.280 Remington
Handloader
- Jan 17, 2012
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I was finally able to smoke a WT doe with my 35 Whelen! First whitetail since 1993 and my first doe ever! There is not much of a story though.
I stayed up at home for the New Years so I didn't get up early. It was WAY to cold to sit in a tree stand so I decided to just still hunt in the snow. It was around 20 inches deep, so there was some "post holeing" going on! I got there about 9:30 and made my way towards the woods. I didn't make it to the woods. As I was approaching I saw a doe at about 150 but didn't have a rest. There was a brush pile in between me and the doe so I crouched down and started that direction.
Right as I started, a BIG buck jumped up to my right and there was a doe behind him that stood there, for just a little too long. I took a kneeling position, placed the cross hairs on her shoulder and sent the 200gr Fusion on it's way. I knew she was hit and hit hard. She fell on to her front end and "submarined" in the snow in a small circle and it was over. Ranged the shot. 85 yards. This was a 9:55!
She was standing at the base of the two smaller trees in the distance left of center.
Found this lung tissue in the snow about 15 feet from where she fell
You may be able to recognize some parts of the heart...........
This is the ENTRANCE! It clipped the elbow on the way in and I think that is part of why this looks so drastic.
She was ready for winter.
I stayed up at home for the New Years so I didn't get up early. It was WAY to cold to sit in a tree stand so I decided to just still hunt in the snow. It was around 20 inches deep, so there was some "post holeing" going on! I got there about 9:30 and made my way towards the woods. I didn't make it to the woods. As I was approaching I saw a doe at about 150 but didn't have a rest. There was a brush pile in between me and the doe so I crouched down and started that direction.
Right as I started, a BIG buck jumped up to my right and there was a doe behind him that stood there, for just a little too long. I took a kneeling position, placed the cross hairs on her shoulder and sent the 200gr Fusion on it's way. I knew she was hit and hit hard. She fell on to her front end and "submarined" in the snow in a small circle and it was over. Ranged the shot. 85 yards. This was a 9:55!
She was standing at the base of the two smaller trees in the distance left of center.
Found this lung tissue in the snow about 15 feet from where she fell
You may be able to recognize some parts of the heart...........
This is the ENTRANCE! It clipped the elbow on the way in and I think that is part of why this looks so drastic.
She was ready for winter.