Fowler versatility confirmed.....

Loyalist Dave said:

Nicely done.

It's odd but the only times that I've had a deer "run" to be out-of-sight from where it was hit, has been three bucks, and no does. And not every buck that I've harvested has run, either.

LD

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Every heart shot deer I've taken with bow or muzzleloader has run for all its worth. Generally in the direction they were facing when shot. This one was the exception to that as he swapped ends before sprinting to the bottom. One never knows.

Best regards, Skychief.

Congrats Skychief on a fine Buck! Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to score with my Trade gun this year.
Excellent photos by the way.

Great job Skychief!

An excellent buck that ran afoul of your fowler.

Stumpkiller said:

Great job Skychief!

An excellent buck that ran afoul of your fowler.

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Ha, thanks Stumpkiller. Did you have any luck in the 10+ inches of snow?

Best regards, Skychief.

I've seen 10 antlerless. Had beads on three, but the first one was opening day (I never take an antlerless on the opener) and the other two were obliging in standing still, but there was too much small branch action between us and I passed.

Still waiting for the nice guy who dropped by on my game camera.

Good luck. We Hoosiers (the southern types) get real excited at the prospect of deer hunting in the snow. Sadly, those chances have dwindled over time.

The snow sure makes it easier. Though seeing deer ankles under the sagging hemlocks at 180 yards is both a blessing and a curse.

Skychief said:

Every heart shot deer I've taken with bow or muzzleloader has run for all its worth

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See I only go for the lungs, as I like to eat the heart. Now one of the bucks that took off had just finished moving from land with a bunch of fox hunters and dogs, so he was "pumped", and when he got to where I was he slowed to a walk then stopped and looked back over his shoulder...that was his mistake....the stopping to look.

LD

Renegade Dan said:

Congrats Skychief on a fine Buck! Thanks for sharing. I'm hoping to score with my Trade gun this year.
Excellent photos by the way.

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Thanks and good luck with your tradegun Dan. Never had one but have been attracted to them for some time!

Best regards, Skychief.

Just really appreciate this thread. Thanks for posting, Skychief. Maybe I should try to work up a round-ball load for the club butt and look for some whitetail woods.

Thanks Bill. I'd say go for it. Work up a load (fun in and of itself) and tote that club butt to the deer woods!! Good luck!

Best regards, Skychief.

Tsaah Wookkuh!!!
Good Job!!! - Comanche

Thank You so Much for sharing the Story and the Photos!! Very nice buck and smoothy!!

Thank you jrm. I was getting worried about your being AWOL!

ya dun great! ain't nuthin like a smoothbore kill! well done! grats!

Thanks RC. Been wondering if you made it through our transition.

Best regards, Skychief.

Very nice!

Congratulations! What a beauty of a buck and a fine looking smoothie. Well done, and the little picture story is great.

Thanks spudnut and The Baron. Glad to see you guys!

Best regards, Skychief.

Great job!! Thanks for taking us along!!!

Congrats on that nice buck. Some great deer hunting in S. IN. Wife’s from Madison. Fowler’s are indeed versatile. My only problem was the wide open shot patterns. I threaded my 28 Fowler for choke tubes. I Use a bore size tube for ball and a full tube for shot. Very tight patterns out to 35 yds. Not PC. But neither am I.