Deer season opened up on Saturday down here and like every year, I had to work the weekend and Monday so made it out there today...
I really debated on going today too, since it was about 45 degrees this morning and we had been getting "Wilma Wind" for a day or so. I think it was gusting about 15 mph today.
This stuff may be fine for you Northern guys, but as a South Georgia hunter, it was a little too rough for me. Really wanted to go though so climbed up in the stand.
After a couple hours of it being totally dead, I climbed down and went back to my truck for a drink and to get out of the wind. Walked back to the stand and started sneezing. Probably sneezed 10 times and figured I ruined what was left of the morning then.
Almost immediately after the sneezing episode, a doe walked out into a clearing and since I'm a "meat" hunter, I tagged her with my newest deer rifle - this NEF 45-70.
I was amazed at how fast she dropped. No movement whatsoever.
As I was sitting there waiting for a few minutes, here comes Mr. Buck walking on up. I opened up that single shot, grabbed another round and waited. He had stopped behind a few trees and all I could see was his rack. After what seemed like an hour, he turned around and I got a broadside shot on him. He didn't drop on the spot but walked off about 10 yards and stopped.
So, two shots on two deers from this 45-70 and 10 yards "chasing" them. Can't beat that. The deer were both less than 50 yards away and the doe weighed in at 85 pounds and the Buck weighed 195 and was a 6 pointer. All I have are some polaroids of the Buck and no scanner but here's his rack:
This was my first buck ever, so I'm pretty happy. Ended the day giving most of the meat away to a poor migrant family that I'm friendly with.
Anyway, the point of the post is how well this round worked on what I was doing. After a couple years hunting with my SKS and 30-30 I bought this one and it definately did the job better than the other two rounds I had been using (shot placement equal on all counts). Are there some more 45-70 owners out here who like the round as much as I do?
FWIW, 300g Remington SJHP. Both deer were hit with heart shots and the bullet penetrated both sides.
EW
I really debated on going today too, since it was about 45 degrees this morning and we had been getting "Wilma Wind" for a day or so. I think it was gusting about 15 mph today.
This stuff may be fine for you Northern guys, but as a South Georgia hunter, it was a little too rough for me. Really wanted to go though so climbed up in the stand.
After a couple hours of it being totally dead, I climbed down and went back to my truck for a drink and to get out of the wind. Walked back to the stand and started sneezing. Probably sneezed 10 times and figured I ruined what was left of the morning then.
Almost immediately after the sneezing episode, a doe walked out into a clearing and since I'm a "meat" hunter, I tagged her with my newest deer rifle - this NEF 45-70.
I was amazed at how fast she dropped. No movement whatsoever.
As I was sitting there waiting for a few minutes, here comes Mr. Buck walking on up. I opened up that single shot, grabbed another round and waited. He had stopped behind a few trees and all I could see was his rack. After what seemed like an hour, he turned around and I got a broadside shot on him. He didn't drop on the spot but walked off about 10 yards and stopped.
So, two shots on two deers from this 45-70 and 10 yards "chasing" them. Can't beat that. The deer were both less than 50 yards away and the doe weighed in at 85 pounds and the Buck weighed 195 and was a 6 pointer. All I have are some polaroids of the Buck and no scanner but here's his rack:
This was my first buck ever, so I'm pretty happy. Ended the day giving most of the meat away to a poor migrant family that I'm friendly with.
Anyway, the point of the post is how well this round worked on what I was doing. After a couple years hunting with my SKS and 30-30 I bought this one and it definately did the job better than the other two rounds I had been using (shot placement equal on all counts). Are there some more 45-70 owners out here who like the round as much as I do?
FWIW, 300g Remington SJHP. Both deer were hit with heart shots and the bullet penetrated both sides.
EW
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