Took my Black Diamond out again yesterday afternoon, trying to get one more day in before rifle season came in today. Had a great day! Saw about 30 turkeys and 6 deer. Well to make a long story short, I got my first double ever and took two mature does. The first was a quartering towards me neck shot at about 30 yards that dropped her in her tracksand the other (10 minutes later)was a 90 yard broadside shot. After the second shot and the smoke cleared, I didn't see the deer anywhere. I did hear it crash after the shot so I felt good about it. I waited a little while to get down just in case. It was gonna get dark soon so after about15 minutes I got down and started looking for my deer. I looked and looked for about 20 minutes and couldn't find a speck of blood anywhere. It was really starting to get darknowand I was starting to get discouraged. As a last effort, I walked up this hill where I thought I heard the doe crashing through. I was elated when I found her perched up against a log. She was about 150 yards from where I shot her. It ended up I madea nice shot right behind the shoulder which blew out her heart and lungs. Her heart was actually almost split in two separate pieces. There was a huge blood poodle where I found her, but to my surprise, absolutely no blood anywhere else. Granted the lightwas starting to fade, however, I looked about 20 yards all around where I found her and found no blood whatsoever. My 240 gr XTP did pass completely through her. My entrance and exit hole, however, wasn't that big at all! About the size of a nickel going in and a quarter coming out. I love the accuracy that I am having with the XTP's but being new to the BP game and the big puff of blindingsmoke that comes after the shot, I'm thinking about going back to the Shockwaves.
After getting my 1st BP deer last Saturday, then two yesterday, I'm liking this BP thing!!! One either sex tag left so I got another month and a half to get the big boy!
Sorry for the long read.
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