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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2784984" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>OK…..another! I do hope that the statute of limitations has expired on this one….I didn't (ignorance is no excuse) think about it being a fur bearer! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="☹️" title="Frowning face :frowning2:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/2639.png" data-shortname=":frowning2:" /></p><p></p><p> This was around February of 93/ (I think), Morning temperatures in single digits, the area snow covered, the roads ice covered, and I'm on my way home from a 12 hour night shift at a gas plant.</p><p></p><p> I was carrying my .375 AI, which I carried with me all the time.….my constant companion. Yes, we still enjoyed some freedoms at that time…..and we could have a firearm locked in our vehicle on the job site! My AI was loaded with my cast bullets, which I used for plinking/varmints…..hoping to see a Jack Rabbit or two while traveling home.</p><p></p><p> I was in a very (VERY) rural area, "haul'n the mail" in my old 84 Ford F 250…..when pretty far ahead, crossing the ice covered road, something small and black crossed the roadway at a pretty good "clip". I hit the brakes, sliding to a stop, dragging my Ackley with me as I exited the truck onto the ice as quickly as possible.</p><p></p><p>By the time that I had made my way to the front of the truck, and "not" bust my arse", the small, black object of my interest was probably at a distance of 70 or 80 yards moving straight away in a "porpoise" like movement. I quickly found it in the lens of my 2 1/2 - 8 Leupold, which was very likely on 2 1/2 power…..and "touched off" a shot! The "porpoising" ceased immediately! I hurried over to claim my quarry, to find a Boar Mink…..hit squarely in the back of the head by a 285 grain cast bullet!</p><p></p><p> Upon getting home, I skinned out the Mink and took the hide to a local taxidermist…..making the prettiest little Mink rug you've ever laid eyes upon!</p><p></p><p></p><p> Was luck involved ……heck yes! But, I also believe that you can improve you luck through practice. This is the primary reason that I promote the use of one rifle for the vast majority of your shooting!</p><p></p><p> When a rifle is carried nearly everywhere you go and used for almost all of your shooting…..plinking/varminting/hunting, you will very likely be "as one" with your rifle!</p><p></p><p> When I pick up my rifle…..I want it to fit like a "well worn" pair of jeans! memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2784984, member: 75451"] OK…..another! I do hope that the statute of limitations has expired on this one….I didn’t (ignorance is no excuse) think about it being a fur bearer! ☹️ This was around February of 93/ (I think), Morning temperatures in single digits, the area snow covered, the roads ice covered, and I’m on my way home from a 12 hour night shift at a gas plant. I was carrying my .375 AI, which I carried with me all the time.….my constant companion. Yes, we still enjoyed some freedoms at that time…..and we could have a firearm locked in our vehicle on the job site! My AI was loaded with my cast bullets, which I used for plinking/varmints…..hoping to see a Jack Rabbit or two while traveling home. I was in a very (VERY) rural area, “haul‘n the mail” in my old 84 Ford F 250…..when pretty far ahead, crossing the ice covered road, something small and black crossed the roadway at a pretty good ”clip”. I hit the brakes, sliding to a stop, dragging my Ackley with me as I exited the truck onto the ice as quickly as possible. By the time that I had made my way to the front of the truck, and “not” bust my arse”, the small, black object of my interest was probably at a distance of 70 or 80 yards moving straight away in a “porpoise“ like movement. I quickly found it in the lens of my 2 1/2 - 8 Leupold, which was very likely on 2 1/2 power…..and “touched off” a shot! The ”porpoising” ceased immediately! I hurried over to claim my quarry, to find a Boar Mink…..hit squarely in the back of the head by a 285 grain cast bullet! Upon getting home, I skinned out the Mink and took the hide to a local taxidermist…..making the prettiest little Mink rug you’ve ever laid eyes upon! Was luck involved ……heck yes! But, I also believe that you can improve you luck through practice. This is the primary reason that I promote the use of one rifle for the vast majority of your shooting! When a rifle is carried nearly everywhere you go and used for almost all of your shooting…..plinking/varminting/hunting, you will very likely be “as one” with your rifle! When I pick up my rifle…..I want it to fit like a “well worn” pair of jeans! memtb [/QUOTE]
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