I am 54, live in Western NC where " Brown and Down" or Hair, Horn Boom!" has always been my hunting practice. I am not a Trophy Hunter as I have never found a good recipe for Antlers. Where I live, one is lucky to see a Buck and we have only one Doe day a season.
I have had a long two years. I had total hip R&R Sept 2009 and Both knees totally R&R March 2010. I had to have a lumbar back surgery and the procedure I needed was only performed in Dayton Ohio and Dallas Texas.
My Sister lives 2 hours south of Dallas (Temple) so I scheduled my surgery for Nov 30th. I had blown my right shoulder out so my custom self-built high performance 60lb recurve was not an option. I bought a new Vortex and Boltcutters mid-Oct. I practiced many hours and was ready. I flew in to Temple on the 12th bought my $315 out of state licence and we loaded up the Pick ups and headed to the deer lease 5 hours away in Irion County.
I took my first shot at a big doe at 17 yards, pass through, good intial blood trail and after 20 yards it stopped. I had 8 trtackers and we could not find her.
. My first lost deer ever. My brother-in-law talked me in to trying a 100 gr. Vortex Pro-Extreme. I did and my next four shots resulted in one seven point 20 yard shot, recovery 50 yards. The next three shots 15-22 yards resulted in three Big Texas does. Shortest recovery, 13 yards and the longest 40 yards. All shots were pass throughs on the spot and plenty of blood trail.
I had my surgery on the 30th and returned to the lease on the 3rd harvested a nice doe on the 5th (308 Win) I'm on a 10lb weight restriction and could not use my Vortex.
I return to NC on the 9th and hope to get one NC hunt the end of Dec.
I LOVE MY VORTEX AND MY VORTEX PRO-EXTREMES
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