Post by elktaker on Sept 26, 2018 21:52:00 GMT -5
Opening day of the Utah Muzzy hunt! My goal of the day kill a buck by noon. After hiking about a mile into a burn, I located a group of bucks I glassed the day before with a couple of small 4x4 and a 4x3 about 150 yards up a hill by a road.
They were at 350 to 400 yards. I got setup prone and was about to shoot and several vehicle drove by and the noise caused the bucks to move out of sight quickly.
After a few minutes I noticed that a group of does that stayed at 280 yards had a small buck in it. Being a 100 yard downhill drag to the truck and 830 AM, I decided he would do.
Dialed to 5.5 Moa up and no wind to be felt so held dead on him. Let it rip and when I got my scope back on him, I saw him turn and blood high on the exit. I was about 100 ft lower than him and he was slightly quartered away.
I thought I saw him run but further investigation he fell right after he turned in his tracks.
Where he lied:
Exit (entered about mid-ribs and blow right through the opposite shoulder):
My only two mule deer and both fell to 344 bombs.
They were at 350 to 400 yards. I got setup prone and was about to shoot and several vehicle drove by and the noise caused the bucks to move out of sight quickly.
After a few minutes I noticed that a group of does that stayed at 280 yards had a small buck in it. Being a 100 yard downhill drag to the truck and 830 AM, I decided he would do.
Dialed to 5.5 Moa up and no wind to be felt so held dead on him. Let it rip and when I got my scope back on him, I saw him turn and blood high on the exit. I was about 100 ft lower than him and he was slightly quartered away.
I thought I saw him run but further investigation he fell right after he turned in his tracks.
Where he lied:
Exit (entered about mid-ribs and blow right through the opposite shoulder):
My only two mule deer and both fell to 344 bombs.
