Hunting pictures thread (possibly gory)

[41magfan]

11/24/2023 0800 hrs - Ground Blind

35 yd shot

S&W Mod 629 (Federal 240 gr JHP)

[Cookie Monster]

Took the three year old up for deer season, which is basically elk scouting in these parts. Nothing too dramatic, walked some roads and glassed. Saw two big bulls in the same area, they looked pretty casual so excited to revisit when the elk season starts.

The big six point presented a wonderful lay up shot, just shy of 215 as lasered.

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I need to be better at getting my boys outside. The world moves so fast. I miss Fall up there when the Larches are changing.

[littlejerry]

Took a doe today. Last of the season for me.

125 yards. Black Hills 77gr TMK from a 12.5" AR.

[vaspence]

Opening day 11/18



Birds 11/20 First outing with new to me 1969 Browning Superposed (on right)

[JHC]

Shot this big six point in the National Forest a couple weeks ago.
Range 20 yards as he was checking out a scrape. I was sitting against a tree watching this junction of trails.
This is my new Ruger Ranch Rifle in 556. Load was 64 grain Fusion soft point. POI was base of the neck as he quartered towards me.

I was pressed for time with skinning butchering etc so all I reall confirmed was the bullet tacked back and punched I nickel to quarter sized hole in his heart. He dropped in his tracks which I presume is from shock to the spinal column. Seen it a couple times.

[ASH556]

Had a great season with the bow this year. 4 total, which is my most ever both deer and bow kills. The final one this past Sunday was extra cool in several aspects: last day to hunt the property as it is being surveyed and sold, bow was a Mathews Switchback XT I picked up off eBay in October as a "throwback" project, 10yd shot on a 6yr old mature whitetail. He doesn't have much tine length, but pretty good mass; especially for a Georgia mountain buck and is my biggest with a bow. He came in quartering to and stopped at 10yds and put his head down, which is why the entrance looks like a neck shot. In reality the arrow went in and took out the top of the heard and a lung. He died within 50yds.