Thread: 223 on deer

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Its been so wet and with mud like I have never seen it. To get the last deer I shot (the red, above) I had to trudge through a couple of KM of mud to get to my spot. The weather was shit and I was wet and cold. As dark came on I saw 2 deer come out of the scrub but by the time I got over there it was too dark to shoot, but I had already put a torch on the scope bracket in anticipation. When I was about where I thought I could get a shot from I lay down behind the rifle and bipod and flicked the torch on. I had a new 'scope on (3-15 30mm Tract Toric with illuminated dot) the Savage .223 and had never looked through it with a torch mounted. But anyway they were lit up well and I fired at the first one at about 200 yards. Aimed centre shoulder and heard a good whop. I fumbled a bit as I reloaded and cleared a caught case so lost sight of them. Back behind the rifle and onto the second one. Another good whop. Shone the torch around and I could see the second one, but not the other. Found that one and hunted around for the other in the rain and decided I must have missed.

I gutted it and couldn't be fagged humping it back through the mud so hung it over the fence and trudged back to the road. Next morning (I was helping to scan ewes) I said to the cocky that there was a deer out the back he could have if he wanted to collect it on his quad. Finished the days work and came home. Got a text this morning saying thanks for the deer, and there was another dead one 80 yards away. Bugger, How I didn't find it I will never know. Maybe too casual. My bad. So 2 for the .223 and 80 grn Targex, not 1. Bugger.
He sent a pic.