Nov 15th was our Opening for firearm season, also my Birthday.
Went out with my g/f. She's been hunting for 3yrs now. She's been waiting to kill a buck since she's never shot one. She took a nice doe during the gun opener last year with her brother-in-law.
In the AM, I see a lot of deer action. Seen a quality buck around 730am, but no shot and he didn't stick around long. Seen a ton of does with one small 6pt. Also seen a nice cooper colored coyote, but no shot was present since he was in the thick stuff trying to nap a turkey.
I hear a gun shot ring off towards my g/f direction. A minute later my phone rings. I answer my phone "what did you shoot?" (Heavy breathing...) "I just shot a 6pt, I think he was to his ears." I told her to relax and breath." I told her we'll look at it in a bit since it was prime time 830am.
Around 930am, the action was slowing down. Had a big doe w/a button buck underneath my stand. I kept hearing a grunt back in the ridge. A few minutes later, a nice 9pt arrived.
.223ai-75g Swift Scirocco scored through the lungs. Deer ran MAYBE 40yds before tumbling over. While gutting, the bullet completely destroyed the lungs and took half of the heart.
After checking my deer out I went to pick my g/f up to take a look at her buck. I'm feeling pretty good right now since my buck is pretty decent. While at the base of her ladder stand she ask if I can see the buck? I reply "No, must be down in the dip in the hay field." As I look closer I see a part of a white rack. I throw my Leica ultravides up and see a part of the rack. I told her that looks like a NICE BUCK.
As we get closer we see the rack and how huge the buck was. I was expecting a basket rack 6pt. Not a 18" inside spread 9pt.
This is Sara's 1st buck, can't get any better then that!
Some random Amish guy helping us, jk, her brother-in-law.
My smaller 9pt. 16" inside spread.
Dragging the deer 350yds, taking a breather and the cattle investigate.
Went out with my g/f. She's been hunting for 3yrs now. She's been waiting to kill a buck since she's never shot one. She took a nice doe during the gun opener last year with her brother-in-law.
In the AM, I see a lot of deer action. Seen a quality buck around 730am, but no shot and he didn't stick around long. Seen a ton of does with one small 6pt. Also seen a nice cooper colored coyote, but no shot was present since he was in the thick stuff trying to nap a turkey.
I hear a gun shot ring off towards my g/f direction. A minute later my phone rings. I answer my phone "what did you shoot?" (Heavy breathing...) "I just shot a 6pt, I think he was to his ears." I told her to relax and breath." I told her we'll look at it in a bit since it was prime time 830am.
Around 930am, the action was slowing down. Had a big doe w/a button buck underneath my stand. I kept hearing a grunt back in the ridge. A few minutes later, a nice 9pt arrived.
.223ai-75g Swift Scirocco scored through the lungs. Deer ran MAYBE 40yds before tumbling over. While gutting, the bullet completely destroyed the lungs and took half of the heart.
After checking my deer out I went to pick my g/f up to take a look at her buck. I'm feeling pretty good right now since my buck is pretty decent. While at the base of her ladder stand she ask if I can see the buck? I reply "No, must be down in the dip in the hay field." As I look closer I see a part of a white rack. I throw my Leica ultravides up and see a part of the rack. I told her that looks like a NICE BUCK.
As we get closer we see the rack and how huge the buck was. I was expecting a basket rack 6pt. Not a 18" inside spread 9pt.
This is Sara's 1st buck, can't get any better then that!
Some random Amish guy helping us, jk, her brother-in-law.
My smaller 9pt. 16" inside spread.
Dragging the deer 350yds, taking a breather and the cattle investigate.
