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45-110 and a tough old whitetail - rdnck - 11-18-2017
Gunner opened the Oklahoma general gun season today by rattling up a bruiser of an old whitetail on the ridge behind his house. The big old eight point came to the rattling horns looking for a fight, and had one of his main beams broken as well as some other points. Gunner dumped him from the ground at 30 yards with his bull barrel 45-110 and a 535 grain paper patched bullet. Gunner sent me the cell phone pictures, and I forwarded them on to Stephen for posting.
Gunner has one more tag left in Arkansas and is there on a hunt with his family. He is having a heck of a year, and is loving every minute of it. It couldn't happen to a better guy. He hunts hard and hunts tough places other people don't go in to, and earns every bit of his success. Shoot straight, rdnck.
RE: 45-110 and a tough old whitetail - Gunner500 - 11-20-2017
Thank You too rdnck, I gotta get out of the stoneage and learn to post pics, with still carrying a flip phone and not even facebooking, I have a long way too go.
Saw a nice yearling doe over in Ar this weekend, let her go, really enjoyed hunting with my uncles, only have two of the seven left, killing or not, sharing a camp with good old Patriotic Veterans is a hell of a way to spend a weekend ;]
Now to get after some of these Oklahoma deer when the work gets caught up a bit.
The little 40-65 will be back on duty.
RE: 45-110 and a tough old whitetail - Kurt - 11-20-2017
I'm waiting to see that hunt results Gunner.
I have a back yard full of deer and no tag. Shot gun/ML season ended last night and this guy has been chasing more then a dozen does around in my yard for more then a week. I guess they know were they are safe.
I'm going down to see if I can get a archery tag jet.Kurt
RE: 45-110 and a tough old whitetail - Rowdy Rick - 11-20-2017
Good job! Anxious to see pictures.
RE: 45-110 and a tough old whitetail - Gunner500 - 11-21-2017
Thanks Kurt and Rick, the results are in the Broken Antler Buck thread, that old brawler didn't have much head-gear left but was still up for another fight ;]
And yes, you need an Archery tag ASAP Kurt, hope you can arrow him.
RE: 45-110 and a tough old whitetail - Gunner500 - 11-21-2017
Hello rdnck, if the wind switches to out of the North this afternoon, I'm gonna sneak that 40 up the mountain, I know where a big buck lives up there, maybe I can pick a dust up with him.
RE: 45-110 and a tough old whitetail - rdnck - 11-21-2017
If that works out, give me a call. Shoot straight, rdnck.