Not a Parker But ....

[Brush Buster]

Hi Fellas .Opening day of Buck season was yesterday ,here in Pa. ,Although I didn't use one of the old Parkers to get this guy ,I thought most of us out chasing the old White Tail always like to see one ,so I thought I would post a picture ! Wasn't sure which place to post it ,but I figured it's about hunting SO..... Russ

[charlie cleveland]

nice going looks like a 10 point....what brand of parker did you get him with....im looking for your deers brother older brother....good deer..... charlie

[Dean Romig]

Good for you Russ!!

I spent 10 days chasing them in Vermont and on Friday morning a nice buck like yours stood up from his bed in a blackberry flat looking straight at me about 45 yards from me. I quickly shouldered the Ruger to put the crosshairs on the white patch on his throat but I couldn't see him at all through the scope.

Apparantly while I was sneaking through the hemlocks bordering the blackberry flat some snow had fallen into the front of my scope....

There's always next year

[Autumn Daze]

Russ, Congratulations on a nice buck...Good on you son....

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by charlie cleveland

nice going looks like a 10 point....what brand of parker did you get him with....im looking for your deers brother older brother....good deer..... charlie

Hi Charlie ,One of those " Winchester Parkers ,Chambered in 270 "

[C.O.B.]

Nice buck Russ. Would that Winchester be a pre 64 M70 perhaps? Those are my "other" affliction.

[Dean Romig]

The .270 is my choice of calibers. It gets the job done!

[C.O.B.]

Now Dean from you previous post you wern't able to get the job done in Vermont with the 270

I left the 270's in the safe this year and used a 280 and a 7X57AI. Late Doe season I'll be out with a 257RAI. I just like my rifles as much as the Parkers.

My only vices are fine guns and good wiskey

[Brush Buster]

Originally Posted by Richard Anderson

Nice buck Russ. Would that Winchester be a pre 64 M70 perhaps? Those are my "other" affliction.

Thanks Rich ,No ,sad to say ,it is a 1974 Model 70 ,It is a good shooter ,My Dad has a Pre 64 270 FW and has carried it every year since he purchased it in 1958 ,It is a nice Rifle but it sure isn't a collector piece ! A little story that goes along with that Rifle ,I was about 13 or so ,my Dad and I were sitting at the head of a deep hollow ,where Bucks still cross yet today ,as a matter of fact ,I own the Hollow now , . We had a thick piece of Milk Chocalate we were sharing ,my Dad pulled his knife from the sheath and stuck the point in that chocolate and rapped the end of the knife through the chocolate and the point went into the stock just enough to make a nice little hole ,my Dad handed me my piece of chocolate and commented ,you will never forget the day you and I sat on this log and ate this chocolate and watched for Deer ,and when I am gone ,you will always remember this mark and us being together here hunting ! Fortunatly ,my Dad is still with us and still carrying that Model 70 at 82 years , but he was right ,I haven't forgotten ,every time I pick up his gun ,I look for the mark and sure enough ,it is still there ! Russ

[C.O.B.]

What a great story behind that gun. If they could only talk what history they would reveal. Maybe next year I'll get the FW 270 out. To many rifles and not enough time to use them