I got my buck at 8:35 on Sunday Nov. 20.
I set up on a cutline that I've been hunting for a while. I actually just got into position and was reaching to get my touque out of my packsack, when I saw the buck coming out. Pretty lucky timing I tell you!
He was about 200 yards away and moving quickly to the edge of the timber. I quickly glassed him and saw 3 good tines on the main beam on each side. He didn't look real wide, only just the width of his ears but the long heavy tines convinced me he was a shooter.
I was using my .270 Sendero with 140gr Nosler Accubonds that I handloaded to just over 3,000 fps MV. The gun is super accurate. At my first shot I saw the buck just sag a bit. I immediately fired again. Those 2 shots turned out to be touching each other, but the buck had turned slightly so one wnet right through and the other angled out right through the center of his left shoulder. He made it about 5 yards back into the timber and was down; dead by the time I reached him.
The rack is 20 1/2" wide; 18 3/8" inside; bases are 4 1/2"; he carries 4+" of mass all the way on his beams actually. G1's are both 5"; G2's are 9+"; G3's are both 9+" and the G4's are both 6". So he gross scored 154" and there is only 2 3/8" deductions, just a really symetrical rack, so net score is 151 5/8".
But no digital pics to post.
I set up on a cutline that I've been hunting for a while. I actually just got into position and was reaching to get my touque out of my packsack, when I saw the buck coming out. Pretty lucky timing I tell you!
He was about 200 yards away and moving quickly to the edge of the timber. I quickly glassed him and saw 3 good tines on the main beam on each side. He didn't look real wide, only just the width of his ears but the long heavy tines convinced me he was a shooter.
I was using my .270 Sendero with 140gr Nosler Accubonds that I handloaded to just over 3,000 fps MV. The gun is super accurate. At my first shot I saw the buck just sag a bit. I immediately fired again. Those 2 shots turned out to be touching each other, but the buck had turned slightly so one wnet right through and the other angled out right through the center of his left shoulder. He made it about 5 yards back into the timber and was down; dead by the time I reached him.
The rack is 20 1/2" wide; 18 3/8" inside; bases are 4 1/2"; he carries 4+" of mass all the way on his beams actually. G1's are both 5"; G2's are 9+"; G3's are both 9+" and the G4's are both 6". So he gross scored 154" and there is only 2 3/8" deductions, just a really symetrical rack, so net score is 151 5/8".
But no digital pics to post.
