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16 minutes ago, Legacy said:

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...

 

I would start with checking the scope mounts and if that is all fine, I would make sure the rings are seated properly (was a torque driver used to mount scope?) and if that checks out, I would be getting a new scope...   Something is not right, and you work too hard to get into position on a mature buck to have equipment failures.   Just my opinion.   

Just curious, are leases readily available in the area?   What is the going rate per acre?

Good luck!!

What a perfect Xmas present..  can’t wait to see a very well deserved buck!!

Always amazes me that anything can survive out there in temps and windchills like that.   Super tough animals!!

so awesome!!

Check out Lane's in Dansville..  

I have used him for deer mounts, but have always been impressed with his fish when I have been in his shop..

Home - Lane's Taxidermy (lanestaxidermy.com)

5 hours ago, Smat64 said:

Looks like the bottle went from 10 to 8 oz too, but thanks for the post as i haven't seen it for sale in years. 

They call that “sizeflation”…. It is a new technical Term for getting screwed..  happenings everywhere…

I believe they just changed the bottle...   I believe the price increase is due to the lack of availability..   I have heard of people paying over $100 a bottle on gunbroker..   

Just an FYI..   Cabelas appears to have Blackhorn 209 in stock on-line..  I placed an order on Friday (ship to store) and it went thru, got a confirmation and it let me select 4 bottles...   Still a bit skeptical, but we will see

18 minutes ago, john1947 said:

Great job with the king

Here's a great bug repeller

If it works on horses….

we have a horse farm and that is our go to spray..

I had a friend that claimed that pouring bleach on the floor would keep them away..  never worked for me..   seemed to just piss them off more..

Wow!!!  A real beast for this time of year..  hell of a job landing it being solo!!

Mother Nature provides the best entertainment out there..   Some of the stuff I have seen over the years can't not be properly described in words...   you need to see it.   Sounds like you had one of those moments this morning!!

Awesome story!!   Certainly better than being in the office working this morning!!!!

congrats!!

These people are so out of touch it amazes me sometimes…

Nice rig at a fair price..   Good luck with sale!!

such a great post...   you can never assume...   I think people also forget how much things can change over the course of a couple hours..   just because you get out safe doesn't mean the same level of caution is required on the way back...

try the Firing Pin in Bergen area..   Last time I was there they had the best selection of rifle ammo I had seen in a while...

7 hours ago, luckylouie said:

Very cool footage..   Just curious, how far was the shot?

22 minutes ago, Chromeslayer said:

Was finally able to catch up with one of the shooters tonite.. 270yds with the smokeless muzzy and he was dead before he hit the ground

Holy cow!!!  Very well done!!

You got her the right tool for the job...   Got to love those tack drivers!

Kudos to her for delivering a great shot!

3 minutes ago, Gill-T said:

Anyone see any daytime buck movement this weekend?  Chores kept me away. 

I saw 5 bucks this morning in 2 hours..  15 points between all 5 of them..   big guys appear to be moving after hours..  I expect that to change soon..  this is in southern Livingston county.

Very cool!!   thanks for sharing the experience

Starting to get a little frisky…