I watched the four deer feed along for about a half an hour. They continued moving in my general direction. Would my redemption shot happen?
Just prior to the shot, two young deer appeared to my left. They were about thirty yards away, but limbs and vegetation blocked my view some so I held off. I did not want to miss or wound any deer. I needed a clean humane kill to boost my confidence. Remember all the blunders from the last two years due to sighting issues and difficulties aligning the sights.
The lead deer cleared itself from the brush and I cocked the hammer. However, the second deer moved behind the lead deer. A shot at this range of approximately twenty yards would see two deer down. I moved my head to look at the right side of two trees in front of me. The other deer was closer now and open. I estimated that deer was around forty yards.
I maneuvered Old Jacob around and aligned the new peep sights onto the front shoulder. Even now I was apprehensive to shoot! I remember thinking to myself it is now or never and BOOM!
The recoil and smoke hid the deer for a second, but I saw the doe running downslope. The deer was obviously hit. I reloaded while wondering what happened. I was hoping for an instant drop at the shot.
I found the doe about sixty yards from the shot site. I felt relieved at redemption with this shot. I uttered a small prayer of thanks. The shot ended up being between forty-two and forty-five yards.
I skinned and quartered the deer and placed the meat in a basement fridge. Later I took the meat to a butcher for my time is very limited for now.
The next two days will be in support of my step-father and mother during these early stages of chemo.
Looks like you did ok with the peep sight ! Congrats Larry !
Thanks Frankie…yes, I feel a little confident now. We’ll see about my future on hunting with the flinters.
Let’s hope that shot wasn’t pure luck only!