I shot a doe today at 40yds, in the chest, with a .308

[Prodigal Son]

And she still ran 50 yds up-hill, jumped over a barbed wire fence at the top of the hill and then ran another 10 yds before dropping.

When we turned her over, I could put my fist through the hole in her chest. Ole girl had some fight in her. Just finished cleaning up the mess left after cleaning her up. Freezer is almost full, which means it's time to throw out some fish sticks and frozen ears of corn to make way for more bambi.

[Daddy'O]

Adrenaline is some amazing stuff!

Congrats on the venison!

Wayne

[Blue Magic]

YOU MURDERER.............You killed Bambi's mommy.

[welder]

How the heck did you shoot your toe a 40 yards , you must be faaaaaast.



That should be some good meat , if your shots are that close ya might want to drop down in Cal. to like a .243 or there about.

[Prodigal Son]

Originally Posted by welder

How the heck did you shoot your toe a 40 yards , you must be faaaaaast.



That should be some good meat , if your shots are that close ya might want to drop down in Cal. to like a .243 or there about.

.243 is my .308's little brother. My friend shoots a .243 and it was just me and him on the property. He took a 120+yd shot with his and I (with my .308) took a 40 yarder.

I got lucky on this shot. She kept to the top of the ridge across the field from my stand (~100yds across a field from my stand, the 50yds up in the woods) and would come down to the edge of the woods/field to check things out,but stayed in there too far for a "good" shot. Finally I just gave up on her and went back to my bleat can/rattling antlers/waiting ever-so-quietly (hoping for her male counterpart). Next thing I know she just sprints down into the field and before I could even get the rifle shouldered her and another smallish doe were just standing practically under my stand.

I waited around for like 5 minutes hoping for big daddy to come calling, but he didn't and it was getting dark, so I waited for my next broadside shot and bang.

We got more meat off of her than last week's doe + small (semi-road kill) buck combined. That also meant I spent more time cutting meat in the sub-zero windchills last night and more time wrapping and freezing said meat, but a little work now will equal venison in June.

Originally Posted by Blue Magic

YOU MURDERER.............You killed Bambi's mommy.

She was overweight, on gov't support (subsidized crops...get it...) and I need to eat. Her kids are better off without her.


Day after Thanksgiving I might take my dad hunting for the first time in his life.

[Blue Magic]

Ryan...............I'm joking..............You Redneck

[Prodigal Son]

I know, that was my attempt at a joke back. You could do some serious hunting with that truck in your signature. We call that hunting for fast food around here

[offshore]

Deer are awsome creatures. Its amazing what the can do when wounded. I have seen deer with just one lung shot go over 500yds. Take out both lungs and it is lights out in under 50yds!! I just finished cutting up a hind qtr and putting it in brine for jerky. It will go in the dehydrater tomorrow night for ten hours. I made a promise to bring some to the OBX in the spring for Mr Fernando!!! >>>------------>

Hey Fernando I will have your daughters pendant ready about the second week of Dec!! Mark

[Blue Magic]

Thanks Mark......let me know what I owe you.