First day of ML

[Sogaard]

I took off of work on Monday to get in one last day of hunting this year (I'm busy for the rest of ML season).  After seeing no shoot-able bucks all bow and regular season, the extra day in the woods was well worth it.

 

 

Small 8 pointer, but it's the biggest buck I've ever shot in 3H.  

 

The wound on its leg was a previous injury.  My shot went in from the other side of the deer.

Edited December 10, 2013 by Sogaard

[ApexerER]

Small? I sure would have taken him.....Nice Job......He would be my biggest as well. Wishing I had a day off this week....

[Lawdwaz]

Nice going.

[Meat Manager]

Healthy buck!

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[dbHunterNY]

nice it's down to the wire for me... only have this weekend.

[bowhuntr1967]

Nice buck

[RangerClay]

Nice buck, congrats!

[shawnhu]

Big payoff! No exit hole?

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[Lawdwaz]

Big payoff! No exit hole?

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Could be the strategic placement of the gun OR a quartering shot resulting in no exit OR a bloodless exit????

 

Hopefully the OP chimes in.........

[fasteddie]

Congrats ... nice going .

Were you wearing snow shoes ? 

[Hunter1]

Nice job Congrats

[Deerthug]

Nice job!

[Doc]

Was the leg wound a bullet wound or couldn't you tell?

[landtracdeerhunter]

Nice. The bucks are on the move here, once again. The next breeding cycle has started.

 

Interesting that deer didn't shed early from stress of the old wound.

Edited December 11, 2013 by landtracdeerhunter

[phade]

Congrats!

[Sogaard]

Could be the strategic placement of the gun OR a quartering shot resulting in no exit OR a bloodless exit????

 

Hopefully the OP chimes in.........

 

No exit wound.  The shot was quartering towards me.  I missed the lungs, but tore up the liver.  He walked about 15 yards and bed down, then got up about 2 minutes later, walked another 15 yards, and bed down again for the last time.  

 

I was surprised (and a little concerned) that there was no pass through.  It's something I plan to look into next year.  I was using 2 White Hot pellets and a 250 grain bullet, that should be more than enough power for a pass through at 60 yards.  Maybe it hit a rib and changed direction?

[Sogaard]

Was the leg wound a bullet wound or couldn't you tell?

 

Couldn't tell for sure because the wound was not that fresh and had been healing.  If I had to guess I would say a bullet grazed that leg a week or so prior.  The bones weren't damaged though, I saw it trotting at a good pace before I got him to freeze so I could take a shot.

[Sogaard]

And as for these foot size comments...hey now... 

[BUCKANDAQUARTER]

Congrats!

[sbuff]

What 250gr bullet did you use

[Sogaard]

What 250gr bullet did you use

 

 

T/C Shockwave, I believe.  I'll check again when I get home tonight and edit this post if I'm wrong.

[G-Man]

I would bet the bulled is buried in the back leg near a leg bone.. .. you'ld find it when butchering for sure if you did it yourself...