Tagged out in VA on a buck I’ve been chasing for the last four falls. I believe he’s 7.5 years old. One of my best bucks to date, and without a doubt the prettiest. He was actually on a slight decline, last year he probably had 10-15 more inches of bone on his head.
Tikka 6.5 creed w/ the 140 grain accubounds did the job perfectly.
Shot a couple of does to end the season in Wyoming. First up was a doe at 100 yards and my 300 BLK shooting the 194 Lehigh. Worked great, she was down in seconds.
After dragging her to the truck, I saw another group of does. I had my 22 Creed with me as well so I lined up for the shot. 405 yards with a 77 TMK. She went maybe 5 yards and piled up.
Finally doubled up side by side with the girlfriend on our 5th season together. She got a hammer of a doe and I followed up on a yearling that hung around a bit too long after her shot.
Last night as I was walking to my tree stand, I spotted this buck bedded 700 yards away in an area where he could overlook the whole property. He was just 100 yards from my tree stand so I had to make a huge loop around him and eventually snuck up into my stand undetected. Just before dark he came right into me and offered a 20 yard shot. I originally thought that I botched the shot so with very little sleep last night me and a buddy went looking for him this morning and ended up finding him in about 10 minutes.