The Ladies Can Shoot and Hunt

Sandy rounded up a group of women who enjoy hunting and booked an adventure for four of them to hunt the WildRockingP this November.  Jennifer, Cathy, Alicia and Sandy arrived on Sunday at 12:30, unpacked, settled into the bunkhouse and then headed down to the range to check zero on their rifles.  All four ladies rang the steel twice without fail, a 6-inch plate from 100 yards, without hesitation.  

When their guide Gary showed up, they headed out to the field. They saw deer, blackbuck and turkey, and at 5:00pm Sandy landed a mature 6-point cull with a perfect shot.  The 270 did it's job, the buck ran a short distance before collapsing. Sandy and her hunting partner, Cathy, got the experience of following the blood trail a short distance.  When processed the guides determined the 270  macerated the heart and aged the buck's teeth, surprised to see it was 6.5 years old.  

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The next morning Sandy slept in and it was Alicia's turn, a beautiful 8-point walked out and Alicia put the perfect shot on him with her 6.5 Creedmoor.  The bullet dropped it straight to the ground.  We learned it was her first buck so of course we blooded her cheeks and helped her get it into a cooler. Getting blood was a challenge, the 6.5 Creedmoor left a 6.5 mm entrance and exit wound. 

The next morning Sandy and Alicia slept in, Cathy and Jennifer headed out.  Cathy wanted a cull and patiently watched a majestic 10-point and couple of does trot past.  At another blind, Jennifer got her chance to bag a heavy, mature, trophy 9-point buck.  A well placed shot from her 270 dropped the buck straight down.  This wasn't her first buck, but it was the largest she'd ever harvested, weighing in at over 160 pounds.

Cathy's adventure continues, taking advantage of the WildRockingP second shot policy, she's coming back in December for a second shot at putting meat in the freezer.  ​​

While caping and quartering Sandy's deer she inquired about Euro-mounts.  Assured the process was something most folks could do themselves, she resolved to follow through.  At the skinning stand, she carefully removed as much hide and muscle as possible.  Sandy went home, watched some videos, read some, and a week after her hunt sent this photo back to the Wild Rocking P.  

That's a beautiful mount to go with the memory of organizing a fabulous adventure for three hunting buddies.  

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