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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 2222939" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I used to hunt a square mile property that had a creek bottom and several parallel ditches in it, all 300-400 yards across. At the time rifles weren't legal and a muzzleloader was effectively the longest range weapon you could use.</p><p></p><p>I was on the creek bottom and observed a nice buck 400 yards away on the next ditch. He stood up briefly, then appeared to bed back down. I decided to stalk him as I considered that just a bit further than I was comfortable shooting.</p><p></p><p>The field was corn stubble and it took me over an hour to crawl across it with my ML on my back. I aimed for a spot about 40 yards downwind of where I last saw the buck. Because of the corn stubble's height once I began the stalk I had no visibility to the buck's location.</p><p></p><p>As I finally reached the ditch, two does and a yearling entered the field on the other side of the ditch. I decided the buck was probably long gone, and I needed venison, so I'd shoot a doe. The matriarch doe kept bedding and getting up, so once when she stood up I shot her at 250 yards. The other two ran in a circle but then, apparently content that the boss was still napping, went back to grazing. So I rolled on my back and reloaded. I got back on the bipod and shot the second doe at 280 yards. I rolled on my back and reloaded again, but decided the yearling was too small to shoot.</p><p></p><p>Happy with my success, I got to my foot and took three steps up the ditch. That buck exploded not 5 yards away. I was startled but managed to get him in the scope and drop him at about 20-30 yards.</p><p></p><p>The property owner looked thoroughly befuddled when he saw I'd shot deer with a ML at over 200 yards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 2222939, member: 1656"] I used to hunt a square mile property that had a creek bottom and several parallel ditches in it, all 300-400 yards across. At the time rifles weren't legal and a muzzleloader was effectively the longest range weapon you could use. I was on the creek bottom and observed a nice buck 400 yards away on the next ditch. He stood up briefly, then appeared to bed back down. I decided to stalk him as I considered that just a bit further than I was comfortable shooting. The field was corn stubble and it took me over an hour to crawl across it with my ML on my back. I aimed for a spot about 40 yards downwind of where I last saw the buck. Because of the corn stubble's height once I began the stalk I had no visibility to the buck's location. As I finally reached the ditch, two does and a yearling entered the field on the other side of the ditch. I decided the buck was probably long gone, and I needed venison, so I'd shoot a doe. The matriarch doe kept bedding and getting up, so once when she stood up I shot her at 250 yards. The other two ran in a circle but then, apparently content that the boss was still napping, went back to grazing. So I rolled on my back and reloaded. I got back on the bipod and shot the second doe at 280 yards. I rolled on my back and reloaded again, but decided the yearling was too small to shoot. Happy with my success, I got to my foot and took three steps up the ditch. That buck exploded not 5 yards away. I was startled but managed to get him in the scope and drop him at about 20-30 yards. The property owner looked thoroughly befuddled when he saw I'd shot deer with a ML at over 200 yards. [/QUOTE]
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