500 yrd Deer

[stosh]

8 am opening day here in the state of Missouri, Bagged this 12 point at 500 yds with Nesika custom in 7mm Rem Mag. Loaded with handload of RL-22 and 140 gr Nosler BT. The scope is a 5-20x56 nightforce SHV with MOAR reticle. This rifle shoots .5" at 200 yds and never changed zero!

 

[Dgd6mm]

Great job on your harvest.

 

[jmkasza]

Nicely done. Plenty of time to get him processed and enjoy tenderloin for dinner

 

[5spd]

Good shot, nice buck

 

[ohlongarmisle]

8 am opening day here in the state of Missouri, Bagged this 12 point at 500 yds with Nesika custom in 7mm Rem Mag. Loaded with handload of RL-22 and 140 gr Nosler BT. The scope is a 5-20x56 nightforce SHV with MOAR reticle. This rifle shoots .5" at 200 yds and never changed zero!

Good equipment , good shooters reap good results.Excellent and a grand buck.

 

[JB10]

Im on my 3rd day on an Arizona elk hunt. Have not even seen one yet

 

[stosh]

Im on my 3rd day on an Arizona elk hunt. Have not even seen one yet

Hang in there, hope your luck changes!

 

[K22]

Nice, very nice. Wow! 500 yards! That is some excellent marksmanship skills to make a shot like that - good job.

 

[stosh]

Nice, very nice. Wow! 500 yards! That is some excellent marksmanship skills to make a shot like that - good job.

Thanks, i get a lot of practice hunting ground hogs and prairie dogs.

 

[K22]

Thanks, i get a lot of practice hunting ground hogs and prairie dogs.

Back in the day when I was a much younger man and of limited financial resources, I was a one gun hunter, a 243 Win, Model 70. I hunted groundhogs, foxes (in those days there was a bounty on them, so I guess I was a bounty hunter ) and eastern white tail deer.

The varmint and predator hunting produce so much confidence in me and my rifle that I was well prepared for deer season and with few exceptions, very successful.

 

[stosh]

Back in the day when I was a much younger man and of limited financial resources, I was a one gun hunter, a 243 Win, Model 70. I hunted groundhogs, foxes (in those days there was a bounty on them, so I guess I was a bounty hunter ) and eastern white tail deer.

The varmint and predator hunting produce so much confidence in me and my rifle that I was well prepared for deer season and with few exceptions, very successful.

Yea when you know your rifle and plenty of practice gives you confidence. I hunted groundhog for 40 years and the last few years i've been going on prairie dog hunts. Thos little guys ate the size of a coke can, when you can hit them reliable Deer are an easy target LOL

 

[Riesel]

Those 7mm Mags still getting the job done.

 

[Jsf1978]

With a tried and true load too

 

[TrapperBR549]

Nice buck. What part of the state? We hunt Franklin and Lewis counties.

 

[stosh]

Nice buck. What part of the state? We hunt Franklin and Lewis counties.

Cape Girardeau County

 

[TrapperBR549]

Cape Girardeau County

Especially nice for a semo deer.

 

[marchx]

@stosh amazing. it always amazes me how you guys in the US shoot your game at 300+meters.

 

[stosh]

@stosh amazing. it always amazes me how you guys in the US shoot your game at 300+meters.

There is a explanation for this. In my case I can't walk ( a little present from Polio) so I can't get in the woods so i hunt from a shack over a big row crop field and have to make longish shots.

 

[hogpatrol]

Nice buck and good shooting! Love those long shots.

 

[TrapperBR549]

There is a explanation for this. In my case I can't walk ( a little present from Polio) so I can't get in the woods so i hunt from a shack over a big row crop field and have to make longish shots.

I work with a group called Missouri Disabled Sportsmen. We have several track chairs and put on quite a few hunts across the state. We have deer hunts, turkey hunts, rabbit hunts, goose hunts, fishing trips, etc. We have a lot of information on Facebook if you are interested.