VA Muzzleloader Buck
11-17-2011, 03:08 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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VA Muzzleloader Buck
Just wanted to share my story of a good Virginia buck I was fortunate enough to kill this Monday. I posted it in the South Forum but figured not everyone goes there, so I thought I would post it here too.
Got settled in my climber Monday morning about 40 minutes before sunrise. About 6:50 I looked to my right and saw a buck with his nose to the ground coming at me. Buck was a small basket rack 8 pointer. I decided to pass on him since he was small and it was still early. As the morning passed and the temperature started rising I thought I may have made a mistake by passing on the early buck.
About 10:30 my luck changed as I heard a buck grunting and then heard footsteps coming through the woods. Looking to my right(same way the earlier buck had come from) I saw a doe walking. About 25 steps behind her I could see something else. As soon as he stepped out I knew he was a shooter. The doe stopped and he stopped about 60 yards from me. I took aim and slowly squeezed the trigger. The 240 grain XTP went into the base of the neck and shoulder. He went straight down without a single kick. Once I got down and got over to him I was thrilled! The pic in the woods is from a cell phone as I can never seem to remember my digital camera.
Got settled in my climber Monday morning about 40 minutes before sunrise. About 6:50 I looked to my right and saw a buck with his nose to the ground coming at me. Buck was a small basket rack 8 pointer. I decided to pass on him since he was small and it was still early. As the morning passed and the temperature started rising I thought I may have made a mistake by passing on the early buck.
About 10:30 my luck changed as I heard a buck grunting and then heard footsteps coming through the woods. Looking to my right(same way the earlier buck had come from) I saw a doe walking. About 25 steps behind her I could see something else. As soon as he stepped out I knew he was a shooter. The doe stopped and he stopped about 60 yards from me. I took aim and slowly squeezed the trigger. The 240 grain XTP went into the base of the neck and shoulder. He went straight down without a single kick. Once I got down and got over to him I was thrilled! The pic in the woods is from a cell phone as I can never seem to remember my digital camera.
11-17-2011, 05:54 AM
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