Big Stag

[Guest Possumpaul]

I shot this about a half hour drive from my home. I thought you might like to see the head.

[dead ive 0]

That would make a good whirlygig Paul ,save you having to use your fence mate .........What range did you take the beast which looks a good trophy ?

 

Welcome aboard BTW ,Like the number plate

[Guest Frank]

Amazing what a .22 magnum can do in the right hands.

I take it its deer leagle wher you are?

Frank.

[rifleshooter 0]

like frank said its amazing what a 22 magnum can do but it has to be well placed, dont think i would have the confidence to shoot such a large beast with a small calibre , what sort of range was it possumpaul , welcom to the site

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Great shot Paul. Welcome to the forum!

[kiwi 4]

howzit paul, welcome to the site.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Welcome , that sure is a cracking head , what range did you take it at and where was the bullet placed???

[robsharpe 1]

welcome to the hunting life paul ,nice head on that beast ,i like your licence plate

[dead ive 0]

welcome to the hunting life paul ,nice head on that beast ,i like your licence plate

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Rob where did you get your avatar from .........it's cracking

[Coote 5]

Possumpaul spends quite a bit of time away from home, so he might take a while to answer your questions.

 

In New Zealand, a .22 magnum is legal to use for deer in some places like private land. On government land or some other places where a permit to hunt is required, generally a centrefire rifle is specified.

 

From my own experience I would not recommend a .22 magnum as being the ultimate big game cartridge. Most people here would use something more substantial. But having said that, I have heard of deer being shot with a humble .22 LR cartridge. I have shot maybe six pigs and forty goats with a .22 LR... often using subsonic ammunition. But I would rather use something bigger. But the little .22 can certainly do the job if you are careful and don't take any marginal shots.

 

I have hunted a lot with the good old .303 British cartridge...mostly using military ammo. Very accurate and reliable. In more recent years I have been using a Lee-Enfield (ex .303) that my late Dad converted to the AK47 cartridge, 7.62x39.

 

My family have also used .222 Remington with good results.... and the occasional bad result. My sister in law has just got herself a Browning 7mm/08 and boy has that thing been successful.

[Guest baldie]

I, thought long and hard about this post,But i think the last fella explained the situation fairly well. What worried me, is someone over here would copy it, and think a .22 magnum is ok for deer...it most certainly is not, yes a .22 will kill, [with a head shot] but it is illegal in the uk, and nowhere near enough gun for an animal that size. I appreciate its legal in oz, but i think we would all agree its a fox cartridge. That said, its a magnificent head, and welcome to the forum possumpaul, lets have a few better shots of that dog in the bottom of the pic, it looks very interesting mate.

[robsharpe 1]

welcome to the hunting life paul ,nice head on that beast ,i like your licence plate

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Rob where did you get your avatar from .........it's cracking

 

if you click HERE

 

theres loads there from the fine artist mick cawston ,mind you there will be copyright etc :whistle:

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Whilst not advocating the .22 magnum for deer ,it was the calibre I was given as a young under keeper years ago and it proved its worth over and over on a wide range of stuff .

[dead ive 0]

if you click HERE

 

theres loads there from the fine artist mick cawston ,mind you there will be copyright etc :whistle:

Cheers

 

Incidently I have two of his paintings on my living room wall ............Prints mind you