Texas WhiteTail - 54 cal PRB

[Griz44Mag]

We had a pretty good weekend in the Hill country.
I took this fellow at 93 yards with the Lyman Great Plains, 70gr fffg, .535 round ball, .015 cotton patch, mink lubed. Shot went all the way through, broke 2 ribs going in and took a 1" piece out of a rib on the other side. I found pieces of bone 10 yards from the hit. He ran about 30 yards into the oak trees where it was a real pain getting him out. By the time I found him it was dark, no moon and a fox was standing nearby waiting to see what I would do. I popped one off at him with the 54 plains pistol, but missed. I will use the excuse that I could not see the sights very well while holding a light in one hand and shooting with the other. I know it's an excuse, but it's all I have. Next year I am going to load the pistol with #2 shot. It was fun trying!

 

[Walkingeagle]

Nice job, congrats sir!!
Walk

 

[Sparkitoff]

Good looking Hill Country buck!

 

[Tom Compton]

way to go Griz. TC

 

[Juice Jaws]

93 yards, good shooting and nice looking deer. You need no excuses' for missing the fox, God only gives old men one good shot per day.

 

[Britsmoothy]

Great story. I loved it.

B.

 

[Griz44Mag]

God only gives old men one good shot per day.

I had forgotten about that edict. Now I don't feel so bad. Especially since I had tuned this pistol up and was shooting 4" groups at 40 meters, and this shot was about 20.....

 

[Einsiedler]

Waidmannsheil!!!

Well done!!!!! Nice animal!

 

[Ricochet]

Good shooting Griz! Thats a good'un!

 

[Huntschool]

Good Hill Country deer. Where were you in the Hill Country. I have hunted around Boerne and Sisterdale.

 

[Okie Hog]

Congrats on the nice buck. Great shot.

 

[Griz44Mag]

Good Hill Country deer. Where were you in the Hill Country. I have hunted around Boerne and Sisterdale.

North of Junction and South of Menard, 'bout half way.

 

[Logcutter]

Hey nice Buck Grizz! Congrats Sir!

 

[Griz44Mag]

Got the back end butchered out last night (rear quarters)
After de-boneing, trimming, shaping and vacuum packing for the freezer, I had 29# of beautiful red meat.

 

[smo]

Congrats

 

[Stumpkiller]

Vern nice!

Good job.

 

[Twowithone]

Nice Buck Griz

 

[Patocazador]

More mass than I've seen in Hill Country bucks. You da man!

 

[Griz44Mag]

More mass than I've seen in Hill Country bucks. You da man!

Heaviest one I have ever seen in the Hill Country as well. We don't have a scale at the ranch so I can't say for sure what he weighed. I do know it took 2 of us to get him up on the rack. (We don't have a winch either)

 

[Christophero]

Marvelous hunt for you, Griz. Happy for your success.
This goes to show, even with a PRB they don't all drop in their tracks. That is a bonus when it happens, though. Pretty buck and scenery to hunt in.