1006 yard 4 point mulie this morning

[IdahoCTD]

My good friend, that got hurt when he was hit by a truck on his quad last year, wanted some deer meat. So I took him up hunting today and I shot a buck so he could have some meat. The pictures will have to wait until after my kids Halloween party but I did find out that a Zeiss 4.5x14x44 doesn't have enough in the dials to reach that far. I had to use the reticle (R-1000). I hit him with the first shot though.

 

[DrMike]

That is some shooting. Congratulations on a good shot.

 

[FOTIS]

Nice! Rifle? caliber?

 

[Ridgerunner665]

Nice! Rifle? caliber?

Yeah...what he said!


Details man...we need details :wink:

 

[FOTIS]

What a tease!!!

 

[remingtonman_25_06]

I bet its one of his 6.5 or 7mm-300 Win mags!!!

Congrats on the 1000 yard kill! Great shooting!

What bullet? Howd it perform?

 

[IdahoCTD]

It wasn't a very big buck but it was a 4 point. I rarely shoot a deer, by choice because I'm picky and will only shoot big deer (the last buck was in 2005 or 2006), but since it is close to the end of season I burned my tag to help get some meat for my buddy. I actually missed a 2 point buck at 500yds because it gave me little more than a Texas heart shot and I didn't notice the wind when I was laying prone. It gave me about a 6 inch window to punch it in the ribs and I didn't compensate for the 5+mph wind. Anyway I broke the 4 points back with the first shot. He dropped and kicked down behind some brush where I couldn't see him. I made my way around to about 250yds and his head was still up. All I could see out of the brush was his head so I tried to poke one through the brush and hit him in the throat. I saw the bulled deflect and go just past his head. I tried again and the bullet deflected again. After the commotion he kicked where I couldn't see him anymore again. When I got to about 75yds I finally got a clear shot at his neck and finished him. BTW I shot him with my 6.5-300wm and 140gr Amax bullet. The hole through his neck was pretty brutal. The first bullet was a bit far back and hit him right at the bottom of the spine (I held into the wind a bit much). It pretty well destroyed his spine but we only lost about 4" of back strap because the bullet hit pretty low.

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[DrMike]

His size made the shot all the more challenging. Great shooting.

 

[JD338]

That is some impressive shooting. Congratulations on the freezer buck.

JD338

 

[IdahoCTD]

The crappy part was I had to pack it out by myself too. I decided to leave my pack frame in the truck so I had to use my crappy Badlands pack. It was probably over a mile of steep frozen ground to side hill around to the deer. It took a while to get to him, bone him out, and pack him out.

 

[jmad_81]

Nice work. I'm sure your friend will be greatfull.

 

[Elkman]

A nice Buck and a great shot, its a lot larger than the one I shot in Idaho. (none) The Badlands beats carrying them over the shoulder. I have packed pieces with mine and save the rest for my frame.

 

[IdahoCTD]

Last year a friend and I packed a 6pt bull out with my Badlands and his Eberlestock Dragonfly. We had to relay the meat up a steep hill. I was ragged out after that. If my dirt bike was closer I would have run one load to the top and got my pack frame.

 

[SJB358]

Nathan, check out the Eberlestock X2.. While a smaller pack, it does have a metal frame and it carries really well. I wouldn't think twice about strapping a 1/4 to it. Love that little pack.

Great shooting buddy! Way to go!