Today is our youth deer hunt weekend. Took my two out this morning. Youngest was using a Henry in .357, oldest usually uses a Marlin .44 but today he used my Marlin 45-70 SBL. At 9:15 a button buck was walking slowly down our snowmobile trail directly towards our ground blind. He was on my youngest's side but everytime he went to pick up his rifle, the deer would stare at him. The deer worked it's way in front of my oldest. He took the shot. About 50yds and it went down. This is his third deer. I'm proud of both boys. The youngest did everything thing he could to freeze when the thing looked his way. Can you imagine being 10 and not moving with a deer 20yrds away? He actually had perfect shot placement. What is pictured is the exit wound. Entrance wound was slightly behind the front shoulder. Took out both lungs, DRT.
2. Entrance and exit. He lead it a bit to much and hit the neck. Dropped it where it was right now! Marlin 45-70 SBL shooting Winchester Super X 300gr JHP. ETA: WAIT! Is this a test? It had one under the tail and three on the snout too.
Entered from right side of deer (lft in pic) and exited out left. The globs on the front in the pic are coagulated blood.
An ex coworker of mine who is a chief wildlife biologist shot an 8 point in the neck. Said he walked over to it. It must of been stunned , got up and ran into the woods and stopped and looked back at him, then he shot him in the neck again. Then he dropped and died. Guy does not exaggerat the truth or tell lies. I 100% beleive him, said he has never seen oNE do that and has shot lots in the neck. I saw the pics, and before he told the story I was like why are there 2 bullet holes in the neck..then he told the story.
