GOT ONE!!!!! First Deer with A SML
Nov 26, 2015 9:52:27 GMT -5
Post by deadeyedon89 on Nov 26, 2015 9:52:27 GMT -5
Well on the morning of Nov 15th I was finally able to connect with a buck that I have had some history with(Baby Hightower). 6 yrs ago I was hunting his father (Hightower) and shot him with my bow and hit him in the shoulder and he lived and we got trail cam pics of him the following year (last pic top). So last year I passed Baby Hightower twice with my bow. Well this year he was obviously was a shooter and was on our hit list and I wanted to see him badly, well about a week ago I had him at 27 yds with my Bow but was unable to get a shot off. I thought that would be my only chance at this majestic animal, but on the 2nd day of firearm season while hunting on the edge of a bedding area overlooking a cut cornfield I was able to get a shot at 256 yds with my new muzzleloader and was blessed to harvest this awesome buck. A special Thanks to Jeff Hankins for building my custom Muzzleloader (The Land Cannon) I have been blessed with a successful hunt!! I was using a 275 grain match hunter on top of 78 grains of imr4198. The deer only want about 30 yds after impact. the deer was facing me slightly quartered. the entrance was just inside his right shoulder and went the entire length of the deer taking out the top of the heart and the bullet coming to a rest under the hide on the back opposed side hind quarter after breaking the back hip. The bullet did not mushroom but did its job.
