Not Enough Ammo to Hunt

**Old Professor** · 07-31-2012, 11:19 AM

AS others have posted, it depends on what I am hunting and what type of firearm I am using. For deer I hunt with a bolt action and besides what the magazine holds, I carry an ammo wallet that holds about nine rounds. For rabbits and tree rats, a 10/22 with two or three 10 rd clips and probably a 50 rd box tucked somewhere on my person. With a shotgun and I hunt with an over /under, as many as the vest will hold, usually 25 rds. Waterfowl, usually several boxes(3-4). If I am hunting with a single shot firearm, depends on whether it is a rifle or shotgun. For a rifle, usually an ammo wallets ammount. For a ss shotgun, I have, in the past, carried a shell belt with a variety of different shot sizes, including buck shot and slugs. (That was my truck gun) . Handguns are similar. Generally enough to reload two or three times

**2dumb2kwit** · 07-31-2012, 04:09 PM

I have not been hunting in several years, but when I was younger, I normally hunted with about 6 rounds with me. I carried a pump shotgun (870) and did a lot of walking. I'd have a slug and 2 rounds of 00 buck in the gun, hoping to scare up a deer, but would carry about 3 rounds of 6 or 8 shot, to get a few squirrels when I gave up on the deer. LOL

**hunter63** · 07-31-2012, 04:18 PM

Used to carry the SS H&R slug gun for the reason of grouse and deer.

Would carry it broke open, w a #6 shot in the chamber, if I did see a grouse, you could close it, pull back the hammer and let fly....
f you saw a deer, you had to quietly slid out the shot shell, insert the slug.

Didn't work for crap....always had the wrong shell in the gun......LOL

**natertot** · 07-31-2012, 11:44 PM

I usually hunt with a 12ga and have a belt pouch that holds ten rounds. I keep the rest of the box back at the car. If it is a good day, I can go back for more.

**hepit** · 09-28-2012, 07:21 AM

No, they don't run forever with heart or lung hits, but they can and do run up to 100 yds. twice that if you only hit one lung. If you are going to hit them behind the ear with each shot, a 223 works just fine.

**kyratshooter** · 09-28-2012, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by hepit

No, they don't run forever with heart or lung hits, but they can and do run up to 100 yds. twice that if you only hit one lung. If you are going to hit them behind the ear with each shot, a 223 works just fine.

Are we talking rabbits, deer, white rino, or are we still on the Griz?

Do they know these are the rules?

Who measures the distances for them? How do they know when they have gone their perscribed and allowable escape distance? Do they use a tape measure or one of those rangefinders like the golf guys?

**Echo2** · 09-28-2012, 11:47 AM

If going for deer....I'll have 3 in the gun (308), and I have a little pocket case that is water proof and holds 5 more rounds.

Turkey....loaded gun (12ga) and I have a 12 rd rig that will fit into my jacket pocket.

Rabbit or squirrel....20 rds in magazines.(22lr)

It really depends on mood.....cause if I don't see anything within a hour or two....I'll get board and start plinking....because I generally hunt on my range....so a lot of the time I'll have 20 to 100 rds on my person.

As far as hunting with a .223 or 5.56....I know for a fact that a deer will fall if you pop it in the melon with either.....I wouldn't go to far with the range...but have no issues within 150 yards or so.

I may be a little nuts....but where I hunt...I know the ranges within 10 yards....and have practiced ranging so that I can usually get DTT within reason, with most the guns I own. I prefer head shots....as not to spoil any of the meat.

Deer....With my .308....I have no issues with a head shot at 150 yards....I practice at 200 with 3" disc.

In my AO....that's a long shot...to many hills....but if I were going for much further....I'd shoot heart and lungs just to keep down the possibility of wounding without killing.