D21ALASKA
Handloader
- Oct 29, 2013
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Was finally able to blood my .375 H&H last weekend and even better yet it was with a load I had worked up last winter with the help of some of you.
260gr. AccuBond over 73.8 grains of RL15. Right about 2750fps if memory serves.
2nd weekend and 2nd evening of it in a new close to home spot I had scouted out over the summer. I had seen a larger bull the 1st weekend out and a slightly smaller one at first light on 9/11, I couldn't verify that either were legal though. In my area they have to have either 50" of antler spread or 3 brow tines on at least one side.
Evening of 9/11 I got on stand around 3 and did my first calling sequence about 5PM. Halfway through my next sequence at 615 he was coming. He's not the herd bull by any stretch but he thought he was. As soon as I stopped scraping and could hear he was about 70 yards out, grunting and bashing the brush while he headed my way. I caught a quick glimpse of him as he went into the small dip between us and knew he was small, couldn't see his fronts though. When he was covered by the brush I quickly moved back to my glassing spot about 20 yards further up the hill, this ended up being a good move, and I shut up and get ready. He's coming in hot, grunting as he walks and pausing a couple time to abuse some birch saplings. Catch a quick glimpse of his right side, only 2 tines. Dang. Still coming from my right to left, he's at about 12 yards now looking straight at me through some short brush with his head lowered. Ok, how's this gonna go? Still can't see his left side. He decides I'm not worth his time and lifts his head to continue on, he's got 3 on his left side. NICE! He grunts his way over to the exact stand of saplings I've been scraping on for 2 weekends and proceeds to fold them to the ground practically standing on his forehead, good thing I moved... Perfect broadside with him facing to my left but he's moving all over the place. Finishes giving the brush their whatfor and circles slightly with his head up offering a severe quartering shot left to right. 20 yards so I took it. No questions and I didn't even cycle another round. He jerkily ran about 20 yards and stood there to think about it for about 30 seconds and then fell over. It was done a minute later.
Bullet entered about 6 inches behind the last rib on his left side and made it somewhere up into his chest cavity as his right lung was disintegrated. Didn't find it but didn't look too hard either.
Called my hunting partner over from his stand site and after a handshake and tag punch the work began. No motors in this area so manual labor only, all good as I don't mind paying for my food. He died roughly 80 yards from camp and the pack out of the woods is about a mile. Pretty easy walking so not terrible. Frosted nicely Friday night so he cooled off quick and we got him packed out and hanging in the walk-in by 630 on Saturday.
Not the big boy I know is out there but a legal bull within 10 miles of the house and a full freezer. 0 complaints.
Still had the next day off from work so figured I'd pull the taters too since it was so nice out. 190lbs. Meat and taters kinda weekend....
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260gr. AccuBond over 73.8 grains of RL15. Right about 2750fps if memory serves.
2nd weekend and 2nd evening of it in a new close to home spot I had scouted out over the summer. I had seen a larger bull the 1st weekend out and a slightly smaller one at first light on 9/11, I couldn't verify that either were legal though. In my area they have to have either 50" of antler spread or 3 brow tines on at least one side.
Evening of 9/11 I got on stand around 3 and did my first calling sequence about 5PM. Halfway through my next sequence at 615 he was coming. He's not the herd bull by any stretch but he thought he was. As soon as I stopped scraping and could hear he was about 70 yards out, grunting and bashing the brush while he headed my way. I caught a quick glimpse of him as he went into the small dip between us and knew he was small, couldn't see his fronts though. When he was covered by the brush I quickly moved back to my glassing spot about 20 yards further up the hill, this ended up being a good move, and I shut up and get ready. He's coming in hot, grunting as he walks and pausing a couple time to abuse some birch saplings. Catch a quick glimpse of his right side, only 2 tines. Dang. Still coming from my right to left, he's at about 12 yards now looking straight at me through some short brush with his head lowered. Ok, how's this gonna go? Still can't see his left side. He decides I'm not worth his time and lifts his head to continue on, he's got 3 on his left side. NICE! He grunts his way over to the exact stand of saplings I've been scraping on for 2 weekends and proceeds to fold them to the ground practically standing on his forehead, good thing I moved... Perfect broadside with him facing to my left but he's moving all over the place. Finishes giving the brush their whatfor and circles slightly with his head up offering a severe quartering shot left to right. 20 yards so I took it. No questions and I didn't even cycle another round. He jerkily ran about 20 yards and stood there to think about it for about 30 seconds and then fell over. It was done a minute later.
Bullet entered about 6 inches behind the last rib on his left side and made it somewhere up into his chest cavity as his right lung was disintegrated. Didn't find it but didn't look too hard either.
Called my hunting partner over from his stand site and after a handshake and tag punch the work began. No motors in this area so manual labor only, all good as I don't mind paying for my food. He died roughly 80 yards from camp and the pack out of the woods is about a mile. Pretty easy walking so not terrible. Frosted nicely Friday night so he cooled off quick and we got him packed out and hanging in the walk-in by 630 on Saturday.
Not the big boy I know is out there but a legal bull within 10 miles of the house and a full freezer. 0 complaints.
Still had the next day off from work so figured I'd pull the taters too since it was so nice out. 190lbs. Meat and taters kinda weekend....
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