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November 19th I got out into the field at about 5:30am and set up in the middle of a feild where i saw a big buck the day before. I sat out there waiting for the sun to come up over the horizon. I actually started more toward the woods but then move further into the field. once the sun came up i heard the big ole boy gruntin in the corn field. ( i was in a briar patch beside the corn field) I tried calling back but he wasnt to interested and didnt show up. At about 8:15 am 4 does came out of the field and i though i might as well get one now so i was looking to try to figure out which one looked the biggest. I found her and she still looked pretty small but what doesent at 150 yards. lol... anyway i put the sights of my Remington 870 Express Magnum 12 Gauge on her shoulder and boom... i missed, reload boom.... missed again. by this time i was agitated and stood up...... boom missed again... one more time boom missed again! on my last shot i was sure i would miss this to. Then BOOM!!!! she dropped where she stood. the others just stood there looking at me until i started walking toward her. Man they look small from far away but when you get up to them the look alot bigger. she weighed about 185ibs. it got me going!!!!!
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Big doe congrates, but I think you need to go back to the range? That seems like a far shot to me for an accurate shot with a shotgun? But maybe you are comfortable at that range?
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that post got me going... congrats on killing it.. but 5 shots before you get it... that far with a shotgun is realllly unethical, you should have stopped shooting after your third shot, went to the range practiced at a closer range.. and then went back out and next time you saw a doe, waited until it got to within your comfort range...
because apparently... your range isnt 150 yards...
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Mathews Switchback XT
Penn State Bass Fishing Team
Don't mean to bust your chops, especially since you are new here, but it was just a lucky shot. Good luck for you, bad luck for the stupid deer. Now go practice and learn where your gun shoots. When you determine how far you can hit a paper plate 4 out of 5 times you will know your effective range. Don't shoot beyond that range and you will start making one shot kills.
Big Ohio Doe!!!
That seems like a far shot to me for an accurate shot with a shotgun? But maybe you are comfortable at that range?
