I was able to sit in the drizzle last Thursday evening until this guy showed up a little before dark. The cornfield I was on had a large number of does and smaller bucks earlier but I found out a few days later that the neighbors were pretty hard on them during gun season. The buck showed up and seemed to be looking for does more than eating. I ranged him(105 yds) and shot when he was quartering on and facing a little down hill.
The sabot entered just inside the near shoulder and clipped the top of the heart before exiting just in back of the front legs. The rain prevented any trace of blood and I was not even sure I hit him so we gave up after about an hour in the rain that night and came back in the morning. The buck actually ran closer to me after the shot and only covered about 100 yds before he piled up.
This is the first deer I have taken with Blackhorn 209 and a 250gr Barnes TEZ and I was really impressed.
