Actually, it was really painful!!!
I was hunting a new area today that had lots of potential, lots of game trails and tracks. I was headed to a spot that I saw on a map that was a little further away from private and, from a satellite view, looked a little more like conifers than alders. I still moved slowly as I navigated the roads and trails to get to my, yet to set eyes on, spot.
On one of the closed roads I was hunting I saw a decent game trail and as I walked by, for some reason, took a step back because I thought I saw some rusty sheet metal or a piece of old machinery. It was a deer! All I could see was a furry back. I slide back a little more and saw it was a doe. I move forward and her head was behind a bush. Five yards away in an any deer area! I twisted the plunger safety off on my in-line (firearm restricted area).
The thoughts were in my head, fill the freezer or wait for a buck.....hmm. Well maybe there is a buck with her. And no sooner did I think that I saw the bucks head come up above her back, ten yards from me. Sweet!!
I pulled up my rifle and ok, now she just needs to move out of my way. I held for a couple of seconds and she starts to move off to the left. I flick the trigger safety off, squeeze the trigger and.....
Nothing! No bang, no click, no movement nothing!
*\%!], pull on the plunger to make sure it was back, nothing. :$+’@! I flick the trigger safety back and forth, nothing. (~#+, what the {=•\]
I was actually quite proud of how quiet I kept my expletives!
I unscrews the plunger and yanked it out. The piece that releases the plunger was seized, from hunting in the rain yesterday, and now in the down position. I pulled out the multi tool and started to work but I heard the deer move off and I knew I’d never see them again.
For the first time in 14 years of deer hunting I have a legal buck in my sights and.....
