Al in Mi wrote:Details we need details!!!
Not much to it. Work took a heavy, real heavy, toll on my hearing and I wear hearing aids. Fortunately I have a very good adjustable set for not only volume, but different frequencies. I had them adjusted so I could hear if there was any racket in the dry leaves while hunting inside our woods. Some of the lumber was removed years ago, so in places it grew up pretty thick. A few years back I had a buddy make me three shooting lanes, not cleared, just opened enough to shoot through. Worked out well.
I never go near the area after October 1st and always sneak in at least an hour before the sky starts to lighten in the east. As it got light, I heard running in the leaves and before I could get the rifle out the window, a few does and this buck had already passed through the shooting lane. However, he stopped inside the thicket.
I had a small opening, maybe 8" through the thicket and could see his shoulder. The rifle barked and he made it maybe 30yds and piled up. I waited about 20 minutes and walked down to where he was standing at the shot. I will say this much, I've never used the FTX bullet, but DANG! There was blood at the POI and head high in the trees. From POI to where the buck fell, it was like you used a bucket. Typical entrance, with about a 1.5" exit. You can just see the exit hole in the photo.