Jan. 31 is the last day of deer season in Alabama. Today is the last day of the 2nd ML season. In hopes of getting one more for the freezer, I carried my Knight .50 to the woods this past Saturday.
A buddy and I went to one of his spots that I hadn't been to since Christmas. I climbed the same tree that I was in the last time, and a little before 9:00 I glanced behind me and saw a movement. Closer scrutiny showed that it was a small buck. I waited a couple of minutes, hoping that something a bit more substansial would come through. After giving up on a bigger deer I put the cross-hairs behind the shoulder and squeezed the trigger. The deer ran in a kind-of semi-cicle for about 100 yds., and actually expired within 25 yds. of my tree. It was a double-lung shot at about 75 yds. The 295 gr. Powerbelt got full penetration and did the job. I push it with 100 gr. of loose Pyrodex. That's the third deer taken with the Knight and Powerbelt, two with full penetration.
Now the bad part. After I had field dressed the little buck, I walked back to where he was standing when I shot him. There were three fresh rubs, the largest being on a cedar about 8" in diameter. MY little buck couldn't have even gotten his rack around it!! I showed Billy and helped him put up a blind watching that end of the property, and vowed not to go back until next year.
Now the good part...fresh tenderloin tonight!!!
A buddy and I went to one of his spots that I hadn't been to since Christmas. I climbed the same tree that I was in the last time, and a little before 9:00 I glanced behind me and saw a movement. Closer scrutiny showed that it was a small buck. I waited a couple of minutes, hoping that something a bit more substansial would come through. After giving up on a bigger deer I put the cross-hairs behind the shoulder and squeezed the trigger. The deer ran in a kind-of semi-cicle for about 100 yds., and actually expired within 25 yds. of my tree. It was a double-lung shot at about 75 yds. The 295 gr. Powerbelt got full penetration and did the job. I push it with 100 gr. of loose Pyrodex. That's the third deer taken with the Knight and Powerbelt, two with full penetration.
Now the bad part. After I had field dressed the little buck, I walked back to where he was standing when I shot him. There were three fresh rubs, the largest being on a cedar about 8" in diameter. MY little buck couldn't have even gotten his rack around it!! I showed Billy and helped him put up a blind watching that end of the property, and vowed not to go back until next year.
Now the good part...fresh tenderloin tonight!!!
