Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

1415.0. "First Maine Deer" by 31803::SOUTHWORTH () Mon Nov 21 1994 15:59

    
    
    	Type: 9 point whitetail
    	Weight: 246 lbs
    	Where: T2 R4, Maine
    	When: 8:45 Wednesday, Nov 16 1994
    	Distance: 50 yds
    	Weapon: 30.06
    
    
    	My first trip up to Maine to hunt in the big woods for big deer. 
    After spending the first two days seeing very little sign and no deer,
    we headed over to another area that had been producing for some of the
    members of the hunting party in previous years.
    
    	I set up along the edge of a clearcut overlooking about 50 acres
    (it's incredible what lumber companies can do...).  There were several
    trails leading from the swamp and hardwoods where I was sitting out
    into the clearcut.  At 8:45, I noticed some movement coming from a
    clump of trees located in the middle of the clearcut.  After seeing
    that it was deer, (he still hadn't raised his head yet), I put the
    scope on him.  When he raised his head and I saw the rack...it took my
    breath away...I tried not to shake too much....!
    
    After gaining my composure, I put the crosshairs squarely on his
    shoulder, squeezed the trigger and let it go.  The first shot hit right
    in the vitals, but he was running at full speed, so I hit him again in
    the neck...and down he went.
    
    After an easy 1 hour drag (uphill), put him in the truck and off to the
    checking station!
    
    Boy, I love Maine!