On our annual family mens hunting trip getaway to Alabama I harvested a pretty nice Alabama whitetail to start out 2022.
Thanks to my cousin Jeremy who busts his butt farming for and managing the free range whitetails on their property.
My trusty old Savage 116 FLCSAK in 30-06 did exactly as it always has and put the pill right where the crosshairs were placed for a lights out high shoulder shot.
A good wife and a steady job has ruined many a great hunter.
Congrat's!
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Awesome BHJ! Is that a MTAC she is sporting?
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
That would be a very nice whitetail anywhere in my opinion.
Originally Posted by Robinhood
No not an MTAC It's an E1 3-9x50 with a standard duplex style reticle instead of the E1 Christmas tree style.
In my opinion the crosshairs are easier to pick up in low light than the E1s with the Christmas tree style.
Right before the hunt I pulled off the Leupold Vari X 2, 3-9x40 that had been on her since I bought her new that always held zero and has been a really good scope, and installed The Burris E1 looking for a little extra in the low light performance department with the larger lens.
Optics, especially budget options (picked this one up under $170), have come a long long way in 25 years. The 5.6 to 17MM exit pupil on the Burris E1 3-9x50 rivals light transmission of some scopes I was checking out costing 10X more. It's really bright and clear, shows good detail, holds zero well, and is one of several Burris E1s in different configurations I have picked up in the last few years.
Here's another pic of the buck. Man I'm proud of that big ol boy and cant wait to get the mount back. And thanks yobuck, After searching the woods and fields for many years I'm thinking he's a pretty nice example of a free range whitetail myself.
A good wife and a steady job has ruined many a great hunter.
No doubt it is a nice one. You don't find many free range in Texas that heavy. With all of the land being broken into small parcels
you will never see one like that again except on managed property or a big place.
The Dunning-Kruger effect is alive and well.
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