Jack O'Conner
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About 8 years ago, I was deer hunting in Fall River County near the Wyoming line. "Any deer" tag in my pocket. National Grasslands area with a huge "sea of sage". I saw a single doe way out there by herself. No trees nor other animals to judge distance.
I lay flat and sighted my .243 so the crosshairs aligned about 4 below the backbone. When I squeezed she dropped.
When I walked over to the dead doe, it was a lot closer than I'd guess-timated. Turned out I shot a fawn that had no spots at all. But through my scope cranked up to 7X, she looked like a normal doe at long range.
When I brought the fawn over to Dad's he just grinned. Then he told me to always look at the nose. If the nose appears short, its a fawn. If the nose appears normal, its an adult animal. Just thought I'd share my goof with you guys.
Each hind quarter was cooked as a single roast. Good eatin' deer while it lasted.
Jack
I lay flat and sighted my .243 so the crosshairs aligned about 4 below the backbone. When I squeezed she dropped.
When I walked over to the dead doe, it was a lot closer than I'd guess-timated. Turned out I shot a fawn that had no spots at all. But through my scope cranked up to 7X, she looked like a normal doe at long range.
When I brought the fawn over to Dad's he just grinned. Then he told me to always look at the nose. If the nose appears short, its a fawn. If the nose appears normal, its an adult animal. Just thought I'd share my goof with you guys.
Each hind quarter was cooked as a single roast. Good eatin' deer while it lasted.
Jack
