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Yes, my IL deer hunting is mostly done for the year, work & other duties. I was down this 2nd period, saw a handful, no monsters. It’s somewhat QDM property, though nothing drastic.
Anyway I took this 8 pointer, 120 lasered yards, 45 cal, 195 grain Barnes copper bullet, crush-rib sabot, 115 grains by volume of B209. After the shot, deer went 20 yards.
I loaded a 200 grain XTP, same charge & sabot then took the ‘anterless’ at 80 yards 20 minutes later. This second ended up being a nubbin. This deer went zero yards after the shot.
The gun is a 45 cal Knight Elite, Zeiss 3-9 Conquest mounted. The other two guys shot a larger 9 point, then a smaller 8. The weather was great.
Anyway I took this 8 pointer, 120 lasered yards, 45 cal, 195 grain Barnes copper bullet, crush-rib sabot, 115 grains by volume of B209. After the shot, deer went 20 yards.
I loaded a 200 grain XTP, same charge & sabot then took the ‘anterless’ at 80 yards 20 minutes later. This second ended up being a nubbin. This deer went zero yards after the shot.
The gun is a 45 cal Knight Elite, Zeiss 3-9 Conquest mounted. The other two guys shot a larger 9 point, then a smaller 8. The weather was great.