30-06 lover
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I went out this past weekend deer hunting and what a great weekend it was. I took a good friend of mine deer hunting for the first time and tried to teach him all I could before and during our trip. We were hunting in thick cover and I was teaching my buddy how to walk quietly, take breaks, go with the wind in your face, etc. We go about three hundred yards and I look to my left and two really good bucks about thirty yards away are standing looking at us. I get ready and tell my buddy to do the same. He got ready, but he was about three feet away and a small tree was blocking his view. One buck turned to go and I wasn't going to let the other do the same so I put one in him. I could only see the base of his neck up, so I aimed at the center thinking I could hit high or low and still make a clean kill. My bullet hit true and he dropped where he stood. He is my personal best Blacktail (3x3 about 18" high and 12" wide), and the best part is I got to share it with a good friend. I used my Tikka T3 30-06 with 165gr. Partiton Federal loads.
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