Well to recap this season... I hunted that area hard probably 6 times and never saw a single deer. No idea what happened to all those bucks I saw in there late summer. Seems like every other place I went there were at least does.
Anyway, after screwing up a couple other opportunities on smaller bucks, and passing on a spike, I found this one last day hanging with a doe. Set up on a tree at 230 yds and dropped him with 2 shots. After further analysis I hit his heart and both lungs. First deer with the new Tikka.
Good way to end the season. I still have so much to learn though and continue to gain respect for these smart blacktail bucks.
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