01-16-2024, 08:49 PM
Bored on a cold day, so story time
Between grandkids and me, 7 deer killed. 4 with Grendel (129ablr) and 3 with 300BO (110 Barnes Tac-tx) all suppressed ARs. All at the farm in MS.
Youngest grandson hunting turned 8 in January. His favorite spot is a box on a big pipeline. It is called the duck (be careful, d is right next to f on the key pad!) puddle (DP) box, since there is a creek with a puddle about 250 yds out. You can see 400 yds both ways and it borders very thick 2 year old pine forest and they cross to a several hundred acre field with grass. He started with a heavy barrel 223. Missed one at about 40 yds - I think - couldnt find blood. So I moved him up to a 300 BO which has a better scope with an illuminated dot. I believe the kids shoot better with the dot. He didnt like the recoil last year but has grown a good bit. Killed a doe at 85 yds with a perfect shoulder shot.
Meanwhile the other grandkids come visit. Oldest is 13 and since they dont live close by they dont shoot much. Shoulder aim and neck impact with Grendel at DP. DRT.
One grandson is 11 and was using the 300BO. Killed a doe at DP and then the next day he let a bunch of does walk by waiting for a buck and he killed a spike. (I let them shoot anything legal for their first deer and spikes for their first buck.) I told him to watch for deer coming out of the two year old THICK pine forest at a creek. I discovered 69 year old eyes dont see as well as young ones. Both of the youngest grandchildren saw deer and had to point them out for me! (In fairly thick areas and an hour before dark!) they also find blood much better than me so I use them for any tracking!
Getting long so more to come on next post
Between grandkids and me, 7 deer killed. 4 with Grendel (129ablr) and 3 with 300BO (110 Barnes Tac-tx) all suppressed ARs. All at the farm in MS.
Youngest grandson hunting turned 8 in January. His favorite spot is a box on a big pipeline. It is called the duck (be careful, d is right next to f on the key pad!) puddle (DP) box, since there is a creek with a puddle about 250 yds out. You can see 400 yds both ways and it borders very thick 2 year old pine forest and they cross to a several hundred acre field with grass. He started with a heavy barrel 223. Missed one at about 40 yds - I think - couldnt find blood. So I moved him up to a 300 BO which has a better scope with an illuminated dot. I believe the kids shoot better with the dot. He didnt like the recoil last year but has grown a good bit. Killed a doe at 85 yds with a perfect shoulder shot.
Meanwhile the other grandkids come visit. Oldest is 13 and since they dont live close by they dont shoot much. Shoulder aim and neck impact with Grendel at DP. DRT.
One grandson is 11 and was using the 300BO. Killed a doe at DP and then the next day he let a bunch of does walk by waiting for a buck and he killed a spike. (I let them shoot anything legal for their first deer and spikes for their first buck.) I told him to watch for deer coming out of the two year old THICK pine forest at a creek. I discovered 69 year old eyes dont see as well as young ones. Both of the youngest grandchildren saw deer and had to point them out for me! (In fairly thick areas and an hour before dark!) they also find blood much better than me so I use them for any tracking!
Getting long so more to come on next post
