Me and my brother went back to wyo the past 4 days, my brother had 1 more
antelope Doe tag and a muley buck tag and I had a Doe deer tag. So 1st things 1st, thanks again to all those who made comments(on both sides)This post was not intended to go where it went, it just goes to show that we all take hunting very seriosly and none of us wants an animal to suffer.
Jb, his gun groups around 31/2" at 670 yrds (5 shot groups)
my 300 ultru has did many 31/2--33/4" groups. (5 shot also)
I shot 3 shots with his gun before we left they were 31/2"
(center to center)
With that said let me fill you in on our hunt over the the last 4 days.
we started off looking for a nice mule deer buck for my brother (he would like to have a nice wall hanger) well after two days of seeing no wall hangers we were on the way back to camp when I spotted some antelope, I said this may be a good time for your goat, He agreed so once again he set up on the 5 leg stix (just about as good as a bench) I ranged them with the swaro RF and they were 250 yrds, some laying some standing, well they spotted us and all of them started getting jittery, some trotted/walked another another 110 yrds, now they was at 360 yrds (the lead doe was the one he wanted)the wind was not much of a factor at that range with a slight slight breeze, so after thinking about this post and the comments that were made I ask him if he was going to shoot her in the heart area,(as they were nearing the top of the hill) well by this time there was antelope all around 3 sides of the lead doe including a buck, they all were pretty much stopped (the lead doe was stopped)
about that time the 7 ultra cracked and she dropped, I said wow! where were you holding he said in the back of the head
(she was looking sraight away from us)I said your kidding me, he said that was the only safe shot to make (without hitting another one) lets go check on the sausage I said, well I would post a picture on here but lets just say that the 1st picture on here looks like a little flesh wound to the head.
So on with the hunt for the mulie buck,
We were up in the higher mountains for that area where there
is mixed pine and sage brush,when we spotted a group of 6 does and a little 2pt buck that just jumped out of the ravine. well it was foggy and spitting snow,The swaro RF would not range the doe that I wanted (neither would his)
they both said around 48yrds, have you guys had that problem too? I made a judgment call that they were a little more than 200 yrds,so I set up the stix,dialed the turrent, the angle she was at I did not want a bunch of blood shot meat on the opposite shoulder So I held it between her eyes (She was staring right at me)
and I unleashed the 30 cal 168gr berger. we both heard a crack like you hit a milk jug I said what happend as all I
could see was running deer disappearing into the fog.
Brother pointed to the ground and that ment she dropped in her tracks well after cleaning her up,the fog and snow had lifted and we ranged back from where I shot from it was 240 yrds. well I hit her on the snout below the eyes and about 1" to the right (bad shot I know)It took the left side of her head off.
Back to the buck,now it was nearing evening and we put up my
doe at camp then we went out for the Buck My brother jumped 2 bucks out of this ravine
both were 4 points one was smaller and one was bigger
by the time he ranged them they were over the hill,so he ran down the hill he was on, and up the hill they just ran over and just caught them nearing the top of the next hill he ranged the bigger one at 250yrds he set up on the stix
turned the turrent,and breathing like a marathon runner left one fly out of the 7 rum right behind the shoulder
the buck never flinched and he took off running,
my brothers eyes looked like golf balls he thought he had missed, he bolted another round in the chamber and was getting focussed to let another one fly when the buck just hit the top of the hill he stumbled and started down the hill towards my brother and fell over.
we hated to see him suffer what little he did,but the saddest thing to this that touched both of us is,after the buck was down and we went to pick up some gear that was left behind, when we got back to the deer about 15 minutes
later the other buck had laid down beside of his buddy.
Aurther, last year I was muzzeloading elk hunting when I seen this cow about 70 yrds in the trees (heavy timber)
well when she walked thru a narrow opening I seen her head then her shoulder then I left the 54 cal round loose,
The gun hesitated 1/2 sec i'm guessing and it hit far back in the guts, blood was split pretty good for about 70- 80 yrds, me and my boy looked for hours and we never did find her, the equipmnet failed to fire immediately, which i blame on myself for not having it up to 100%
point is, I think we all have things we are not proud of.
My daughter is wanting the computor so i must go,
