Yesterday afternoon I was able to get a doe for the family dinner today.
At about 60 yards away, behind a light briar curtain- I made a high lung shot with my Tikka 30-06 loaded with Lee C409200R (205 gr) over enough IMR 4227 to push it around 1800 fps according to Lyman.
The tough little gal ran across the hay field then ran out of air and fell dead.
Despite being 65 years old and hunted 51 seasons- this is the first deer that I’ve killed with the 30-06(albeit a .303 Savage type load)!
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