brushape
WKR
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2013
- Location
- rohnert park, Ca
This year has been a tough one to get out hunting between being a single father and an exploding business I haven't really had a much time to breathe. I made it out for one single short evening in July during archery and that has been it. I needed some time to breathe so when I saw the chance to take Monday off to hunt with my dad on his birthday I jumped on it.
Sunday about 8 I was leaving sf and got the call you don't want that my dad was on the way to the hospital and I would need to meet him there instead of the ranch, turned out it was just a kidney stone but he had the good news he had spotted some good deer he wasn't confident in taking a shot on and the pain from the stone had kept him from wanting any big stalks.
After just a short couple hours my alarm clock was going off and I was up and headed up the hill to a spot I have been itching to go since last August where you have a good view of a nice oak hillside at 300-500 yards and timber ridges on both sides and creek on the bottom. I had a good idea where the deer would appear so I set the gun on the bipod and rear rest and had the spotter ready before first light. Just like clockwork 4 bucks appeared in a grassy opening as the it got light, it took a few minutes to get a good enough judge to want to pull the trigger but with large back forks and the heavy bases is was pretty much a done deal. At 335 yards the 130 jlk from my 6.5 gap4s hit just in the pocket quartering away destroyed the heart and lunch and exited the far side elbow joint. With the light bullet and muzzle brake recoil was nonexistent and I watched the deer crumple and roll down the hill through the scope. The rest was history, Total time of hunt was 50 minutes from the alarm going off to pulling the trigger, including taking a shower and making a pot of coffee.
My dad passed his stone just as I got back so I hauled him up the hill to take some pics for me before I drug it out
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Sunday about 8 I was leaving sf and got the call you don't want that my dad was on the way to the hospital and I would need to meet him there instead of the ranch, turned out it was just a kidney stone but he had the good news he had spotted some good deer he wasn't confident in taking a shot on and the pain from the stone had kept him from wanting any big stalks.
After just a short couple hours my alarm clock was going off and I was up and headed up the hill to a spot I have been itching to go since last August where you have a good view of a nice oak hillside at 300-500 yards and timber ridges on both sides and creek on the bottom. I had a good idea where the deer would appear so I set the gun on the bipod and rear rest and had the spotter ready before first light. Just like clockwork 4 bucks appeared in a grassy opening as the it got light, it took a few minutes to get a good enough judge to want to pull the trigger but with large back forks and the heavy bases is was pretty much a done deal. At 335 yards the 130 jlk from my 6.5 gap4s hit just in the pocket quartering away destroyed the heart and lunch and exited the far side elbow joint. With the light bullet and muzzle brake recoil was nonexistent and I watched the deer crumple and roll down the hill through the scope. The rest was history, Total time of hunt was 50 minutes from the alarm going off to pulling the trigger, including taking a shower and making a pot of coffee.
My dad passed his stone just as I got back so I hauled him up the hill to take some pics for me before I drug it out
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not sure which it is. Gonna be some great meat looking at that meat!
