Deer hunting BS thread

good job - congrats!!

 

Taking a day off from hunting today

 

For me,That's not even an option in this freakin state.

About to skin and quarter the 5 pointer and get it in the cooler before temps go up.

 

Nothing exciting for opening day of gun season yesterday. Freezer is a much higher priority than antlers for me so I shot a bigger doe right at dark.

The chickens are very interested.

 

Fillin the freezer! Good job!

 

Congrats

 

Congrats

 

Congrats

Congrats

 

That’s a nice one!

 

Good Deal!
Meat!

 

I've been using Rem Accutips 20ga 2 3/4 " for several years now since I got the Savage 220.
Killed a bunch of deer with it and have yet to recover a slug.
Always a pass thru.

While skinning the 5 pointer, I heard the familiar "clunk" of lead hitting the floor.
Got my slug.
But why??
Anyone ballistics savvy here?

All other kills were 25-80 yards out and always in and out.
This one was 30-40 feet.

Big hole in shoulder is entrance hole. That's usually how the exit looks like.

Just guessing, maybe at that close range the slug didn't reach it's max flying velocity?
Never had an entrance hole look like that.
Maybe the plastic wad didn't break away yet?

 

Damn Nice Deer

 

Very Nice. congrats

 

Well,oldest son headed to Ohio right now to hunt this week. this is our last week of rifle here. rut is now in lock down phase. sitting on the ground last nite to feel out a new spot. doe came in on me,coat laying in the v of a double trunk tree. was eating an apple so layed it on my coat. couldnt move or even look but she was 2yds from my tree,saw her out of corner of my eye,thought she was gonna eat my apple. she feed her way on down the flat. my clothes scent my be good. never busted me. buck grunting in thicket below me but never saw it. still buck hunting but also time to fill the freezer. Luck to All.

 

My neighbor swears by his 20 gauge shooting better than a 12 gauge.
The first deer I shot with my .270 had a huge entrance wound and no exit wound. I was shooting Winchester Power Points. My thinking was that the bullet started coming apart in flight.

 

Maximum velocity is basically as it’s leaving your barrel. Being that it was so close and the bullet is going as fast as it’s going to go. It probably pancaked on Impact. I’ve seen this happen with bullets that aren’t bonded and have a thin jacket like ballistic tips at close range before.

 

Velocity is its greatest at the muzzle and starts dropping from there, but at 30-40 feet like you say, that's minuscule. Its hard to say what happened IMO. You hit the shoulder, probably enough bone to stop the slug enough to prevent a pass through.