Almost ready for November

[NMHawken]

Fired off of my sticks, 87 laser ranged yards, .495 Round Ball, .020 patch, wool felt over powder wad, 80gr weighed Swiss FFg. My 1970s TC Hawken with a gently used Green Mountain PRB barrel, lit off by an RWS #11. I have a mule deer tag for November 2-7 here in Southern New Mexico. I will shoot once more before I hunt, the low and left was the first clean bore shot.

Dave

 

[Antelope Pete]

Good luck and let us know how it went.

 

[NMHawken]

Sure will!

 

[Loja man]

Best wishes for a great hunt!!

 

[NMHawken]

Appreciate it!

Best wishes for a great hunt!!

 

[Santa Fe]

Yur a keener. “make meat”

 

[Terry Lightle]

We will be patiently waiting for a story

 

[NMHawken]

Hopefully one with a happy ending. Deer have been sparse last decade or so. Either way time in the woods with rifle in hand is a Happy story.

 

[NMHawken]

Shot today from my hunting sticks, two inch three shot group at 50 yards, I feel ready.

 

[zerosprk]

Good luck! What unit are you hunting?

 

[NMHawken]

Unit 34 with 339 of my closest friends.

 

[akroguy]

Some genuine New Mexico tundra and blue skies right there. Good luck on the hunt.

 

[zerosprk]

Unit 34 with 339 of my closest friends.

It's been a while since I hunted that unit. There are deer there, good luck! Pictures or it didn't happen. You know the drill...

 

[Hermit Tim]

Best of luck. Looks like you're good to go.

 

[Mogadishu Meanderer]

Unit 34 with 339 of my closest friends.

Best of luck! Hunting GMU 34 is a privilege on itself Hunted it for elk and was successful but saw a lot of mule deer too! Don’t worry about your 339 friends, more than half will be gone before you really start hunting! LOL. Hope you get a monster!!

 

[NMHawken]

Well life sure has a way of waylaying the best laid plans of mice and men. Missed yesterday, opening day as I had to take my best friend to the Cancer Center in Albuquerque Friday, and got back to my grandson's 6th Birthday Party, wouldn't have missed that for the world. Went out this morning, it was brisk at 9200', and weather moving in, wind couldn't decide on a direction, but did manage to get within 60 yards of several deer, just none wearing the required headgear. Supposed to be our first good snow event tonight into tomorrow morning, so I likely won't get out until later in the day. Had a great morning until the rains showed up, and look forward to hitting it again, should be good weather tomorrow afternoon through the remainder of the hunt on Wednesday. Hope to be sharing better news in the next few days, although the visit to the cancer center brought good news, his tumor has shrunk thanks t the treatments.

Dave