Hey all,
I just shot my first deer today, and it was a buck to boot! I wasn't really expecting to shoot a buck, but I'm happy I did! He is a an 8-point, but two of the tines are broken (that's okay by me, he's got character!).
I saw him first about 9:30 in the morning. He was walking across a creek bed about 125 yards from my stand. I had the scope on him and was ready to take him, but he would only show me his rear end! When he finally turned, he walked behind a pile of brush and I didn't have a shot. He then walked out of the woods near a power-line.
I was kind of disappointed because I didn't think he'd be back on my side of the creek bed. I was nervous/excited/cold, and shaking a bit. About a half an hour passed (quickly, I might add!), and I saw him re-enter the woods and make his way across the creek bed and toward my stand. I couldn't believe it!
I waited for him to get to a small opening in the trees, and shot. He was quartering slightly away, and it was a good hit! The blood trail was easy to find and follow, and I found him about 60 yards from where he stood when I shot him.
The estimated distance of the shot was between 50-60 yards. I used a Savage 10ML-II with 42 grns of AA 5744 and a Hornady #4500 300 grain bullet in the orange MMP sabot. That combination worked very well!
Hope you all enjoyed reading about my first deer...it's been an amazing day!
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I just shot my first deer today, and it was a buck to boot! I wasn't really expecting to shoot a buck, but I'm happy I did! He is a an 8-point, but two of the tines are broken (that's okay by me, he's got character!).
I saw him first about 9:30 in the morning. He was walking across a creek bed about 125 yards from my stand. I had the scope on him and was ready to take him, but he would only show me his rear end! When he finally turned, he walked behind a pile of brush and I didn't have a shot. He then walked out of the woods near a power-line.
I was kind of disappointed because I didn't think he'd be back on my side of the creek bed. I was nervous/excited/cold, and shaking a bit. About a half an hour passed (quickly, I might add!), and I saw him re-enter the woods and make his way across the creek bed and toward my stand. I couldn't believe it!
I waited for him to get to a small opening in the trees, and shot. He was quartering slightly away, and it was a good hit! The blood trail was easy to find and follow, and I found him about 60 yards from where he stood when I shot him.
The estimated distance of the shot was between 50-60 yards. I used a Savage 10ML-II with 42 grns of AA 5744 and a Hornady #4500 300 grain bullet in the orange MMP sabot. That combination worked very well!
Hope you all enjoyed reading about my first deer...it's been an amazing day!
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