Blammer
08-29-2016, 09:22 PM
I recently joined a hunt club, so in prep for the fall deer season, I got with a friend, 6.5marinediesel (6.5 in the story) and we went in on a travel camper to set up at the place.
Went last weekend to set it up in the 95° heat. (sure glad the AC in that thing works)
Got it set up leveled and other what nots done that you normally do around the hunt camp. Then decided to check out the 'new' to me place.
I had been given a tour a while back but now I need to learn where everything is.
6.5 and I jumped in the truck took the guns, as it was hog season, (well it is year round....) and it was a just in case type thing.
Went a spell down the trail and stopped to get out to look down the power line. Crested the hill and my 6.5 spots a deer. Well I just scope it out and say 'na just a deer lookin bush' he argues, so I hand him my 'eyes'. "yep, deer bush".
I then say, but there are two hogs over there too!
Then we get excited, put our ears on and start stalking. Well the hog is 400 yds away. We "sneak" up to 200 yds, I get a bead on him and hammer down.
One shot flop. He didn't move a foot out of his tracks.
We take off towards him and 6.5 is amazed at the shot, then I show him I'm using cast. :) Now he's really impressed!
Hog wt around 85lbs best I can guess. He was quartering away. Bullet caught him behind the rib cage, but really close to the left ham, and traversed him exiting on the right front shoulder.
Well that's what a 35 Whelen pushing an NOE version of the RCBS 35-200 at 2500 fps will do.
I like it!
Cleaned, gutted and on ice in a few hours.
Had ground sausage for brk this AM. Good stuff!
Did I mention it was HOT!
I had a red shirt on, the dark splotchies you see is sweat!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0051_zpsecyoa6d0.jpg (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/blammer8mm/media/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0051_zpsecyoa6d0.jpg.html)
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0054_zpshfaihctq.jpg (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/blammer8mm/media/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0054_zpshfaihctq.jpg.html)
Went last weekend to set it up in the 95° heat. (sure glad the AC in that thing works)
Got it set up leveled and other what nots done that you normally do around the hunt camp. Then decided to check out the 'new' to me place.
I had been given a tour a while back but now I need to learn where everything is.
6.5 and I jumped in the truck took the guns, as it was hog season, (well it is year round....) and it was a just in case type thing.
Went a spell down the trail and stopped to get out to look down the power line. Crested the hill and my 6.5 spots a deer. Well I just scope it out and say 'na just a deer lookin bush' he argues, so I hand him my 'eyes'. "yep, deer bush".
I then say, but there are two hogs over there too!
Then we get excited, put our ears on and start stalking. Well the hog is 400 yds away. We "sneak" up to 200 yds, I get a bead on him and hammer down.
One shot flop. He didn't move a foot out of his tracks.
We take off towards him and 6.5 is amazed at the shot, then I show him I'm using cast. :) Now he's really impressed!
Hog wt around 85lbs best I can guess. He was quartering away. Bullet caught him behind the rib cage, but really close to the left ham, and traversed him exiting on the right front shoulder.
Well that's what a 35 Whelen pushing an NOE version of the RCBS 35-200 at 2500 fps will do.
I like it!
Cleaned, gutted and on ice in a few hours.
Had ground sausage for brk this AM. Good stuff!
Did I mention it was HOT!
I had a red shirt on, the dark splotchies you see is sweat!
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0051_zpsecyoa6d0.jpg (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/blammer8mm/media/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0051_zpsecyoa6d0.jpg.html)
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g81/blammer8mm/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0054_zpshfaihctq.jpg (http://s54.photobucket.com/user/blammer8mm/media/2016%20Deer%20and%20hog/KIMG0054_zpshfaihctq.jpg.html)