Buck with .358 Win Cast

[RugerFan]

Traveled north to hunt WI for the gun deer opener last weekend. Weather was awful with fridged temps, 20-30 mph winds, and snowing sideways at times. After some long cold sits, I was able to harvest a nice 9 point in the final 20 minutes of shooting light Sunday evening. Took the buck behind the shoulder at 105 yards with a Saeco #352 that dumped him in his tracks.

Saeco #352 (239 gns with Lyman #2)
39.0 gns H4895
Checked and sized to .359" with Felix lube
Chrono 2,000 FPS

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[tigweldit]

That is one nice Wi buck. Congratulations! Great that you were able to harvest with cast boolet in a classic caliber.

[Texas by God]

Perfect shot with a great load and no worries about the all weather rifle- in all that wet white stuff!
Very nice!

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[Markopolo]

Very nice!!! A just reward for a long sit!!! Congrats!

[Larry Gibson]

Well done.....:drinks:

[hc18flyer]

Very nice!!! A just reward for a long sit!!! Congrats!

GREAT WHITETAIL, plus cast in a CLASSIC caliber, CONGRATS! hc18flyer

[Friends call me Pac]

Way to stick it out and reward was a great buck.

[Rapier]

Very good 358 performance. Nice WT buck with an excellent woods cartridge.

[Beerd]

".358 Win. ..... Saeco #352 ............. final 20 minutes of shooting light ................. dumped him in his tracts"

Good combination!
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[35Whelen]

Well done, with a favorite combo. A tremendously satisfying feeling I bet.

[waksupi]

.358 Win. = Works every time!

[CastingFool]

Congrats on a successful hunt with cast! Great buck, too!

[No_1]

Nice buck. Tell us about the rifle.

[kungfustyle]

Can't beat that with a stick. You have to love it when it all comes together.

[Thumbcocker]

Lots of venison there. Well done.

[Tripplebeards]

It definitely was crappy weather opening day. Worse on Sunday. I hunted all day Saturday. Got harassed by the neighbors while in my tree stand from 8 to 8:45 am and again from 4 to close. Called the Sheriff on them for the second year in a row and have videos this year for proof. Screwed up deer hunting needless to say. I had been seeing several deer and bucks every sit up till last Thursday bow hunting. Good thing I shot a dandy archery season because I only saw one deer, a small buck, Saturday. I passed on it liking for something a little bigger. I did drill a coyote right after the neighbor left the first time. I had a sinus head ache from sitting ALL day Saturday in my tree stand out in the wind so I took Sunday off. Monday morning I took a 9 point party hunting with a split G2. It’s a little guy I passed on several times bow hunting. Been out the last 2 days and saw zero deer. I have quite a few more tags to fill so I’ll hunt the mornings till about noon through Sunday and will continue during muzzle loader season. It was 41 degrees when I walked out at noon today but was around 22 when I walked in before daylight. Nice job!

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[Camba]

Congratulations on a good shooting!
I like the looks of that bullet. They seem well made.
Camba


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[marshall623]

Ruger that's a nice buck , huge body .


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[jonp]

Wow. Congrats on that buck. Northern Whitetails are big in the body and take a thumpin to put down. Every year in my neck of the woods someone takes a 275lb or better.

[stubshaft]

Lotsa of good eating right there!

[HWooldridge]

Did you find the 358 pill or did it exit?

[versa-06]

I'm betting it went through & will never be found.

[RugerFan]

Nice buck. Tell us about the rifle.

It’s a Ruger M77 Hawkeye All Weather that I bought new about 15 years ago. I’m glad I got it when I did as it is long discontinued.


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[RugerFan]

Did you find the 358 pill or did it exit?

Bullet exited. I’ve shot a number of deer, hogs, and one black bear with that load and never found a bullet. They always zip clean though.


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[Bazoo]

Congratulations. That’s pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

[HWooldridge]

Bullet exited. I’ve shot a number of deer, hogs, and one black bear with that load and never found a bullet. They always zip clean though.


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Outstanding.

[Cap'n Caveman]

Very nice, well done. One of my favorite cartridges.

[pworley1]

Nice buck. Congratulations!

[Jim22]

I am impressed. Good job. Only questions I have is the time of year and the size of the buck. The neck looks like it is swollen. That could mean thay he's in the rut. I don't like the taste of rut deer. Comments about the deer's size might have been because or the swollen neck. They taste like urine. Still a nice adult animal.

Jim

[white eagle]

how far up nort did ya go
Nice deer by any scale
the 358 is more than the woods cartridge everyone calls it
from mice to moose and then some
good job, excellent deer

[RugerFan]

how far up nort did ya go
Nice deer by any scale
the 358 is more than the woods cartridge everyone calls it
from mice to moose and then some
good job, excellent deer

Green County. I’ve taken deer, hogs, and black bear with my .358 Win. Great cartridge.


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[Tom_in_AZ]

Great buck, congrats!