Finally Got One
 

A doe, that is. Hunted hard for six days.

Was in a tree stand watching a game plot last night. That place is very close to a section of land that is owned by an anti hunting bunch out of Dallas-Fort Worth. It would be an easy 75 yards for a wounded animal to get over the fence on that property.

A nice doe came in head on and was antsy. Closed my eyes and peeped at her once in awhile. Finally she calmed down and turned broadside. i did not like that shot and waited until she turned at an angle to my right. The doe dropped her head to browse and i fired.

Bang flop. The bullet hit the animal just behind the shoulder and exited the neck.

Distance: 45-50 yards
Gun: CVA StagHorn
Scope: Weaver Grand Slam 3X9 set on 4 power
Powder: 100 grains of 3F Pinnacle
Bullet: 240 grain .430 XTP in Knight sabot
Primer: Winchester shotgun

Tried to remove the primer with the CVA tool and the rim was missing from the primer. Had to pry it out with a knife. Never had this happen before.

According to my Cabela's scale the deer weighs 90-100 pounds field dressed.

Congratulations on the doe. That is a great eating size deer. How big of a wound channel did that 240 grain XTP make? The reason I ask is my Staghorn likes that bullet also, but I always figured to shoot the 300 for the extra weight.

I know all about those anti hunter groups. I hunted an excellent farm that had one such group as a neighbor. And they patrolled their property just waiting for someone to violate their fence line. I had a nice nine point come out and stand at the fence line on my side. I kind of had the same thoughts as you I am sure, about taking the shot. He was over three hundred yards away but shooting my Ruger 7mm mag, that distance did not bother me. I dropped him two feet from the fence. And when the howling horde came rushing in... there was nothing they could do but tell me how terrible of a person I was for killing that buck.. from the other side of the fence of course.

Congrats on the nice harvest! Good story.

It's a strange thing. The exit hole in the does neck is visible. Just behind the opposite shoulder there is a small tuft of hair: That is where the bullet hit her. The chest cavity was full of blood. Not sure of the condition of the lungs: The heart was intact. It was dark when i field dressed the animal.

This morning i looked for a hole in the chest cavity that deer and could not find one. i was sitting in a stand that is 18 feet off the ground and the bullet hit the deer at a pretty good angle. She had her head down when hit.

Nice going falcon. Bang flops are better than sex (well, at my age anyway).

Way to go,Falcon.What's for Supper?Backstrap,biscuits and gravy!!YUM YUM!!

I love it... no tracking required! Good eating.

Nice eating doe, congratulations

Congrats on your deer. easy tracking jobs sure are nice