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First Deer of 2020 Season - Little Man & 6.5 Creedmoor
My buddy is desperate to lower his deer numbers and wanted me to get on with using the MLD Permits. Even in this stupid heat!
Took the boy to a stand Monday afternoon to try out and practice with a new test system I wanted him to use. Normally we utilize a SpecRest. But, it’s big and bulky and he ain’t so little anymore. So, I wanted more room in the blind and tried a tripod with Pig Saddle. Improvised by placing the bipod on the shelf and used the tripod as a rear rear. Pretty stable but not very fast to move left/right and up/down. He figured it out, though.
Took the boy to a stand Monday afternoon to try out and practice with a new test system I wanted him to use. Normally we utilize a SpecRest. But, it’s big and bulky and he ain’t so little anymore. So, I wanted more room in the blind and tried a tripod with Pig Saddle. Improvised by placing the bipod on the shelf and used the tripod as a rear rear. Pretty stable but not very fast to move left/right and up/down. He figured it out, though.
Left the tripod there and planned to come back in the morning.
I worked nights that night, got home at 4A, power napped, and woke him up at 6A to go hunting. And he was tired?
A slow morning. We saw a few non-shooters in the sendaros and at the feeder. Was getting ready to call it at 8:30 when a spike showed up. Game on!
Being low man on the totem pole, he was getting chased around by everyone else so wouldn’t stand still long. Boy was having Hell following him around with the rest set up.
Being low man on the totem pole, he was getting chased around by everyone else so wouldn’t stand still long. Boy was having Hell following him around with the rest set up.
Finally, the deer turned broadside and I quickly said, “Behind the leg.”
”Ppppppfffffffttttttt!” The gun fired.
”Ppppppfffffffttttttt!” The gun fired.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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The spikes legs buckled and he almost fell down. Lurching forward in a hunched run, he went about 15 yards and stopped. Stood for a second or two and stumbled forward, falling to the ground.
.243 Winchester
6.5 Creedmoor
.260 Remington
.308 Winchester
The boy can shoot them all.
147gr ELD-M
2,659 fps MV
85 yards (approx)
Quartering To
15 yrds ATS
The rifle seemed a bit heavy for a guy his size if I remember correctly. How did he handle carrying it out to the blind? I bet it weighed nothing coming back. Congratulations to you both
And neither will you.
My Jarhead brother in law once ate a raw deer heart out of the gut bucket for a $5 bet, ate it like an apple HOORAH- he has been eating them (cooked) ever since.