This was the first ML season Ive gone out in years, since Ive usually filled the freezer by now w/ my bow and rifle. Man it was cold!

Shot at a doe around 8:30 , about 90 yds above me on a ridge, but when she just stood there and kept eating(loud noises dont seem to bother them with all the construction going on with the power line nearby) I knew I missed, so I tried to reload, but my hands were so numb I couldnt get another 209 in place, when I finally did ,she had walked too far away. I went up there to check for blood, just in case, but found nothing.

I was frozen and frustrated, so I decided to walk along the ridge ,to see if I could kick up another deer, and get the blood pumping ,at least. I walked about 300 yds, and got to a rocky draw, when a big bodied 4pt, jumped up from behind a rock, about 40 yds away, and ran about 50 yds down the mountain. He made a mistake though ,when he stopped to look back , cause I settled the crosshairs on his shoulder, and dropped him like a sack of potatos! At the shot, another good 8pt jumped up from the rocks, and ran to where his friend was lying, and looked back at me and probably said "better you than me bro"

I was using my beloved Savage 10ML ,w/ a 250 gr SW, over 40grs of imr4759

Sorry the pic isnt the most flattering , I didnt have my camera w/ me in the woods this morning, and thats the best shot I could get in the crowded pkg lot at work.