Oregononeshot
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I was lucky enough to put down a nice public land oregon buck in mid-October. I spotted him early on the second morning, and made a plan to get ahead of him as he headed towards where I thought he might be going to bed for the day.
I dropped down off my glassing location, and got to where I thought he might pass below me in a saddle. If he passed below me where I hoped, it would provide a 75 yard shot. If he went on the other side of a small patch of trees, he would be out of range.
The buck went back to where he came from, out of sight. 10 minutes later he came back, accompanied by a small spike. During this time, a small group of elk appeared, also headed my direction. I was concerned the elk would get to me before the buck, and would smell me and spook the buck. Thankfully, they held up in a small timber patch.
The buck was still headed my way, but went into a small draw, out of sight. I waited for about 5 minutes, trying to catch a glimpse of him. Finally I spotted him trotting towards me, about 200 yards away. He was still headed towards me, and on the correct side of the brush patch I needed him to be on! I got my gun setup on a dead stump, with a clear view of where he would present a shot. I waited. And waited. And waited! I waited for what felt like 5 minutes. He should of been to me by now, where was he?
I was just about to stand up to try to get a view, when he appeared right where I hoped. He was walking below me, at 65 yards, perfectly broadside. He went behind a small tree, so I cocked the hammer and pulled the set trigger. He walked into a clear opening, and I bleated to stop him. I put the sight low on his heart to compensate for the steep downward shot, and squeezed the trigger.
Through the smoke, I was unable to see a thing. The shot sounded like a hit. I ran to the right to try to see the buck. I saw him running straight away, but he wasn't running like normal. He ran about 100 yards, then went behind some trees and I lost sight of him. About 2 minutes later, I could hear what sounded like a cough.
Myself and a friend who was with me waited for an hour before going to the shot location. We found blood and hair instantly. The blood trail wasn't huge, but was enough to follow. When I got to where I had last seen him, I was glassing with my binoculars and found him bedded under a tree, dead! He went about 125 yards! He was bigger than I thought, a beautiful 3x4 buck with a tremendous body!
My round ball left a hole through both lungs bigger than my thumb, and exited the opposite side. I was surprised at how far he went, with a complete pass through both lungs. The blood trail really opened up about 25 yards before he layed down and died, I'm guessing a clot broke free.
My gun is a GPR, shooting a hand cast 535 ball. Pillow ticking patch with Dutchs dry lube, 1:7 ratio. This was my first kill with this gun and a round ball, and I'm sold on them! Even the guys I hunt with who shoot unmentionables were impressed!
I dropped down off my glassing location, and got to where I thought he might pass below me in a saddle. If he passed below me where I hoped, it would provide a 75 yard shot. If he went on the other side of a small patch of trees, he would be out of range.
The buck went back to where he came from, out of sight. 10 minutes later he came back, accompanied by a small spike. During this time, a small group of elk appeared, also headed my direction. I was concerned the elk would get to me before the buck, and would smell me and spook the buck. Thankfully, they held up in a small timber patch.
The buck was still headed my way, but went into a small draw, out of sight. I waited for about 5 minutes, trying to catch a glimpse of him. Finally I spotted him trotting towards me, about 200 yards away. He was still headed towards me, and on the correct side of the brush patch I needed him to be on! I got my gun setup on a dead stump, with a clear view of where he would present a shot. I waited. And waited. And waited! I waited for what felt like 5 minutes. He should of been to me by now, where was he?
I was just about to stand up to try to get a view, when he appeared right where I hoped. He was walking below me, at 65 yards, perfectly broadside. He went behind a small tree, so I cocked the hammer and pulled the set trigger. He walked into a clear opening, and I bleated to stop him. I put the sight low on his heart to compensate for the steep downward shot, and squeezed the trigger.
Through the smoke, I was unable to see a thing. The shot sounded like a hit. I ran to the right to try to see the buck. I saw him running straight away, but he wasn't running like normal. He ran about 100 yards, then went behind some trees and I lost sight of him. About 2 minutes later, I could hear what sounded like a cough.
Myself and a friend who was with me waited for an hour before going to the shot location. We found blood and hair instantly. The blood trail wasn't huge, but was enough to follow. When I got to where I had last seen him, I was glassing with my binoculars and found him bedded under a tree, dead! He went about 125 yards! He was bigger than I thought, a beautiful 3x4 buck with a tremendous body!
My round ball left a hole through both lungs bigger than my thumb, and exited the opposite side. I was surprised at how far he went, with a complete pass through both lungs. The blood trail really opened up about 25 yards before he layed down and died, I'm guessing a clot broke free.
My gun is a GPR, shooting a hand cast 535 ball. Pillow ticking patch with Dutchs dry lube, 1:7 ratio. This was my first kill with this gun and a round ball, and I'm sold on them! Even the guys I hunt with who shoot unmentionables were impressed!
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