Prize Winner
On morning, my BIL and I were hunting together and he killed a big 11pt. He had entered a local big buck contest so we took the deer in. While we were there, I went ahead and paid my entry fee too. We left the store and I decided we would go check out a spot in the very back of my cousins place which was ten minutes from the store. We were driving down an old farm lane with thickly grown brush on each side. It was about 1230 on a crystal clear day when a huge buck jumped up right in the middle of the lane!
I slammed on my brakes and the deer broke out across a wide pen pasture. Sam Jumped out and started shooting. My rifle was in the back seat and it took me a few seconds to grab it and stuff a shell in the barrel. By now Sam had shot at him three times and he was about 250yds out and as stretched as a deer can get. I got hooked up and shot. It was almost delayed reaction but the deer went head over heals. I got him! Sam said he got him. I didn't know Sam shot but he had four hulls. We fired at exactly the same time and neither knew the other shot. He was shooting factory loads and I was shooting hand loads with SP/BT bullets. The bullet had lodged under the skin and made a noticeable lump. I slit the skin and popped it out. It was a SP/BT.
He was a heavy typical 12 with 2 kickers. We loaded him up and headed back to the contest. I told the store owner I had the winner. He came out and took one look and accused me of having the deer killed before I entered the contest since it had been less than an hour since I entered! I showed him that the deer was still plenty warm and had Sam as a witness. At the end of season...I won it again
On morning, my BIL and I were hunting together and he killed a big 11pt. He had entered a local big buck contest so we took the deer in. While we were there, I went ahead and paid my entry fee too. We left the store and I decided we would go check out a spot in the very back of my cousins place which was ten minutes from the store. We were driving down an old farm lane with thickly grown brush on each side. It was about 1230 on a crystal clear day when a huge buck jumped up right in the middle of the lane!
I slammed on my brakes and the deer broke out across a wide pen pasture. Sam Jumped out and started shooting. My rifle was in the back seat and it took me a few seconds to grab it and stuff a shell in the barrel. By now Sam had shot at him three times and he was about 250yds out and as stretched as a deer can get. I got hooked up and shot. It was almost delayed reaction but the deer went head over heals. I got him! Sam said he got him. I didn't know Sam shot but he had four hulls. We fired at exactly the same time and neither knew the other shot. He was shooting factory loads and I was shooting hand loads with SP/BT bullets. The bullet had lodged under the skin and made a noticeable lump. I slit the skin and popped it out. It was a SP/BT.
He was a heavy typical 12 with 2 kickers. We loaded him up and headed back to the contest. I told the store owner I had the winner. He came out and took one look and accused me of having the deer killed before I entered the contest since it had been less than an hour since I entered! I showed him that the deer was still plenty warm and had Sam as a witness. At the end of season...I won it again
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