Legacy

Scope and hardware visually check out ok. It was professionally installed by a notable gunsmith and nothing has moved according to the paint marker marks that he left. That doesnt mean the scope is junk though. I purchased a CVA bullet starter along with a new ram rod and barnes bullet aligner. I noticed shooting yesterday that i would occasionally damage a ballistic tip when loading. So maybe im doing more damage than what I see. Maybe this is part of the issue or the entire issue. I should have everything today or tomorrow and once I do Im headed to the range again.

Yes Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Thanks for all the positive vibes everyone! So the update is... no deer. Major disappointment to say the least. Brought in Thor and Bob Yax to track and there just wasnt blood. From what we could tell I must have grazed him and oddly it was enough for him to mule kick. About 60-80 yards all I had 5 pin drops of blood. Put Thor on the tracks and eventually he lost interest. Good news is the deer is still alive and kicking. Maybe with just a slight flesh wound. Deer was 60-70 Broadside. Not a shot I should ever miss. Rewind... 2 weeks ago I shot and missed a buck standing in the exact same spot. Literally the same spot. I figured I rushed the shot because I had a very short window to make it happen. My first response was to head to the range the next day and make sure it was all me. At the range my first 2 shots out of the gun were almost 9" high and 9" left at 100 yards. It was obvious that I must have shot over him and spent some time correcting the gun. Yesterday wasnt any different. After realizing that I "missed" this deer I went to the range again. My first shot was right 9". Im guessing I grazed the buck in his brisket and that was the reason for the mule kick. The question is WTF is going on with this gun???? I dont claim to be a sniper but these are chip shots that I should be missing. These opportunities are slim so to have equipment failures really blows my mind. I spent over 2 hours at the range yesterday and left there satisfied that the gun is shooting where it is supposed to. It is zeroed for 100. The last three shots yesterday were 1.5 " group. For those wondering I am shooting a CVA Accura V2 w/ Leupold VX Freedom Scope,100 grains (volume) of Blackhorn 209 powder w/ Blackhorn 209 breech, CCI Mag primers, and Barnes Spit-fire TMZ 250 grain bullets. The saga continues...

70 yard broadside shot. Deer mule kicked and ran forward about 20 yards. Stopped. Then slowly walked forward about another 20 yards. I thought he went down. I gave it 45 minutes and went over by the area and glassed it with binocs. Couldnt see him so I backed out. I went home and picked up my kid and we went back there. just over 2 hrs after the shot. We started where I though he was and Found tracks leading away from me with some blood. There is literally deer tracks every where so its very tough to see... Left a marker on the last drop of blood and backed out. The lack of blood is disturbing but I feel good about the shot. I just dont want to take any chances.

Well I reached out to Bob Yax for dog tracking. We will be out there tomorrow am . Gonna be a tough nights sleep.

If someone could direct me to a local dog tracker I would appreciate it. Zip code 14420. I have very little blood. But I have snow and tracks. Backing out until morning. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

BBD... Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Make that 2 6pts Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

First Deer of the afternoon... 6 pt at 320pm Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Well I'm back at it for the "holiday hunt". Tracks galore walking in. Hopefully the week of rest calm things down and the deer are moving during the daylight. Fingers crossed I get a crack at one before sunset. Anyone else out? Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

AWESOME

Merry Xmas everyone!

But no pics or story in the hunting thread????? WTH man

December 20 pm 32 degrees SW wind 5 mph Partly cloudy Slow sit. I'm sure the pressure i have put on the spot doesn't help. 9 total deer tonight. All does and fawns. A week rest should do the woods wonders. Back at it next week. It ain't over til it's over! Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Settled in for the afternoon... I'm literally sitting in the spot where I shot my biggest muzzy buck ever. Hopefully it's the lucky spot. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

agreed!!! HORN HUNTING!!!

December 19 pm 32 degrees NW wind 10-20 Cloudy skies Quiet sit. Almost zero action until 415 ish and then the does and fawns poured into the field. Zero horns tonight Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Back at it again for the afternoon. Came in here late this morning and brushed in a quick ground blind in a different spot. Different spot for a different wind. With the ground being frozen I was able to drive back here and do it. Wind seems a little goofy with the gusts but hopefully it maintains w or nw. Fingers crossed. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

wow thats cold

December 28 pm 31 degrees SW wind 10-20 mph Cloudy skies Flurries at dusk Damn wind made for a cold, cold sit this afternoon but the action was hot. Probably the best sit of 2022. Deer we're on the feet early looking for one thing... food. I saw over 30 including 7 bucks. 3 of the bucks were mature (the giant bodied big beams and no points that I have seen at least a dozen times this year, 10 point that I shot at yesterday, and an absolute stud 8 pt). No shots fired! Gonna change up the approach tomorrow and get a bit aggressive. I need a better angle and hopefully get a better shot window. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

December 17 pm 34 degrees SW wind 5 mph Becoming cloudy Got into my make shift ground blind early. Clear some stuff and brushed it in a bit better. Almost immediately I had deer in and out of the woods feeding. About 4 ish I had a button buck walk up behind me and got within 10 feet of me before he spooked. 4:00 the deer began to pour out of the woods. Saw 20+ total including 4 bucks. About 415ish I put eyes on a mature buck but I only had a short window to make it happen. Probably a 5 count. Clean miss. About 90 yards. There's a few possibilities but im guessing (and hoping) I just rushed the shot. Of course now I'm thinking about heading to the range on Monday to make sure it wasn't the gun and it was all me. Sent from my moto z4 using Lake Ontario United mobile app