He's not much to look at, but man the backstraps are sure good eatin'! Shot was 187 yards steep down hill angle and facing me. I was using the 7 WSM and 180 VLD combo. I didn't even bother to chamber a second round. I took out his throat and neck. I tried to do the tennis ball/truck skinning trick and I just pulled his head off. The pack and deer together weighed at least 170. My scale stops at 350.
If you follow the angle of the barrel in the first pic, you can see a very round bush on the adjacent hillside. He was bedded there for almost an hour. I put him to bed there as I waited prone in the cold mud waiting for him to stand up.
If you look at the second pic, you can see a gap between two trees on the ridgeline on the far left. That was the firing position. It was a BITCH getting him out of there.
If you follow the angle of the barrel in the first pic, you can see a very round bush on the adjacent hillside. He was bedded there for almost an hour. I put him to bed there as I waited prone in the cold mud waiting for him to stand up.
If you look at the second pic, you can see a gap between two trees on the ridgeline on the far left. That was the firing position. It was a BITCH getting him out of there.
