shot a 3 legged deer last week, spike buck (horns were long and straight so it's usually a cull deer to shoot that you don't want to breed)
with a remington r700 bolt action chambered in .270
The poor deer was old and so thin since he was hobbling around, it's better to go out wuickly than of starvation or a pack of coyotes.
Weirdest shot of my life, he and another buck were in the brush about 100+ yards out and could smell me due to the win so they wouldn't come out of cover. He was with a healthy young buck that I wouldn't be a shooter.
I couldn't see this deer for the life of me and it was about dusk. Luckily I had my dad spotting w binos cause the sun kept getting in the scope glass, I would see the deer for a split second then he would dip into the trees.
I finally got a good look at him and took the shot which i had very low confidence in due to the conditions, my weird ass sitting position, and time I spent lining up the shot. He was facing me head on and lifted up his head so I got him in the base of neck.
Sorry if this is too much, I used to HATE hunting but after spending years managing this land and bringing up a healthy population it feels good to eat meat you shot. My gf was complaining and I was like look you eat fast food daily, this deer died instantly and lived a good life. Those cows and chickens are living a way worse life
damn man, i appreciate and respect this, and definitely sounds like a righteous kill and incredible shot...100+ yards is gnarly to us city-locked fools. as i get older, getting on some acres is the plan for sure, but for now, i'm lucky to have an indoor range that boasts a 50-yard rifle range.
funny thing is, i've been a full-time vegetarian/part-time vegan for about 30 years--still, i've always had an inner longing to hunt...dare i say instinctual? although i figure that my first kill would absolutely crush me, and i'd want to sell all of my guns immediately after...i'm half joking i guess here. i'm confident if things really got crazy, and
the luxury of being a vegetarian was a thing of the past, i could do what i need as far as hunting my own protein.
i love when vegetarians/vegans in total urban/suburban settings criticize hunting and hunters--the former being about the most unnatural and unsustainable model of living there is...