Hawken Clone Drops a Doe

A friend with doe tags invited me to hunt on Halloween so I grabbed my caplock and showed up. I got there late (about 9:00 AM) so rushed off to a ladder stand.

After sitting for only 20 minutes, a doe showed up with 2 others in tow. She must have sensed I was there because she took her sweet time entering a small clearing right in front of me. She was only 10 yards away so I aimed for the neck to avoid meat loss.

After the smoke cleared I saw her rear legs still working while she was on the ground. The bullet cut the carotid artery so there was a lot of blood.

Congrats! What rifle is that?

Stykbow said:

Congrats! What rifle is that?

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It's a Sile Hawken Hunter. I've had it since the early '80s. .50 cal with a 1:28 twist.

It's short and easier to maneuver than my T/C Hawken.

Worth your while to be. Glad for your success. Bet she didn't kick too long with that hit.

Back in the day we did not take does. Now with overpopulation does are
being hunted. Many states have higher insurance rates due to deer-
car collisions going off the charts.

There goes the neck roast for thanksgiving.

Ames said:

There goes the neck roast for thanksgiving.

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I stopped eating any meat associated with the CNS after CWD started. All meat is boned out; no saws used.

Congratulations on the deer with your Hawken! Being late sometimes isn't so bad. That next shot was a good idea. Even a head shot that close if you know your rifle. I have several doe tags and one buck tag in Oklahoma and two tags in KS. I need to get on the stick. Had some ankle arthritis during muzzleloading season here in OK and hope to be over it for Primitive archery in KS next week.
Good shooting.
Mike

I stopped eating any meat associated with the CNS after CWD started. All meat is boned out; no saws used.

My apologies for asking but….CNS….CWD????

dkasprzak said:

My apologies for asking but….CNS….CWD????

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CNS = Central Nervous System.
CWD = Chronic Wasting Disease.

Thanks….

Patocazador said:

I stopped eating any meat associated with the CNS after CWD started. All meat is boned out; no saws used.

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that stuff has me scared , i even get a feeling CWD has some connection to COVID manure.. makes me wonder what the F is going on..

Nice shot, I love easy tracking jobs...

Awesome job. Congrats!

Nice shot, well done! I sat all day yesterday and all morning today in northern Minnesota with my .54 Cabelas' flintlock, but never saw a deer. Not even a squirrel! Very quiet in our area; heard only a few shots yesterday, one or two this morning. Where did they all go?

Tom

MN284 said:

Where did they all go?

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I had hunted for 8 consecutive days prior to getting that doe. I only saw two does in that period of time ... NO bucks.

Good deal ... For some reason I really like that Short barrel on that smoke pole looks very handy in the woods

golden sky said:

that stuff has me scared , i even get a feeling CWD has some connection to COVID manure.. makes me wonder what the F is going on..

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Nah, no connection. CWD is similar to mad cow disease which has been around a long time. CWD is caused - like MCD - by a type of protein called a "prion" which is not an organism but a molecule. Prions are not rendered harmless by cooking as in the case of viruses and bacteria. It is passed through nerve tissue while covid is a respiratory virus.

Congrats on your doe. Good eating right there. Dan.