|
|
Post by swilk on Nov 24, 2008 10:06:59 GMT -5
200 yard shot using a Savage MLII muzzleloader. Shot entered just behind his left shoulder and exited mid-body on the far side. Clipped bottom of near side lung and missed the far side lung. Deer ran .53 miles, through a small woodline, over a levee and then across a plowed field before giving it up. A mainframe 10 with 13 scorable points. He wont score very well but after some of the events of this year I am happy with him.  |
|
|
|
Post by raporter on Nov 24, 2008 10:12:20 GMT -5
Great mature buck. congrats.
|
|
|
|
Post by oldhoyt on Nov 24, 2008 10:15:42 GMT -5
Nice buck. Who cares about score, that deer is cool.
|
|
|
|
Post by oldhoyt on Nov 24, 2008 10:16:32 GMT -5
Nice buck. Who cares about score, that deer is cool.
|
|
|
|
Post by trapperdave on Nov 24, 2008 10:21:13 GMT -5
I agree, who cares about "scores"? Nice buck, CONGRATS!
|
|
|
|
Post by swilk on Nov 24, 2008 10:36:01 GMT -5
Thanks.
It was amazing how far he ran ..... I was 99% sure of a good solid hit simply because the gun going off was a complete surprise. I had on bulky gloves .... coupled with a Savage accu-trigger ..... I knew for a fact I didnt flinch or pull the shot at all.
Right after the shot he simply ran ..... didnt stumble or fall. I took some of my bulkier gear back to the truck and headed back to look for blood.
Didnt take long to find the bloodtrail. He headed through a strip of woods that ran parallel to the levee before heading up and over the levee.
Standing on top the levee a person could see a loooooong way in every direction. The thought passed my mind "is this deer dead???"
Tracking across the open plowed field was actualy pretty easy. When you didnt see blood you saw tracks. There was a gently rolling in the field so you couldnt just see all the way across it. When I got close to the last roll I told my buddy to keep tracking I was going to walk up so I could see the edge of the woods.
He had made it right to the edge before he died.
Difficult deer to age by looks ...... he is very short bodied. I didnt weigh him but would be surprised if he went much more than 150lbs.
|
|
|
|
Post by Sasquatch on Nov 24, 2008 10:51:23 GMT -5
He's an adult deer in any case. I'd be proud! Nice one.
|
|
|
|
Post by freedomhunter on Nov 24, 2008 10:51:55 GMT -5
Great buck and great shot! Looks like a 3.5 year old that has done a ton of runnin and not much eatin lately. See a couple of them most years where I hunt. I would be proud to have that one right now!
|
|
|
|
Post by tickman1961 on Nov 24, 2008 11:16:30 GMT -5
great looking deer, congratulations.....
|
|
|
|
Post by GumLickBottoms on Nov 24, 2008 12:24:57 GMT -5
Good to see a deer like this still in the woods for those of us who haven't capitalized on a nice buck yet. Still hope for me! lol
|
|
|
|
Post by turkeyscout on Nov 24, 2008 13:02:46 GMT -5
...hey swilk, WOW! that a nice buck, great shot too!thanks for sharing your story and photo...TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE............turkey scout
|
|
|
|
Post by songdog on Nov 24, 2008 13:13:58 GMT -5
Great buck , Scoring is totally overrated. What bullet, powder, and grain weight were you shooting. Iv,e hit three does with my Savage and two dropped on the spot , one walked about 10 yds and dropped. Shooting 250 XTP and 40grains of AA.
200 yds is a great shot, Congrats.
|
|
|
|
Post by swilk on Nov 24, 2008 13:20:36 GMT -5
I am using 75gr. of 10x under a 300gr Barnes Original and a harvester black crush rib sabot.
I was shooting the 250gr XTP's until this year and decided to try the Barnes after reading all sorts of positive reviews on them over on the savage boards.
The Barnes shoot pretty well out of both my savages and they offer much better long range performance than the XTP's ...... early next spring I intend to play with some different sabots and powder loads to see if I can shrink my groups any. Right now my combination is shooting around 2.5" at 100 yards. More than enough accuracy for deer hunting but I know it can do better. It shot around 1" with the XTP's.
|
|
|
|
Post by Decatur on Nov 24, 2008 13:25:13 GMT -5
Score schmore! He's a nice buck! Congrats!
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2008 16:19:46 GMT -5
You may be surprised by what he scores. He has good mass all the way out the beams and those scores will add up quickly. Mass is often where it is at when it comes to scoring.
|
|
|
|
Post by swilk on Nov 24, 2008 16:29:39 GMT -5
I figure he will gross around 140" ...... Im not even going to figure up the net.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2008 17:04:24 GMT -5
I have always been more interested in gross scores anyway. I would say you are in the right ball park. Nice deer!
|
|
|
|
Post by ripleyshooter on Nov 24, 2008 19:50:28 GMT -5
Great job.
|
|
|
|
Post by jajwrigh on Nov 24, 2008 23:49:04 GMT -5
Very nice!
|
|
