I took my old Loggy Bayou climbing stand this morning and climbed high up into a birch tree well before daylight this morning. I was at the edge of a big laurel thicket and from my position, I could cover almost the whole edge of the thicket. Just as it was getting to were I could barely see, I saw something move in a tree about 12 feet from me. I turned me cap light on to see what it was and it was a little screech owl.
About 7:30 I heard something walking in the laurels to my right, I turned in my seat so that I would be in position, incase a shot presented itself. After several minutes of hearing the deer walking and stopping in the laurels he finally came out of the tangled jungle and was walking at a fast pace down the edge of the thicket. I picked out a small opening ahead of him and as soon as he hit the opening I hit the trigger. He dropped like a ton of bricks at the shot, I gave thanks to the Lord and then made my way back down the birch tree.
I call my muzzleloader Bubba Hyde because it metamorphosized from a stock 45-70 Handi-rifle into what it is now. I installed a Savage breechplug in the barrel, made the ramrod and ramrod thimble, got a Huntsman forend and wound up using an SB1 receiver from an $85 shotgun from a pawn shop. I also installed a different set of sights as a backup for the 3-9 Leupold scope that is mounted with Leupold Quick Release Weaver rings. This gun will drive a 40 caliber, 200 grain Hornady SST bullet in a Harvester sabot to 2400 fps and keep'em around 1.5" or less at 100 yards. I've been shooting this muzzleloader for three years now and have taken several deer with it. I really like old Bubba Hyde, it's light, accurate, good range and not too hard on the shoulder.
GOOD SHOOTING!
Slufoot
