- Location
- Blaster land, Okanagan BC
Got home Thursday afternoon from a two day hunt in reg 3 with a buddy, he cut his mule deer buck tag with a nice 2 pt buck but nothing for me.
Got home dumped my gear and headed out in the rain to a nice cut block up the road I've been in a bit, lots of signs of through traffic and spotted a young fawn and doe prior to oct 10th. Got into my spot and sat down to wait by 4pm, wind in my face and ready to go. Just before dusk a big doe came in 100yds in front of me and was checking out my direction, she went behind a big tree root ball and I got ready. As she came out into the clear I dropped her with a shot and she jumped into the tree line, found the blood trail and 30yrds in found her down and dead. Shot her with my no.4 LB sporter, 150g S&B. Took out a lung and hit the heart and shattered her opposite leg just above the elbow as it exited.
Dark hit just before I had her fully gutted and I had an up hill drag to get her the 350yrds back to the truck, she was heavy and I earned that one lol. Got her home, washed her out, skinned and quartered her up. Thank god the cut block was pretty clear on the edge, would've been a brutal drag out if it was thicker or steeper. Couldnt be happier to have got my first deer and had it go down like it did, lots of meat on her with minimal shot damage. Ambushed on the ground without her knowing I was really there, doesn't get more Canadiana than putting meat in the freezer with a sportered No.4. The wife was pretty excited too boot, I'd post pics but haven't figured out a new hosting site since Photobucket crapped the bed.
Want to say thanks to everyone on here that shares tips and hunt stories, this is my second year hunting and I've gleaned a lot of info here as well as going with my instinct. Satisfying to have it all pay off, getting my boots on the ground and being out in the woods makes this even more satisfying.
Got home dumped my gear and headed out in the rain to a nice cut block up the road I've been in a bit, lots of signs of through traffic and spotted a young fawn and doe prior to oct 10th. Got into my spot and sat down to wait by 4pm, wind in my face and ready to go. Just before dusk a big doe came in 100yds in front of me and was checking out my direction, she went behind a big tree root ball and I got ready. As she came out into the clear I dropped her with a shot and she jumped into the tree line, found the blood trail and 30yrds in found her down and dead. Shot her with my no.4 LB sporter, 150g S&B. Took out a lung and hit the heart and shattered her opposite leg just above the elbow as it exited.
Dark hit just before I had her fully gutted and I had an up hill drag to get her the 350yrds back to the truck, she was heavy and I earned that one lol. Got her home, washed her out, skinned and quartered her up. Thank god the cut block was pretty clear on the edge, would've been a brutal drag out if it was thicker or steeper. Couldnt be happier to have got my first deer and had it go down like it did, lots of meat on her with minimal shot damage. Ambushed on the ground without her knowing I was really there, doesn't get more Canadiana than putting meat in the freezer with a sportered No.4. The wife was pretty excited too boot, I'd post pics but haven't figured out a new hosting site since Photobucket crapped the bed.
Want to say thanks to everyone on here that shares tips and hunt stories, this is my second year hunting and I've gleaned a lot of info here as well as going with my instinct. Satisfying to have it all pay off, getting my boots on the ground and being out in the woods makes this even more satisfying.
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