AKElroy
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General Rifle Deer started Saturday in North Texas Counties; I know many seasons opened around the country as well. How did you do???
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Spent the morning Saturday in a ground blind with a scoped .30-30; Saw ZIP. 4 hours. Nada. Game cam shows this pin to be grand central, and on opening day I get the big zilch.
For the afternoon hunt, I migrated to a tower chair a lasered 150 yds from the trail next to the pin; the pin/feeder is not visable from this purch, but the trails leading to it are.
I switched to the model 70 .270, Leupold 4.5X14 OA Vari XIII; Hornady 140 gr. I watched a doe come and go over a two hour period; then a spike with single, thin 8" spikes that I considered culling. I had multiple shots on both; like they were posing for the crosshairs. I passed.
At 6pm, light failing, I am climbing down & see a black blob on the trail; 150 yrds. I level the .270 on a good rest, crank up the scope & focus on the boar's forehead. One gentle squeeze later, and viola--a nice between the eyes lights-out. I did not weigh him, but I am guessing 110-120 lbs? Glad the day was not a total loss. Even pest control is fun----
(Copied & Pasted from a related thread)
Spent the morning Saturday in a ground blind with a scoped .30-30; Saw ZIP. 4 hours. Nada. Game cam shows this pin to be grand central, and on opening day I get the big zilch.
For the afternoon hunt, I migrated to a tower chair a lasered 150 yds from the trail next to the pin; the pin/feeder is not visable from this purch, but the trails leading to it are.
I switched to the model 70 .270, Leupold 4.5X14 OA Vari XIII; Hornady 140 gr. I watched a doe come and go over a two hour period; then a spike with single, thin 8" spikes that I considered culling. I had multiple shots on both; like they were posing for the crosshairs. I passed.
At 6pm, light failing, I am climbing down & see a black blob on the trail; 150 yrds. I level the .270 on a good rest, crank up the scope & focus on the boar's forehead. One gentle squeeze later, and viola--a nice between the eyes lights-out. I did not weigh him, but I am guessing 110-120 lbs? Glad the day was not a total loss. Even pest control is fun----
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