Rod Caster Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Big doe. Tagged and almost done butchering myself. Hell yea!!!
manitoubass2 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Awesome!!! Congrats! Looks big too, nice eating!
NAW Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 That's a big girl!! Congrats Chad!! Get them tender loins out, and cook em tonight!!! By far my favorite part of the harvest!!
dave524 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Nice big doe, same way I started 40 some years ago. Congrats
Beavertail Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Nice deer. Cool to see your daughter in the pic.
davey buoy Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 I'm not a hunter,but that is a big gal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,congrats!
jimmer Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Congratulation. You should get quite a few meals out of that girl.
Sinker Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Nice, lets year the story of how it all went down.....shotgun? Rifle? How did it happen? Did you have her on your camera? S.
Rod Caster Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Posted November 5, 2015 I played the wind and switched stands to the other side of my property on the second evening. I had never set up a camera here, but the stand faces a tree-heavy steep ridge with apples on top, and tracks were common in the area. Sunset was at 5pm and I used my Grandpas 303 which he had just gifted me. At 520 pm she's within earshot coming up behind me. At 525 I saw her on my far right, light was disappearing fast. I inched the riffle towards her until I could finally get a shot and took it, awkwardly, at 529. 5 seconds later she was down and dead... Perfect heart shot with no meat damage!! Another minute and I was past the legal shooting time. We removed every square inch of meat off her... Even the meat between the ribs and up the neck. 20lbs of meat is for grinding and the remainder was steaked or made into roasts. We are a happy family!
chris.brock Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Nice Chad! Yeah, some of the details would be interesting.
Rod Caster Posted November 5, 2015 Author Report Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Oh, and she was different from the ones caught on camera, the 'twins' are still alive as of yesterday. We are now on the hunt for bucks. ***look up Chris ^ Edited November 5, 2015 by Rod Caster
misfish Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 That'll fill the freezer. Yup. Nice going And great story. CONGRATS
Beavertail Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Gramp's old 303...love it. With so much emphasis these days on powerful Short Magnums, I like to see old guns/calibers still in service and taking game. Wonder what kind of stories that gun could tell?
manitoubass2 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Posted November 5, 2015 Love the 303! Great shot!!! Whats the est. Distance?
mikdor Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 That is beautiful big Doe for Your first deer, I assume it was on Your own property which is even nicer. Congrats Mike
Rod Caster Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Posted November 6, 2015 It was a 20-30 yard shot. Not many long range shots available on my property.
manitoubass2 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) It was a 20-30 yard shot. Not many long range shots available on my property.30 yards with the 303 no wonder it dropped! Nice shot bud!!!! Mah boy is firing the 303 tomorrow hopefully. Hes out for his first deer? Edited November 6, 2015 by manitoubass2
Rod Caster Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Posted November 6, 2015 Good luck to your boy! Those 303 bullets are getting expensive eh?
manitoubass2 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Good luck to your boy! Those 303 bullets are getting expensive eh?Umm yeah. I stocked up years ago however. And hes only 12, but hes a good shot. Mine was grandfathered to me as well, you still have the bayonet? Man I love that gun! When I was around that age it felt like firing a rocket launcher lol. But mah boy handles it well. I hope he gets his first deer, thats all hes been talking about! If he gets skunked oh well. But i think he will get one. Edited November 6, 2015 by manitoubass2
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