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Bushnell dusk till dawn 1.5-4x shotgun scope. Mounted on see through Leopold rings. Rings are loctited. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

You've got to be kidding me. Had another doe walk out 20 minutes before legal on the other side of the field. 137 yards. Waited till she came across over that 20 minutes to 100 yards. Good brace. No bobbing reticle. Had all of that 20 minutes to calm down and control my breathing. Nice smooth trigger pull. And nothing. She trotted off the field. Didn't bolt. No blood to be found. Flashlight died after 10 minutes. Going back in am to look for blood again. Then to the range to check where the he'll this thing is shooting. Maybe it got bumped off zero. So unbelievably ticked off right now Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Thompson center. 250g yellow expanding tip. Seperate bullet and shot cup 2 triple seven blacks Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

I have about 70 rounds through the gun to date. Not just the 10 for sighting in this season. Yeah culver that was my initial thought. But I couldn't find anything in the 6-8inch tall grass of the field. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Just sighted her in last week. Shot about 10 rounds with a clean after each 2. Dialed in at 100 yards. I've never shot a deer with a muzzle loader. I would assume that a hit with a projectile that large would leave blood and or hair at some point within a 100 yards of the hit site right? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

As I was walking in this afternoon I was shocked to find a group of does in the field. I was walking in I crested the hill and there they were 50 yards away. I immediately dropped to my belly. I waited a minute and poked my head up. They were feeding across the field on a perpendicular line to me. I belly crawled forward in an attempt to eliminate a hummock of ground being in the path of my shot. I got as stable as I could supporting the muzzleloader and waited for the doe to walk into view. Which would be about 150 yards from my position due to their line and my sight line. She did. And with my reticle shaking I pulled the trigger for the first time on a deer with my muzzle loader. As the smoke cleared I saw 2 run into the woods on one trail and a third farther up on a different trail. Well I searched and searched that field to the best of my estimate where the doe was. No blood. I then tracked slowly across it to the first trail and went in about 20 yards. No blood. I tracked back to approximate starting point and did another grid still no blood. Tracked the approximate way the other doe went to the other woods entry point and followed that trail 20 yards to the property line. Again no blood. I then walked back to where I shot from. Laid down and got another look at where doe was. Went down to the area. This time did a spiral search out 20 yards. Still no blood or hair. Again searched both lines into the woods 20 yards and grid searched the area of field between woods and entry points. Still nothing. After searching for an hour and a half. And totally not confident in the shot in hindsight Thus I'm sitting here heart broken. I can only assume that either a) I hit the ground in front of me due to the hill I hoped I was shooting over. Or my shakiness straight up caused a miss. So lessons learned : Always always relax as much as possible and try to control breathing and pulse. Pay attention to barrel sightlines when on the ground. Don't rip me apart too bad. I post this in hopes other newbies like myself can learn from it. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Couple shots across the canyon. About 2 minutes and a couple 100 yards apart. Must be moving over there Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

At what point do I give up on this frozen field.? Debating moving to the other blind halfway down the field on the ridge so I can see all of the field. But I didn't want to walk all the way across and bump deer omw in. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Man got to my blind at 545am and it was blown over. Seat had an once of water and ice in it. Oh well I'm sitting it. Frozen arse and all. Good luck all. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

32 going on 33 on new years Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Body decided I needed sleep this morning. Still got in the blind at 840. Sitting till 10. Looks like a hot one today. I think I'm gonna pass on the evening hunt in favor of a morning hunt tomorrow in the bitter cold. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Congrats rebel. I'm debating on pulling the plug. Got another hunt this evening In a corn field.. Feels too good to leave tho. I think 10am is the earliest I feel cokmfortable packing it it. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Nice morning. In 45 minutes before light. Good wind. Nothing, nada zilch. Been extra alert and careful too. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Gonna be about 40 degrees tomorrow morning. Highish pressure. Gonna be a good morning Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Have a 20$ waterproof jacket from Wal-Mart. It's just a shell. It is definitely waterproof. And man does it make me sweat so it's not very breathable. It has a brushed fabric on the outside (camo) with the waterproof liner inside. Feels soaked to the touch but dry as mars underneath. Packs fairly small so if there's chance of rain I just strap it to my pack Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Definitely guilty of napping in the tree... beginning of the season it's just a few minutes. End of the season it could be 15-20 Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

I hunt for meat and where I hunt there are no trophy bucks. Took my first buck last year. 1.5 yr old 4/5point. With a buck under my belt I primarily focus on does. And unless I'm close to tag soup I'll only tag another young buck if it has more than 5 points. Have access to a 20 acre property and 50 acre property and a 10 acre property. The 50 is only huntable about 20 of it. If that. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

With the SUV I threw em on the roof rack and ratcheted down.. Well it died.. This year it's going on the front of the Pontiac g6 hood. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Of course I'm not gonna do that. I am just looking for a ballpark guesstimate on if they will be way off (8+inches) or only an inch or so. Off big time I would want to give myself a couple hours and borrow a sled and go to a range 30 minutes away. An inch or so I can grab a plate, blanket and sand bag and hit the state land 10 mins away. I appreciate the input on the grouping. I've shot the soft points for 5 years outta this gun. Each season they get harder to find Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

It's all Remington and same weight. It's not about being cheap or anything like that. Came off a little hot on that one eh? Making assumptions.im actually looking to get 6-8 boxes so I won't have this issue again for a while. The issue is finding time in my night shift 60hr a week schedule with kids. If they will be way different then I need to allocate more time and setup a range visit before the season. If it's gonna end up in the same ring then I can just stop off to state land and lay down for some minute adjustments. Currently dialed in at 100yards but I shot my last box today checking all my rifles. Also if it is going to be way off then I would consider driving an hour out of my way to locate some. again this takes time to be allocated into my schedule. As of right now rome and utica stores don't have any. And now as I sit here looking for other ammo dealers in the county, it might just be easier to go get the pointed, borrow my buddies sled and resight the damn thing. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

So every store in my area is sold out of Remington. 308 180g soft points. But they have pointed soft points. Will switching to the poi ted require me to resight my rifle? Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Love this thread! Thanks for keeping it going for another year Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Another instance where it helps is in a blind at first and last legal times. Least that's where I use it. Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Oriskany flats? I chase birds in there. Is it full up with deer hunters yet? Been thinking about doing a blind day in there with muzzle Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk

Thx doesn't go up to 30. Already asked mathews if it was possible Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk