Some of you guys will have seen this already, posted elsewhere !
OK, deer (rifle) opener.
Lots of dry does, does & fawns seen in the morning sit.
I let 2 small bucks walk & Deb saw a good one, but never got a shot.
At 5:45, with the light fading, something made me lightly pull down my right side window.
Good deer, on hinds, licking a high branch !
Then the ensuing nightmare of shifting gear, setting up & shooting left handed out of the right side window, all without spooking the deer.
By the time I got back on the deer, he was quartering to me & knew the gig was up.
25-06 barks, good solid hit, deer hunches up & runs.
POA was just inside facing shoulder, to exit behind opposite shoulder.
You can see a tiny exit, mid body, slight blood leak.
Back story, had some issues getting my normal 115gr SST's shoot consistently & with no time left to dick around, I went to my usual fall back, 117gr Federal Fusion.
Bone & ribs going in, top of heart, lungs & creased the liver & 2 ribs going out of the cavity, found under hide !
Shank side, to show integrity of shank.
Hung, gutted, skinned & cleaned up.
Butcher & vacuum pack on Thursday night, 'cause we leave for Europe on Wednesday evening.