2017-18 Bambi wacking thread

94hokie said:

Finally got to shoot one with my suppressor attached and boy does it make a difference for my ears afterwords.

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CharlieFoxtrot said:

Yeah the doe I shot was with my Suppressed Savage Hog Hunter (wow works on deer too!) in .308. First time hunting with it and my youngest son who was in the stand with me remarked what a difference it made. I had too much tunnel vision (or hearing) to notice at the time.

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Mike3888 said:

Dorchester about 8:45 this morning

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Mike3888 said:

Dorchester about 8:45 this morning

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remrug said:

My 14 yr old grand son started hunting last year.We saw deer on three hunts but no shots were presented.First thing Sat morning we spotted a deer but it was skylined.Here we go again I thought.A little while later two small does came through and after 5 minutes of waiting for a clear shot he shot at one.I could tell it was hit bit it disappeared into the brush.Since i didnt hear it crash,I told him we were going to wait awhile before checking.About 15 mins later,two small bucks were chasing around three small does.He wanted to try for one of the bucks but between bad angles,too much brush in the way and the sun glaring in the scope,he never got a shot.Twice in one day,he held off on iffy shots.

After awhile we went to where he shot at the doe.There was very little blood and I was worried he may have wounded it.We went about 30 yrds with only a speck here and there when my grand son spotted his deer laying dead about 20 yrds away.He hit it in the shoulder and exited at the back of the ribcage.He killed his first deer.

Went out this morning and about an hour after sun rise,3 small does came in behind the stand.After some careful manuvering into position,he took a shot.The way the doe ran off,I couldnt tell if it was hit or not,but after 40 yrds or so,she stopped then collapsed.Number two was in the bag,a perfect heart shot.Needless to say,even though both were small does,he was so happy to get what he did.

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remrug said:

My 14 yr old grand son started hunting last year.We saw deer on three hunts but no shots were presented.First thing Sat morning we spotted a deer but it was skylined.Here we go again I thought.A little while later two small does came through and after 5 minutes of waiting for a clear shot he shot at one.I could tell it was hit bit it disappeared into the brush.Since i didnt hear it crash,I told him we were going to wait awhile before checking.About 15 mins later,two small bucks were chasing around three small does.He wanted to try for one of the bucks but between bad angles,too much brush in the way and the sun glaring in the scope,he never got a shot.Twice in one day,he held off on iffy shots.

After awhile we went to where he shot at the doe.There was very little blood and I was worried he may have wounded it.We went about 30 yrds with only a speck here and there when my grand son spotted his deer laying dead about 20 yrds away.He hit it in the shoulder and exited at the back of the ribcage.He killed his first deer.

Went out this morning and about an hour after sun rise,3 small does came in behind the stand.After some careful manuvering into position,he took a shot.The way the doe ran off,I couldnt tell if it was hit or not,but after 40 yrds or so,she stopped then collapsed.Number two was in the bag,a perfect heart shot.Needless to say,even though both were small does,he was so happy to get what he did.

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Derwood said:

I took a spike buck in Montgomery County, MD on Wednesday (crossbow) and a spike buck in Augusta County, VA on Saturday (rifle). Killing young bucks isn't exactly a policy and in the future I'll probably pass on them most of the time...but the Montgomery County one was the first time I had a deer come into my zone on a new property that I've been scouting after getting access to it for the first time late last year. I hunted it 8 times this year and this was my first shot, so I took it. And the VA one was also the first time I had a chance to take a deer after six multi-day trips over the past six years. Hunting deer in the mountains is a great challenge.

That makes three deer for me this season (I got a doe with my crossbow on opening weekend in September) so I'm very satisfied and my freezer/refrigerator are maxed out. I love venison and so does my family, so that's a good problem to have! I might go out a few more times but will only take a mature buck at this point.

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Derwood said:

I took a spike buck in Montgomery County, MD on Wednesday (crossbow) and a spike buck in Augusta County, VA on Saturday (rifle). Killing young bucks isn't exactly a policy and in the future I'll probably pass on them most of the time...

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gtodave said:

Hey, I think I know that dog! LOL

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