[nickE10mm]

Hey!! Great job buddy!!!!!!! Happy man, right there!!

[Angry Fist]

Originally Posted by herrserj

First handgun kill this morning with my stock Gen2 Glock 20. 13yd neck shot with Underwood 200gr XTP @1250ish. DRT.

Excellent kill. Welcome to GT! I hope to get my first this year.

[PrecisionRifleman]

Very nice!!I got my first with a handgun. and the G20SF w/ LWD barrel and a 180XTP @ 1300. It sure does the job with a well placed shot. I will have to try the 200gr XTP. This year I'm hunting with an 870 police and slugs.

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[nickE10mm]

Ill be using my Longslide again this year with maybe a few days out with the new .44. Mainly 10mm, though.

[Dogman 10x]

What part of michigan?

Originally Posted by ALBin517

Early antlerless season is only a Saturday and Sunday. I met my uncle and his friend at 6:15am.

It was lightly raining and about 45 degrees.

Based on sunrise, DNR said no shooting until 6:49am on Saturday.

So about 7:30am, I saw the back half of a deer pass through a shooting lane about 40 yards from me, angling toward me on my right. Another deer was following about ten feet behind - a buck with 6-8 points and a narrow spread.

My tree stand faces south and they were walking upwind on a southeast-to-northwest bearing that would have them pass about thirty feet to my right.

But as soon as the front deer came into the next shooting lane and I ascertained it was antlerless, the deer put its head down and started turning right.

I purposefully do not clear-cut the low vegetation around my tree, so it looks more natural. But with the doe on its new bearing, it was quickly going to get into the uncut area underneath me. Then if it kept the new bearing, it was going to smell me before it got through the “blind spot.”

All of this occurred to me in less than a second while it was turning. So I shot at its front shoulder, which was now its left shoulder. It dropped.

It was at about 60 feet from my tree when I shot and it dropped at about 55 feet.

Then my heart started pumping. It had all happened too quickly for me to get nervous before shooting.

So she was down and kicking a little once in awhile. But there was no need to shoot again.

Then I noticed something back behind her. The buck had not moved. He was frozen except for his head – apparently trying to figure out where I was. Eventually he started walking the same path, back toward where he came from. But he only backtracked maybe ten yards and turned left, going northeast toward where I walked in. He ended up milling around for probably fifteen minutes before going back south where he came from.

Since the three of us share 55 acres, we agreed to stay in our trees until 10am rather than start making racket and ruining the hunt for the other guys. Turned out to be for the best because my uncle’s friend shot a nice doe with a slug from his 870, around 9am. But the wait gave me a couple hours to question myself.
That was a doe, wasn’t it?
Did I just assume it was a doe because a buck was following it?
It had all happened so fast.

From my tree stand, I could see the entire deer except the head.

10am finally arrived (alright, I’ll admit that I could only wait until 9:55) and I climbed down.

It was a doe.

The bullet had hit her temple – both the entry and exit on the same side. I was on the left shoulder when I fired but her head was down. So her head was apparently “in the way.” I didn’t take the time to do a dissection but the bullet must have cracked her coconut and ricocheted away. Because there was no damage to her torso; just the two holes in the noggin.

She was fat. We estimated her age at a year and half but she was well fed.

My wife and I dropped her off at the processor and got to East Lansing an hour before the MSU game kicked off.

[ALBin517]

Originally Posted by Dogman 10x

What part of michigan?

It was in Laingsburg, specifically east of the city of Laingsburg and closer to the unincorporated area of Pittsburg.

On a related note, the Laingsburg area has not been hit hard with "blue tongue" disease this year. But I dropped the deer at the processor (one county over, in northern Clinton County) and they said virtually everybody there had reported finding dead deer.

[AstraPat]

Well boys, I got my first deer (with a handgun) a couple days ago. I flew home to KY to spend my B-Day with Dad and do some hunting. Initially, I was going to use one of Dad's rifles to hunt, but then the light came on.... TAKE my 20SF!!!

