Some of you might have perused my post about archery deer this year.
I sure do like the blind and chairpod for sitting all day.
I usually skip opening weekend of firearms deer season.
there are usually a lot of people camping on the surrounding properties and I've got time since I live here.
This year I invested in some replacement trail cameras and tried to 'pattern' or just locate other deer on my property other than the usual does/fawns at the food plot.
(where my box blind is)
I spotted this guy cruising up and down one of my more established 4 wheeler paths so I decided to drag the old tent blind out and set it up.
I took my thermos, folding seat, and a rattle bag.
An hour and a half of sitting and sipping on coffee my backside was dreaming of my chairpod sitting in the box blind on the other side of the property.
Movement in the trees off to the right, thought it was a doe till I glassed it.
He broke the treeline and stopped in the trail.
My 3 hour old blind setup must have caught his interest as he looked right at my location for a bit.
I was willing him to walk down the path and visit me but I sensed he was going to move
on.
I brought up the Ruger American Rifle predator in .308 and seated, unsupported, put the crosshairs of the Nikon 3x9-40 (set on 3x) and pulled the trigger.
The buck did a hot potato shuffle then took off.
I drank a couple sips of coffee, buttoned things up then went to see what was what.
About 60 yards from where he got hit was where he piled up.
The Lee 309-170-F still works. This particular time it was powder coated (green/orange stagger in the magazine) with gas check over 17.2 grains of 2400.
One shot, one deer, from a 2 year old hand loaded, hand cast round.
Sweet!
It's been awhile since I brought home a deer this large bodied.
It won't change my meat vs trophy style but man, it really makes the time worthwhile in the freezer department. Big ol' thick neck on this fella.
Anyway, my confidence with the bow is getting higher but my Ruger gives me no worries at all when I do firearm hunt.
Thanks to all those that contribute here.
It made a difference in my cast success.
'monkey
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Originally Posted by bluejay75
