Worked at TBR yesterday. My regular stand had developed wood rot in the floor. I had left my previous hunt early when I heard the floor cracking. Had I stayed much longer, I would have been dumped on the ground. So we hooked it up to the tractor and carried it back to the shop for repairs. In the mean time, an old wooden stand is taking its place and I used it to hunt my normal spot.
The deer seemed to recognize that something was up, but as noted, maybe it was the boar that wasn't too far behind them.
The first shot caught the boar in the left shoulder, breaking it, and not over penetrating. The second shot was a bit high and missed. The third shot hit about dead center of the top of the spine and part of the bullet exited out between the front legs. In retrospect, this anchoring shot probably was not necessary, but he ran after the first shot and I wasn't having him get up to try it again, by golly!
The Armasight Zeus continues to perform well. Got cookies on the way home. It is nearly 2:30 am. I may have to have some before bed!
135 lb. Boar
85 yards
Armasight Zeus 3 640
6.5 Grendel using Hornady SST 123 gr.
UNV MDVR
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