Smilin Jack
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Took a week off work in October and hunted near Hood River for deer with my draw deer tag. No shots fired at deer, but had a great time.
John got a grouse with his 20ga flintlock.
I used the Lyman Great Plains 50 cal for that deer hunt. Had a nice black bear run across the dirt road near camp, but too fast for a shot. He was about 40 yards away.
In November, took a week off work and chased deer and elk in the McKenzie unit. Saw elk, but too far for a shot. I got a nice 3 pt buck in the middle of the week, using my Navy Arms Hawken Hunter (58cal with 120gr 3FFF and 577611 Lyman Minnie). My buck was pushed off the ledge by the impact and landed a few yards at the bottom, near the creek. It was about a 140 paces from where I shot to the deer. Bullet went clean through.
My partner got a spike the last day with his homemade 54cal and 100gr of 1F and a Thompson Maxi-hunter slug. John’s buck was hit in the front left shoulder and the slug was found in the right rear knee joint when we skinned it. Lot’s of power in a big, slow moving bullet. His deer was knocked over, got up and ran a few yards and dropped.
Dave
John got a grouse with his 20ga flintlock.
I used the Lyman Great Plains 50 cal for that deer hunt. Had a nice black bear run across the dirt road near camp, but too fast for a shot. He was about 40 yards away.
In November, took a week off work and chased deer and elk in the McKenzie unit. Saw elk, but too far for a shot. I got a nice 3 pt buck in the middle of the week, using my Navy Arms Hawken Hunter (58cal with 120gr 3FFF and 577611 Lyman Minnie). My buck was pushed off the ledge by the impact and landed a few yards at the bottom, near the creek. It was about a 140 paces from where I shot to the deer. Bullet went clean through.
My partner got a spike the last day with his homemade 54cal and 100gr of 1F and a Thompson Maxi-hunter slug. John’s buck was hit in the front left shoulder and the slug was found in the right rear knee joint when we skinned it. Lot’s of power in a big, slow moving bullet. His deer was knocked over, got up and ran a few yards and dropped.
Dave