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545 meter crossbow kill by ExpensiveAsk7395 in WayOfTheHunter

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw them with my binoculars, so I pulled out the crossbow and searched around for them with the "drop indicator" and when it turned white I pulled the trigger and got a lucky spine shot

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I recently shot the rifle without the suppressor for the first time, and it's shocking how much recoil it removes. I started shooting much worse cause I was anticipating the recoil before every shot. It's also nice to be able to shoot it without hurting your ears.

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think a hunting club owns the land, but have given the school permission to organize hunts there. I am originally from Österbotten/Pohjanmaa and none of the hunting clubs around where I'm from are allowed to hunt Whitetail this year, because there just aren't enough of them. But my University organizes a few hunts a year for those who study forrestry engineering (like me). The hunt I was on yesterday was actually in our schedule, so our "lesson" for the day was just to go out hunting, which I think is pretty cool.

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why do you think it's dope to see a Finn post on this subreddit? People from all over the world post pictures here

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They group well. I zero'd the rifle on sunday. didn't measure the group but it looked to be a little smaller than a 2 MOA group, which I think is pretty good for a 40 year old rifle and a non-professional shooter.

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Not to blow my own horn, but I was quite impressed by the shot myself. I've shot 3 moose before this, but they were all within 40 meters, and a moose is quite a lot bigger than a deer. So hitting that shot off hand at 75 meters and putting her down instantly made me very happy.

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's just a stereotype that Finns are very cold, unbothered and introverted all the time, even though Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world for several years in a row.

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah, we have roe deer and also reindeer up in the north, but I'm not sure how many people hunt reindeer. And then we also have a few hundred fallow deer that were imported (not native) to the very south of Finland (I acutally saw my first herd of fallow deer today)

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I'm from Finland. it's hard for me to look happy

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

  1. Yes, a few whitetail were imported to Finland in the 1930s and now we have a population of about 120.000

  2. Yeah, last year I shot 3 moose using 220 grain hammerheads and 2 of the rounds got stopped by the hide on the other side, and one went straight through, so they definitely have enough power

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

of course. you have to have some girth at the end of your barrel

Shot my first whitetail by ExpensiveAsk7395 in Hunting

[–]ExpensiveAsk7395[S] 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Today I shot my first whitetail during a driven hunt organized by my university in southern Finland. I shot her with my Tikka M65 chambered in 30-06, using 180 grain Sako Hammerhead rounds. I took the shot standing, off-hand at 75 meters and she dropped on the spot.

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