Sluggun Doe

My 2013 North Carolina Deer season has probably been my worst in 30 years. I have seen very few bucks and of the bucks I have seen all have been small. I finally decided to take a decent doe for meat then switch to small game hunting as this year has been a frustrating one in the deer woods.

On December 13, 2013  I hit the Deer woods in Alamance co. with my Ithaca Deerslayer.  I settled in my stand at approximately 2 pm and got to watch gray squirrels for a few hours. At 4pm 5 does came up from my right and then the biggest one turned back around and started to leave. I had an 80 yd shot and it was now or never. Now, this gun shoots excellent groups so I put it on her shoulder and let the slug fly. She dropped at the shot.  She had moved at the same time I shot  so my shot wasn't where I wanted it to be and as you can see in the picture I hit her way back but that is one reason I like slugs as they still drop right there when the shot is a little off..   A nice doe that will provide some needed meat

A frustrating season as far as seeing lots of deer and buck but still a good season any time you can enjoy the outdoors and put meat in the freezer.

Where- Alamance County
Time 3pm-dark
Gun used-  12 Gauge Ithaca Deerslayer with 24 inch barrel
Ammo- Remmington 1 oz Slug

Thanks for looking. Mack

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