So I packed/boxed my Glock 20SF in my checked luggage on Southwest and was determined to get a corn fed white tail with it.

A KY tag allows 1 buck and 1 doe, or 2 does. KY also has a 10 round mag limit, but no bbl length requirements. I didn't have time to scrounge a G20 10rnd mag before I left, so i had to improvise.

I cut a piece of wood out of an old broomstick and sanded to fit in the bottom of the mag and into the mag spring. A few more cuts, and my standard 15 round mag now held 10.





Our first day of hunting was monday 11/12, (my b-day). We got into the stand around 3:30pm. I took a model 94 30/30 with me just in case I saw something nice out of pistol range. I set my limit to 25yds or less with my Glock. At about 5pm an eight point buck snuck up on me, and would not come closer than 30 yards, so I ended up shooting him with the 30/30.

We hunted tuesday on a different farm and didn't have a shot within 25 yards. Dad however, shot a healthy 11 pointer.

On Wednesday, I hunted the same farm that I shot the buck on. Except this time I didn't take the rifle, Only the 20SF. At about 8am, I see a doe walking the game trail that passes behind my stand. She walked behind my stand and stopped at 25yds ish. I squeezed, and let go a 200 grain BTB WFNGC behind 8.8 grains of Longshot. She ran about 75 yards and dropped!

I ended up hitting her in the rump :(. She was quartering away when I shot. The bulled entered her rump and ended up in her abdomen. There was quite a bit of blood in the gut area when I was dressing her. Must have hit an artery running to her legs??

Anyway... My 20SF and hand-loads did the job!!

[Kegs]

The only story I have so far is that I passed up on a doe 2 days ago (on the opener here in MI) hoping a bigger one would come by, but so far that has not been the case.

Hoping tomorrow A/M pans out.

I'm going to nail one, it just hasn't happened yet this year.



Hopefully I will be able to find the 135 grain bullet after it delivers its full 866 foot pounds of whoop arse on the target from moving along at 1700 fps!

[nickE10mm]

GREAT JOB, AstraPat!! (Although I recommend a boiler room shot next time, ) Glad you got yourself some meat and did it with your 10mm... and HARDCAST, no less! I like it!

8.8gr of LS under a 200gr WFNGC is a sweet load, I know from experience. Well chosen.

Get out there and get another!

[glock20hunter]

I forgot there was a sticky! Here is my hunt.

So last night I had a decent 8 point at 15yds but decided to pass. About 20 minutes later a monster 12 point ran through my thicket at about 60yds. I just couldn't get him to stop for a shot.

Anyway, I really wanted some meat so I decided to take a doe if I saw a mature one. I had a few young does come by really close but I couldn't be for sure they weren't button bucks mixed in. Then this big girl strolled through. I shot her at 40yds and she fell dead within 25yds. As part of our management program we have to weigh them. She was 152lbs which is big for Arkansas

I was using my stock Glock 20 with Truglo TFO sights. The bullet was Underwood 200gr XTP and it did a great job. The bullet entered mid cavity and broke through her ribs and exited by her neck.There was no recovery of the bullet but the exit was a sizeable hole. I will definitely be using these bullets from here on out. And for what its worth these were more accurate at 60-80yds than the Buffalo Bore.

[Ken52789]

Awesome Congrats to all!!!! Hopefully My pictures will be up here soon enough

[AstraPat]

Originally Posted by nickE10mm

GREAT JOB, AstraPat!! (Although I recommend a boiler room shot next time, ) Glad you got yourself some meat and did it with your 10mm... and HARDCAST, no less! I like it!

8.8gr of LS under a 200gr WFNGC is a sweet load, I know from experience. Well chosen.

Get out there and get another!

Thanks nick. I hear ya on a better shot placement. I was shaking with excitement and pulled the shot.

