No great story to be told on this one, just stumbled into a really good buck this afternoon is all.

The wind turbine project behind built on our mule deer place have moved the deer around some it seems, as they have been very hard to find, at least for me. Decided to spend the day hiking/hunting a section of the ranch void of roads, cattle, people, and unfortunately elevation change. It is about 5 square miles of flat sandy country with scattered mesquite patches. Had only seen a couple of does until about 2:30 in the afternoon. I was walking by a very small and unimpressive patch of mesquite when unexpectedly, a doe bounced out of the middle of it, trotting off about 140 yds or so I'd guess. Not surprisingly, a buck from the same brush stood up and followed her out there, quartering away. The sticks were already set for a standing shot, and the139gr Scenar from the Tikka T3x 6.5 entered in front of the hing quarter, and exited about 6" behind the off shoulder. Impressive penetration and performance for sure, This was actually my first big buck kill (8x8, 29" wide) with that particular bullet, so hat's off the the guys on the 'fire here that made the rec.

As I've said before, blind ass luck trumps skill any and every day of the week.



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very nice congrats sir

Great buck, JGRaider!

Congrats

Yeah, great buck

Very nice.

And more than “luck”.

DF

Nice buck. Congratulations.

Nice buck!

Yep points everywhere that’s a god damn beauty.
Amen

Mercy! Congrats JG.

Outstanding! Congrats and Happy New Year JG!

That's a good day for anyone.

Real nice...

That is a most excellent buck!!!

Nice Buck

You better not lose that rabbit's foot JG. powdr

Nice looking buck.

They tend to hide where one couldn't possibly be.

Sneaky buggers.

Nicely done!

Great deer JG!

Congratulations. 👍

Good ass luck bad ass buck. Congrats Johnny. Hell of a deer

Uncle Johnny, awesome buck with great character!! Happy new year to you and the family!

JG-
Well done (per always).
Great buck - congrats!

Heck of a buck!

You done good there!

Heck ya! Another stud for Johnny.

Love that buck ..

Nice work!

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Congrats JG! 139 Scenar out of the 6.5 has Been great for me as well.


Roy

Beyond awesome............great buck and write up, thanks for sharing. Big congrats on ringing out the old year done right. As mentioned earlier-I think luck is only a small part of the equation.

What everyone has said and nice way to close out the year.

Nice, well done

Wow!

Very Nice!

David

Wow nice buck!

Very Nice Buck. Congrats.

Thanks for the kind words fellas. Happy New Year to you all.

G F Y = GOOD FOR YOU !

I like to be lucky at times but it's better to be

Good N Lucky !!

Congrats

Jerry

That's ending the year on a high note.....

Buck of my dreams right there! Well done!

John

Sounds to me you made your own luck, great strategy and awesome buck!

P S :

My trophy eluded me this year.



Saw him once when legal and he BRUSHED me.
My season is over now.

Glad for you tho.

Jerry

Since I can't hunt (legally - grin) I'm going to limber up my pony this afternoon.



Happy Trails

Jerry

Congratulations on an awesome buck and a fine way to end 2019.

Super cool buck!! Funny how some guys get “lucky” year after year!!

Congrats on the buck Johnny....

Very nice sir

Man, That’s a really cool buck.

Any idea on his age?

I'm not the best at aging deer, but I think 6 1/2.

Nice buck!

But, but, how did he ever die using that match bullet? Oh wait, that’s the same bullet that worked so well on a Muley buck for me!

Congrats!

Great buck congrats!

I’ve used a bunch of different scenars in various calibers/cartridges and Overall I’ve been really happy with them on game. but The 6.5 139 and 155 .308 have been the most consistent. Great pick!

Dandy buck!! I've had nothing but excellent performance from 139/136gr Scenars.

Congrats looks like a fine buck. Can only see the one picture?? The 1st one isn't showing?? Anyway, another great buck!

Nice Buck Johnny, I always look forward to your big buck pics. That's some neat country.

Beautiful! Congrats!

Cool buck. Congrats!

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I love the Chocolate !! AND multiple forks !
fantastic.


Jerry

Thanks for reposting that picture JG - that is a beaut!! Really like the coloring on that guy - good stuff!!

Heck of a buck! Congrats!

Beautiful Buck JG! Congrats on your lucky streak continuing!

Awesome buck. Great job

This is becoming routine, Congrats on a very fine but rather unlucky buck!

Sheesh man that is simply amazing; genuine buck of a lifetime! Good report AMAZING buck!

Congrats JG!!! Yet another monster to add to your already impressive wall!

Too bad it was with a “fad” rifle, “fad” chambering, and “fad” bullets that are all clearly overrated...

Congrats! I’m sure plenty of luck was involved since match target bullets sure aren’t suitable for hunting...

Very nice! Congrats!