6.5 Grendel's first kill, this morning:
Finally Got To Hunt Deer
- Thread starter Stu Farish
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it's been a long day. Up at 0430, on stand before 0600.
I had to field dress it. Could barely drag it whole.
Estimate live weight 175 or so. Even dressed it was a job getting to where I could get the truck to & then I couldn't lift it enough to get it on the tailgate.
I shot him before 10 this morning, it was 3 before I left the property. There's a management area a few miles away that has cleaning stations to use. Winch / gambrel, running water. Took him there to skin down & bone out for the trip home.
This is a place I hunted for 10 years, first time back in 8 years. [beeep], first time deer hunting in 10 years. I hiked to a favorite spot I have on the back of the property this morning. Saw 5 turkeys, watched them for about 20 minutes when I saw one antler. He then mounted a doe. She popped out and posed for me, I had to wait a few minutes before he gave me an opening.
Finally got home about 8.
I had to field dress it. Could barely drag it whole.
Estimate live weight 175 or so. Even dressed it was a job getting to where I could get the truck to & then I couldn't lift it enough to get it on the tailgate.
I shot him before 10 this morning, it was 3 before I left the property. There's a management area a few miles away that has cleaning stations to use. Winch / gambrel, running water. Took him there to skin down & bone out for the trip home.
This is a place I hunted for 10 years, first time back in 8 years. [beeep], first time deer hunting in 10 years. I hiked to a favorite spot I have on the back of the property this morning. Saw 5 turkeys, watched them for about 20 minutes when I saw one antler. He then mounted a doe. She popped out and posed for me, I had to wait a few minutes before he gave me an opening.
Finally got home about 8.
123 Hornady SST handload. One shot, walking and quartering to me.
Bullet track was about 45 degrees through, front to back. I did get an exit hole but when I skinned it I recovered the jacket and the base of the core. No pics of those yet, later.
Buck made it 50 - 70 yards
Bullet track was about 45 degrees through, front to back. I did get an exit hole but when I skinned it I recovered the jacket and the base of the core. No pics of those yet, later.
Buck made it 50 - 70 yards
Bowhntr6pt
Well-known member
That's a fantastic buck! Congrats!
Alabama buck actually. Barbour county.
the barbour county wildlife management area does. they have 2 by the office
The load info:
123gr Hornady SST
Hornady brass
Benchmark
CCI 450 primer
Obliterated the lungs. Impact a bit high in the ribs (in the pics you can see the exit), most blood went to fill the body cavity. I'm pretty sure most of what I found to trail him with came from nose & mouth. He made it 50 yards or so, fairly typical for a double lung shot in my experience. I have nothing to complain about on the performance.
123gr Hornady SST
Hornady brass
Benchmark
CCI 450 primer
Obliterated the lungs. Impact a bit high in the ribs (in the pics you can see the exit), most blood went to fill the body cavity. I'm pretty sure most of what I found to trail him with came from nose & mouth. He made it 50 yards or so, fairly typical for a double lung shot in my experience. I have nothing to complain about on the performance.
Smokin Barrel
Active member
I think that 123gr SST and the 6.5G are perfect for deer. Nice work.
61.1 grains
SixsixtyMags
Member
Nice buck, congrats!
Lots of scars where he'd been fighting other bucks
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Plant.One
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Originally Posted By: Stu Farish
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bit odd mounting him to your counter like that, but its definitely unique
do you plan to hang some branches from the ceiling to make it look like he's sniffing a branch ready to rub his face on it?
20190830_174803 by Stu Farish, on Flickrbit odd mounting him to your counter like that, but its definitely unique
do you plan to hang some branches from the ceiling to make it look like he's sniffing a branch ready to rub his face on it?
Problem was figuring out where to hang him.
Finally decided on over the gun safe
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Finally decided on over the gun safe
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