Drew down on Jane Doe with a 1911

[Cannonball888]

After a hunting session yesterday morning with no luck, I decided to spend the rest of the day checking out new hunting areas nearby. Not expecting to see anything I decided to leave my rifle in my vehicle before I walked the trail. After walking about 150 yards a doe popped her head up only 20 yards from me. She must have heard me walking, and soon as she raised her head I froze. She apparently didn't see me and put her head back down to graze. Just as a test, I decided to see if I could get her in my sights with my 1911. I side-stepped slowly and put a tree between her and me so she wouldn't see me unholstering my pistol. As I unholstered my gun I raised it and aimed it toward the right side of the tree. She walked out right in front my sights. It would have been an easy shot. BTW, does anyone know if it's legal to take deer with a .45 in Florida?

 

[rantingredneck]

Check your game and fish regs online. It's legal here in NC now, but it used to be that you had to have a minimum .357 Mag with 5.5 inch barrel. Now the NC regs just read .24 caliber minimum (no barrel length restrictions).

 

[Lennyjoe]

Guess you should of taken the rifle huh?

If I step out in the woods during hunting season I'm always armed with the appropriate weapon. Never know when Mr. 10 pointer will show up.

 

[Cannonball888]

Guess you should of taken the rifle huh?

I wouldn't have shot her had I my rifle. Doe week doesn't start until Saturday.

 

[Lennyjoe]

I hear ya. Just as it happens, when you don't have a rifle the biggest buck you'll ever see shows up.

 

[Usingmyrights]

Im in Keystone Heights and am looking for a place to hunt since they haven't opened Camp Blanding up yet, and I didn't get in on any of the quota hunts. Mind telling me where you go if its open to the public, or is it just the WMA?

 

[Cannonball888]

Usingmyrights, I'm hunting on a friend's private land in Micanopy. I'm not familiar with public areas since this is my first season hunting in Florida. You may want to contact some local hunting shops that can tell you the public areas.