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Muzzle protection, stops twigs, dirt etc getting the the
Female hog deer (Axis Porcinus), notice how poor the feed is around her. These deer exist in the wild because of the hard work of hunters and our funding. Taking one every few years to share with our families and friends is a small price to pay for the protection these wonderful tasting creatures.
They have tight grained, soft meat, dark and rich, low in fat and mild in taste. Arguably the best eating deer in the world.
Shot with a Tikka T3 Stainless in 300WSM in a carbon fiber stock, wearing a Ziess scope
Bullet entry, she was much lower than me in the tree, and head down at the time making the only safe option a top down shot
Large ears flicking the bugs away in the shadows was what gave her away
Tree stand in the distance
Tiny little dear
Beautiful chocolate hair with caramel colored tips making her look blonde-brown.
bloodvisionsbloodvisions
Why obscure your face?
EddardStawk
australian deer often times seek revenge for their slain kin. they are known to peruse imgur, twitter etc.
mehlec
I see dogs are in season in Australia.
archfile101
The smallest hog deer shot so far this season was 7.5kg dressed. The biggest about 26kg. They are tiny. Mine went 14kg gutted
sammysixshooter
Thats a hell of a round for something that small
archfile101
It is, most of my small calibre stuff is varmint weight. This is light and the hard projectiles limit meat loss. So between the hike in
archfile101
And the desire to not destroy meat with a frangible bullet it was on my short list. Plus I try and hint with the same rifle for practice too
sammysixshooter
Im usually .308 but started using 7.62x39 for goats and small deer. Unfortunately it still does a bit of damage but gun is 3kg ish.