North East BC Whitetail buck down!! More pics post 12

[Eagleye]

I sneaked away for a couple of days to enjoy Peace River country, and look for a nice fat WT Buck.
I got exactly what I was looking for a very nice 5x5 Whitey. A real Butterball too. at least 1" of fat
on his rump.

He was getting out of dodge, so had to take a shot when he was on the move. Hard to place the
shot exactly under those circumstances at 178 yards. Going to lose a bit of meat from the shoulder.
He basically died on his feet, with momentum taking him a few feet. I'm happy with him anyway. Dave.

Sorry about the sideways pic.

 

[sharpsway]

Congratulations man, and good hunt. Can't wait for General Rifle to open up here in Manitoba so I can get out and put some meat in the freezer. Call me optimistic, but I just ordered my second deer tag.

 

[kjohn]

Here you go:

 

[WhelanLad]

Im not so sure about this Post Dave.....
no mention of calibre, projectile an rifle................ let alone the sideways photo... buttt i dont see said rifle in the photo either!

you must be coming back to fill in some blanks , an so i can turn my laptop back round the right way


Grats fella.

 

['Boo]

That's getting it done Dave!

 

[pete dobinson]

Great looking buck Dave Congrats.

 

[45ACPKING]

Nice buck!
congrats on a great day in the field

 

[FLHTCUI]

Im not so sure about this Post Dave.....
no mention of calibre, projectile an rifle................ let alone the sideways photo... buttt i dont see said rifle in the photo either!

you must be coming back to fill in some blanks , an so i can turn my laptop back round the right way


Grats fella.

You need an I-pad dude
Congrats Dave, the larder is going to have one less shelf to worry about.
Rob

 

[Gatehouse]

Great picture! Well done. Even though I keep buying whitetail tags I've yet to see a legal one here in BC except on private land. So I'll keep my fingers crossed for one day.

 

[bbobie]

Congrats

 

[track]

Awesome Eagleye and congrats! Now I have a slight kink in my neck, from trying to count the points on your buck.

 

[Eagleye]

He has a broken-off brow tine on one side, but a long "sticker" at the base of that antler, so makes up for the missing brow.
I'll try and take a picture that shows it better.

Rhys, since you asked Ranged at 178 by my partner, Rifle: Winchester M70 Ultimate shadow in 325 WSM with a Laminate
stock upgrade. [I'll post a picture with the antlers later] Load is 196 Norma Oryx, chased by 70 grains of Norma MRP. Much
more than needed for deer, but I was also looking for an elk [They were hiding. lol] Needless to say, the bullet was not recovered.
Dave.

 

[Runningfool]

Nice work! Congrats.

 

[WhelanLad]

Dang Boy!!! 325WSM...... hells bells!
thanks for the information man, love it... good to hear the big 325 sorted it out no squalms !
bugger about the Elks but thats a huntin!

Good work mate

 

[troutseeker]

Well done! Nice rack too.

 

[track]

Nice rack, Eagleye. He should taste great with various prepared meals. Now other people with have neck strain when watching your new hood ornament goes by.

 

[freddyfour]

Almost disappointed to not see your 303 Brit with that stud.

 

[mcpiper]

Nicely done, can't wait for my season to open!

 

[Eagleye]

Almost disappointed to not see your 303 Brit with that stud.

It would have resulted in the same end, I'm sure. I shot a deer last fall with my Ross 303.

I was packing the WSM because Elk are spooky by now, and there is a possibility of taking a
longer poke at one. I limit my 303 to around 300M, whereas the WSM is good to 500.
Unfortunately, no elk this trip, but the deer is a nice one anyway.

The scope on the WSM is a VX-III 3.5-10x40 B&C the second horizontal puts that 196 Oryx
dead on at 500M. Not quite as flat as my 8mm Rem Mag, but decent. Dave.

 

[pete dobinson]

I thought you'd be hunting elk with your beloved 308 norma