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I was down for the 1st deer hunt, great weather. The deer numbers were a bit lower than long term averages, also less pressure on neighboring properties.
The 1st day, not a whole lot. A relative got a 10 pt, with 1/3 of the tines broke from fighting, wide spread though. At this property it’s expected, wall-hangars or anterless, no 6 pointers. He used a 50 cal Extreme I passed his way.
Day two I was in a good spot, started seeing good activity 1 hour before quitting time. Here comes a badly wounded, average, 8 ptr, normally passed on here. I did a quick debate, then took it at 30 yards. Since we had to come for the down buck, I took an adult doe 20 minutes later, 60 yards. Both very easy recoveries, zero yards traveled, then 10 yards after the ‘crazy run’.
I used my 45 cal Elite, 115 grains of B209, CCIM primer & a 200 grn Hornady XTP, Crush-Rib sabot. A rather simple load, tack-driving with my Zeiss 3-9 Conquest.
Just an after hunt report, nothing exceeding special, fine hunt.
The 1st day, not a whole lot. A relative got a 10 pt, with 1/3 of the tines broke from fighting, wide spread though. At this property it’s expected, wall-hangars or anterless, no 6 pointers. He used a 50 cal Extreme I passed his way.
Day two I was in a good spot, started seeing good activity 1 hour before quitting time. Here comes a badly wounded, average, 8 ptr, normally passed on here. I did a quick debate, then took it at 30 yards. Since we had to come for the down buck, I took an adult doe 20 minutes later, 60 yards. Both very easy recoveries, zero yards traveled, then 10 yards after the ‘crazy run’.
I used my 45 cal Elite, 115 grains of B209, CCIM primer & a 200 grn Hornady XTP, Crush-Rib sabot. A rather simple load, tack-driving with my Zeiss 3-9 Conquest.
Just an after hunt report, nothing exceeding special, fine hunt.