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Last day for me to hunt this year so I headed out early to sit on the edge of a small patch of timber. Weather was not too bad, about 25*f with some snow on the ground and a very light west wind. A little tuff trying to be quiet sneaking up to my spot but I didn't hear anything snort off. I sat down and enjoyed the sunrise, it was very peaceful, with only a couple of woodpeckers beating against a few trees. I stayed in my spot for a couple of hours and decided to call it a morning.
Instead of heading to my vehicle, I decided to venture in the opposite direction to scope out some spots for next year. Lots of tracks in the snow but appeared to be a few days old. Well... time to make the long trek back to the van. As I was walking up to another small slice of timber, two deer bust out of a low spot. One runs to my left, with the smaller of the two heading to the right. The smaller deer didn't like being left alone so it stopped after a few paces and presented me with a perfect broadside 50 yard shot. I took it.
I knew I had hit the deer hard by the way it stumbled before bolting to the top of a small hill off to my right. It ran maybe 30 yards before stopping and falling over, out for the count from a double lung shot. I knew it was a smaller deer but didn't mind, it was my last time hunting and I love tasty, tender grilling meat, not tag soup. At least now I can hang a photo next to my kids' deer photos, they are going to make fun of me because its the smallest one this year but that's ok, I get to decide who hunts first next year :lol:
CVA Apex, 110gr BH209, 290gr Barnes TMZ, blood trail was excellent
Instead of heading to my vehicle, I decided to venture in the opposite direction to scope out some spots for next year. Lots of tracks in the snow but appeared to be a few days old. Well... time to make the long trek back to the van. As I was walking up to another small slice of timber, two deer bust out of a low spot. One runs to my left, with the smaller of the two heading to the right. The smaller deer didn't like being left alone so it stopped after a few paces and presented me with a perfect broadside 50 yard shot. I took it.
I knew I had hit the deer hard by the way it stumbled before bolting to the top of a small hill off to my right. It ran maybe 30 yards before stopping and falling over, out for the count from a double lung shot. I knew it was a smaller deer but didn't mind, it was my last time hunting and I love tasty, tender grilling meat, not tag soup. At least now I can hang a photo next to my kids' deer photos, they are going to make fun of me because its the smallest one this year but that's ok, I get to decide who hunts first next year :lol:
CVA Apex, 110gr BH209, 290gr Barnes TMZ, blood trail was excellent
