Yokel Matt 918 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Out again yesterday to cement interest in a new bit ground and let the owners know I mean business. On the way up the drive a solitary doe was sunning herself under a tree. Apparently she was there most days and, being both without any followers of her own and a daily ‘in your face’ example of the hedge munching problem they were having she ticked all the cull plan boxes. Crap pic but with a little imagination you can see her couched in the center. At 130m she was in her feet as soon as I was out the truck. I decided on a bipod shot but had to account for the electric fencing. It was too high to hop over and the lowest strand was inconvenient so I had to be careful not to break it with the shot. I got down against the fence and after pressing the Harris into the earth to give me the right height steadied for the shot, safety off. Bang.... no, not the shot... the bloody moderator had touched the fencing wire and a belt of electricity had gone right up through my trigger finger! Taking a moment to compose myself and re-bed the rifle a little lower in the ground and the deer was now around 150m away against the hedgerow. Aiming shade higher on the shoulder she hopped at the strike and made ground into the wood. The connection sounded good so I went to the strike spot and followed up, finding her a short way into the wood. The TTSX heads I’m home loading are supposed to retain their weight and do less carcass damage but the exit hole in this girl was something else. Haven’t weighed her yet but she’s a good size. 3 Quote Link to post
sussex 5,776 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Bet that livened you up ..that is an exit hole , you still on the 6.5 ? Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 34 minutes ago, sussex said: Bet that livened you up ..that is an exit hole , you still on the 6.5 ? Certainly did! Lucky the gun didn’t go off to be honest. Yes, the 6.5 with 120g. Must had pushed a bit of rib out along with it! 1 Quote Link to post
foxdropper 17,092 Posted March 11, 2018 Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Certainly doing your bit there mate . Quote Link to post
j j m 6,479 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 very nice mate Quote Link to post
The one 8,395 Posted March 27, 2018 Report Share Posted March 27, 2018 nice going must be nearly finished now though ? Quote Link to post
Deker 3,450 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 Always fun that zap from the fence! Quote Link to post
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