I hit some private land I have been able to hunt the last couple of years. Saw lots of muley does on the walk in, but I wanted to find a couple whitey does first as they are not as plentiful on the property.
Finally found a few whities, but they decided to swim the Missouri River instead of come within range. River was moving pretty good as they were swept a couple hundred yards downstream before getting to the other side.
To hell with it, time to shoot a muley. I watched this one for about 10 minutes and decided to drop her when she stepped onto the two-track (don't want to have to drag too far
).
You can see the doe on the burm toward the middle of the shot. The road is 200 yards.
Eventually she turned away from the road and headed away. I gave a yell and decided to shoot her high in the neck. Woops, my shooting skills shined through and I missed.|oo She ran to the neighbors prop and was obviously untouched.
Well, screwed that up. I hit the road and checked out some public land. Found a decent buck and figured there must be some girls around somewhere. Finally found a couple and took the shot at 360 yards. Smack, but the deer took off. Great belly shot Miller.:BLEEP: She went about 50 yards and laid down. I used topography to get in close and dropped her in her bed. Pretty disappointed with how this hunt went down, but the deer is dead and will be in the freezer by tomorrow. I also have a date with the rifle range tomorrow and resolve any gun problems. Most likely it was the jack-ass pulling the trigger, but we shall see.
Axl joined in, but didn't like his necklace. Too many hunters in the area and I didn't want some yea-hoo unloading on a yellow labrador coyote.
Finally found a few whities, but they decided to swim the Missouri River instead of come within range. River was moving pretty good as they were swept a couple hundred yards downstream before getting to the other side.
To hell with it, time to shoot a muley. I watched this one for about 10 minutes and decided to drop her when she stepped onto the two-track (don't want to have to drag too far
).
You can see the doe on the burm toward the middle of the shot. The road is 200 yards.
Eventually she turned away from the road and headed away. I gave a yell and decided to shoot her high in the neck. Woops, my shooting skills shined through and I missed.|oo She ran to the neighbors prop and was obviously untouched.
Well, screwed that up. I hit the road and checked out some public land. Found a decent buck and figured there must be some girls around somewhere. Finally found a couple and took the shot at 360 yards. Smack, but the deer took off. Great belly shot Miller.:BLEEP: She went about 50 yards and laid down. I used topography to get in close and dropped her in her bed. Pretty disappointed with how this hunt went down, but the deer is dead and will be in the freezer by tomorrow. I also have a date with the rifle range tomorrow and resolve any gun problems. Most likely it was the jack-ass pulling the trigger, but we shall see.
Axl joined in, but didn't like his necklace. Too many hunters in the area and I didn't want some yea-hoo unloading on a yellow labrador coyote.
