T/C Contender Carbine Takes Mule Deer @ 210 yards

[Camp Cook]

While I was out prospecting/working last week I spotted this 4 point mule deer buck right at dusk Thursday evening Nov 27/08 using my laser range finder I saw it was 650 yards away it was to late/dark to do a stalk so I decided to go back the next (Friday) morning.

I was dressed in my white polar fleece coveralls, white hat and gloves as I left my truck @ 7:10am and after a gruelling 50 yard hike I spotted him off to my right he had been off to my left the night before and I was being pretty intense on looking left and planning a stock/hunt in that direction when I saw huge deer tracks heading right on my tire tracks that I had left in the snow the night before.

I did a stalk to within 210 yards and aimed dead center of his chest as he was facing me he was looking right at me and his butt was on a slight angle to the right due to being all in white I don't think he saw me at all and the wind was good.

I was using my stainless steel single shot T/C Contender carbine with a Leupold Vari X 111 2.5 - 8X scope due to the snow I had taped it up with white camo tape, the rifle is chambered in a Mike B  ellm wildcat (from what I understand Mike studied under P.O. Ackley) called a 308 B  ellm this round is made from 444 Marlin brass necked down with 308 Win dies with no need to fireform I load up with 150gr Rem bulk Core Lok bullets @ 2600fps muzzle velocity from the 21" barrel.

The bullet entered his chest about an inch left of center it took out both lungs and went thru the liver it exited the right side chest hitting the right leg that must have been back a bit shattering the main leg bone the deer dropped 50 yards max later.

Here are a couple of pictures, behind me and to the left of my right elbow you can see a small tree on the sky line the deer had been stand looking towards me 1/2 way between my elbow and that tree along the sky line all I could see of him was his chest and up his legs were down behind the hill.

He ran behind the hill so in the top picture I have already dragged him about 200 yards and I still had another 300 yards of dragging to go.

This was the nicest animal I have ever shot with the T/C Contender carbine.

[Silvertp]

Nice Buck!  Looks like the TC did its job well.

What make / grain bullets are you loading?

Silvertp

[Camp Cook]

I load up with .308" 150gr Rem bulk Core Lok bullets @ 2600fps muzzle velocity from the 21" barrel.

[BillinOregon]

Holy crap, that's a nice buck! Good shot Camp Cook.

[Tommyt]

Thanks for the detail
Very Nice Deer
and a great shot
Congrats

Tom

[Possum]

Careful on those 400 yard drags.  At least it looks cold.  Can you get a cart to help you with moving the animal?  I got one a few years ago and won't leave the house without it.  Just a thought.  After dragging a buck 200+ in 90 degree heat, I decided I was through with the dragging and bought my "poor mans 4 wheeler".   

Congratulations on a very nice buck!

[ms]

Your the man! 

[White Foxx]

Nice Buck, and great rifle.  No surprise on the Contender though; have not seen one that wouldn't shoot.   Have a buddy that has a 7-30 Waters, don't really need more than that for deer.  Only mention it cause it shoots as good as any sporting rifle that I have shot, and it is only a pistol with a 14 inch barrel.  As for the dragging part better you than me, as I am getting to old for that stuff......

White Foxx

[onesonek]

Nice deer CC, not forgetting to mention shot and story!!
Gota love the TC's.

Dave

[sweetwyominghome]

Congrats on a terrific buck -- not to mention a great shot. You have to love those Contender carbines. I seldom hunt with anything else...unless it's a Contender in pistol format.

[Camp Cook]

Thanks guys it was a great adventure...

Due to the snow dragging the deer wasn't all that hard I had cleared a path thru the logs that had been left on the ground stood with my back to it head picked up the antlers and started walking.

Normally I have my Polaris 500 ATV with me but due to the trip I was doing I had left it at home "YES" I was wishing I had it with me.

I actually took a short video of me dragging the deer just haven't had time to post it on you tube if I do I'll link it to here.

[Camp Cook]

Ok here is a clip of me dragging the buck out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om4NX1Iktt8

[manofthe45]

awesome buck well done but there is a reason that persons name has been banned from GB and honestly finding a way to bypass the filters strikes me as a little insulting to the GB management.

[Camp Cook]

So what you are saying is that I should not share info about the rifle/cartridge combo that I used to take this buck because someone has an issue here that I am absolutely unaware of with the guy that designed the cartridge I used?

I was actually very surprised that I had to put a space in the cartridge name and on his name so that I could post my story and equally surprised at your comment...

FYI there was absolutely no disrespect intended by me too GB but if you have an issue with me using this fellows name delete the thread.

[Keith L]

GB is the one with concerns about the guy, and he is the Administrator of the site.  I don't question what he does, and if he doesn't want that name used here it is his business.  And were I the mod for this forum that line would have been removed from your post.

[manofthe45]

didn't mean to offend you or in anyway take away from your great hunt or story.  Wish to god i had the money to get west for mulies.  My issue was not with the great telling of an awesome hunt but in the bypassing of word filters placed in effect by the administration.  No differant than seperating cuss words or using %$#^$^%, but as keith said this is not a section I mod so I cannot strike the name.  Just seen too many people get into trouble over this gentlemans name and don't want to lose someone that can describe the hunt well enogh to put me on the scene as it were.  Again thanks for the great hunt story and congrats on a nice throphy.