Yeh, I'm getting right around 1200fps with that load. Are you seeing the same?

P

[AstraPat]

Originally Posted by glock20hunter

I forgot there was a sticky! Here is my hunt.

So last night I had a decent 8 point at 15yds but decided to pass. About 20 minutes later a monster 12 point ran through my thicket at about 60yds. I just couldn't get him to stop for a shot.

Anyway, I really wanted some meat so I decided to take a doe if I saw a mature one. I had a few young does come by really close but I couldn't be for sure they weren't button bucks mixed in. Then this big girl strolled through. I shot her at 40yds and she fell dead within 25yds. As part of our management program we have to weigh them. She was 152lbs which is big for Arkansas

I was using my stock Glock 20 with Truglo TFO sights. The bullet was Underwood 200gr XTP and it did a great job. The bullet entered mid cavity and broke through her ribs and exited by her neck.There was no recovery of the bullet but the exit was a sizeable hole. I will definitely be using these bullets from here on out. And for what its worth these were more accurate at 60-80yds than the Buffalo Bore.

Nice shooting, esp for a vital hit at 40 yards!

[nickE10mm]

Originally Posted by AstraPat

Thanks nick.

Yeh, I'm getting right around 1200fps with that load. Are you seeing the same?

P

Actually I'm seeing 1250+ with 8.3gr LS from my 6" Fusion.... 8.8gr gets me over 1300fps.

[flyfishrman]

Congrats on the deer. This thread is killing me, I can't wait to drop a deer with my G20! Keep the pics coming guys.

[hunter won]

Be careful with some of the factory 10 mm loads because they are watered down to .40 S&W performance. Stick to Underwood or Buffalo Boar.

[Buckeye 7x57]

Ohio gun season starts Monday. I'll be in a tree stand with my G20SF with Lone Wolf 5.15" barrel and 200 grain Underwood XTP's. I'm going to limit myself to 30 yards or closer broadside shots just like I'm bow hunting.

Ron

[glock20hunter]

Originally Posted by Buckeye 7x57

Ohio gun season starts Monday. I'll be in a tree stand with my G20SF with Lone Wolf 5.15" barrel and 200 grain Underwood XTP's. I'm going to limit myself to 30 yards or closer broadside shots just like I'm bow hunting.

Ron

Good luck! I let a pretty nice 10 point get past me yesterday. He was 20yds behind my stand by the time I saw him he was in a thicket and even though in shooting range I had no ethical shot.

[bustedknee]

Around 9 AM I called a doe out of a thicket. She danced around for a few minutes then returned from whence she came.
Then this guy appeared. Shot through, behind the shoulders, his lungs were pulverized.
A good blood trail led a short way back into the thicket.
After I shot him a spike showed up. I shooed that little guy away.
My calling must have been convincing.
7 pointer (4X3), 16 inches wide.
Shot was at 65 yards with my hand load in a S&W 1006.
It is 155 grain XTP over Power Pistol powder, chronographed at 1450 fps.

[ctious]

Shot a buck this morning. Here is a link to the whole thing on another forum. Posting pics here never works for me

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...59#post1931559

[glock20hunter]

Very nice guys! I've had bucks all over me this year but haven't had the right shot. Hoping things change!

[nickE10mm]

Great job busted and ctious!!!

[glock20hunter]

Daaaaaaaaaang, I missed a big 9 point this afternoon. I completely choked! I had just gotten to my stand and I heard him coming. It was the middle of the day and I wasn't expecting to see anything.

He came behind me at 30yds and was moving fast. I whistled to stop him and rushed the shot. I can't believe I choked so bad. I hit a the side if a small tree. Oh well, that's pistol hunting.

[nickE10mm]

Just for that you should punish yourself with 50 kneeling shots at 30y on a shoot n see target with your hunting load. :-P

[ModGlock17]

That tree is dead! I can see the exit wound. LOL