I held off taking any shots Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and lost Thursday due to rain”¦decided today on my 5th vacation day that I’d play whatever cards were dealt to me.
At 8:00am a lone Doe came into view way off through the trees, she slowly wanders through picking up an acorn here and there, stops to watch two squirrels chasing each other”¦comes along a little further and I confirm she’s alone (no fawns)”¦so when she broke 50yds I settled the sights on her heart and touched off the .58cal”¦she swapped ends and sprinted about 25 yards, crashing into a tree dead on her feet. Cleaned and reloaded the Flintlock, went and quietly dragged her to the ladder stand.
Sat back down and had some hot soup”¦by 10:30 I was starting to have thoughts about leaving when I saw movement way off from the same direction the Doe had come”¦a buck with his head down, nose right on her track. When he got to a place where I had a narrow alley through the trees I whistled, he stopped and raised his head, I leveled the Virginia on the point of the shoulder and touched the set trigger”¦he swapped ends, sprinted about 35 yards and piled up in the leaves”¦to be honest I thought he was a little bigger than he turned out to be, but there’s no do-over’s.
Anyhow, officially kicked off the 2010 season, took a photo, then dropped them both off to the family who said they’d take all I could give them this year (just ½ mile down the road from where I hunt) and they should get a good 100lbs usable meat.
The .58cal Early Virginia is so fast and accurate it seems like shooting a center fire rifle.
Load was 100grns Goex 2F, Oxyoke OP wad, .022” Oxyoke lubed patch, Hornady .570” lead ball.
At 8:00am a lone Doe came into view way off through the trees, she slowly wanders through picking up an acorn here and there, stops to watch two squirrels chasing each other”¦comes along a little further and I confirm she’s alone (no fawns)”¦so when she broke 50yds I settled the sights on her heart and touched off the .58cal”¦she swapped ends and sprinted about 25 yards, crashing into a tree dead on her feet. Cleaned and reloaded the Flintlock, went and quietly dragged her to the ladder stand.
Sat back down and had some hot soup”¦by 10:30 I was starting to have thoughts about leaving when I saw movement way off from the same direction the Doe had come”¦a buck with his head down, nose right on her track. When he got to a place where I had a narrow alley through the trees I whistled, he stopped and raised his head, I leveled the Virginia on the point of the shoulder and touched the set trigger”¦he swapped ends, sprinted about 35 yards and piled up in the leaves”¦to be honest I thought he was a little bigger than he turned out to be, but there’s no do-over’s.
Anyhow, officially kicked off the 2010 season, took a photo, then dropped them both off to the family who said they’d take all I could give them this year (just ½ mile down the road from where I hunt) and they should get a good 100lbs usable meat.
The .58cal Early Virginia is so fast and accurate it seems like shooting a center fire rifle.
Load was 100grns Goex 2F, Oxyoke OP wad, .022” Oxyoke lubed patch, Hornady .570” lead ball.
, but goes till Dec. 31st :grin: .
