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Ohh Deer

Posted: 03 Dec 2017 22:45
by SaltH2Odeprived
I was at the end of the hunt about 10 am Sunday morning. My gun was already in the case, I was bumping around in the blind closing the windows when two does came out into the field, tails up, looking back over their shoulders as they trotted straight toward the blind. Then this buck came out in a fast trot following them. By the time I got the gun out of the case, got a quick look with binoculars to confirm the antler spread was legal, he was 50 yards when he turned sideways. Shot hit on the shoulder 2 inches higher than my aim because my gun is zero at 100 yds. He accelerated to a full run, I racked a second round and hit him right above rear flank, he rolled into the ground right there.
Eight point, 16 1/2 inside spread, 150 lbs.
45 Colt, 325 grain bullet.
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Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 03 Dec 2017 23:52
by rondog
Congrats! Nice buck! .45 gits 'er done again.

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 04 Dec 2017 06:59
by Ranch Dog
Very well done and a really nice buck Salt! What county are you hunting?

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 04 Dec 2017 09:32
by SaltH2Odeprived
Leon County, Texas.
Near Oakwood, east of Buffalo

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 04 Dec 2017 11:38
by GSB4243
Nice deer! Never ceases to amaze me how some people worry about the littlest noises keeping deer away and here you are closing down the blind and three of them run right at you. Don't get me wrong, certainly noise can alert them, but I think many deer are desensitized to people noise. Many times you can drive up to within 20 yards of them on a tractor, except for the week after Thanksgiving in Ohio... Congrats!

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 04 Dec 2017 17:00
by Ranch Dog
SaltH2Odeprived wrote:Leon County, Texas.
Near Oakwood, east of Buffalo
Familiar with it, use to go through Oakwood when my parents lived outside of Flint, near Tyler.

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 04 Dec 2017 20:29
by akuser47
Nice work +guns

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 05 Dec 2017 09:25
by Moon Tree
Nice shooting and good dear

Re: Ohh Deer

Posted: 06 Dec 2017 00:30
by JettaJockey
Congratulations! Running lead can be difficult with these slow bullets.