Well Guys,
After hunting hard for over 2 weeks non-stop I got my Buck Saturday after noon in a snowstorm.It aint a monster buck by any streach but for where I hunt any buck is a good one.
Here's a couple of pics....
I was setting in my Treestand early Saturday afternoon wipeing snow off of my Wool pants and coat feeling the cold wind and snow hit me in the face and just passing the afternoon looking and dreaming.I looked off to the Southwest down over the steep hill from my stand and there he stood broadside,70 yards with only a little small fur tree between him and my muzzle.I drew down on a good sight just behind his Forward leg and "Let go"!The way the wind was baffleing the smoke went directly away and I watch the action unfold.When the Ball hit him ,his head took a nosedive and he kicked his hind legs out before Bolting in a straight line and off out of sight with his tail hard against his Butt.All right I'm thinking "No Biggie".I have a bit of experience killing Deer with Roundballs and unless they are hit in the neck or the spine they all go aways.After fumbling around with pre-measured charges and Ball Blocks I managed to Load up again.I pack up all my Goodies and head down the tree to recover my Deer.After a 70 yard walk from where he stood to where he fell I found him ,Deader than a Doorknob.
Upon dressing him I find out that there was full penetration and took out the heart on the way through.Pretty good for a fair sized Deer at 70 yards,.490 ball and 90 grains of 3f from my T/C New Englander.
After hunting hard for over 2 weeks non-stop I got my Buck Saturday after noon in a snowstorm.It aint a monster buck by any streach but for where I hunt any buck is a good one.
Here's a couple of pics....
I was setting in my Treestand early Saturday afternoon wipeing snow off of my Wool pants and coat feeling the cold wind and snow hit me in the face and just passing the afternoon looking and dreaming.I looked off to the Southwest down over the steep hill from my stand and there he stood broadside,70 yards with only a little small fur tree between him and my muzzle.I drew down on a good sight just behind his Forward leg and "Let go"!The way the wind was baffleing the smoke went directly away and I watch the action unfold.When the Ball hit him ,his head took a nosedive and he kicked his hind legs out before Bolting in a straight line and off out of sight with his tail hard against his Butt.All right I'm thinking "No Biggie".I have a bit of experience killing Deer with Roundballs and unless they are hit in the neck or the spine they all go aways.After fumbling around with pre-measured charges and Ball Blocks I managed to Load up again.I pack up all my Goodies and head down the tree to recover my Deer.After a 70 yard walk from where he stood to where he fell I found him ,Deader than a Doorknob.
Upon dressing him I find out that there was full penetration and took out the heart on the way through.Pretty good for a fair sized Deer at 70 yards,.490 ball and 90 grains of 3f from my T/C New Englander.
