Re: DEER HUNTING THREAD
I too already posted this in another thread but here it is:
Oh yeah, the data: Savage 10FCP Phantom suppressor .308, 175SMK 44gr RL-15
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"I hit him with the Swarovsky, and he was around 650yds. I watched him go into some deep and tall sagebrush, my brother in law sat and watched, while I ran towards the brush patch. On my way there, four more doe's jumped out and started running towards the buck's last known position. I knew they would tattle on me as soon as they got there so I kept running, looking for a good shooting spot. I found one, a clear spot in the grass with a good view of the patch where the buck was still hidden. I laid down and ranged the doe's as they began emerging on the far side of the brush patch, just shy of 400yds, one after another they came out, I figured he would be last. He came out of the brush like a ghost, he just appeared, I had already dialed my elevation, I was doping the wind which was left to right. I made my wind judgement and pressed the trigger, the buck reared up on his hind legs as though I'd hit him, I listened for the familiar smack sound to return to me, but it never did. I settled back upon him and to my surprise he was still there, not knowing whether or not I had hit him, I held a bit lower and sent the next one. I watched through the recoil and saw only his shape settle in the tall grass, his feet up in the air. My brother in law was still 400yds or so behind me, and didn't even know I had shot the buck. I had to do a victory dance with my hat in the air for him to start making his way down.
I ran up to the buck, still unsure of how big or small he was. I was quite surprised when I saw this:
My first shot had gone high and actually grazed one of his antlers, visible in some of the pics. The second one went right through his throat, and dropped him in his tracks.
He is the ugliest thing I've ever seen, but he was a blessing in a very ugly disguise."
