Sue and I both got nice does about 9:00 on Saturday. I learned one thing. My 1895 Marlin loaded with a Rem 300 HP is way too much gun for a white tail. I had it sighted in for 100 yards because I was going to hunt out of a blind at the edge of an open field but didn't get any action so I moved to another further into the woods. The doe came along and I shot and she went right down. Unfortunately I forgot that the gun would shoot high at 40 yards and hit her in the area of the tenderloins. When I got to her I could see why she went flop. I could probably have stuck my fist in the exit wound. As I shoot deer to eat this is unacceptable. I still have an any deer permit and I have gone to my 308. We got rained and lightened out Sunday morning. I like the 1894 and I guess my options are to probably go to a trapdoor load with the same bullet or go with the Rem 405 SP or I have some 300 Laser cast that I can use. It will give me something to do this winter. Did any of the rest of you people get deer?
RJ
RJ