Was able to get out twice this week. I had both a D16 & G13 at the start of the week and leaned toward filling the D16 first (if lucky) and holding the G13 till later in the season. But that plan lasted only until the second Doe I saw. On Tuesday I nearly walked into a Doe at 45 yards. We were walking on the same path heading toward each other (first pic). I held off on taking the shot and got a pic before she turned and bounded out of there. Today SurfNHuntSD and I went out to a popular spot knowing it would be relatively quiet because it’s not the weekend yet. It was quiet but so were the deer. From sunrise until 11:15am we didn’t see anything and started heading out of the area. We stopped at a path which neither of us had explored before. It turned out not to be a very big area but had nice deer habitat and some privacy from the busier spots. I looked over a ridge at a flat area about 30’ lower. I only saw a brown stump with an arched top. However Jason spotted not one, but three Does on the other side of a low oak. After 6 hours of not seeing anything today (and thinking that would continue) I took an off-hand shot at ~45 yards. We saw the cloud of dirt rise behind the Doe. By then Jason had setup his shooting stick next to me and my 243 did tremendous damage through the back of the left shoulder join, heart/lungs cavity, and out just above the right elbow (missing the bone).
Tag counter-signed at nearby fire station. She’s all cleaned up now, meat soaking in saltwater and ice overnight and the processor opens at 9am (yum sausage!).
Thank you to SurfNHuntSD for putting me on my first San Diego deer!
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Tag counter-signed at nearby fire station. She’s all cleaned up now, meat soaking in saltwater and ice overnight and the processor opens at 9am (yum sausage!).
Thank you to SurfNHuntSD for putting me on my first San Diego deer!
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