Tuesday, December 9, 2008

On the left is the Whitetail taken on the same hunt as the Mule deer. We (my hunting buddy and I) were riding a 4 wheeler in some rolling, thickly covered, hills and drove upon this deer while he was laying in a bush. His head was the only thing we could see. He jumped and ran and my buddy and I were frantically trying to get off the wheeler and take a shot. I happen to get one off and three shots later he was down- 4:30 in the afternoon. Note, if you can see it, the drop tine over the right eye - this is a special gift for a hunter. The rifle is Ruger M77, 7MM caliber with the Nikon scope. The Mule deer in the other picture here has a 24in spread. This was one of the best hunts I have been able to take. Enjoy - Foree

4 comments:

Mary and Loren said...

Just tell me that you didn't shoot the Mule Deer while it was lying down--resting. I hope it was running at full speed and you made a really good shot.
mary

The Newton's said...

Well Mr. Grove...it looks like you had a great time! Thank you for sharing this with us!

And yes...I read your blog!!

Dawn :)

da momma said...

you are so tough! nice picture

kj7 said...

WOW! That's incredible. Looks like your hunt over the holidays was much better than mine. Hope all is well.

Kathryn
Deer Park, TX