Last week the beautiful and fetching Mrs. Chief informed me that we didn't have enough burger in the freezer. Since we eat venison nearly exclusively this could be translated as "You need to go deer hunting." As a husband always eager to please my better half I contacted a guy I know in Paris TX that had some leftover MLD (Managed Land Deer) permits. He said to come on down.

Today was extremely cold in East TX. When I started hunting it was 8 with a wind chill of right at zero. For TX that's cold. Even had a couple inches of snow on the ground. when the sun came out and it warmed up to about 25 or so the deer started to move. A really nice looking yearling decided to stand broadside at 147 paces and I decided she was just the right thing for some burger. One round from a CZ 550 American in 9.3x62 Mauser did the job. She fell where she stood and even had a piece of browse in her mouth. Not the biggest deer, probably 85 or 90 lbs live weight but she'll eat good.



This is my 91st deer. Season is still open to end of Jan but I'm probably done for the year. We have enough meat to take us to next season. I've pulled the tenderloins and backstraps and kept the heart and the liver. The rest will be ground tomorrow. Life is good here in TX.

Cheers Y'all