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This is a brief report on my experience with a late season muzzleloader hunt in central Kentucky that started here on A-R

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Hunt was organized by L.'David' Keith and was with George Cummins of Salt River Outfitters. Other A-R regulars that were in attendance included 'Double Don' and 'Butch' BEGNO. Interesting company indeed!

This was in the Lawrenceburg area of central Kentucky; west of Lexington, south of Frankfort. If this area isn't the center of the bourbon universe you can certainly see it from there. The terrain was what one would expect; wooded ridges and hills with farms in the creek and river bottoms.

George has a number of farms and properties leased in a couple different counties. Accommadations were provided at his house with room for six hunters sharing a full bath. I found him to have a good amount of enthusiasm and knowledge and not prone to outfitter 'happy talk'. I would hunt with him again without hesitation. 'nuff said.

My hunt was over in less than two hours on our first day of hunting. From a ladder stand atop a wooded ridge overlooking crop fields along the Salt River I caught sight of a deer sneaking through thick brush on the steep ridge below me. A quick look with my binos told me he was well within my 'shooter' standards. He wasn't high nor wide but I saw plenty of mass. Then it was just a matter of finding a window in the brush for a clear shot as he carefully pussyfooted along stopping behind trees with his nose straight up in the air checking the wind. At about 80 yards he made it to an opening angling away from me so I took a raking shot that dropped him dead right there. When I got to him I was very pleased with his mass and 'character'.





For the gun guys that are interested I was using a Savage ML-10 (stainless-laminated with accutrigger) and a Trijicon 3-9. My loads were with 42 grains of Accurate 5744 and Barnes 300 grain Expander MZ. I've shot several deer with this set-up but this one s the first one that I didn't get an exit on. It entered in front of a hip, angled through the top of the lungs and made it's way to the off side shoulder/neck junction. Hopefully the bullet will be recovered during the processing.

UPDATE: I thought it was an old buck but George doesn't think so (it will be aged by a biologist). It was not a big bodied deer and I doubt that it weighed over 160 pounds. He had been actively rubbing and still had quite a bit of bark scrappings on his bases.
 
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Great deer and one of my favorite areas of the country. I love KY deer hunting. Lots of deer and nice rolling country and the season is held when its not too cold.
If I was guessing, I would say 3 1/2 years old. Great genetics in those deer!
 
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Great looking buck, Thanks for sharing the pictures.


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Very nice and unique trophy with great character...congrats
 
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Sweet!


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2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps.
3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges.
4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down.
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8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA.
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12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence.
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Very nice. I really like that mass.


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Nice Buck congrats,I sure would not have taken a pass on him. Big Grin
 
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Great buck!


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Nice buck, age is seen in the head/nose based on the antler mass I would guess a 4.5 year old on the way up or a 6.5 on the way down


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Toomany Tools, that is one of my rifles that you worked on. By the way, your modification has worked quite well. Thanks! -MN
 
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Very Nice!!!!
 
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Wow, look at the mass/palmation on him! Neato!


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Nice looking moose.
 
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Matt, it was a real pleasure to hunt with you. Your a fine gentleman and great company in a hunting camp. Hope to have more time in the future to do likewise. Congrats again on your buck, quite unusual antlers. Have a Merry Christmas and good hunting, David


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