Got this off my mountain outside Hot Springs, AR Friday evening. Was sitting in a tree climber looking across the road and down the mountain in front of me. Heard him come crashing up the mounting behind me about 45 yds down on my right hand side. Got ready and as he burst out of the tree line at a full sprint I saw enough to know he was big and popped him offhand, weakside right behind the left shoulder. Blew out a 3" chuck of rib/muscle into his chest cavity that deflated a lung and obliterated the heart, you can see where a very small fragment exited in the photo. Not more than a second between visual contact and pulling the trigger. Dropped straight down DRT in the middle of the road. 9 points (just barely) with 18" outside and very nice G2s. Not bad for what has been a pretty poor modern gun hunt in AR this year, between warm windy weather and a season that started essentially a week late due to the way the calendar played out. I'm told it's the nicest taken this year off the 3500 acre lease that includes my land which 7-8 of the local guys hunt regularly.
Rifle is a Badger M2008 with a 20" Rock barrel which Ryan Field chambered 308 for me.
Rifle is a Badger M2008 with a 20" Rock barrel which Ryan Field chambered 308 for me.
