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I took my buddy out this morning and we scored on a nice little 9 point whitetail. We were on a hill over looking a creek bottom. Just after the sun came up this guy decided to show himself.
I ranged him at 290 yards and my buddy put an end to his mortal worries with his .257 Weatherby shooting 100 Gr Barnes TTSX bullets. At the shot the buck settled and started to trot at a slow pace towards the safety of the brush line. My buddy put one more into him for insurance and he went about 20 yards into the brush before expiring.
The first shot had been perfect right through the top of the heart. It was a good morning and the season is starting off well. We’ve got one bull elk and one buck deer down. I’ve still got a cow elk tag, a buck deer tag in my home state and multiple deer tags in a neighboring state. We are rapidly making up for the paucity of tags from last year.
I ranged him at 290 yards and my buddy put an end to his mortal worries with his .257 Weatherby shooting 100 Gr Barnes TTSX bullets. At the shot the buck settled and started to trot at a slow pace towards the safety of the brush line. My buddy put one more into him for insurance and he went about 20 yards into the brush before expiring.
The first shot had been perfect right through the top of the heart. It was a good morning and the season is starting off well. We’ve got one bull elk and one buck deer down. I’ve still got a cow elk tag, a buck deer tag in my home state and multiple deer tags in a neighboring state. We are rapidly making up for the paucity of tags from last year.