What a great trophy! Congratulations on your successful hunt and accurate shooting.Another one bites the dust. 200 yard shot with the 8x57 180gr barnes TSX @2780 fps. Dropped on the spot. I believe this buck to be a hybrid Mule/Whitetail. Our local area is known to produce these hybrids with mule deer and whitetails living in the same area. Whitetail features include the tail and ears, the hide color is a blend of mule deer/whitetail, forked mule deer style antlers.
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Had a late season doe tag, and used it this morning. I'll be working on the meat this afternoon.
Henry 30-30 with a 2.5x Leupold. Handloaded 160 grain Hornady FTX bullet. Steadied the rifle on a tripod and shot the doe at 170 yards. She was down almost instantly, shot through the lungs. The good little 30-30 cartridge did it again.
Regards, Guy
Henry 30-30 with a 2.5x Leupold. Handloaded 160 grain Hornady FTX bullet. Steadied the rifle on a tripod and shot the doe at 170 yards. She was down almost instantly, shot through the lungs. The good little 30-30 cartridge did it again.
Regards, Guy
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Excellent! She appears to be a fat girl that'll provide some fine chops and steaks. Congratulations.
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Congratulations Guy! Looks like a butterball doe. Nice shooting too, 170 yards is a pretty good poke!
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Guy Miner
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I got the backstraps off her a bit ago. They look GREAT. Not as big as from the big-bodied buck I shot last year, but big, and really nice meat. So grateful for the chance to hunt this December. I really like these late season hunts.
Regards, Guy
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Funny, I had a moment there looking through the little 2.5x Leupold that I thought... Hmmm, I could'a had a 25-06....
Oh, that 160 grain Hornady FTX made a big entrance wound, destroyed the lungs and at least some of the bullet exited. I haven't weighed the chunk of bullet I recovered, but I doubt if it weighs 20 grains. She was also standing at more of an angle than I thought. In just behind the foreleg, blew a hole through a couple of ribs, trashed the lungs, then tracked back and exited the flank. Yup, caught a little bit of stomach on the way out. Sigh...
Lots of meat and quite a bit of fat on her. I'm happy.
Guy
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I went out this evening to move my climber for the weekend (found fresh rubs). It was raining and miserable - and a long way from the truck - but it needed to be done. When I got to my climber I put it together and put it on my back. Crossing the first rise there he was. It was quite thick but I was able to get off 2 shots with my 7mm-08 (140g Partitions with 43g Varget). What a great bullet on hogs. Over 300 lbs on the hoof. I put my foot by his head for perspective. I've seen him a few times the past couple of seasons, but he has been way too savvy for any of us who hunt this property.
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Congratulations Guy. That was a great shot and nice looking doe.Had a late season doe tag, and used it this morning. I'll be working on the meat this afternoon.
Henry 30-30 with a 2.5x Leupold. Handloaded 160 grain Hornady FTX bullet. Steadied the rifle on a tripod and shot the doe at 170 yards. She was down almost instantly, shot through the lungs. The good little 30-30 cartridge did it again.
Regards, Guy
Congratulations on taking the hog. It must have been gratifying to finally get it after a couple of seasons.
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Time for the yearly post. Hope all my old friends on here are doing well and happy upcoming holidays to all!
No complaints from the 2022 season, short of I ate one CO mule deer archery tag, 1 archery bear, 1 rifle bear, 1 cow elk, 1 bull elk, and 1 Kansas archery tag. No tags filled but the freezer is full. It's about the hunt and those around us right? The September Colorado high country never disappoints, and I was able to spend multiple days archery hunting with my girlfriend.
What appears to have now turned into the annual Thanksgiving cow elk hunt was a success. Both my boy and girlfriend were able to connect for the third year in a row, again back to back days.
My boy's second elk with the 300 PRC, 356 yards. (Reluctant to say still shooting factory ammo) - Girlfriend's 3rd elk with the .260 Remington @ an even 350 yards. Can wait to do a little load development on both these rounds in the upcoming month.
No complaints from the 2022 season, short of I ate one CO mule deer archery tag, 1 archery bear, 1 rifle bear, 1 cow elk, 1 bull elk, and 1 Kansas archery tag. No tags filled but the freezer is full. It's about the hunt and those around us right? The September Colorado high country never disappoints, and I was able to spend multiple days archery hunting with my girlfriend.
What appears to have now turned into the annual Thanksgiving cow elk hunt was a success. Both my boy and girlfriend were able to connect for the third year in a row, again back to back days.
My boy's second elk with the 300 PRC, 356 yards. (Reluctant to say still shooting factory ammo) - Girlfriend's 3rd elk with the .260 Remington @ an even 350 yards. Can wait to do a little load development on both these rounds in the upcoming month.
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Good to hear from you. Congratulations on your successful hunting season!
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Good to hear from you. Congratulations on your successful hunting season!
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To be certain, you have managed to secure some fine meat. Congratulations to your son and girlfriend on connecting. Congratulations to you for your guiding them to success.
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I had a doe tag left and took a stroll out back this afternoon. Been snowing since yesterday morning so I figured the deer would be in the food plots early. Only sat about 15 minutes and I could see deer heading my way from the swamp. This big doe offered me a shot and I took it with the Nosler M21 375 H&H Mag. The Speer 270 gr SPBT did a great job putting her down quickly.
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Good job, Jim. I do wonder if you had enough gun!
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There's no replacement for displacement.Good job, Jim. I do wonder if you had enough gun!
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Yeah, the 338 RUM might not have been enough.There's no replacement for displacement.
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Congratulations, Jim. Is this the first animal with the 375 H&H or did you previously shoot a crop damage deer with it? So now you have broken in both the .308 Win. and the .375 H&H?
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Thank you fellas.Yeah, the 338 RUM might not have been enough.
Congratulations, Jim. Is this the first animal with the 375 H&H or did you previously shoot a crop damage deer with it? So now you have broken in both the .308 Win. and the .375 H&H?
Dan,
That is #2 for the 375. I shot a crop damage deer with it this past summer.
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All that gray, I might have to come help you with those crop damage deer. I’ll bring my 375.
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