Muzzle Loader Doe

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Muzzle Loader Doe

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Went out this morning to brave the cold again, and it paid off! I got a nice doe weighed in at 158 pounds dressed. Got some good use out of the Hawk Crawler this season, and had a blast hunting with the Kid. I shot her about a half hour after sun up, and she dropped like a bag of rocks, it was 46 yards shot in some thick stuff. The doe came in off a bean field that was just cut three days ago but there are beans everywhere. I did not expect them to come in where they did and was watching another doe about 150 yards away making her way down the trail that was down wind of the bedding area. I just glanced over my shoulder and saw a parade of deer coming up wind of my stand, I picked what I thought was a good doe, and clean shot. I texted the kid that I had a doe down, shot her through the engine room. He said he wanted to keep hunting so I stuffed another round in the CVA Optima since I have one more tag either sex. About an hour later he said let's get down & out of here. He walks over to my doe while I'm climbing down & says "you shot her in the neck". I'm positive my ML is dead on, no way I hit her in the neck. We look things over & see that I nipped a branch. I finally recovered a fumble! :eusa-dance:

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Congrats on the mighty fine vittles Dan :thumbup:
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Congrats on the Doe.
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Congrats Dan! Should be some good eating! WTG I’m sitting in my blind as I type this. Wind chill of -1 degree! Brrrrr
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Congrats Dan , glad you can get out and do your thing . Keep up the good work :thumbup:
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Deflection happens in the woods.
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Congrats! Glad you got one down!
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Nice neck shot! :wink: And a very nice doe.
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Here is the twig I nipped, it took us a while to find it in this thick stuff, but I knew my ML was dead on! :thumbup: Thanks for the replies fellas!

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Congrats on the big ole doe. I'll take a little luck any time I can get it.
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Congratulations Dan!
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Congrats on your nice doe
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Way to go Dan,,, :thumbup:
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Congratulations Dan! I'll take lucky any day! :thumbup:
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Always nice to add a doe to the menu.
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