I got to my 2nd choice favorite hunting spot just before legal shooting time this morning. Just in time to spook a bunch of deer out of there. 3 does were snortin' and more were running away. 
Figgered I'd blew it, but I found a bush and sat down anyway.
Only took about a half-hour until I started seeing deer again. A big doe stood about 125 yards away for over an hour. Several more passed thru without offering good shots. I was ready to shoot the first deer I could 'cause the freezer is bare.
There was a squirrel rummagin' around behind a bush every now and then. Psyched me out 3 or 4 times thinkin' there was a deer coming. :haha: Just before 9:00 I was listening to them dang squirrel noises again when I looked over and saw him sitting at the top of a small tree. :hmm: It's amazing how them squirrels can sound just like a.... DEER! That squirrel is up the tree!
There's a deer 15 yards to my left behind some brush! Boiler room is showing thru a hole. Twisted kinda funny but I can make this shot easy. BOOM! Deer just stands there looking confused. 2 others I never saw run off. Deer I shot turns around and walks off down the hill.
A few seconds later I heard a bunch of thrashing around from the direction she went. Whew! She's down. I give her a half-hour just to be sure. Then I get up to go have a look.
Oh manure! More deer coming. Could be the biggun??? Sit tight... Nope. 2 button bucks walk by me at 5 yards.
Every time I start to go look for the small doe I shot, more deer show up. For the next hour and a half I have deer all around me. Very cool morning to be in the woods! :thumbsup: I saw a 6 pointer chasing a doe around but Mr. Big never showed up. Finally the deer movement died down and I went and collected my prize.
Hit her just back of the ribs, 15 yards, at a quartering away angle. The ball nicked the stomach :barf: , took out the liver and heart and nicked one lung then exited. She went about 40 yards after the shot.
Load was 75 grains of 2F Goex, .020 Ox-yoke pre-lubed patch, a .492 round ball hand cast by my buddy Grey Whiskers, and a Remington cap.
She's just a dinky doe. The portions may be small, but they'll be tender and tasty. :thumbsup: And I had a great day in the woods. :grin: Still have another tag good for Sat and Sun to look for the biggun. And 2 more tags that kick in in 2 weeks. :thumbsup:
Figgered I'd blew it, but I found a bush and sat down anyway.Only took about a half-hour until I started seeing deer again. A big doe stood about 125 yards away for over an hour. Several more passed thru without offering good shots. I was ready to shoot the first deer I could 'cause the freezer is bare.
There was a squirrel rummagin' around behind a bush every now and then. Psyched me out 3 or 4 times thinkin' there was a deer coming. :haha: Just before 9:00 I was listening to them dang squirrel noises again when I looked over and saw him sitting at the top of a small tree. :hmm: It's amazing how them squirrels can sound just like a.... DEER! That squirrel is up the tree!
There's a deer 15 yards to my left behind some brush! Boiler room is showing thru a hole. Twisted kinda funny but I can make this shot easy. BOOM! Deer just stands there looking confused. 2 others I never saw run off. Deer I shot turns around and walks off down the hill.
A few seconds later I heard a bunch of thrashing around from the direction she went. Whew! She's down. I give her a half-hour just to be sure. Then I get up to go have a look.
Oh manure! More deer coming. Could be the biggun??? Sit tight... Nope. 2 button bucks walk by me at 5 yards.
Every time I start to go look for the small doe I shot, more deer show up. For the next hour and a half I have deer all around me. Very cool morning to be in the woods! :thumbsup: I saw a 6 pointer chasing a doe around but Mr. Big never showed up. Finally the deer movement died down and I went and collected my prize.
Hit her just back of the ribs, 15 yards, at a quartering away angle. The ball nicked the stomach
:barf: , took out the liver and heart and nicked one lung then exited. She went about 40 yards after the shot.Load was 75 grains of 2F Goex, .020 Ox-yoke pre-lubed patch, a .492 round ball hand cast by my buddy Grey Whiskers, and a Remington cap.
She's just a dinky doe. The portions may be small, but they'll be tender and tasty. :thumbsup: And I had a great day in the woods. :grin: Still have another tag good for Sat and Sun to look for the biggun. And 2 more tags that kick in in 2 weeks. :thumbsup:
