The ole bee man made it out to the woods this afternoon and brought in the new year with a nice little buck. With the weather being cold I figured they would be moving early and sure enough they did. I noticed him around 4 pm and even though I could see him, I could not get a shot on him from the stand I was in. I didn’t have any thing to lose so I slung my trusty Model 70 over my shoulder and climbed down the stand and started slippin and tippin to a better spot where I could get a shot on him. Thank goodness there was lots of cover between me and him because my tippin skills ain’t what they used to be. I did have to cross a nasty ditch about halfway into the stalk and then I crawled the last 15 yards on my hands and knees until I finally found a spot I could see him good enough to get a shot at him. I got up on my knees and placed the cross hairs on his chest and squeezed the trigger. As luck would have it I hit the deer in the lower neck and he dropped instantly. What’s funny is there was not a single drop of blood on the ground or on the deer. I didn’t know where I hit the deer until I had it hung up in our shop. I shoot the Winchester ballistic tip and have seen it do this before. It destroys the inside area, but doesn’t leave a good exit wound. No worries though as it made a clean kill and I had a great trip. The last deer I killed was 2 years ago, so I was quite happy to get this one. I hope everyone has a great year.
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