RE: Got My First Deer
The rifle is a Finnish M-39 which is a Mosin Nagant manufactured in 1970. I used a 203-grain soft point with it. I took the shot around 10am after 5 minutes of waiting in a clearing in some thick woods. There was a light snow/sleet drizzle but it wasn't very windy or cold. The shot was a little high but still in the vitals and very humane.
Hanging the deer up was my dad's doing, he's not a hunter and he figured hanging it up was the next step. I got it to a processor about 30 min. after the pic, maybe next year I'll process my own.