First deer for the lever action

Good start to the day, in the highseat nice and early, watched many fallow grazing out of range of the 30-30 rifle in my hand. Many came agonisingly close to being in range but then turned at the last minute and walked away, until this unsuspecting pricket wandered right into the danger zone. He wasn’t stopping though, watched him walk in front of me about 70 yards out, then he just kept going, had to give him a whistle and he stopped, head up quartering slightly, squeeze of the trigger and the 150gr soft nose was on its way then the job was done.
Ran about 30 yards with a really strong blood trail so easy to find, marking the first deer taken with the 30-30 lever action, definitely won’t be the last though, here’s to many more this season, providing I can keep shooting straight!
Happy hunting all

 

[T.eddie]

Nice one!

 

[Tim.243]

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Good start to the day, in the highseat nice and early, watched many fallow grazing out of range of the 30-30 rifle in my hand. Many came agonisingly close to being in range but then turned at the last minute and walked away, until this unsuspecting pricket wandered right into the danger zone. He wasn’t stopping though, watched him walk in front of me about 70 yards out, then he just kept going, had to give him a whistle and he stopped, head up quartering slightly, squeeze of the trigger and the 150gr soft nose was on its way then the job was done.
Ran about 30 yards with a really strong blood trail so easy to find, marking the first deer taken with the 30-30 lever action, definitely won’t be the last though, here’s to many more this season, providing I can keep shooting straight!
Happy hunting all

I will add a reply of well done, would not be my choice of rifle but a good result all the same.

 

[alberta boy]

Nice . That's a very cool Marlin by the way .

AB