Well folks I'm back from my week in the mountians of Colorado. I had a doe and cow tag and well the sad story is that I didn't make meat this year. This is only my second year hunting big game so I still have much to learn. I went out with my brother in law who filled his doe tag on day 2. He was using his CVA Optima Pro with 90 gr. Pyrodex RS, 295 Powerbelt Aerotip, Winchester 209 primer. He had a clean kill with a 48 yd. shot that hit the spine and took out two vertebrae. He said it dropped like a rock right where it stood. That was his fisrt big game ever.
After that we both walked approx. 40 miles througout the week through some very rugged terrain and never saw anything else. The unit (51) we were in is an undersubscribed unit and probably not the best for hunting. We were on public land and conditions weren't easy. It was so dry out (humidity under 15%) that just stepping on the ground sounded like the loudest crunching you could imagine. No matter how soft you stepped it was very loud. The wind was swirling for the last three days making it a tough go for sure. One thing can be said..... I had a great time. I learned a lot this year and will be trying again next year. Just think I have another year to practice and get to be a better shot. Well small game season starts in one month so I can pop some bunnies and squirrels with my .32 cal. Crockett. That is always a blast.