I wish I had seen deer more often than I did, but I had a good yr. I realized this yr that I used to not enjoy the hunting part that much, I just wanted to hurry up and kill something. Now I truly enjoy the aspect of hunting and figuring out game.
Was able to kill a buck at 100 plus yds with my 35 Remington that was pretty much a bang/flop. That was with re-worked factory ammo that I came up with for that rifle so that was a satisfying experience for sure.
The last evening about 15 minutes before season was over I killed a big doe at a spot I specifically set up for as a last ditch effort and it payed off. That was 100 yds plus with my old 98 Mauser in 30-06. Did not make a good hit as I was too far back and caught just the tip of the rear of the lung on entry, destroyed the liver, and exited the flank. Pure stomach. That was with the Speer 165 SPBT which is a soft bullet. Deer went 100 yds and when I caught up to it shortly after was doing it's final death head flops. Not bad performance for a poor hit on my part.
Somebody else gave us their cleaned out freezer deer meat from last yr to make room for this yrs deer. 11 or 12 packs of hamburg, a couple packs of backstraps and tenderloin. So we got plenty now all together.
Final tally from the garden that is stored away in the canning room and freezer not counting everything we gave away, is.....49 qt of pickles, 11 pints of relish, 22 qt of sauerkraut, 20 qt of tomato sauce & 15 pts of the same sauce, 13 pts of tomato soup, 30 qt of green beans, 5 qt of beets, 12 qt of sweet corn in the freezer, 55 loaves of zucchini bread in the freezer, 15 pts of pizza sauce, 7qt of peppers, 102 lbs of potatoes, 6 pts of tomato juice, 60 lb of turnips, and we did 26 qt of applesauce.
The world is gone mad at times, but I sit here a blessed man lacking for absolutely nothing. God bless and I hope all on here and in your world have a Merry and Blessed holiday season.
Was able to kill a buck at 100 plus yds with my 35 Remington that was pretty much a bang/flop. That was with re-worked factory ammo that I came up with for that rifle so that was a satisfying experience for sure.
The last evening about 15 minutes before season was over I killed a big doe at a spot I specifically set up for as a last ditch effort and it payed off. That was 100 yds plus with my old 98 Mauser in 30-06. Did not make a good hit as I was too far back and caught just the tip of the rear of the lung on entry, destroyed the liver, and exited the flank. Pure stomach. That was with the Speer 165 SPBT which is a soft bullet. Deer went 100 yds and when I caught up to it shortly after was doing it's final death head flops. Not bad performance for a poor hit on my part.
Somebody else gave us their cleaned out freezer deer meat from last yr to make room for this yrs deer. 11 or 12 packs of hamburg, a couple packs of backstraps and tenderloin. So we got plenty now all together.
Final tally from the garden that is stored away in the canning room and freezer not counting everything we gave away, is.....49 qt of pickles, 11 pints of relish, 22 qt of sauerkraut, 20 qt of tomato sauce & 15 pts of the same sauce, 13 pts of tomato soup, 30 qt of green beans, 5 qt of beets, 12 qt of sweet corn in the freezer, 55 loaves of zucchini bread in the freezer, 15 pts of pizza sauce, 7qt of peppers, 102 lbs of potatoes, 6 pts of tomato juice, 60 lb of turnips, and we did 26 qt of applesauce.
The world is gone mad at times, but I sit here a blessed man lacking for absolutely nothing. God bless and I hope all on here and in your world have a Merry and Blessed holiday season.
