Well I still haven't had time to get the pics downloaded (soon) but I do have an excuse. I went for my evening hunt and someone was in my spot (public land) so I just decided to go to a backup spot which was just on the other side of the road...nestled back against a white oak tree and sat for awhile thinking about yesterday's buck and watching the squirrels cut nuts from the oak trees around me. About 4:30 a deer walks out. It was a doe about 50 yards out eating acorns. I pulled the trigger and POP...but no bang.
Just cleaned the gun mid day and guess I didn't dry it enough. Put another cap on....deer continues feeding...POP....no bang (you know the story).
Put a THIRD cap on and KABOOM. Dead deer.
Only bummer of it was that it was a button buck, not a doe. But I'll honor this deer as I would if it were a doe and EAT IT.
50 yard shot, zero yard recovery.
Yesterday's deer....
I went about an hour's drive west to meet an online friend from another forum. We had never met and he is one of the most knowledgable deer hunters I know. He offered to let me hunt his farm. He put me in a bean field...50 yards from the edge of the woods and looking toward the woods and an oak ridge.
About 5 pm, right when my friend said deer would show, a four point walks out of the woods....turns broadside and KABOOM. Right behind the shoulder.
40 yard shot and 50 yard recovery.
Both deer were taken with a 50 cal T/C Hawken percussion, 370 grain Maxiball over top of a wonderwad and 80 gr ffg Goex.
Now I have to see if i can get my new T/C Hawken flinty shooting in time to get my first deer with it this year!!!!
