I Got My First Double In Years (Graphic Pic)

VirgilCaine · November 28, 2005, 09:21 AM

I went out to the family huntin' grounds on Thursday the 17th and managed to get two good management Does'. We grow alot of corn and the deer really do a ton of damage. We like to take up to 5 Does a year (total). Doe #1 was taken at 103yds, and Doe#2 was taken at 238yds. I used a Winchester Model 70 Ranger with a Leupold Vari-x II 3x9 and 150gr Ballistic silver tip handloads.

Time to get out the ol' smoke pole and get ready for some late season action.

Sorry about the blurry pic...my sister-in-law said she was cold...it was about 20 degrees.

Clayfish · November 28, 2005, 12:21 PM

Way to go. Good job managing the herd.

Twycross · November 28, 2005, 02:37 PM

Two thumbs up!

FirstFreedom · November 28, 2005, 05:26 PM

Nice, but I thought a 'double' was when you killed 2 deer with one shot - that's one heck of a bullet performance, to get one at 103 yds, and another one at 238 yds with the same bullet - what caliber?

VirgilCaine · November 29, 2005, 08:34 AM

Ha!!
No, not two with one round

Two during the same evening hunt. Maybe "twofer" would be appropriate? My model 70 is chambered for 30.06.
Killed the first deer at 3:40pm and the second at 4:45pm. These deer make great table fare....corn and alfalfa fed all summer long.

Sorry for the confusion.

FrontSight · November 29, 2005, 01:25 PM

Niiiice, congrats!

NRA4life · November 29, 2005, 04:47 PM

We define a double as 2 shot one after the other. I had my first on Whitetail this year. Shot a 7-pointer and a nice doe on back-to-back shots about 5 seconds apart on opening morning. I'm never that lucky.

Fremmer · November 30, 2005, 12:27 AM

Nice hunting. They will taste good!

November 28, 2005, 02:37 PM	#3
Twycross Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 1,187	Two thumbs up! __________________ The test of character is not 'hanging in' when you expect light at the end of the tunnel, but performance of duty, and persistence of example when you know no light is coming. - Vice Admiral James Stockdale, USN (ret.)

November 29, 2005, 08:34 AM	#5
VirgilCaine Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 2004 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 419	Ha!! No, not two with one round Two during the same evening hunt. Maybe "twofer" would be appropriate? My model 70 is chambered for 30.06. Killed the first deer at 3:40pm and the second at 4:45pm. These deer make great table fare....corn and alfalfa fed all summer long. Sorry for the confusion. __________________ "Danger Itself Is The Best Remedy For Danger"

November 28, 2005, 12:21 PM	#2
Clayfish Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 953	Way to go. Good job managing the herd.

November 28, 2005, 05:26 PM	#4
FirstFreedom Junior member Join Date: May 31, 2004 Location: The Toll Road State, U.S.A. Posts: 12,451	Nice, but I thought a 'double' was when you killed 2 deer with one shot - that's one heck of a bullet performance, to get one at 103 yds, and another one at 238 yds with the same bullet - what caliber?

November 29, 2005, 01:25 PM	#6
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	Niiiice, congrats!

November 29, 2005, 04:47 PM	#7
NRA4life Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2001 Location: WA Posts: 183	We define a double as 2 shot one after the other. I had my first on Whitetail this year. Shot a 7-pointer and a nice doe on back-to-back shots about 5 seconds apart on opening morning. I'm never that lucky.

November 30, 2005, 12:27 AM	#8
Fremmer Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,482	Nice hunting. They will taste good!