West Texas 8

[Nature Boy]

I was in the field all of 15 min when this one walked out and dared me to shoot him



Taken with my sporterized.30-06 and my hand loads using 180g Sierra Prohunters

 

[gspn]

Great story, and great deer. It's a very satisfying feeling to take game with ammo you've made on your own. Sometimes it's nice to have a short hunt too!

 

[MCgunner]

Very nice!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

You look much younger in your Avatar.
Nice buck and nice rifle. 03A3 action and stamped trigger guard. What barrel?

 

[Nature Boy]

You look much younger in your Avatar.
Nice buck and nice rifle. 03A3 action and stamped trigger guard. What barrel?

Just the stock 2 groove military barrel. It shoots too good to contemplate changing it

 

[alsaqr]

Congrats on the nice buck. The old Springfield did the job well.

 

[Glockula]

Nice kill and nice rifle. Congrats!

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Nice, congratulations.

 

[ms6852]

I hate it when that happens, it cuts my hunting trip short...not really. Last year I shot one as we were driving into our campsite. It was great not having to get up early in the morning I stayed 3 days weather was cold enough to make things miserable but great enough where I was able to enjoy campfire breakfast daily without rushing. For me campfire breakfast is the best a pound of bacon sandwiches with a pot of coffee, than go back to sleep.

BTW great deer. Congratulations!

 

[SoonerMedic]

I’m sure this is the ideal scenario my wife would have for me every time I go out lol. Congrats!

 

[LoonWulf]

Nice deer! Something satisfying about putting meet in the freezer with a gun and ammo youve worked over. I rather like getting one right off the bat, means i dont have to stress about it later in the day.

 

[Nature Boy]

I was going to euro mount this guy but changed my mind and will do a full shoulder mount. I like the curve on his main beams.

I’m also going to leave that chip on the right side alone. Adds to the character

 

[22250Rem]

Congrats..... Nice buck, nice rifle, nice pictures. Only took 15 minutes ? Do you have some sort of super effective buck lure ? How far away was he when he was daring you to shoot him ? I like those 180 gr. Sierra Pro Hunters but mine are all .311" in diameter and shoot real well out of a model 91/30 Mosin but I haven't been able to try that load on any critters yet. He's gonna make a dynamite mount even with that little bit of character in the rack. That just adds to the reality of it and that chipped rack will be part of your memory of that hunt, that day, and while others may comment about it.... It's your deer and your hunting memory. So preserve it.

 

[Nature Boy]

Only took 15 minutes ? Do you have some sort of super effective buck lure ? How far away was he when he was daring you to shoot him ?

If I did I'd be bottling it and selling it by the truck load. In this case it was just pure luck.

He's was ~140 yards and I was in that tree line you see behind me in the pic

 

[Stevenvalleyky]

Another great buck, congratulations.