Well, I hadn’t thought about it lately, but the last Hog Blog poll stayed online for a lot longer than I’d intended. The last question, in case you don’t recall, was what kind of rifle action do you use most often? After 799 responses, the outstanding winner was Bolt Action. That’s not such a surprise out here in the west, but I really expected the semi-auto to give the bolt guns a run for their money in other parts of the country.
So based on the polls I’ve run to date, most of you rifle hunters out there tend to hunt with Remington bolt-actions, chambered in 30-06. I think that puts you dead in the middle based on the results of similar polls in the outdoor media. Cool, huh? Or, maybe not…
Anyway, new poll is now online (to the right of the post and down a ways). When do you start hunting? Are year-round, like CA and Texas hog hunters? Are you sitting on go for a September dove opener? Or do you wait eagerly for those crisp, fall days to start your season?
Bill Koury
My Hunting “year” starts with the July archery opener here on the coast for deer. Once local deer is done then there are the out of state hunt(s)then upland and ducks into January. If I get a hog hunt it will usually be before turkey opens..
I’d say the only break in the action for me is the period between Spring Turkey, and the Deer season.
(Not that it is a good excuse). There is such a population of Coyotes that I could hunt 365 days a year, or head a few hours away for hogs.
With all that hunting available I still only spent 27 days afield. this year I am shooting for 35 or more…