|
|
Post by idn713 on Dec 14, 2013 22:29:47 GMT -5
Well I put down my first ever deer with my savage! 130 yds right at dusk. She was a real donkey with a big neck and head! Love my savage!  Isaac |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 0:24:46 GMT -5
Looks like an awesome shot, congrats!!
RR
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2013 9:23:05 GMT -5
Nice shooting. Congrats
|
|
|
|
Post by smokepoler on Dec 15, 2013 20:05:31 GMT -5
Sweet! Plenty of good eating there.
|
|
|
|
Post by DBinNY on Dec 15, 2013 20:30:25 GMT -5
Nice. Congratulations.
|
|
|
|
Post by vtecgsr95 on Dec 17, 2013 7:41:39 GMT -5
she's a beast for sure! Great shooting!
|
|
|
|
Post by rangeball on Dec 17, 2013 9:30:04 GMT -5
Nice shot  What load? How far'd she go? |
|
|
|
Post by idn713 on Dec 17, 2013 22:44:50 GMT -5
She went 20 yds and the load was 45 grains AA 5744 behind a 300 grain xtp. I have now took two more deer since this doe and one was at 150 yds. Man I love my savage!
|
|
|
|
Post by kralik4jr on Dec 24, 2013 11:54:02 GMT -5
Yupp, once you sit in the non-smoking section, you'll never go back. Great job.
Merry Christmas.
Cory
|
|
|
|
Post by roost1 on Dec 25, 2013 11:48:59 GMT -5
Congrats.... Wish we got more snow around here during hunting season...
|
|
|
|
Post by wilmsmeyer on Dec 25, 2013 12:20:33 GMT -5
Nice deer. Here in Western NY we call the big does "boxcars" or "Derby" does. They really stand out as big mature animals. Probably 3 1/2" yrs or older. Major teats and still milk in them. We weighed 3 of the largest ones before we skinned them this year. Field dressed at 130-140 lbs. Is this big by other peoples standard? When you shoot one of these darlings they just look huge. Big noses, long eyelashes, plump bellys and generally "squared off" on all ends and sides. No doubt when you kill a large doe.
Always lots of thick fat on their backs and in the gut cavity when field dressing.
Most of us have done all our rendering and the season is over. Was a challenging one with all the wind most of all seasons and then VERY deep snow at the end. Somehow the freezers always end up with a fair share of venison. Long live whitetails.
|
|
|
|
Post by deadeer on Dec 25, 2013 16:46:01 GMT -5
In NW Indiana, a 130-140lb doe used to be much more common than today. Many years of high doe limits have lowered our population considerably and especially on those big nanny's. Now they are they exception. Our area has really seen a pathetic deer season this year. Deer numbers are way down likely for a few reasons such as EHD, bad weather, and high coyote population. A new late firearm doe season and inclusion of crossbows has added I think ten thousand+ to the harvest number last year and likely same this year. So good to see someone is still whacking them out there. Congrats.
Jay
|
|
|
|
Post by zakjak221 on Dec 26, 2013 18:45:22 GMT -5
My biggest So. Illinois doe was 127#'s.
Also got a 125# doe in Missouri a while back.
She had shoulders like a buck & a head like a mailbox.
Good meat there,Congrats!!
|
|
