Well I had to harvest a Deer with My new ACCURA, our Hunting Season here in N.Y. opened on the 21st Of November and we have had nothing but warm weather and rain, not good for Deer movement.
On Thanksgiving Morning I was Hunting My Buddies property in Stockton N.Y. about 225 acres with a huge swamp on the property, it's in Ski Country (Snow Belt) and also Amish Country. Anyway with NO deer movement I decided to take a walk, something I dont usually do as we dont like to move and get the Deer spooky, we sit and let them move on there own so the BIG Bucks dont go Nocternal and hide in the Swamp for the entire season.
I took a walk to the edge of the swamp surrounded by a woods full of Hemlock trees, as I got near the edge I snapped a twig, the swamp exploded with deer. I could hear them running through the water but I could'nt see them as the swamp grass is about 8 feet high, but it sounded like a herd of them.
Some deer ran accross the swamp some this way and that way and some ran into the Hemlocks where I was standing. There were a few small Bucks, and a larger 8 Pointer and some Big Does and Fawns. I yelled Hey! and all the deer stopped and looked around, I quickly scoped the 8 pointer, but he was'nt one of the Bigger Bucks I had seen during Archery Season so I passed on him and quickly picked out a Big Swamp Doe.
The Doe was about 50yds brodside, I quickly put the crosshairs on her lungs and fired. She ran about 40yds and piled up, a perfect double lung shot that went through her.
I usually let My Wife Fill the Freezer with meat, but she could only Hunt Opening day as two days later she had to go for Carpel Tunnel Surgery, and since she had no luck on Opening Day I get her Doe Management Tag (In New York you can legally transfer your (DMP) Doe Management Permit to another Hunter. So I filled her tag for her, she's bumed she cant hunt anymore this season.
The Doe weighed 136lbs dressed and was 4 1/2 years Old, a wise old girl for sure. The ACCURA did it's job and I finally got to use it on a Deer to break er in.
Also Thank's to Mike (Sabotlaoder) for posting the pic for me. It should follow soon.
Ron (BP)