Plant.One
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as many of you know, my family has 140 acres on the pine river just sw of the mt.pleasant, mi area that among other things is the family deer camp. had a great year this year! this was a personal record for us of most bucks taken in a single season.
my brother got a decent 7pt during late end of bow season and we took 8 bucks and a doe on opening weekend of firearm season - 4 bucks and the doe fell to 450 bushy's, my 6 pointer included.
my dad took an 8 and a 6 with his 30-06, my one cousin got a 7 and a one horn spike (160 yds) he though was a doe(barely 3½ horn) with my 450 upper (i switched to my 6.5 grendel after opening morning), our friend took a 5 pt and a doe with his suppressed 450, i got my 6 as mentioned opening morning with my 450, friend got a 4pt (his first buck, 12g) and my cousin took a 3pt at about 225 yds with his 7mm mag.
my 6pt started out the year as at least an 8, but had broken antlers on both sides right after the G3 due to fighting during this years rut. based on the condition of the antlers he broke them at different times, likely several weeks apart. neither break was fresh and newest was likely several weeks old at the very least.
we had one deer that got lost this year after tracking for several hundred yards. lung shot - we found several large lung chunks right before the blood stopped - and then gone. we suspect that the exit wound was plugged by the destroyed lung tissue.
all the 450 kills were taken with hornady black 250 ftx and were vital shots. 4 were double lung/liver and one was heart/lung. all bullets passed through as expected.
mine made it about 65 or so yards before he collapsed. he was at about 50 yds when i smacked him and he hunched up good when he took the hit.
one pretty much piled up on the spot and didnt make it more than a few feet, the other 3 traveled between 35-65 yds. pretty much textbook vitals kills.
pics will follow as we get them hosted and sorted out.
my brother got a decent 7pt during late end of bow season and we took 8 bucks and a doe on opening weekend of firearm season - 4 bucks and the doe fell to 450 bushy's, my 6 pointer included.
my dad took an 8 and a 6 with his 30-06, my one cousin got a 7 and a one horn spike (160 yds) he though was a doe(barely 3½ horn) with my 450 upper (i switched to my 6.5 grendel after opening morning), our friend took a 5 pt and a doe with his suppressed 450, i got my 6 as mentioned opening morning with my 450, friend got a 4pt (his first buck, 12g) and my cousin took a 3pt at about 225 yds with his 7mm mag.
my 6pt started out the year as at least an 8, but had broken antlers on both sides right after the G3 due to fighting during this years rut. based on the condition of the antlers he broke them at different times, likely several weeks apart. neither break was fresh and newest was likely several weeks old at the very least.
we had one deer that got lost this year after tracking for several hundred yards. lung shot - we found several large lung chunks right before the blood stopped - and then gone. we suspect that the exit wound was plugged by the destroyed lung tissue.
all the 450 kills were taken with hornady black 250 ftx and were vital shots. 4 were double lung/liver and one was heart/lung. all bullets passed through as expected.
mine made it about 65 or so yards before he collapsed. he was at about 50 yds when i smacked him and he hunched up good when he took the hit.
one pretty much piled up on the spot and didnt make it more than a few feet, the other 3 traveled between 35-65 yds. pretty much textbook vitals kills.
pics will follow as we get them hosted and sorted out.
