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  • Blacklab
    Warrior
    • Mar 2012
    • 365

    9 years in the making

    It's a late season quality deer tag 3pt min with only 40 permits handed out in that unit. A buddy an I have two of the 40. The tags are targeted towards the rut November 19-21. We headed out Wednesday the 18 and the weather dry and clear. Got camp set up right b4 dark. Opening morning we wake up to two inches of fresh snow Within 15 mins we see 4 does, no bucks. Hunted till dark with no more sightings of animals. Day 2 clear an brrrrrr cold 20* and the fresh snow is now crunchy an loud. Hunted all day no animals. 3rd day still clear and cold high teens low 20's. Lots of sign of deer an elk just no animals. At around 9:15 I'm on my 3rd stand. Getting settled in between 2 jack firs. The wind was perfect maybe 3-4 mph in my face. After setting about ten mins I opened my pack to get a minnie apple pie. With the first bite, I look up there he is walking nose to the ground right to left up hill. I dropped the Minnie apple to get the Grendel. He hears me stops an looks at me standing broadside. BOOM! Hit him right behind top of front shoulder. He was dead, he just didn't know it. Ran on 3 legs maybe 10 yards. From the shot to where he stopped = 30 yards. He was up close and personal. Biggest deer I've killed and the first with the Grendel. Hand loads 123 amax 2.245 IMR 8208 28.3 FPS average 2475. BTW this will be a European mount
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    Hey I'm not a complete idiot I have parts missing. Though some times I wonder.

    Grendellizing predators as of the fall of 2012.

    Small bullets that go really fast, make me giggle...........
  • burkew23
    Warrior
    • May 2013
    • 118

    #2
    Nice buck and a great story! Thanks for sharing.

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    • Rickyi
      Bloodstained
      • Aug 2015
      • 52

      #3
      Very nice looking deer & enjoyed the story! Its going to make a great mount!

      Ricky

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      • am4966
        Chieftain
        • Jul 2014
        • 1036

        #4
        @blacklab, congrats on the great buck! I bet you earned up pretty fast when you seem him. Amax does it again!
        12.5" SBR Grendel - Need Barrel
        Surge - Rugged Suppressor
        Been a fan of the Grendel from the very beginning and haven't second guessed that choice one time.

        Aim small, miss small!

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        • jawbone
          Warrior
          • Jan 2012
          • 328

          #5
          excellent hunt, deer, and story. did you finish the Minnie apple?

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          • smcdurmon
            Bloodstained
            • Feb 2015
            • 85

            #6
            Congrats. Nice Mulie.

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            • Von Gruff
              Chieftain
              • Apr 2012
              • 1078

              #7
              He looks to have a good sized body so lots of eating there. The Euro mount can look just as impressive as a full mount when done right and whether it is the full skull or the cap, he will look a treat on the wall.
              http://www.vongruffknives.com/

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              Grendel-Max

              Exodus 20:1-17
              Acts 4:10-12

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              • pkee
                Bloodstained
                • Nov 2014
                • 97

                #8
                Thats a nice deer . I got cold just look at your pictures .

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                • PA_Allen
                  Warrior
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 333

                  #9
                  Great story. Congratulations!
                  - PA

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                  • Blacklab
                    Warrior
                    • Mar 2012
                    • 365

                    #10
                    Thanks guys, it was a great time. Finishing my minnie apple pie? Of course I did with a bigger smile than I started with.........
                    Hey I'm not a complete idiot I have parts missing. Though some times I wonder.

                    Grendellizing predators as of the fall of 2012.

                    Small bullets that go really fast, make me giggle...........

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                    • customcutter
                      Warrior
                      • Dec 2014
                      • 452

                      #11
                      Great deer and a great story. It's a shame you didn't get excited about it. Seriously we could feel it....

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                      • LRRPF52
                        Super Moderator
                        • Sep 2014
                        • 8569

                        #12
                        Major congrats. I used to spend a lot of time out in the field in that State, and it was my favorite duty station of all CONUS. What mountain is that?

                        Reminds me of Rainier.
                        NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO

                        CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor

                        6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:

                        www.AR15buildbox.com

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                        • Blacklab
                          Warrior
                          • Mar 2012
                          • 365

                          #13
                          Thanks again guys.


                          Mt. Adams LRRPF52. Fort Lewis?
                          Last edited by Blacklab; 12-04-2015, 01:47 PM.
                          Hey I'm not a complete idiot I have parts missing. Though some times I wonder.

                          Grendellizing predators as of the fall of 2012.

                          Small bullets that go really fast, make me giggle...........

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                          • LRRPF52
                            Super Moderator
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 8569

                            #14
                            Yes, Fort Lewis is beautiful.

                            You could stay on post for years without ever going to Tacoma, and be totally in heaven if you like the outdoors, boating, fishing, hunting, shooting, hiking, and camping.
                            NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO

                            CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor

                            6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:

                            www.AR15buildbox.com

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                            • Blacklab
                              Warrior
                              • Mar 2012
                              • 365

                              #15
                              Oh I totally agree. I'm a hour an half S of Fort Lewis. We can go 2 hrs or less in any direction and do the things you mentioned. Plus be standing on the beach of the Pacific Ocean. Then again Colorado isn't a barren waste land. wink
                              Hey I'm not a complete idiot I have parts missing. Though some times I wonder.

                              Grendellizing predators as of the fall of 2012.

                              Small bullets that go really fast, make me giggle...........

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