I started Monday with 7 days of vacation and Ohio gun week and it’s been a lot of ups and downs. Friday I tried getting tires on my truck and taking advantage of a Black Friday deal and Walmart says they have them and then they only have two so sell us 2 wrong ones and send us to another Walmart for the other 2 tires and it messed up the entire week.
Monday I only hunted the evening and sat on the edge of a corn field and saw twin buttons and a big old doe but didn’t take a shot. Tuesday they said tires would arrive in AM so I took the morning off and still no tires. I also wanted to shoot the 45-70 again cause it was acting up. One of my buddies asked if I wanted to go with him to their lease but I needed to shoot and get tires. Tuesday afternoon I was sitting in the stand one of our hunting party members shot 2 deer out of that AM while
I was waiting on Walmart. Around 3pm I hear a weird noise behind me and it’s coyote responding to a siren. I then catch movement and here comes a coyote. I wait till he comes in closer and center the ruger American go wild 450bm and click! I rack another round and the dog bolts. I woof at him several times and he stops and I send a Hornady FTX at him at 70-80yards and he drops. I saw a big doe I planned on taking her and hear a shot. My buddy got a 4pt and needed help. I knew the other buddy worked at 11pm and didn’t want to keep him out all night messing with two deer. I passed on her and went to help my buddy. I then hear another shot and my other buddy blasts a button buck. 2 deer and a coyote on the ground.
Wednesday the wind was bad and I stayed home and tried to do tires but again now only 2 arrived.
Thursday I get a call right before leaving to hunt that all 4 tires are in so I didn’t hunt and did tires.
Friday the honey do list took over and no hunting.
Today I headed to the same stand I shot the coyote from and we stumble upon a gut pile. There is 2 other guys not part of the lease who only gun hunt and they must have gotten one. I slip in between two bedding areas and into the stand and sit and wait. I hear noise behind me and squirrel start freaking out barking. I think coyote. Nothing shows and then have to pee really badly, look around and stand up, hang the gun and let it rip. I hear leaves and look at my 10pm and here comes a doe. I finish, zip and sit back down and try and get comfortable for the shot. She begins to walk down hill into a creek bottom and I settle the 450bm scope behind the shoulder and let it rip. I kind of rushed the shot and wasn’t comfortable so panicked. She face plants and can’t make it up the hill and I see 4-5 tails pop up in the bedding area and head for the field. I couldn’t see which one was my deer and being 345pm I figure check for blood and if none continue to hunt. I go to where she stood and not a drop. I then see leaves kicked around where she fell and there is white tissue in blood on a leaf. I panicked again and walked some more following blood and it got thick and then sparse. It then for really heavy and there she lay 40yards from where I shot her. I tagged her and climbed back in the stand to see what comes in. The shot broke both front shoulders, bud and I got her out of there and taking her to processor tomorrow.!
Monday I only hunted the evening and sat on the edge of a corn field and saw twin buttons and a big old doe but didn’t take a shot. Tuesday they said tires would arrive in AM so I took the morning off and still no tires. I also wanted to shoot the 45-70 again cause it was acting up. One of my buddies asked if I wanted to go with him to their lease but I needed to shoot and get tires. Tuesday afternoon I was sitting in the stand one of our hunting party members shot 2 deer out of that AM while
I was waiting on Walmart. Around 3pm I hear a weird noise behind me and it’s coyote responding to a siren. I then catch movement and here comes a coyote. I wait till he comes in closer and center the ruger American go wild 450bm and click! I rack another round and the dog bolts. I woof at him several times and he stops and I send a Hornady FTX at him at 70-80yards and he drops. I saw a big doe I planned on taking her and hear a shot. My buddy got a 4pt and needed help. I knew the other buddy worked at 11pm and didn’t want to keep him out all night messing with two deer. I passed on her and went to help my buddy. I then hear another shot and my other buddy blasts a button buck. 2 deer and a coyote on the ground.
Wednesday the wind was bad and I stayed home and tried to do tires but again now only 2 arrived.
Thursday I get a call right before leaving to hunt that all 4 tires are in so I didn’t hunt and did tires.
Friday the honey do list took over and no hunting.
Today I headed to the same stand I shot the coyote from and we stumble upon a gut pile. There is 2 other guys not part of the lease who only gun hunt and they must have gotten one. I slip in between two bedding areas and into the stand and sit and wait. I hear noise behind me and squirrel start freaking out barking. I think coyote. Nothing shows and then have to pee really badly, look around and stand up, hang the gun and let it rip. I hear leaves and look at my 10pm and here comes a doe. I finish, zip and sit back down and try and get comfortable for the shot. She begins to walk down hill into a creek bottom and I settle the 450bm scope behind the shoulder and let it rip. I kind of rushed the shot and wasn’t comfortable so panicked. She face plants and can’t make it up the hill and I see 4-5 tails pop up in the bedding area and head for the field. I couldn’t see which one was my deer and being 345pm I figure check for blood and if none continue to hunt. I go to where she stood and not a drop. I then see leaves kicked around where she fell and there is white tissue in blood on a leaf. I panicked again and walked some more following blood and it got thick and then sparse. It then for really heavy and there she lay 40yards from where I shot her. I tagged her and climbed back in the stand to see what comes in. The shot broke both front shoulders, bud and I got her out of there and taking her to processor tomorrow.!
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