Well, my nephew shot his first buck today. 11:45 am. A nice little 6 point.
The hit was center left shoulder. The Hornady 250 gr. Flex Tip turned 90* down and exited between the left front leg and the brisket. It never got inside the chest cavity.
We tracked him on a good blood trail, and when we found him he was down and very sick with his antlers tangled in an autumn olive bush. Coup de Grace was administered immediately.
Disappointing performance even though the deer was down. I found the plastic tip from the bullet on the ground with a pile of white hair.
Last night the educated doe slipped up on us 2minutes after legal shooting time. We tried waiting her out, but she was loitering close to the backside of the blind. She blew and took off into the darkness raising the alarm all the way. Bitch.
I have a score to settle with her in the next couple of days. She’s a lone doe and came in looking hard at the blind, so if she comes back I think I’ll recognize her. Would it be racist or sexist to say that all does look the same?
Last edited by m_stevenson; 11/24/19.
