"Shorty" makes meat

[grndhntr]

I just finished a project where I cut down the barrel on a TC Renegade to make a Carbine rifle (see my topic on the project in the Gun Builder's Bench "I bit the bullet..."). I just finished sighting it in yesterday and today I got to hunt with it. It was a very cold morning:

...but it warmed up nicely by noon.

 

[grndhntr]

I saw a few deer in the morning but was unable to get a shot. By noon, I had worked my way up to the top of this peak:

 

[grndhntr]

...and spotted this deer way down below. Using binocs it looked like it had antlers but I couldn't tell how big it was.

 

[grndhntr]

There were 3 deer in the group. It took me probably 45 min. to get down to where I could track the deer. I found that the tracks split up. I lost the tracks of 2 of the deer but followed the other one until it dropped into a nasty canyon and I decided I didn't want to find it that bad. I eventually returned to where I lost the tracks of the other deer and just still-hunted through that area. I found the other 2 deer, 2 small bucks, right before dark. They spotted me and took off but made the mistake of looking back. I dropped to one knee and shot at the one that stopped broadside. Through the smoke, it looked like it dropped. I was surprised that I hit it because my rifle did a bit of a hangfire. The bullet caught it just in front of the shoulder. I stepped off the yardage at 85 yds.

 

[grndhntr]

Usually, I quarter the animal in the field but since it was getting dark and my deer was pretty small, I decided to slide it out the mile and a half like this:

 

[larry wv]

Good job. :thumbsup: Hope most of the drag was down hill. Larry

 

[rabjr]

Congrats! :thumbsup:

 

[wattlebuster]

Congrats an good eatin :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

 

[Roy]

:thumbsup: Congrats!!

 

[chance]

Great hunt Congrats!!

 

[roundball]

Looks like your project turned out just fine, congratulations !
:hatsoff:

 

[jamesthomas]

Thats the way to start off the season! And that was a great shot! :thumbsup: 85 yards! Looks to cold for me, bloods to thin for that kind of weather, though it did look like it might have warmed up a bit during the day.

 

[Supercracker]

Very nice

 

[hoochiepapa]

AAHH, youth! Good work!

 

[BrownBear]

Well done!

I'm impressed that you were able to successfully test the gun so quickly after your work. Heck, some of my projects are still waiting years later! :grin:

 

[Greenmtnboy]

NICE JOB

 

[ny griz]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: congrats on a fine succesful hunt.Story and pics were great. :applause: Griz

 

[jethro224]

:thumbsup: Grats! Good eatin' there.

 

[dave n]

What a great day you must of had !
Cut down a renegade to a carbine ? Thought it already was ? :shocked2: Just kidding :v I almost did the same thing some yrs ago .
Congrats on your success .

 

[Britsmoothy]

Neat, you must be following through good to stay on the money with a hang fire :hatsoff:

Brits.