A few photos, story now included
10-26-2011, 04:28 PM
#33
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I had planned on shooting lehigh's but the gun was sighted in with open sights with the 200 gr shockwave and 120 gr of blackhorn. It was sighted in 1 1/2 inches high at 100 yards which gave me a point blank range of 165 yards. So I went with the shockwave since i had switched guns and didnt have time to sight the open sights in with lehigh's. velocity was 2036 fps. I wasnt sure if the shot was around 100 yards or 155 yards. I didnt have time to range it and when I went to the place where I thought they were standing there were 2 trails leading to the fence . one was 100 yards and 1 was 155 yards when I ranged from there back to the tree i was behind.The shot was quartered toward me and took out top of the heart, i lung destroyed , other lung damaged a little and exited farther back out the other side . He ran about 170 yards 
then realized he was dead and fell over. it's the farthest I have ever had a deer go, and the hardest time I've ever had finding one.
then realized he was dead and fell over. it's the farthest I have ever had a deer go, and the hardest time I've ever had finding one.
10-26-2011, 04:48 PM
#34
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Yucca Valley,Ca
Posts: 2,496
I had planned on shooting lehigh's but the gun was sighted in with open sights with the 200 gr shockwave and 120 gr of blackhorn. It was sighted in 1 1/2 inches high at 100 yards which gave me a point blank range of 165 yards. So I went with the shockwave since i had switched guns and didnt have time to sight the open sights in with lehigh's. velocity was 2036 fps. I wasnt sure if the shot was around 100 yards or 155 yards. I didnt have time to range it and when I went to the place where I thought they were standing there were 2 trails leading to the fence . one was 100 yards and 1 was 155 yards when I ranged from there back to the tree i was behind.The shot was quartered toward me and took out top of the heart, i lung destroyed , other lung damaged a little and exited farther back out the other side . He ran about 170 yards then realized he was dead and fell over. it's the farthest I have ever had a deer go, and the hardest time I've ever had finding one.
then realized he was dead and fell over. it's the farthest I have ever had a deer go, and the hardest time I've ever had finding one.
10-27-2011, 04:45 AM
#37
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: northernwestern south dakota
Posts: 722
I think "shooting the place up" is the definition of hunting in south dakota, i am originally from east river south dakota, Home of the road hunter, Now i live on the standing rock reservation and it turns out they love their steel horses up here too, i have hunted the black hills for elk and deer once and will never go back, i have come to the conclusion that maybe there is more hunters than land in south dakota lol.
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10-27-2011, 06:04 AM
#38
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,473
Cool story. Thanks for sharing. Very glad you found him. That would have been a very discouraging loss. BTW, where did you hit him? Did you end up back tracking after you found him to see if there was a blood trail?
Also, what do you mean by road hunters? It’s illegal to hunt from the road in Virginia, even if you are in a Wildlife Management Area.
Also, what do you mean by road hunters? It’s illegal to hunt from the road in Virginia, even if you are in a Wildlife Management Area.
10-27-2011, 06:54 AM
#39
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Cool story. Thanks for sharing. Very glad you found him. That would have been a very discouraging loss. BTW, where did you hit him? Did you end up back tracking after you found him to see if there was a blood trail?
Also, what do you mean by road hunters? It’s illegal to hunt from the road in Virginia, even if you are in a Wildlife Management Area.
Also, what do you mean by road hunters? It’s illegal to hunt from the road in Virginia, even if you are in a Wildlife Management Area.