Went out for opening day of gun for the first time in a number of years. Decided to take the muzzleloader in case I needed the extra reach on a deer cruising through the open woods or field. Probably should have just stuck with my bow. A little after 9:30 I could hear a leaves turning over as a group of deer were headed my way. Before I knew it I had 6 does filtering past me at 10 yards. I wanted to test my marksmanship so I let them slip out to about 18 yards before raising the gun. The group stopped, I looked over to find the biggest one, put the crosshairs on her, and made a big boom.
After the smoke cleared i got down and found some of this...
Then I rounded a corner of the thicket and saw this...
After saying my thanks for the morning I took a few of these...
I'm grateful to put a nice big doe in the freezer after so many close, and frustrating calls during the first part of the bow season. Now I can just relax, chase some birds around, and maybe still fill my buck tag later in the season. Oh, and the kids are already asking for jerky.
After the smoke cleared i got down and found some of this...
Then I rounded a corner of the thicket and saw this...
After saying my thanks for the morning I took a few of these...
I'm grateful to put a nice big doe in the freezer after so many close, and frustrating calls during the first part of the bow season. Now I can just relax, chase some birds around, and maybe still fill my buck tag later in the season. Oh, and the kids are already asking for jerky.
