What Did You Do Today?

[Eric Krewson]

Time to take the electric fence down from around my deer food plot and invite the deer in to feed.

I had a huge water bill because if almost 2 months of drought, the deer will have plenty to eat.

I need to get out the leaf blower, this time of year I have to blow the plot off twice a week so the wheat and oats can get sunlight.

[Eric Krewson]

The plot was turned into almost bare ground in a couple of weeks. I didn't think they were still coming to it until I put a trail camera out, they are still covering it up at night.

Yesterday morning I was in my ground blind at daylight, a fat doe came out on the plot about 6:10. It was barely light enough to see my sights, when I shot, I was blinded by the pan flashing and didn't know if I hit her or not. I went out looking for blood.



 She started doing cartwheels down the hill and only went 10' off the plot.



I used my over the hill old guy deer retrieval vehicle to get her up to the house.

[bjrogg]

Congratulations on a successful hunt Eric. I think I would have a hard time holding steady with the flash in my eyes. Looks like a good shot

Bjrogg

[Eric Krewson]

I had a slight hangfire, she had time to scoot back a little, I was holding behind the shoulder, got one shoulder and messed up some meat, dang.

My trail camera has a slow shutter speed so everything is a blur but caught the deer a millisecond after I shot her, this is when she started doing cartwheels down the hill into the woods.

 

[PEARL DRUMS]

Congrats Eric, nice shot. I'm still hunting for #11 caps for my old TC Hawken. Cant find a dang thing locally and wont buy off the web for 8 million dollars and 2 million in shipping. That is exaggerated, but that's what it feels like.

[Pappy]

Congrats Eric, nice doe and looks like that shot done the trick. Pappy

[Eric Krewson]

PM me your address Mr Drums and I will send you some for free, I have lots. Just a heads up; Walmart puts out caps in July for $5 and change a tin, they don't last long, it is my understanding that more people steal them than pay for them. In July I walk by the M/L stuff every time I go in the store, on one trip they were on the rack, I picked up 3 tins and left the remaining tins on the rack for someone else. We have three Walmart's in town, I don't shoot percussion much so I didn't go to the other stores and get a few more. I do keep a stock for a SHTF scenario, caps, flints and 23# of powder.

Academy has them as well before hunting season, theirs's are $13 and change a tin, they do price matching so if you have proof of Walmart's price, they will sell you some at the $5 price Walmart charges.