joelkdouglas
Handloader
- Jun 5, 2011
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Well, I killed my first deer of the year--a yearling doe. She "self-nominated" by walking into the field when I had to unload my muzzleloader anyway. We've eaten deer steaks a couple of times now. I haven't seen any bucks worth shooting yet.
A couple of notes:
1. If you shoot a deer in the chest because she won't turn broad side, she will die...but she will not leave a blood trail. Good thing I heard a crash in the woods so I had a good guess where she went, because otherwise there was nothing--no blood, no bullet, nothing. I had never shot a deer facing me before, so it's a good lesson for me to remember. BTW the bullet was a Barnes EZ load muzzleloader bullet, and the bullet did not stay in the deer. Went in the chest, passed all the way through, exited out the underside near a rear leg. Heart and lungs were torn to pieces when I cut her open.
2. The deer processor in Easton, Kansas does a good job cutting a deer up. Reasonable price ($90), clean meat, nice butterflied steaks. If you need a deer in central-eastern Kansas it's a good place to go.
A couple of notes:
1. If you shoot a deer in the chest because she won't turn broad side, she will die...but she will not leave a blood trail. Good thing I heard a crash in the woods so I had a good guess where she went, because otherwise there was nothing--no blood, no bullet, nothing. I had never shot a deer facing me before, so it's a good lesson for me to remember. BTW the bullet was a Barnes EZ load muzzleloader bullet, and the bullet did not stay in the deer. Went in the chest, passed all the way through, exited out the underside near a rear leg. Heart and lungs were torn to pieces when I cut her open.
2. The deer processor in Easton, Kansas does a good job cutting a deer up. Reasonable price ($90), clean meat, nice butterflied steaks. If you need a deer in central-eastern Kansas it's a good place to go.
