This morning the sun came out, it was 29 degrees (instead of yesterday’s 18) and a great day to get out of the house and into the blind. I sat down, fired up the heater and watched the squirrels conduct squirrel business.
About 9:00 this gentleman came slipping through a stand of small beech trees @75 yards uphill and I got the binoculars on him then promptly put them down and grabbed my rifle. When he stepped into a clear shooting lane I touched off 100gr of Scheutzen FFg under a 320gr Lee REAL that I cast last Fall. Thru the smoke I watched him topple over, try to get up and lay down. I gave him 20 minutes to expire and for my heart to settle down. Then the dragging began... Rifle is a .50Cal TC Thunderhawk using #11 caps and peepsights.
I also took a doe during our early season with my 1894 Marlin in .44Mag using an NOE/Ranch Dog 270gr WFN over 2400 and a second doe in last weeks season using my .45/70 TC Katahdin with an NOE/Ranch Dog 360gr FN over Varget. Taking game with your own cast boolits sure is more economical than the six point I got in Archery season with a $12 broadhead on a $10 arrow. That one sailed thru and left for parts unknown.
Anyway, the freezer will be full in just a bit. The little woman loves venison so she’s happy and I’m going to start casting next years bullets.