caliber Springfield Rifle that was first produced in 1906 (06).
Doug

]]> By: montini http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-857 montini Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:34:01 +0000 http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-857 I grew up around hunters, totally understand it (IF AND ONLY IF you eat what you shoot)...anyway, the point of my comment is to ask you about the gun you referred to, 30-06. I've heard men say they were shooting a "thirty aut six" I typed that just like they say it, so not sure aut is really a word. What does that mean? I never thought about it until I saw it in print. Just curious... Thx, Monica I grew up around hunters, totally understand it (IF AND ONLY IF you eat what you shoot)…anyway, the point of my comment is to ask you about the gun you referred to, 30-06. I’ve heard men say they were shooting a “thirty aut six” I typed that just like they say it, so not sure aut is really a word. What does that mean? I never thought about it until I saw it in print. Just curious…

Thx,
Monica

]]> By: Kelly http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-851 Kelly Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:18:06 +0000 http://gruggersway.today.com/2008/10/14/my-first-time-to-fire-a-rifle-and-kill/#comment-851 I used to shoot my grandpa's rifle at beer cans, but I never shot anything living. I've never liked the idea, so I wouldn't do it. I have no issue with those that hunt to eat it. Just not for me. We have my grandpa's rifle, now that he's gone. We don't keep ammo or anything, it's more for memory. It's a beautiful old wooden rifle. Good story. ~Kelly http://www.30somethingandsearching.today.com/ I used to shoot my grandpa’s rifle at beer cans, but I never shot anything living. I’ve never liked the idea, so I wouldn’t do it. I have no issue with those that hunt to eat it. Just not for me.

We have my grandpa’s rifle, now that he’s gone. We don’t keep ammo or anything, it’s more for memory. It’s a beautiful old wooden rifle.

Good story.

~Kelly
http://www.30somethingandsearching.today.com/

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