Went still hunting for squirrels with #5 shot in the .28ga this afternoon, saw a couple out of range, no shot. At 4:00pm I pulled the shot load, reloaded with my deer load, and took a seat against a tree.
Fairly early at 4:20 I see movement off through the trees...deer legs slowly coming in my direction. As movement gets closer I see two sets of legs...then see it’s a Doe followed by a 4-6 point Buck.
He’s interested, she’s not...they keep coming, I get ready and at about 40yds the whole point of her left shoulder comes clear through the trees as she’s moving almost directly towards me now.
I put the bead on that point and shot her, she spun around and fell with her shoulder broken and a ball through her heart, lunged up and sprinted 15-20yds, then crashed.
This 42" Smoothbore Virginia is a hammer with 90grns Goex 3F / .022" patch / Hornady .520"/220grn ball.
Been a good deer season...accomplished all my goals, christened a couple of new Flintlocks that couldn’t have performed better, and gave 6 deer to a very needy family along the way...a very satisfying month of November.
Fairly early at 4:20 I see movement off through the trees...deer legs slowly coming in my direction. As movement gets closer I see two sets of legs...then see it’s a Doe followed by a 4-6 point Buck.
He’s interested, she’s not...they keep coming, I get ready and at about 40yds the whole point of her left shoulder comes clear through the trees as she’s moving almost directly towards me now.
I put the bead on that point and shot her, she spun around and fell with her shoulder broken and a ball through her heart, lunged up and sprinted 15-20yds, then crashed.
This 42" Smoothbore Virginia is a hammer with 90grns Goex 3F / .022" patch / Hornady .520"/220grn ball.
Been a good deer season...accomplished all my goals, christened a couple of new Flintlocks that couldn’t have performed better, and gave 6 deer to a very needy family along the way...a very satisfying month of November.
