Originally Posted by
Semisane
Great story GeriatricNoxiousCanine. What size boots were you using to get a bump/flop like that? Also, how high are they? I've always used nine inch high boots, but am considering going up to elevens.
Congratulations on a very nice doe.
Well,
OneStepFromaMentalHospital, I had on 9 inch insulated rubber boots, size 13. I think that size 11's probably would not have resulted in such a clean, humane kill. Some tracking probably would have been necessary
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There was nothing wrong with the deer's hoof- I suspect it was buried in pine needles for the picture, it looked fine to me.
I did get a pass-thru, and the load was:
.40 cal 200 grain SST (red tip)
MMP tan sabot
80 grains T7 FFFG
The entrance hole was about the size of a quarter and the exit hole was golf-ball sized. I saw some evidence of bullet fragmentation, but the main body of the bullet did pass thru. Like I said, I've never seen that much blood from any hit, ever.
Crazy story! Thanks for the replies!