avidhunter
New Member
I was fortunate enough to harvest this deer on the first morning hunt. 50 yd broadside, double-lung shot.
Unfortunately, as you might discern from my new quote in bold below, I later had a major snafu when my 777 powder failed to ignite. I had what should have been an easy <100 yd broadside shot at a monster 12pt+ B&C buck, with dark antlers... blake can attest to this.
After filling my antlerless tag, I noticed what I thought was a very small amount of snow in the muzzle, surely not enough to foul up my powder with a super hot 209 primer... boy was I wrong. Lesson learned: always run a patch before reloading, and always make sure your powder is dry
I just hope he is still around next year