Thread: Opening Day

Today I saw a good Buck. Luck was not on my side. All the years I have been Hunting I have never seen any Deer on opening Morning. when the Buck stepped on the Logging Road that comes in the woods I had walked down to get to the ground stand. At about 130 yards there was a big Grape vine as big around as my upper arm in a direct line of Fire. The buck stepped so there was a good shot with a good steady rest. I squeezed and nothing happened but - Click. I knew the 30.06 was loaded so I ejected the shell. The buck was smelling the ground, now standing behind the vine, I leaned to the side and he steped clear, another broad side shot --- CLICK --- Eject ---- another round. as the deer started to quarter into the woods the gun fired. I missed clean as there was not a drop of blood or a single hair. I picked up the Two Ejected shells and both had strike marks but the dent was not as deep as should be. I marched my Chemo clad But Back to the house and broke the gun down and used Bore cleaner on the Receiver parts and cleaned and wiped down the excess. When I went to Reload the Magazine the shell would not go into the Receiver Bore --- now What --- I had picked up a box of 7mm shells and loaded them in the Magazine ---- I would have been Kicking myself had I not found that something that dumb.

At 20 yards on a slow walk I could pick the spot. I was shocked when I looked up from the [Football] bottle, and she was not Running.