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..........at the hands of Savage girl. But it wasn't so easy this year. I had a few setbacks. Here goes...........
Saturday morning 2:45--no wait--why's the alarm going off at 2:45?? Oh, no need to worry it's just someone's phone. Anyways out in the woods by 5:45. I'm in a shooting house on a green field. I'm settled in waiting for light. I glance up and see 10 spots walking through the field. But it's only 6:20! I can't see well enough to shoot. Ten minutes later i see horns. I couldn't focus through bicnoculars or my scope because it was still too dark! I had to let it go. I saw two more does that morning--but I'm still waiting for Mr. Buck to walk out.
Saturday afternoon--Same green field. Two does come out at 4:30. I text Chuck "shoot or wait?" He said wait. Well, something spooked them from the woods to my left--I hoped it was a buck. But no such luck. Didn't see anything else that night. No one got anything Saturday.
This was the field I was in Saturday:
Sunday morning--same green field. It was freezing and the wind was blowing! I had in my mind I was going to shoot whatever walked in my path. So before it get's light; I see a dark spot walk into the field and eat. Well, then it walks into the woods before it was light enough to see what it was!! Or so I thought. As the sun came up I keep focusing on a lump by the edge of the woods. It was a doe!! And she was big! She layed down for 1 hour and 30 minutes. I was so anxious! Finally she gets up. I put my scope on her as she's heading into the woods. This is the only shot I'll have before she's fully into the woods. I pull the trigger and.............NOTHING!!!! My gun didn't go off! She's GONE! I called Chuck to tell him and he's upset. We had switched bullets recently and they just weren't holding up like the ones in the past. So we go back to the lodge for lunch and Chuck fixes me up with my old load 250gr Shockwave with 36gr N-110. Now, I'm ready for Mr. Big Buck!
Harry and JD each killed a doe that morning.
Sunday afternoon--different green field. Here's a pic
Well, at first I didn't feel so great about this spot. I waited and read my book and waited. Then Chuck sends me a message to check with my range finder the distance of a possible shot. As I am about to write back I glance up and see 4 does standing in my field. It's 4:30. Shoot or wait? SHOOT!!! I put my scope on the biggest one and pulled the trigger. She did some kind of flip and then fell right there where she stood!! The shot was 103 yards.
Here she is:
She weighed 160lbs!!!
Here are some misc. pics of the hunt
Saturday morning 2:45--no wait--why's the alarm going off at 2:45?? Oh, no need to worry it's just someone's phone. Anyways out in the woods by 5:45. I'm in a shooting house on a green field. I'm settled in waiting for light. I glance up and see 10 spots walking through the field. But it's only 6:20! I can't see well enough to shoot. Ten minutes later i see horns. I couldn't focus through bicnoculars or my scope because it was still too dark! I had to let it go. I saw two more does that morning--but I'm still waiting for Mr. Buck to walk out.
Saturday afternoon--Same green field. Two does come out at 4:30. I text Chuck "shoot or wait?" He said wait. Well, something spooked them from the woods to my left--I hoped it was a buck. But no such luck. Didn't see anything else that night. No one got anything Saturday.
This was the field I was in Saturday:
Sunday morning--same green field. It was freezing and the wind was blowing! I had in my mind I was going to shoot whatever walked in my path. So before it get's light; I see a dark spot walk into the field and eat. Well, then it walks into the woods before it was light enough to see what it was!! Or so I thought. As the sun came up I keep focusing on a lump by the edge of the woods. It was a doe!! And she was big! She layed down for 1 hour and 30 minutes. I was so anxious! Finally she gets up. I put my scope on her as she's heading into the woods. This is the only shot I'll have before she's fully into the woods. I pull the trigger and.............NOTHING!!!! My gun didn't go off! She's GONE! I called Chuck to tell him and he's upset. We had switched bullets recently and they just weren't holding up like the ones in the past. So we go back to the lodge for lunch and Chuck fixes me up with my old load 250gr Shockwave with 36gr N-110. Now, I'm ready for Mr. Big Buck!
Harry and JD each killed a doe that morning.
Sunday afternoon--different green field. Here's a pic
Well, at first I didn't feel so great about this spot. I waited and read my book and waited. Then Chuck sends me a message to check with my range finder the distance of a possible shot. As I am about to write back I glance up and see 4 does standing in my field. It's 4:30. Shoot or wait? SHOOT!!! I put my scope on the biggest one and pulled the trigger. She did some kind of flip and then fell right there where she stood!! The shot was 103 yards.
Here she is:
She weighed 160lbs!!!
Here are some misc. pics of the hunt
