Well I have to gloat because this will probably never happen to me again. Muzzleloading season has just come in, and on opening day I decided to buy a .50 cal CVA Kodiak Pro. I have never deer hunted before in my life, and I did not buy the muzzleloader until after lunch. I spent the morning squirrel, and turkey hunting and bagged one squirrel.
So here goes.... In the afternoon me and some friends hunted private land. We arrived about 4pm and got our climbers into the trees.
About an hour and a half in 3 doe, and two fawns came out of a field and pranced into the woods dierctly behind me. Hearing all the leaves and multiple deer run right up behind me really made me nervous considering I have never deer hunted before. This was my chance, but I was having a real hard time getting myself positioned for a shot without spooking the deer. They were foraging and sniffing around, and they seemed to know something was going on. They started to walk away slowly up a hill behind me and I was only able to turn around far enough to position the butt of the rifle in the middle of my chest. The shot also pounded me in the chin because of my awkward position.
I took out both lungs. There was an entry, and exit wound that left massive damage to the rib cage thanks to 295gr powerbelts and 150 grains of 777 pellets. The doe only ran 15 or 20 yards before falling down. Almost no struggle.
I reloaded because I didn't have to track my deer. I just stayed in the tree stand letting the adrenaline wear off. I could see the doe from where I was and looked back frequently reveling over my success.
About 30 minutes later to my rear and way off to the right I heard something running through the woods. This time I decided not to wait to turn around becuase the 3 minutes I spent watching the the group of deer the first time nearly gave me a heart attack. I stood up, turned around, and was in position as the deer ran below me about 30 yards up the hill. Since I was in a tree stand, and shooting at a deer runnning by it was pretty much a level shot, although my placement was not as good as the first shot. The 295 gr powerbelt slammed into the hind quarters creating an unbelievable wound. My second doe was down quicker than the first. Later that night I would find out that the bullet basically detonated on her spine before exiting the other side.
To say the least I was exstatic. Both of my doe lay within plain sight. Once again this was my first deer hunt ever. The guys I went with were almost in disbelief. One of the guys had been hunting all season, and never even had a chance for a clean shot. That night he took a button buck so we downed a total of 3. Another guy got off a shot, but we were not able to find his deer after hours of searching in the dark. Amazing.
So here goes.... In the afternoon me and some friends hunted private land. We arrived about 4pm and got our climbers into the trees.
About an hour and a half in 3 doe, and two fawns came out of a field and pranced into the woods dierctly behind me. Hearing all the leaves and multiple deer run right up behind me really made me nervous considering I have never deer hunted before. This was my chance, but I was having a real hard time getting myself positioned for a shot without spooking the deer. They were foraging and sniffing around, and they seemed to know something was going on. They started to walk away slowly up a hill behind me and I was only able to turn around far enough to position the butt of the rifle in the middle of my chest. The shot also pounded me in the chin because of my awkward position.
I took out both lungs. There was an entry, and exit wound that left massive damage to the rib cage thanks to 295gr powerbelts and 150 grains of 777 pellets. The doe only ran 15 or 20 yards before falling down. Almost no struggle.
I reloaded because I didn't have to track my deer. I just stayed in the tree stand letting the adrenaline wear off. I could see the doe from where I was and looked back frequently reveling over my success.
About 30 minutes later to my rear and way off to the right I heard something running through the woods. This time I decided not to wait to turn around becuase the 3 minutes I spent watching the the group of deer the first time nearly gave me a heart attack. I stood up, turned around, and was in position as the deer ran below me about 30 yards up the hill. Since I was in a tree stand, and shooting at a deer runnning by it was pretty much a level shot, although my placement was not as good as the first shot. The 295 gr powerbelt slammed into the hind quarters creating an unbelievable wound. My second doe was down quicker than the first. Later that night I would find out that the bullet basically detonated on her spine before exiting the other side.
To say the least I was exstatic. Both of my doe lay within plain sight. Once again this was my first deer hunt ever. The guys I went with were almost in disbelief. One of the guys had been hunting all season, and never even had a chance for a clean shot. That night he took a button buck so we downed a total of 3. Another guy got off a shot, but we were not able to find his deer after hours of searching in the dark. Amazing.
