Posted By: Dan B.
Poppin' cherries!!! - 12/10/2008 6:24 PM
The temps went from a chilly 8 degrees on Monday, to 50 yesterday and still in the 40's today with rain, rain, RAIN and a cold front coming this evening. So I figured the deer would be moving...and they certainly were!!
I got on stand...errr...aahhh...treehouse...before light and only saw squirrels until 8AM. Here's the treehouse about 6 yrs ago...it's since been drastically improved. Treehouse
At that time I saw deer flash through my right side shooting lane, I grabbed the XP 300 Savage and plopped it on the sandbags. The deer crossed the creek and went into the upper field. It stopped at 160yds, quartering to me and the .300 is zeroed at 100yds. With the raining falling so heavy, I wanted to drop it on the spot so I held toward the top of the onside shoulder and let'er rip. The handloaded 150gr Rem PSP (pushed by 43.5gr Varget) entered the onside shoulder, destroyed the spine and exited just behind the offside shoulder. Needless to say, the deer dropped immediately. Turns out it was a button buck....all I saw in the scope was deer jerky!
So I left the stand, drug the deer to the woods, gutted him there and took him to the car. I then called wifey to bring the truck and climbed back into the stand. Two minutes after this happened, another doe walked in on me and stopped at 30yds. Having another doe tag and one already at the car, I pulled the Hunter .45LC from the pack and...well...
The 340gr Penn entered and broke the onside shoulder then exited center lung on the offside. She spun and made a wobbly 50yd dash to the creek, dove in and died.
I got on stand...errr...aahhh...treehouse...before light and only saw squirrels until 8AM. Here's the treehouse about 6 yrs ago...it's since been drastically improved. Treehouse
At that time I saw deer flash through my right side shooting lane, I grabbed the XP 300 Savage and plopped it on the sandbags. The deer crossed the creek and went into the upper field. It stopped at 160yds, quartering to me and the .300 is zeroed at 100yds. With the raining falling so heavy, I wanted to drop it on the spot so I held toward the top of the onside shoulder and let'er rip. The handloaded 150gr Rem PSP (pushed by 43.5gr Varget) entered the onside shoulder, destroyed the spine and exited just behind the offside shoulder. Needless to say, the deer dropped immediately. Turns out it was a button buck....all I saw in the scope was deer jerky!
So I left the stand, drug the deer to the woods, gutted him there and took him to the car. I then called wifey to bring the truck and climbed back into the stand. Two minutes after this happened, another doe walked in on me and stopped at 30yds. Having another doe tag and one already at the car, I pulled the Hunter .45LC from the pack and...well...
The 340gr Penn entered and broke the onside shoulder then exited center lung on the offside. She spun and made a wobbly 50yd dash to the creek, dove in and died.
As she ran I could see the gaping wound and did not bother firing another round.
So...now I'm tagged out and get to dog for others on Thursday and Friday.
So...now I'm tagged out and get to dog for others on Thursday and Friday.