11-19-2012, 05:05 PM
About 8:00 a.m. I had a spike come in behind me I watched him for about 10 minutes browsing and eating. Suddenly he scented me and ran for about 20 yards and proceeded at a brisk pace away from the area. About 20 minutes later this guy comes out on the same trail and i'll be damned if he didnt scent me just like the spike. But this guy took off at a dead run with me trying track him at approximately 135-150 yards which is a chump shot. Except I was in the swamp behind me on little hurricane creek with trees at best 24-36" apart. Trust me when i tell you it wasnt an easy shot. Anyway he came to a little better shooting lane and I squeezed the trigger on my Grendel sending my Hornady 123 gr Amax through his left shoulder and out the mid rib. He ran approximately 135-150 yards right towards my stand where he dropped approximately 7 yards from my stand in front of me. Ive seen several post here doubting the Hornady Amax, well i'm here to tell you it is a deadly round brothers. By the way he was actually an 8 point but when he crashed through the swamp he busted one of his tines off. Im sure a this point he doesnt care.