What a great hunt.
Today was a bitter sweet day in the woods. I got a chance to hunt in Giles County Tn for the first time since the only other time I ever hunted there back in 2010 with Jeff Bentley NBForrest That was a great day with a great friend although I still wonder if he gave me crazy directions to the tree stand on purpose just so I would wander the woods for 2 hours running every deer on the lease over to him. Well it worked he killed a great buck that day I believe Mike Burnette has the mount. Jeff was weak from chemo and I remember him texting me to come over and help drag it out. Id give any to drag that deer again. As I sat there today and I thought about Jeff often. On the way home there was a beautiful sunset as I drove up I-65, there was deer every where. I thought to my self I have a truck load of deer (3) and I know Jeff is up in heaven with a big ole smile.
I got to hunt with big lefty ( Matt) today. We did some horse trading earlier this year and I wound up loading some 223 hunting rounds for his AR for a chance to knock off Giles county off the county list.
He put me in his best stand mean while he see a lil buck like 5 does he busted 2 then a spike running 6 does around.
Meanwhile I am in the honey hole well seeing nothing. I had one blow from the thicket behind me. Then I caught 3 does creeping thru the thicket busted the first one high shoulder straight to the ground the second I hit 1/4 too a little to much it was so thick and my eye are getting bad I dont know hit behind shoulder exit in front of rear ham she walke 40 yds wobled beaded down the I put one in the base of her neck. by 7 30 we had 4 down.
then I had a beautiful 7 pointer 16 inch wide and very tall at 50 yds for about 10 minutes
i thought about it matt was like shoot him. well the 2 buck limit saved another for 4 minutes till he walked on the next farm and got shot.
The eve hunt i set up about 2:15 on the big field had a super super sweet n tender step out. 155 yds i busted it on the road by 4 headed home gonna hunt perry tomorrow.
110 barnes ttsx 7 saum 3675 fps muzzle vel
the first 2 were like 43 and 46 yds
all 3 pass through
bullet held together through both shoulder .284 in aprox .50-.75 out
I was amazed the held up at high speed
looking for some longer range test subjects tomorrow
oh mike belt did i mention this smiling thing sucks
Today was a bitter sweet day in the woods. I got a chance to hunt in Giles County Tn for the first time since the only other time I ever hunted there back in 2010 with Jeff Bentley NBForrest That was a great day with a great friend although I still wonder if he gave me crazy directions to the tree stand on purpose just so I would wander the woods for 2 hours running every deer on the lease over to him. Well it worked he killed a great buck that day I believe Mike Burnette has the mount. Jeff was weak from chemo and I remember him texting me to come over and help drag it out. Id give any to drag that deer again. As I sat there today and I thought about Jeff often. On the way home there was a beautiful sunset as I drove up I-65, there was deer every where. I thought to my self I have a truck load of deer (3) and I know Jeff is up in heaven with a big ole smile.
I got to hunt with big lefty ( Matt) today. We did some horse trading earlier this year and I wound up loading some 223 hunting rounds for his AR for a chance to knock off Giles county off the county list.
He put me in his best stand mean while he see a lil buck like 5 does he busted 2 then a spike running 6 does around.
Meanwhile I am in the honey hole well seeing nothing. I had one blow from the thicket behind me. Then I caught 3 does creeping thru the thicket busted the first one high shoulder straight to the ground the second I hit 1/4 too a little to much it was so thick and my eye are getting bad I dont know hit behind shoulder exit in front of rear ham she walke 40 yds wobled beaded down the I put one in the base of her neck. by 7 30 we had 4 down.
then I had a beautiful 7 pointer 16 inch wide and very tall at 50 yds for about 10 minutes
i thought about it matt was like shoot him. well the 2 buck limit saved another for 4 minutes till he walked on the next farm and got shot.
The eve hunt i set up about 2:15 on the big field had a super super sweet n tender step out. 155 yds i busted it on the road by 4 headed home gonna hunt perry tomorrow.
110 barnes ttsx 7 saum 3675 fps muzzle vel
the first 2 were like 43 and 46 yds
all 3 pass through
bullet held together through both shoulder .284 in aprox .50-.75 out
I was amazed the held up at high speed
looking for some longer range test subjects tomorrow
oh mike belt did i mention this smiling thing sucks
