Your Pic of the Day
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Going through some old pics today, looking for some a friend asked for. This one, is me, finding water. After a long, hot, dry day. We had backpacked about 17 miles that day and had been low on water for quite a few miles. When we reached a spring that was supposed to be a good source, we found it dry. My hiking partner was played out and just laid down in the shade and accepted no water for the night. I was still feeling a little bit more spry, being 15 years his senior 
. So, I continued on in search of water, and only a couple miles later found this pot hole water. Never been any happier to find water in my life.
After drinking my fill, and feeling pretty darn good.
And where we camped that night, on a shelf above the water.
This is where I found water the previous day, after a lot of searching.
- DAA
. So, I continued on in search of water, and only a couple miles later found this pot hole water. Never been any happier to find water in my life.
After drinking my fill, and feeling pretty darn good.
And where we camped that night, on a shelf above the water.
This is where I found water the previous day, after a lot of searching.
- DAA
No comparison to a trophy whitetail, Bob. Hardest part is stalking close enough for the shot. Spot and stalk but in spite of their size, and the fact that they are usually found in groups of several to herds of 50 or so, and are often hard to locate as they spend a lot of time in thick brush. Very difficult to get close for the shot and extremely tough animal to put down.
The bull pictured, took a 300 gr. Swift A Frame from a 375 h&h, which completely took out the top of his heart (which is the size of a football) & shredded both lungs and exited but he ran 75 to 100 yards before dropping.
Got off a 2nd shot as he ran toward some heavy brush but he swerved just as the shot broke. I called the shot way left and sure enough it just grazed him, entering behind the last rib and penetrated 36" just under the hide. Recovered that bullet lodged behind left shoulder (red spot).
Spent a few anxious minutes following huge blood trail to find him in an area that was open enough to get a jeep & lowboy trailer in for retrieval.
The bull pictured, took a 300 gr. Swift A Frame from a 375 h&h, which completely took out the top of his heart (which is the size of a football) & shredded both lungs and exited but he ran 75 to 100 yards before dropping.
Got off a 2nd shot as he ran toward some heavy brush but he swerved just as the shot broke. I called the shot way left and sure enough it just grazed him, entering behind the last rib and penetrated 36" just under the hide. Recovered that bullet lodged behind left shoulder (red spot).
Spent a few anxious minutes following huge blood trail to find him in an area that was open enough to get a jeep & lowboy trailer in for retrieval.
22magnum22
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I'll volunteer for the next cull!