Concordmeadowsfarm
Junior Member
Hiked a new to me section in Wayne today. Bumped some does, no bucks seen. Was nice to scout an area on a SE wind. Options.
Muzzy Season 2023
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Congratulations to my friends Phil and Adam! Those will make fine meals.
Can confirm. Smoked at 225* w/Super Smoke, then reverse seared for lunch todayView attachment 170615View attachment 170616
Squirrel 'd a bit away for breakfast this AM.....mmm mmmm, can't eat those antlers fellas
Ohiosam
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Had a rough ML season at the orchard. Hunted Saturday and Monday and moved very few deer, no mature bucks were seen and no one fired a shot. Muzzleloader season at the orchard can be hit or miss depending on the weather. The worse the weather the better the hunting. Having 50 acres of corn still standing on a neighbor's farm didn't help. Tuesday we hunted around my place and had 5 does go to the watchers and J's brother made a nice shot on a huge doe. At least we didn't get skunked.
Yep, he’s had a stellar season. Christened his ruger .450 bushmaster, and his new muzzleloader….. The doe he shot came within a few seconds of having another round through it. Had it in the scope and safety off, then it dropped. Unfortunately I couldn’t get lined up on the other two that were with it. Still it was a great day too hang with family and friends!
Thanks again for setting that up, Sam. That deer will be helping a few families that he knows who haven’t been able too hunt in a while, due too age and medical issues.
One of the biggest does I’ve seen in a while!
And here’s a 250 grain Shockwave that passed through a deer and slammed into the clay this past Sunday. I’m done with them.
Actually had decent blood (so I thought). It was surprisingly easy to follow. But I didn’t make a mortal hit on the deer. Not sure what happened… either I backstrapped him or hit him low in the brisket. Blood trail stopped at a 0.5 mile. Tracked another 3-400 yards or so with a dog but came up empty. Obviously the bullet isn’t what caused me to lose the deer, but the lack is terminal performance is no bueno. This is at least twice now that I’ve recovered a pristine shockwave from a deer.
Guess it’s time to empty mine.
I was hoping some sort of “target of opportunity “ would run through the yard…
I was hoping some sort of “target of opportunity “ would run through the yard…