A good day.

JKump · October 31, 2007, 08:30 AM

Well I can not complain. The season started Oct. 20 here in Georgia. Openning day I shot a little spike. The earliest I have shot a deer in the area that I hunt.
Yesterday, I took my neighbor hunting (he has heart problems and can not hunt alone), well long story short we did not see anything. He had to be back at the house by 10 am. Well the hunting land is less than 10 minutes from the house, so I went back out to take up a blind and repair a tripod stand. At around 1020 am, I am walking back into the woods less than a 100 yards from the stand I heard a deer blow. Luckily, I brought my rifle with me, I un-slung the rifle off my shoulder and walk slowly down to the stand. At less that 20 yards away, I saw movement off to my left, yes it was a deer, a big deer. I stopped and he walked to within 10 yards when I took the shot, the deer leaped in my direction ran by me and across the hardwood clearing and down into the thick creek bottom. Well I hunt with a single shot and he was gone by the time I reloaded. I stood there for a few minutes and then checked the spot where he was that I shot. I found nothing. I started to get concerned. I started checking back along the way he ran and I found a couple blood drops. I looked around for blood all around and found nothing. On a hunch I went down into the bottom where I thought he went. And as luck would have it I found him piled up in the bootm. I almost fell out, He was a non typical 10 pointer, 6 on one side 4 on the other, also a very big body deer ( he was close to 200 lbs.) Inside his rack went 15 1/2 inches. I had to call for help to load him inthe truck. Not a bad season so far. The rut will start in the next couple weeks, now to knock down some does.

JKump · October 31, 2007, 08:34 AM

Oh yeah I forgot. I was hunting with a NEF Survivor 308 heavy barrel with a monte carlo stock, topped with a 4 x 32 Nikon scope. Ammo was 180 grain Federal Fusion. I hit the deer just behind his right shoulder and it exited left mid side. Small exit hole, very little bleeding.

Charles S · October 31, 2007, 11:20 AM

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Well I can not complain.

Certainly not.....

Of course a really bad day hunting is still better than work!

Sounds like you are having a great season. Great shot on a great buck.

I really appreciate you sharing the story.

I am somewhat surprised at the performance of the Fusion ammo, I would have expected a better exit. Oh-well, you never know until you try.

Again great shot.

Oh yeah...when you get a chance....pics please.

JKump · October 31, 2007, 01:06 PM

I have to figure out how to post the pics.

I don't think the Fusion ammo opened up like it should, since it was so close. It kinda of performed like a full metal jacket. In the past I have had excellent results with the ammo.

kjm · October 31, 2007, 10:08 PM

JKump, I like your choice of scope. I'm a fixed power fanatic myself. I can't afford to buy the latest gizmos so I go with a 1963 model Weaver K4. I don't worry about paralax or whatever. I just put the crosshairs on and squeeze.

I also like that you take the time to take a neighbor hunting. It says a lot about who you are.

FrontSight · November 2, 2007, 12:40 PM

Pics Pics Pics!!

JKump · November 2, 2007, 07:54 PM

I have tried, but the attachments states it is to large. If someone can e-mail or PM me on how to I would be glad.

October 31, 2007, 08:30 AM	#1
JKump Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 1998 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 428	A good day. Well I can not complain. The season started Oct. 20 here in Georgia. Openning day I shot a little spike. The earliest I have shot a deer in the area that I hunt. Yesterday, I took my neighbor hunting (he has heart problems and can not hunt alone), well long story short we did not see anything. He had to be back at the house by 10 am. Well the hunting land is less than 10 minutes from the house, so I went back out to take up a blind and repair a tripod stand. At around 1020 am, I am walking back into the woods less than a 100 yards from the stand I heard a deer blow. Luckily, I brought my rifle with me, I un-slung the rifle off my shoulder and walk slowly down to the stand. At less that 20 yards away, I saw movement off to my left, yes it was a deer, a big deer. I stopped and he walked to within 10 yards when I took the shot, the deer leaped in my direction ran by me and across the hardwood clearing and down into the thick creek bottom. Well I hunt with a single shot and he was gone by the time I reloaded. I stood there for a few minutes and then checked the spot where he was that I shot. I found nothing. I started to get concerned. I started checking back along the way he ran and I found a couple blood drops. I looked around for blood all around and found nothing. On a hunch I went down into the bottom where I thought he went. And as luck would have it I found him piled up in the bootm. I almost fell out, He was a non typical 10 pointer, 6 on one side 4 on the other, also a very big body deer ( he was close to 200 lbs.) Inside his rack went 15 1/2 inches. I had to call for help to load him inthe truck. Not a bad season so far. The rut will start in the next couple weeks, now to knock down some does. __________________ Live everyday as if it is your last! Because someday you will be right. "Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the mouth". Last edited by JKump; October 31, 2007 at 03:16 PM.

October 31, 2007, 08:34 AM	#2
JKump Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 1998 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 428	Oh yeah I forgot. I was hunting with a NEF Survivor 308 heavy barrel with a monte carlo stock, topped with a 4 x 32 Nikon scope. Ammo was 180 grain Federal Fusion. I hit the deer just behind his right shoulder and it exited left mid side. Small exit hole, very little bleeding. __________________ Live everyday as if it is your last! Because someday you will be right. "Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the mouth".

October 31, 2007, 01:06 PM	#4
JKump Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 1998 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 428	I have to figure out how to post the pics. I don't think the Fusion ammo opened up like it should, since it was so close. It kinda of performed like a full metal jacket. In the past I have had excellent results with the ammo. __________________ Live everyday as if it is your last! Because someday you will be right. "Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the mouth".

October 31, 2007, 10:08 PM	#5
kjm Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 1999 Location: College Station, Texas Posts: 1,871	JKump, I like your choice of scope. I'm a fixed power fanatic myself. I can't afford to buy the latest gizmos so I go with a 1963 model Weaver K4. I don't worry about paralax or whatever. I just put the crosshairs on and squeeze. I also like that you take the time to take a neighbor hunting. It says a lot about who you are. __________________ COME AND TAKE IT!!!

November 2, 2007, 12:40 PM	#6
FrontSight Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 1,712	Pics Pics Pics!! __________________ To kill something as great as a duck just to smell the gunpowder is a crime against nature. - Alan Liere Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve. - George Bernard Shaw

November 2, 2007, 07:54 PM	#7
JKump Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 1998 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 428	I have tried, but the attachments states it is to large. If someone can e-mail or PM me on how to I would be glad. __________________ Live everyday as if it is your last! Because someday you will be right. "Everyone has a game plan until they get punched in the mouth".