Filmed a hunt for my son Ethan this weekend. It’ll be on my YouTube channel in a couple of days. The slug used in this hunt was the 6 petal Twister slug attached to a flex seal, X12X gas seal, and 38 grs of Steel. All this was in a new Fiocchi 2.75” clear hull with a roll crimp:
We got in the ground blind around 2:30. The weather was rainy, overcast and cold. First deer showed up at 4 pm. From my vantage point in the blind, I could see a herd of at least 8-10 does, but the yearling came in first.
Ethan had his ear plugs in when I told him to get ready. As the yearling made her way in, I was zooming in. At the same time, I whispered, “Don’t shoot yet.”
Well, he heard “Shoot!” Dang report of that Savage 212 bout liken to scare the human excrement outta me. I dropped the camera.
Deer dropped right there. Afterwards, I told him he shot the wrong deer. He was pretty beat up about it, but I used this as a teaching moment:
“Son,” I said, “there’s nothing in these woods bigger than the memories we just made.”
See, Ethan grew up with me hunting. Doves, ducks, deer, you name it. At 13 years old, his interested has changed a bit as he’s preoccupied with schoolwork (he’s a member of the junior national Honor society. Straight A student in 8th grade taking high school classes already), sports, and friends. I was just blessed to share a couple hours with my boy again.
Anyway, the damage was nothing short of spectacular. Sure, I wished it would have been a bigger animal, but y’all get the point.
The entry hole was massive. About the size of my fist. Slug punched through the shoulder, shredded the heart and lungs, and exited out the opposite shoulder:
The exit hole was irregular in shape and showed where some the petals broke off creating their own wound channels. About 4 holes exited the hide (you’ll see that in the video). Exit:
All in all, I wouldn’t trade this hunt for the world. I’m a blessed man and to share this with my son is nothing short of amazing.
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