Opening day was a "toad strangler" hereabouts and I sloshed home at noon after seeing nothing. Today was windy and variable (wind shifts of 90 to 180º - I hate that) and, after kicking one out in the morning and seeing only a glimpse of tail, I had this lady walk at me at 3:30PM. I was actually taking a step when I first saw her. At 30 yards she looked towards me so I took the shot. Quartering frontal. Not the best angle but on level ground with 30 yards it is a shot I take when offerred.
.50 T/C New Englander, 0.490" round ball, 80 gr FFg, Moose Snot on 0.018" cotton tick patch and a CCI cap. Dropped in her tracks and I could not find the ball though I did not find an exit wound. Oh, and a new for this season Hunting Dawg seven shot ball block. :wink: Made all the difference.
And another caution about head shots. The doe lowered her head just as I was pulling the trigger and I clipped her lower jaw before the ball entered her chest. I was concentrating on where I figured the top of the heart was. If I had been aiming at the head I would likely have missed.
.50 T/C New Englander, 0.490" round ball, 80 gr FFg, Moose Snot on 0.018" cotton tick patch and a CCI cap. Dropped in her tracks and I could not find the ball though I did not find an exit wound. Oh, and a new for this season Hunting Dawg seven shot ball block. :wink: Made all the difference.
And another caution about head shots. The doe lowered her head just as I was pulling the trigger and I clipped her lower jaw before the ball entered her chest. I was concentrating on where I figured the top of the heart was. If I had been aiming at the head I would likely have missed.
