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Offline jason stevens

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #255 on: Yesterday at 08:11:49 PM »
It was a rainy and windy Halloween in 663, I had missed most of general modern and all the stormy days prior when I kept seeing lots of people taking deer posted to Facebook groups. I didn't know stormy days brought out the boys. My daughter is too young to trick or treat so I got her some clothes from the thrift store and we went out dressed as deer hunters.




I've been hunting this property for a few years but hadn't recently seen any activity so the plan was to walk the road and hope we get the drop on a buck. Normally I sit in my blind but, that wasn't an option for still hunting this time.

We got the property about 5pm, got suited up and got to walking. Something about an extra 20+ pounds on your front will make you walk a bit slower. 3/4 of a mile in we come around a bend in the road and see black tails feeding. I got the rifle up to glass them, saw some antlers through the brush and they moved on. We crept real slow to where they were and then we saw them again in a clearing just off the road bit, maybe 40yds. The closest deer was clearly antlerless and the other one I couldn't see the top of the head because of the brush. Rifle up again and I'm moving around trying to find a window to check for antlers. Ah, yes, there's definitely a buck there. The window, with a solid shooting stance only give me the face and neck. Well I know this rifle will give me what I want at this distance so I'm taking this neck shot. PEW.

Deer move on. Buck isn't in sight. Walk over and there's the buck laying right where he previously stood. One .308 Accubond suppressed to the neck, "didn't even go 1"




After dragging him into the road we walked back to the truck in the storm, got situated and drove over to load him up. Ms. Rachel and snacks kept her entertained while I did the tasks.



Drove to a friend's house and his wife watched her while I took care of it. I had came prepared with her dinner and snacks. She did great with a new person for the first time without me. Definitely the most epic blacktail hunt I've had to date.


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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #256 on: Yesterday at 08:13:51 PM »
Idaho

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #257 on: Yesterday at 08:18:42 PM »
Daaaaang

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #258 on: Yesterday at 08:30:01 PM »
It was a good day

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #259 on: Yesterday at 08:46:09 PM »
Great Buck!!

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #260 on: Yesterday at 09:48:34 PM »
 :yeah:
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #261 on: Today at 01:24:21 AM »
Happiness is being in the woods!!!

 


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