Posted By: Blank
Unfortunate Event. Wasted Deer! - 12/09/21 09:49 PM
I was hunting in NW Kansas this past week, and had my first mis-fire with 209 primers in my CVA Accura 50 cal. Unfortunately, it was on a good buck. The first morning I had one of those gift moments with a muzzleloader, under 100 yards, standing still broadside, looking the other way - perfect! Ffffttt! Barely a pop, didn't ignite the Blackthorn powder, just kinda pushed the bullet and powder out onto the ground. Darn it. Of course all the deer ran off.
We were hunting on public ground, in a WMA and there were about 5 other groups hunting there also. Some one shot the deer I missed, a couple hours later, and either lost it, or didn't make an attempt to find it after shooting. It ended up laying in the hot sun at about 65 degrees all day, until we noticed it that night going back to the truck. It had bloated badly, and was soured by then. No one admitted to shooting it, but many had gone home already. This was a beautiful mature deer that got wasted, and was a real shame.
We were hunting on public ground, in a WMA and there were about 5 other groups hunting there also. Some one shot the deer I missed, a couple hours later, and either lost it, or didn't make an attempt to find it after shooting. It ended up laying in the hot sun at about 65 degrees all day, until we noticed it that night going back to the truck. It had bloated badly, and was soured by then. No one admitted to shooting it, but many had gone home already. This was a beautiful mature deer that got wasted, and was a real shame.