#1 2010/11

Experiences and effectiveness in hunting with the .204 Ruger.
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mr6pt5
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#1 2010/11

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Caught him on our way in to our first stand. 110yds, 39grn





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Way to go Mike. Was that a "free hand" shot with your encore or did you use your bipod?
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Freehand, mid neck, spine. Bumped him walking in, no time to set up bipod.
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Nice shooting. offhand is interesting at times when the adrenaline kicks in!
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Cool to pop one on the way in! WTG!
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Way to smack another yote!
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WTG you didnt even give yourself time to get cold .
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Clint E wrote:WTG you didnt even give yourself time to get cold .

Kinda' takin' the fun out of it isn't he!

Congrats, anyway!
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Not sure how I lost any fun points. It's not like I shot him from inside the truck. :shrug:
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Oh I've shot coyotes on the way to my stand before. It's fun every time!!!!!!
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Very nice!
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