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Old 10-08-2014 | 08:05 PM
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DRT Sabotloader!!!! He never took a single step.

Let me fill in the details folks. After seeing a little doe at mid day on opening morning around 09:30, my uncle and I talked it over after church on Sunday and decided because of all of the talk on hunting in the middle of the day we decided to hunt from around 10:00 am till around 2:00 pm on Monday. I didn't get into my ground blind until 11:00 AM. After getting settled in, I remember let out a little chuckle and asking myself "what am I doing in this blind in the middle of the day".

At high noon, I looked down the shooting lane and I'll be danged if there wasn't a big ole doe at the end of the path! I couldn't believe it. I decided to wait a minute or 2 to see if she had a fawn with her and then was going to test out my new Knight Ultra lite and give her a shot. At 11:05 I had her in the crosshairs and was about to pull the trigger when I noticed another deer directly behind her and it had horns! I waited for the old doe to move out of the way and for the buck to turn broadside so that I could take the shot. Once everything was perfect, I settled the cross hairs behind the buck's shoulder and gently squeezed the trigger. At the crack of the shot the buck went down hard.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, I decided to walk about 50 yards behind the blind to get my 4 wheeler and ride down the end of my shooting lane and retrieve my buck but there was a problem. There were 2 does standing down there looking at the buck! So I waited for them to leave and got my 4 wheeler and drove down to the end of the lane.

Well, when I arrived, the buck was laying right where he had been standing just 30 minutes earlier. I winched him onto the 4 wheeler and headed out to a creek where I could field dress him. Once I finished with that chore, I met up with Uncle Ellis and we got him on ice and headed home.

Folks, I have struggled for several years to find a muzzle loader that was light, comfortable and accurate. Well, after many conversations with Sabotloader, my dream has finally come true. I want to publicly thank Mike for putting in all of the time to help me find the right gun, scope, and load that has given me the confidence necessary to become successful in the deer woods. Thanks again Mike, you are a true friend!!

God Bless you all!!!

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