Smoothbore makes meat again

Dutch7 · Dec 30, 2022

Shot a doe at 4:00 today. .54 cal with 80gr behind a .535 ball and .010 patch.
Hit in the chest and ran a good ways (??). The shot exited behind the left shoulder, had to finish her in the head while in the creek. Then had to use a hook on a rope to snag her and bring her to shore. Too late to do any real nice pics but I had my @tallpine knife and thought at least take a pic of that!

JeffG · Dec 30, 2022

Good stuff, congrats!

deermanok · Dec 30, 2022

Glad you got her out.

Stykbow · Dec 30, 2022

Congrats. It’s crazy how tough a deer can be to kill at times.

tallpine · Dec 30, 2022

Way to go Bill, that"s getting it done

Urban Coyote · Dec 30, 2022

I used to hunt whitetail along the Judith River in Montana, we'd organize drives on the property we'd permission to hunt, I've had to pull a couple of deer out of the river, no fun.

Lost our access when the owner passed and the place sold. Really miss it, a great hunt.

oldwood · Dec 30, 2022

U done a good thing. Congrats.

ORBushman · Dec 31, 2022

Congrats on the harvest! Looks like a young doe so, meat should be tasty. :thumb:

Loyalist Dave · Dec 31, 2022

Dutch7 said:
Shot a doe at 4:00 today. .54 cal with 80gr behind a .535 ball and .010 patch.
Hit in the chest and ran a good ways (??). The shot exited behind the left shoulder, had to finish her in the head while in the creek. Then had to use a hook on a rope to snag her and bring her to shore. Too late to do any real nice pics but I had my @tallpine knife and thought at least take a pic of that!

very nice doe

LD

Britsmoothy · Dec 31, 2022

Well done on the extraction. Bet you were all tuckered out later!
Good shot placement. Any other day it would go straight down with the same shot.

BillKilgore · Dec 31, 2022

Congrats. That will be good eats.

aussie pete · Dec 31, 2022

A lovely way to end the year for you, Dutch7. I can smell some choice roasting cuts! My favourite is the high rump, pursed to stuff with olives, cheese and bacon, sew up, roll in breadcrumbs and roast

.

Congrats on the recovery of the animal too.

Pete

Christophero · Dec 31, 2022

Amazing that chest shot didn't drop her within 50 yards. It looks to be a perfect hit. She was dead, you only hastened the demise with ball #2, which was perfectly justified. Glad for your success and memorable experience. The spice of life for us hunter/gatherer types.

TarponStalker · Dec 31, 2022

Congratulations on a successful hunt.

Jedidiah · Dec 31, 2022

When hunting deer there was a decent sized crrek that we had to cross. We had made a bridge out of a good sized fallen tree that spanned the creek (10-12 ft wide, 4-5 ft deep, swift moving water.) We would place our deer close to the edge with a rope tied around them, with feet bound up to the head to make draggin easier etc. We would throw the rope with a rock etc across the creek, cross the bridge, then drag the deer across the creek. We always let the deer sit in the creek a few minutes. it cooled it down and washed out the inside nicely! then drag it all the way over and start the walk out again! Draggin a deer back a few miles is not much fun. We used to call it "the deer's revenge". Lol!

Dutch7 · Dec 31, 2022

I’ve had a few of those long hard drags. Once I drug the deer down a railroad bed and wore the hair off both sides, flipped it once. My father and I carried it on a pole the last 1/2 mile or so. Sore shoulders even with hunting coats for cushion. If we got the timing of the step right(maybe wrong) the buck would start bouncing and really take its revenge on me.

DuncNZ · Dec 31, 2022

Jedidiah said:
When hunting deer there was a decent sized crrek that we had to cross. We had made a bridge out of a good sized fallen tree that spanned the creek (10-12 ft wide, 4-5 ft deep, swift moving water.) We would place our deer close to the edge with a rope tied around them, with feet bound up to the head to make draggin easier etc. We would throw the rope with a rock etc across the creek, cross the bridge, then drag the deer across the creek. We always let the deer sit in the creek a few minutes. it cooled it down and washed out the inside nicely! then drag it all the way over and start the walk out again! Draggin a deer back a few miles is not much fun. We used to call it "the deer's revenge". Lol!

If you are using a fallen log to cross a water way , Throw handfuls of sand or fine shingle onto the log surface to increase traction .

rusticbob · Dec 31, 2022

Congratulations, meat in the freezer!

hatman · Jan 1, 2023

Job well done, Dutch!

Jedidiah · Jan 1, 2023

DuncNZ said:
If you are using a fallen log to cross a water way , Throw handfuls of sand or fine shingle onto the log surface to increase traction .

The tree was a good size. During the summer months we brought chainsaws and other tools to "trim" the tree. We cut a section out of the trunk from one side of the creek to the other that made it 'flat" on top where we walked to cross. That made a big difference in the winter! It was still slippery from rain etc that would freeze etc. but at least it was flat. We were always very slow and nervous when we had to cross. No one wanted to go in the water! At least we only had to do it once going in and once coming out!

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