11-05-2022, 04:54 PM
Last night I caught this big boy under a feeder I've been watching every night. He is larger than the norm for my neighborhood. Range 158yds (google). 123 SST hit low left shoulder, exited a tad ahead of the right shoulder(3/4"hole), a bit lower than where I normally aim. He went down immediately. Lay still for about 30 seconds, then started the "death shuffle". I watched him for a bit, and he got still. Just as I was about to go check him, he started kicking again, and was able to get up on his rear legs. I rushed a shot and missed, but he fell down like he was hit. In defense of my "marksmanship"(or lack of 
He was laying in a hole with not much to shoot at. 
Then, got back up again. This went on for a couple times till I finally landed a shot just behind his ear. All I had to measure him with was a steel tape, and I measured 46" heart girth. Don't know what that converts to since I didn't bother to measure length or height. At that time of night, with a cool front approaching, I didn't care too much.
He was laying in a hole with not much to shoot at. Then, got back up again. This went on for a couple times till I finally landed a shot just behind his ear. All I had to measure him with was a steel tape, and I measured 46" heart girth. Don't know what that converts to since I didn't bother to measure length or height. At that time of night, with a cool front approaching, I didn't care too much.