I killed my second deer this afternoon (about 4:50 pm) in Arkansas. It was an 130 lb. 8 point. The 300 gr. XTP dropped him in his tracks. To be honest, any bullet would have done the same since I hit him a little high and got the spine.
It was windy today, with the wind coming from multiple directions, but I was hunting out of an Outhouse blind, and that helped make me scent free.
There first came a doe out. I could have shot her, but waited to see what else would show up. Next were two bucks - the 8 point I shot and one with long (probably 8-9 inch) spikes. When I shot, the doe ran off, but the spike stayed around long enough to reload. I could have shot him, but we have a 4 point on one side rule on our lease (in Arkansas it is 3 on one side), so I let him walk.
Our ML season goes through Monday. I may try to go Monday morning and try to fill another tag. This Remington 700ML has been a good rifle for me, in the 4-5 years I have had it, it has dropped several deer for me, out to 135 yards. The one today was about 50 yards.
It was windy today, with the wind coming from multiple directions, but I was hunting out of an Outhouse blind, and that helped make me scent free.
There first came a doe out. I could have shot her, but waited to see what else would show up. Next were two bucks - the 8 point I shot and one with long (probably 8-9 inch) spikes. When I shot, the doe ran off, but the spike stayed around long enough to reload. I could have shot him, but we have a 4 point on one side rule on our lease (in Arkansas it is 3 on one side), so I let him walk.
Our ML season goes through Monday. I may try to go Monday morning and try to fill another tag. This Remington 700ML has been a good rifle for me, in the 4-5 years I have had it, it has dropped several deer for me, out to 135 yards. The one today was about 50 yards.