13 days to Deermageddon

[Gawdzilla Sama]

One of the cousins was arrested as he was about to shoot a buck in an incorporated area. And I mean in a Walmart parking lot. The employees had seen the buck in the woods next to the parking lot and were afraid something like this would happen. Dumbass is going to lose the SIX rifles he had in his truck. At minimum.

[The Grand Nudger]

Besides, muzzleloaders take skill.  You can't just cover the landscape in lead.

Did you know that "vegetarian" is an old Indian word for "shitty hunter."

For the most part I have hunted with single shot rifles, revolvers, and a 12 GA bolt gun that has a 2 round capacity magazine.

And I can't remember the last time I didn't retrieve a deer I shot at.

Pretty much " one shot, one kill" around here.

Rgr that, the only reason to have a 2nd round (be it bolt or semi auto or just another guy with a gun) is out of mercy for the animal...so that it doesn't lie there bleeding out while you try to ram another ball down, lol.
(I prefer sabot)

Also....-some- black powder guns are designed to throw a wall of lead downrange.  I have a black powder double barrel that tosses out a couple handfuls of what may as well be ball bearings. All you have to do is point it at some turkeys and you've bagged your limit in a single shot.

[onlinebiker]

For the most part I have hunted with single shot rifles, revolvers, and a 12 GA bolt gun that has a 2 round capacity magazine.

And I can't remember the last time I didn't retrieve a deer I shot at.

Pretty much " one shot, one kill" around here.

Rgr that, the only reason to have a 2nd round (be it bolt or semi auto or just another guy with a gun) is out of mercy for the animal...so that it doesn't lie there bleeding out while you try to ram another ball down, lol.
(I prefer sabot)

Also....-some- black powder guns are designed to throw a wall of lead downrange.  I have a black powder double barrel that tosses out a couple handfuls of what may as well be ball bearings. All you have to do is point it at some turkeys and you've bagged your limit in a single shot.

The second round is for the second deer. I got 2 last year within 30 seconds of each other - with a .357 mag single shot.

This year I got two inside of 45 minutes - beaucoup time to reload.

Next year it will be an AR15 with a 450 Bushmaster upper. It' s simply my cheapest way to get a high quality repeating rifle in .450. .450 is simply the best round we are able to use in this part of the state. We can't use " real" rifles here - but only those chambering straight walked pistol proprietary rounds.

You never know when a second target will present itself. 

I shoot from inside my soundproofed blind - making my gun' s report very hard for a deer (or the neighbors) from telling where the round came from.

My neighbor thought the .357 was a 22 short.

[onlinebiker]

It just keeps getting weirder.

Now I have zombie deer, and they're surrendering.

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After a week of not getting a shot - and days of not even seeing anything -

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20 minutes till sundown - I saw a deer transiting West on the field. My blind is on the west edge of the field. I got my earplugs in - opened the South window, got my shooting sticks ready and the rifle propped up. Got the deer in the scope, and tracked till it stopped. Range 150 yards. Compensated elevation, and squeezed off the shot.

WTF?? The deer did this weird spin - and sorta danced about - then ran straight towards me. At about 50 yards, it stopped and looked up at the blind. No good shot - except a head shot. I was rapidly reloading - and set up for the shot. ( single shot rifle) I squeezed off a shot - and it went down like a sack of bricks.
One leg twitched a few times - then stilled.... I guess you gotta head shoot zombie deer - body shots don't do it.

I got ready to head back to the house - and opened the front door of the blind.

There was another deer in the field - heading my way...

I backed back inside and closed the door - and scrambled to ready for another shot.... Where are my earplugs??? Shit shit shit..... 

I found the plugs - and jammed them in my ears.. Reload rifle.. Get blackout curtains up.  Window open. Rifle in place on sticks....

I can see a rack in the scope - and I have a buck tag left. He keeps coming towards me. WTF? Is he surrendering????

Under 50 yards. Head on shot. A bad one. Headshot is the only option.

Whack!!

Crumples. No movement.


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So to recap.



4 deer so far.

1 nine point (10 point with battle damage), 1 seven point. 1 doe, and - a button buck.

I thought the first one tonight was a doe - I didn't see the antler nubs - as the .450 Bushmaster vaporized the top of the skull. I' ve never seen anything like it - except in movies.

I have pictures - if you really need to see such gore.

[Fireball]

Congrats on making some headway on getting you and your SO fed! It's important to be fed on a regular basis.

[The Grand Nudger]

You got lucky, if it was a bloodmoon there would have been a horde instead of two.  You'd be reduced to cqc with your stock......might want to invest in a bayonet lug if this keeps happening.  Or, you could fashion together a simple galvanized spear with a broad tip and a crossbar directly beneath it, for control.  

That'll work on deer..razorbacks...people, and their little dogs too! Plus sharks, in the flats. Truly multipurpose.