DavidAk
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I flew down to southeast Alaska this weekend for a one day hunt. Here's a photo of the deer I took on Sunday...
Good hunting to all..
Dave
Good hunting to all..
Dave
Sitka Blacktail Pic
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Elkhunter
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Cool pic. How about the full story to compliment that picture? Congrats to you.
Wylee
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Kick A$$ man, that is definitely on my to do list, congrats on the nice buck.
DavidAk
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I'll post a little bit more info when i get to work tomorrow if you like...
Here's what most of the buck looks like now...
cheers,
dave
Here's what most of the buck looks like now...
cheers,
dave
Nut
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Congrats!
DavidAk
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Ah yes..I think a few field pics do exist, might take me a day or two to drag them up..I'll keep you posted and see what I can do..
dave
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DavidAk
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Here's what it looks like as Prosciutto and Mozzarella Stuffed Venison Loin..
dave
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JoseCuervo
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Awesome picture.... Care to share the recipe????
Kraven
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Great looking Blacktail.Congrats to ya.
Quick Draw
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Nice pic Dave. Down here that would be a big bodies deer. I'd shoot him. Congrats to you.
Quick Draw
Quick Draw
Andrew McLaren
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Nice picture! Congratulations.
I see no blood on the right side at all. Was the shot from the left, and no exit wound?
Please tell the full story.
I see no blood on the right side at all. Was the shot from the left, and no exit wound?
Please tell the full story.
DavidAk
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Old Pro, you might be able to tell from the pic that I was hunting him down in the thick stuff, up close and personal.
I was pushing through some brush when I heard him bound away, somewhere just ahead of me. I couldn't see him, but could tell from the sounds that he was just startled, and hadn't completely left the country yet. The rutting blacktails will often bail a short distance, then stop and evaluate. While he was evaluating, I gave a couple bleat calls from a Primos can and heard him bounce back a little closer and off to my left. I sidestepped and peered through an opening, to see him broadside with a surprised look on his face.
When I squeezed the trigger, I swear I was looking at him broadside from about 20 yards through an opening in the brush. When the gun went off, he was ass-end to me, bounding. The bullet clipped his left ham and entered his body just at the last left rib, travelling forward.
In a hearbeat, he was gone into the thick stuff, with no real blood trail to follow. The spot he was standing in had a few drops of blood and some hair. That was it.
I was using a .375 with remington corelokt bullets, and knew that he wouldn't go far despite the unintended shot angle.
I went into the brush after him and found him laying down, head up, looking away from me..again about 20 yards or so away. I put one into the center of his back, between the front shoulders. That bullet ended up stuck inside just just under his left armpit so to speak. I only recovered the second bullet, not sure where the first ended up.
The photo was taken before I rolled him over, and at the moment, I hadn't investigated things.
Funny that a little deer takes two shots from a .375 to put down, but that's the way of it sometimes. Wish I could have touched off a split second sooner, broadside, but things have a way of progressing quickly under such circumstances. I don't think he liked being surprised up close, and he wasn't hanging around long!
In the end, I was happy to have him and glad I use a gun that can drive a bullet into the zone even if there's some non-vital body parts in the way. Not saying a .375 is necessary, but I like the caliber a lot and it's comforting in brown bear country..especially when hunting alone.
So, that's the story. Wish I could say it was a nice easy one-shot drop, but you do your best and hope it turns out well, I guess!
dave
I was pushing through some brush when I heard him bound away, somewhere just ahead of me. I couldn't see him, but could tell from the sounds that he was just startled, and hadn't completely left the country yet. The rutting blacktails will often bail a short distance, then stop and evaluate. While he was evaluating, I gave a couple bleat calls from a Primos can and heard him bounce back a little closer and off to my left. I sidestepped and peered through an opening, to see him broadside with a surprised look on his face.
When I squeezed the trigger, I swear I was looking at him broadside from about 20 yards through an opening in the brush. When the gun went off, he was ass-end to me, bounding. The bullet clipped his left ham and entered his body just at the last left rib, travelling forward.
In a hearbeat, he was gone into the thick stuff, with no real blood trail to follow. The spot he was standing in had a few drops of blood and some hair. That was it.
I was using a .375 with remington corelokt bullets, and knew that he wouldn't go far despite the unintended shot angle.
I went into the brush after him and found him laying down, head up, looking away from me..again about 20 yards or so away. I put one into the center of his back, between the front shoulders. That bullet ended up stuck inside just just under his left armpit so to speak. I only recovered the second bullet, not sure where the first ended up.
The photo was taken before I rolled him over, and at the moment, I hadn't investigated things.
Funny that a little deer takes two shots from a .375 to put down, but that's the way of it sometimes. Wish I could have touched off a split second sooner, broadside, but things have a way of progressing quickly under such circumstances. I don't think he liked being surprised up close, and he wasn't hanging around long!
In the end, I was happy to have him and glad I use a gun that can drive a bullet into the zone even if there's some non-vital body parts in the way. Not saying a .375 is necessary, but I like the caliber a lot and it's comforting in brown bear country..especially when hunting alone.
So, that's the story. Wish I could say it was a nice easy one-shot drop, but you do your best and hope it turns out well, I guess!
dave
