well, not a whole lot to say...today(1/2/09) i showed up out my buddies to do some small pushes...he dont doe hunt but loves to push deer and is always willing to go hunting...another buddy showed up at 1030 and we were off...2 shooters and 1 pusher...
first couple drives were fruitless...couldnt even find fresh sign in the snow..we were all getting somewhat depressed...
last drive of the day im sitting in a big cherry that blew down..sitting on the bottom half and resting the gun on the upper half of the tree and was down in a ravine...had my other buddy to the right...2 days ago i had 2 come out right around there somewhere but i didnt know exactly where...
we were there a while and i knew my buddy that was pushing should been close and the drive was about over...keeping my eyes peeled infront of me looking for my buddy or deer to come and i spotted a group running right at me!
they were trotting slightly to my left when one of the smaller of the 4 does caught me trying to crack the hammer back. the biggest doe was behind a big cherry and never seen me and they all froze probably 25yds away...
got the hammer back and the lead doe insisted they keep going...they got close to the left end of my downed tree and i set the hair trigger and let out a "bahhh" while i was barreled down on the biggest doe...she froze, and 2 ran infront of her and 1 froze behind her and i touched off the trigger...
the wind blew my smoke cloud out in a hurry so i watched her buckle immediately!
i dont know if i spined her with the first shot or what, she was perfectly broadside and i had my sights burried on the top of the heart..but when she fell she let out a bawl and she was trying to get up...i knew she was dead and not going anywhere, but wasnt going to sit there and watch that so i reloaded and put another one behind the near shoulder and out the far shoulder and she expired...didnt need the 2nd shot, i know i got lungs, maybe a touch high..and know the 2nd shot was right behind the shoulder and out the far shoulder.
bad camera man...got a couple better pics, but i kinda like that one...he caught me looking down admiring her...
thats my 2nd with the rocklock...my first was last year..the last 2 shots at deer i have killed...lets hope i keep the streak!!!
before someone asks....
50cal TC Hawken, 90gr 3fg Schuetzen, 4fg goex in the pan, .490 Hornady RB, and .015 TC patches...shot was 15-20yds...dont know if both balls exited or what...all i can find is 1 in and 1 out so far..i think im going to skin her myself and have the hide tanned to make a possibles bag out of...got my first flinter deer hide tanned on the dresser..didnt wanna hack it up...
man i love hunting with the rock lock!!!!