Doe down in FL

[AncientSword]

So, my teenage son finally shot his first deer. Came close last year but didn’t finish the deal. This year was much better and even though the deer probably wasn’t as good, the satisfaction of finally putting one on the ground is fantastic.

We don’t generally have large deer, so this one is probably a normal to slightly small doe. I guessed her to be 90 lbs but not 100% sure on that. 


The shot was taken from 50 yards with an AF Texan .457 and the deer ran about 100 yards and piled up in some thicket. The shot was perfect and we recovered the slug under the skin on the opposite side. It was an NSA 348 grain BT HP and it decimated quite a bit of flesh on its way through. Wish we didn’t lose any meat but it did quite a bit of damage. Still lots of good meat left and some good memories.

 

[N2 Shooter]

Good hunting!

I'm surprised that you didn't get a full passthrough with the powerful Texan in .457!

 

[AncientSword]

It was quartering away and he put the shot right behind and below the front shoulder. Went through a lung and then took out some bone on the opposite side. Lots of liquified tissue around the shot. The bullet expansion was impressive though. I need to get a picture of the bullet.

 

[JimNM]

He has taken another step on the road to being a fully actualized man. Good job, Dad. Harvesting your own meat is an experience most will never get to enjoy. Life long memories and bonds between men. Bravo!

 

[Emu]

The two white tailed bucks that I have taken with my .357 with chess shots were on that angle. Two lungs and heart.

This one was among the eyes and the antlers with head down while feeding. Dead before getting to the ground.

 

[Bowhunter73]

Congratulations young man

 

[redsqnm]

Well done no better time can be spent than with your son hunting! 

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AncientSword Sounds like you shared an awesome moment with your son that will last a lifetime. I love to hear and read about these types of things. Congratulations to the young man on his first deer and what better way to share it than with one’s father? I imagine it was quite a feeling for you to see him put down his first deer. 

 

[gendoc]

awesome time for sure !!!

hope many more coming !!

 

[AncientSword]

I posted about our hunt last year on the same night, a year ago, when he went to shoot and had the safety on. Then he couldn’t find the deer again in his scope because he had turned the magnification to 14x and he missed his opportunity to shoot. 
We talked about that and he made sure not to repeat those mistakes this year. 
He gutted, skinned and quartered it all himself as well. I’ll cut it all up later this week, but he is a good, hard working kid, turning into a man.

 

[AncientSword]

Here’s what the NSA knurled 348 grain .457 hp looked like when we found it lodged in the opposite side of the hide.

 

[Flintsack]

Very nice, you’re a lucky man to be able to share that with your son! He looks pretty jazzed.

mike

 

[Ezana4CE]

Here’s what the NSA knurled 348 grain .457 hp looked like when we found it lodged in the opposite side of the hide.

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That’s some good looking expansion. I may have to try those myself. Did it hit any ribs or other bone?

 

[N2 Shooter]

Here’s what the NSA knurled 348 grain .457 hp looked like when we found it lodged in the opposite side of the hide.

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That expansion is perfect! Textbook actually! 

 

[AncientSword]

Here’s what the NSA knurled 348 grain .457 hp looked like when we found it lodged in the opposite side of the hide.

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That’s some good looking expansion. I may have to try those myself. Did it hit any ribs or other bone?

Yeah, that bullet broke a couple ribs on its way through.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Here’s what the NSA knurled 348 grain .457 hp looked like when we found it lodged in the opposite side of the hide.

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That’s some good looking expansion. I may have to try those myself. Did it hit any ribs or other bone?

Yeah, that bullet broke a couple ribs on its way through.

And doesn’t appear to have fragmented much at all. I can’t see the other side of the mushroom, but it looks to be intact all the way around.That’s the type of ammo I want to try. Thanks for sharing pics and info about the slug. 

After reading this again I realized how stupid it looks. By “fragmented” I meant that it doesn’t look like significant pieces of the expanded portion of the hollow point broke off of the slug along the way through the wound channel, particularly after hitting bone. Sorry if my wording caused any confusion.


edit: wanted to clear up confusing wording. 

 

[sasquatch]

Beautiful work. 

 

[douger]

VERY NICE STORY 

 

[AncientSword]

And doesn’t appear to have fragmented much at all.

After reading this again I realized how stupid it looks. By “fragmented” I meant that it doesn’t look like significant pieces of the expanded portion of the hollow point broke off of the slug along the way through the wound channel, particularly after hitting bone. Sorry if my wording caused any confusion.
edit: wanted to clear up confusing wording.

I went and took another picture so you could see the bottom of the slug. It does look like one pedal broke off.

 

[Ezana4CE]

@AncientSword Thank you. Glad I didn’t come across like a bumbling idiot. That’s what I was curious about. Great result with the ammo and the hunt.