I didn't think I was going to get out whitetail hunting this year and yesterday was our last day the season. Decided to make a last minute trip out yesterday afternoon and take my son out for the first time. The plan was to shoot a doe for population control and buddy wanted meat. My freezers are full due to buying half a cow this spring and harvesting a moose a couple weeks ago.
It was cold, -28*C (-18*f). I normally have a hay bail blind I put a heater in but I never put it out since I didn't think I was going for whitetail this season. With the cold we had intended to sit in the truck while we waited for something to show up.
Pulled up to my spot and with in 5 minutes this guy stepped out of the bush on the next quarter, After a quick phone call to that land owner for permission. I got out and ranged 1054 meters (1153 Yards) using my Sig 10K bino's. I still wanted to shoot a doe and let the bucks go a year but the desire to check off the list "animal over 1000" won out. My farthest was a deer was 620 ish. I shoot a ton of steel out to 2k with this rifle.
The Bino's came up with a solution of 9.8 Mils Elevation. There was very little wind I estimated about 3-4mph which gave me 1mil of wind hold. I spun the truck around and got prone in the box, first shot hit him a bit far back so I halved my wind call and dropped the second shot in the meat locker. He didn't go more than 10 yards from the first shot and went straight down after the second.
The boy was excited and very happy to be included.
If anyone is concerned I did have orange on him to be legal. It was my old sweater so it was a dress on him and he was upset about it and wanted it off. He was only out of the truck for the 30 seconds to take this picture, I thought we were safe. I'll have to keep an eye out for stuff that fits him for next year.
Rifle is a Tikka action in a MDT HNT 26 Chassis. 26" Fluted barrel with a Terminator brake.
Chambered in 284 Win-imp, Shooting 184gr Berger Hybrid at 2850 fps. Lapua brass. N560.
Optic is an Ares BTR Gen 2, 4.5-27x in a set of Talley Modern Sporting Rings.
Ckye-pod Lightweight single pull.
I'm fairly happy and excited to be able to check that one off the list. Maybe next year if I have more time I'll put my blind out and see how close we can get them.
Thanks for reading
It was cold, -28*C (-18*f). I normally have a hay bail blind I put a heater in but I never put it out since I didn't think I was going for whitetail this season. With the cold we had intended to sit in the truck while we waited for something to show up.
Pulled up to my spot and with in 5 minutes this guy stepped out of the bush on the next quarter, After a quick phone call to that land owner for permission. I got out and ranged 1054 meters (1153 Yards) using my Sig 10K bino's. I still wanted to shoot a doe and let the bucks go a year but the desire to check off the list "animal over 1000" won out. My farthest was a deer was 620 ish. I shoot a ton of steel out to 2k with this rifle.
The Bino's came up with a solution of 9.8 Mils Elevation. There was very little wind I estimated about 3-4mph which gave me 1mil of wind hold. I spun the truck around and got prone in the box, first shot hit him a bit far back so I halved my wind call and dropped the second shot in the meat locker. He didn't go more than 10 yards from the first shot and went straight down after the second.
The boy was excited and very happy to be included.
If anyone is concerned I did have orange on him to be legal. It was my old sweater so it was a dress on him and he was upset about it and wanted it off. He was only out of the truck for the 30 seconds to take this picture, I thought we were safe. I'll have to keep an eye out for stuff that fits him for next year.
Rifle is a Tikka action in a MDT HNT 26 Chassis. 26" Fluted barrel with a Terminator brake.
Chambered in 284 Win-imp, Shooting 184gr Berger Hybrid at 2850 fps. Lapua brass. N560.
Optic is an Ares BTR Gen 2, 4.5-27x in a set of Talley Modern Sporting Rings.
Ckye-pod Lightweight single pull.
I'm fairly happy and excited to be able to check that one off the list. Maybe next year if I have more time I'll put my blind out and see how close we can get them.
Thanks for reading
