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Post by lwh723 on Jan 1, 2012 10:53:40 GMT -5
The goal was to double. Cu Assassin on the right, my ugly duckling on the left.  The yearling came through first, but I didn't get on it fast enough. Was trying to crab walk in position for a shot when I saw the doe looking at me. She took it in front of the shoulders with an exit behind the shoulder from the 195BX at 90 yards. DRT. Minimal meat damage. The BX is fantastic.  Entrance exposed by shoulder removal  Exit  The yearling came back to see what happened, and he took it in the boiler room from the 275BE. Hard to believe he managed to run nearly a 100 yards before piling up. At least he ran up hill towards the truck!  Entrance behind the shoulder  Exit towards the back of the rib cage   |
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Post by tar12 on Jan 1, 2012 11:27:13 GMT -5
Sweet!
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Post by krieger on Jan 1, 2012 11:36:52 GMT -5
Right on !! Can't believe that yearling went that far after the shot. Obviously different impact area, but that size deer with a 275gr, I sure wouldn't have guess it could get 100 yds... Man that Cu Assassin looks good laying on the grass, looks good laying on the leaves, looks good next to a still warm deer hide, it just flat LOOKS GOOD !  |
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Post by DBinNY on Jan 1, 2012 22:12:29 GMT -5
It worked out good Luke. If you dropped the youngster first you may not have got the doe. When a deer is running in a favorable direction but is dead on its feet I simply cheer them on!
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Post by lwh723 on Jan 2, 2012 11:28:44 GMT -5
It worked out good Luke. If you dropped the youngster first you may not have got the doe. When a deer is running in a favorable direction but is dead on its feet I simply cheer them on! LOL...usually I plan it that way. Shooting the doe first that is. I can't remember the last time I didn't get the yearling (sometimes 2 yearlings) if I dropped the doe first and still had tags that I wanted to fill.  |
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Post by lwh723 on Jan 2, 2012 11:29:31 GMT -5
Man that Cu Assassin looks good laying on the grass, looks good laying on the leaves, looks good next to a still warm deer hide, it just flat LOOKS GOOD ! lol... I agree. My brother agreed that I should just issue you a refund check. |
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Post by wilmsmeyer on Jan 2, 2012 12:27:48 GMT -5
I do not knock shooting yearlings at all...but we don't do it at our camp. But we are spoiled with a rich population.
It's not uncommon to watch mom and the kids coming back from the grocery store, and mom takes it in the chest. The yearlings come back and hang out. "Com'on Mom, not a time to nap". Yes, it would be easy to usually get one of the kids too! Even though a reload is needed...they just hang out....never seen Mom do something like that, or all those weird bright red colors all around her.
And like DB said, when they are waving the death flag and painting the ground red, nothing like cheering them on.....man they have a will to live and cover ground. But even the toughest deer can't survive the ventilation of the Savage beast. It's kinda like lighting a bottle rocket....they take off fast and then they fall to earth....every time.
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Post by 500cadillac on Jan 6, 2012 22:15:41 GMT -5
Doesn't yearling mean between 1 and 2 years old?
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Post by DBinNY on Jan 6, 2012 22:27:25 GMT -5
In NY a "yearling" is 1.5 years old. A fawn is 0.5 years old or young of year. You don't get as much meat off a fawn but it is mighty tasty.
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Post by lwh723 on Jan 6, 2012 22:47:07 GMT -5
I think I'll just start calling them "tasty."
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Post by DBinNY on Jan 6, 2012 22:48:21 GMT -5
I think I'll just start calling them "tasty." That's "mighty tasty". In all cases tastier than a tag. |
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