NM_HighPlains
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Last year, my then-13 year old decided she wanted to go deer hunting, so she got her hunter's safety card, I bought her a Savage Youth in .243 and off we went! We made a nice stalk and dropped her 1st at < 100 yards with a nice shot through some trees, over a rock, etc. One shot, dead deer.
This year she wanted a bigger buck so we did a little scouting, found one, patterned him a bit and this morning at 6:30 we were out looking. My idea was skirt a ridge which would give us a little elevation and try to intercept the deer as they headed into the timber. Plan worked perfectly and we ended up getting a 200 yd shot (ranged) from on top of the rim as the deer fed below us.
I had DD crawl out onto a rock, get steady with the shooting sticks, and take the shot if she was comfortable with it. I was watching thru the binos when the shot went off. The buck literally crumbled in two, butt first, then chest, then flopped over. A minute later, he kicked once but never moved again. Dead right there. Impressive performance for a .243 shooting 100 grain bullets, I thought. Bullet entered about 8" below the spine and was stuck under the skin on the opposite side- hit a rib there and that stopped it.
Here's a shot that shows the buck well.
The tree/rock she shot from is right to your left of the gun barrel. We worked our way around the rim to the left as the deer worked their way toward us.
Mom, daughter, and boys are on the way to the processor right now.
This year she wanted a bigger buck so we did a little scouting, found one, patterned him a bit and this morning at 6:30 we were out looking. My idea was skirt a ridge which would give us a little elevation and try to intercept the deer as they headed into the timber. Plan worked perfectly and we ended up getting a 200 yd shot (ranged) from on top of the rim as the deer fed below us.
I had DD crawl out onto a rock, get steady with the shooting sticks, and take the shot if she was comfortable with it. I was watching thru the binos when the shot went off. The buck literally crumbled in two, butt first, then chest, then flopped over. A minute later, he kicked once but never moved again. Dead right there. Impressive performance for a .243 shooting 100 grain bullets, I thought. Bullet entered about 8" below the spine and was stuck under the skin on the opposite side- hit a rib there and that stopped it.
Here's a shot that shows the buck well.
The tree/rock she shot from is right to your left of the gun barrel. We worked our way around the rim to the left as the deer worked their way toward us.
Mom, daughter, and boys are on the way to the processor right now.