Small but venison

[sherlockgael 107]

I know this deer is not very big but I dropped it because the farmer and his wife that allow me to hunt their property love venison and I haven't been able to provide them with any in a couple of years.

Some interesting things about this deer/hunt. When I was coming in at about 5-45am I bumped about 4 deer out of a field. This deer was the first I had seen since then, the first deer sighted during daylight. The photo of the deer walking is the deer I shot. He walked right past one of my trail cams and I shot him literally 1 minute later.

I had my Tactacam and GoPro all set up to try to get the whole thing on video. It was about 10:12am and I had just poured a coffee and taken a bite out of a chicken sandwich my wife was so gracious to pack for me. I caught something out the corner of my left eye and there he was about 40 yards from me. He was just "there". I had no time to think, I shot him when he was looking right at me, a second more and he would have seen me or got my wind as I was on the ground. I literally dropped the sandwich put him in my sights and squeezed. I didn't have time to activate either camera for fear he would see me with the extra motion. 

Anyhow I am grateful to be able to harvest a buck and provide the landowners with venison for the winter. 

Edited November 21, 2020 by sherlockgael

[moog5050 19925]

8 minutes ago, sherlockgael said:

I know this deer is not very big but I dropped it because the farmer and his wife that allow me to hunt their property love venison and I haven't been able to provide them with any in a couple of years.

Some interesting things about this deer/hunt. When I was coming in at about 5-45am I bumped about 4 deer out of a field. This deer was the first I had seen since then, the first deer sighted during daylight. The photo of the deer walking is the deer I shot. He walked right past one of my trail cams and I shot him literally 1 minute later.

I had my Tactacam and GoPro all set up to try to get the whole thing on video. It was about 10:12am and I had just poured a coffee and taken a bite out of a chicken sandwich my wife was so gracious to pack for me. I caught something out the corner of my left eye and there he was about 40 yards from me. He was just "there". I had no time to think, I shot him when he was looking right at me, a second more and he would have seen me or got my wind as I was on the ground. I literally dropped the sandwich put him in my sights and squeezed. I didn't have time to activate either camera for fear he would see me with the extra motion. 

Anyhow I am grateful to be able to harvest a buck and provide the landowners with venison for the winter. 

Congrats and good looking rifle to boot.  

[The_Real_TCIII 18929]

Please
Tell me you retrieved and finished the sandwich


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[GreeneHunter 4269]

Perfect ..... Will make great Steak's !

[sherlockgael 107]

1 hour ago, moog5050 said:

Congrats and good looking rifle to boot.  

Thank you-Pre 64 Winchester Model 70 in .308

Edited November 21, 2020 by sherlockgael

[sherlockgael 107]

49 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

Please
Tell me you retrieved and finished the sandwich


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sorry to say no

[The_Real_TCIII 18929]

sorry to say no

So... it's still out there?


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[sherlockgael 107]

The squirrels probably dined on it


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[SpacemanSpiff 720]

Congratulations and beautiful rifle. 

[grampy 17132]

Congratulations! Nice buck!

[dbHunterNY 5192]

Congrats

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