Hunting With The Shiloh 1877
After waiting almost 5 years, I got one of the nicest guns I own. Built to my specifications, it really is a personal favorite. Early in the season, I got a turkey. Then then next week I got an antelope. The antelope was 209 yards and with iron sights, it is hard to make a precise shot that you take for granted with a scope. Then I got another turkey. Last week, I finished the season with mule deer.
I saw the group of deer feeding their way into a draw that was protected from the wind. I went around the back side to see if I could locate them and after a half mile sneak on a single doe, I realized she wasn't with the initial group I saw. After walking down the back side of a ridge, I proceeded to another lookout and found the rest of the deer all bedded down. They were over 600 yards, so I began sneaking and crawling through the cactus to get within good shooting distance.
After a few hundred yards, I was able to crest the ridge and crawl over the top with enough grass to protect me from being seen. I ranged the buck at 208 yards, nearly identical to the antelope distance. There was a fairly stiff wind, so I put 5 minutes of wind on the Soule sight and set for 200 yards, shot the buck in his bed. He did get up, stumble down the hill dead...
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