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  1. 16 hours ago, machzrcr said:

    Decided to test my #s I  shot during the summer on the drop of my savage 220 today.  

    These were the real life #s out of my gun with accutips. 

    200 yds with 3" about 13" drop

    250yds. 3". 20" drop 

    200yds with 2 3/4. 20" drop

    250yds with 2 3/4  30" drop  

     

    I took a shot at a coyote at 250yds  today. (He was quartering away)  Knowing it was going to drop  20" aimed  high about a foot over the top of his head height figuring head is maybe 6",  so I let er eat and smoked him.  

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    I get same drop from my Tarhunt 20 ga 13" at 200yds

  2. 3 hours ago, GAMBLER said:

    Shot a doe yesterday and had something crazy happen.  I watched her fall 50-60 yds from the stand.  After a while, a nice buck came over and preceded to beat the sh*t out of her!  He gored her in the neck and kept kicking here ripping the fur off of her side.  After he left, small bucks came over and wouldn’t leave her alone.  I guess this is what happens when a doe doesn’t put out!  

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    That's why I don't shoot doe this time of year she is your calling card

  3. 25 minutes ago, Frogger said:

    We’ll we haven’t had too much time on the stand with work and sports. My youngest has been busy with football so this weekend was his first chance out with the bow. Deer were on the move as mentioned on here but wind was not in our favor yesterday. North wind screwed our plans so plan B it was.  Wasn’t long before two scrub bucks made their way out in front of us. Brodys adrenaline was on high tilt telling me he wanted the one buck. So as they split up, a couple grunts here he comes on a string. 20yds he let the arrow fly. Great qtr away shot with a pass through and a 75 yd track into the swamp to find his deer. Not a big one,  but that’s two bucks under his belt with a bow at 15 yrs.  Proud of him as I didn’t have his demeanor and discipline at that age in the stand. I think a bigger one is soon in store for him in coming years. Congrats to all who have scored and to those who are just on the verge of letting one fly to the boiler room.

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    Way to go congrats to you both!

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  4. Had a rough day yesterday had a good shooter pass close by at 7:30 am and my shot was deflected buy an unseen branch. Shook it off and remained in stand saw a couple more small buck. Then at 10:30am I heard gravel falling from the rail road bed and readied myself and through the thickets came a huge shooter he walked into my window at 33 yds and I release seeing my arrow heading straight for the boiler room only to see it fly right under his brisket. He jumped back into the brush none for the worse other than a little haircut . I found a couple of strands of hair mixed in the muddy broadhead when I retrieved it. Human error I help on him for 20 yds not 30 yds I guess he had me a little unhinged.

    I left the woods after that for 2 hours then decided to end my pity party and get back in the stand. I sat from 1:30 pm till dark only seeing a coyote which  almost gave me a shot 3 times but not quite.

    wind change had me hunt in my stand on the opposite side of the thick center bedding area.

    I saw a couple small buck early sniffing around. I started thinking mature bucks were locked up again.

    Shortly after a doe runs by and heads into thickets I look back and see the big shooter from the day before!

    He runs after her but further away and gives me no shot. Soon after a parade of small bucks coming from all different directions ( now is the time to be hunting doe bedrooms)

     I didn’t plan on sitting all day but I said to myself “you are not leaving the woods today!”

    Shortly after the big shooter from earlier works back though the thickets 

    Too far and thick for any kind of shot.

     I grunt to him and get his attention and for a split seconds it looks like he’s going to come! But that was fleeting he headed away nose to ground. 30 seconds later a 2 1/2 year old buck follows him.

    Im thinking I just can’t catch a break.

     I settle back in and start to watch the football game on my phone.

    After Chiefs  1st TD I hear rustling and look to my left and hear comes the 10 pt I’ve got pictures off. Big bodied mature buck but not real wide.

     I said he keeps coming I’m gonna take him. He came in on a string and stopped then turned broadside at 15 yds. The rest is history . I saw the arrow hit and knew he was done,he ran off through the woods hung a right and I lost sight of him but heard him crash. I waited 20 minutes got down didn’t even look for blood just through the woods to where I heard him crash to see the white belly dead as a door nail. He is now hung in my shed, my cousin and I dragged him out whole as I didn’t want to leave guts in the area especially with coyotes running around. He weights 170lbs  gutted so he went over 200lbs live weight

     

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