6.5 opening day buck

[terrywick4]

shot this guy opening day with 6.5 @about 150 yards. The doe ran across 50 yards in front of it jumped the fence and headed for the slough. This guy stopped straight down wind of me and let me shoot him. He tipped over right where he was standing. The doe in front of him turned around and came back to the buck and headed out the way she came. I was just going to shoot her when I noticed the buck got back up and was heading to the slough. I was in disbelief and swung back to it to put on in the back of it's head (all I could see in the cattails was head and neck) He dropped right there. My first bullet went in the front shoulder and our the other side in couple spots including the front leg. Both lungs were mush. The second bullet went in right side of head by base of neck and out the right side of the nose. I did recover what was left of the first bullet or lack of (just the copper jacket). It was stuck between the skin and meat on exit side.

[Texkitch]

Congrats. Nice deer. What type of bullet?

[Keef]

Very cool, different looking antlers than around here.

[Bowhntr6pt]

CONGRATS!! Very nice.

[xlcc]

That's what every hunter wants to see.Good job!

[Ed Baker]

Outstanding! What bullet and load combo did you use?

[bj139]

Very nice buck. I went out today for opening day of deer season and only saw squirrels.

[LRRPF52]

Congrats Terry. Is that with one of the Lilja barrels?

When you get a chance, update the Knock Down survey.

http://www.65grendel.com/forum/showthread.php?10955-Grendel-quot-knock-down-quot-survey&p=173849#post173849

[howl]

It is amazing what they can soak up when the rut stupor is on them.

[Cuppednlocked]

Nice buck!

[65Whelen]

Congrats man, nice buck.

[wags68]

Great looking buck, Congrats!

[terrywick4]

Was the ELD- match bullet, was way more impressed with the AMAX. I use an early 24 inch Satern barrel. I think it is 30.4 of CFE???? not sure the data is not readily available, left my IPAD at brothers this weekend.

[Headshot11]

Nice buck, that's a lot of deer sausage.

[rickt300]

Seems the ELD-M just doesn't make many people happy about how it kills game, but it does kill game and is accurate.