Shawn's last hunt of the season

Muzzle loader at 100 yards. Instant kill with throat shot.

Here we are on Christmas day.... each playing with his own cell phone. Him texting and me shooting pictures.

Shawn's best trophy deer... in 14 years of hunting.

This buck is is 250 lbs. and 2 and a half to 3 years old.

Yearling Buck 11/29/09

This is the entry wound. A classic behind the ear kill shot on a yearling buck taken in woods near Canandaigua, in upstate New York. The distance was almost exactly 400 feet and the projectile was a 1 ounce lead slug fired from a Remington 870 12 guage that Shawn traded a canoe for at the end of last season. The gun, Shawn says, is really sweet because it's light, the barrel is a very short 18 inches, yet the accuracy is that of a longer barreled shotgun.

The exit wound

From the bow kill on 10/30/09 (see below for more)

Saltzy enjoying a tribute to Shawn's skill and artistry in the ancient craft of deer hunting

Bow Kill on 10/30/09

This one and a half year old buck weighed in at 202 lbs and was killed by Shawn using a Hoyt Redline 65 lb pull with standard fiber optics sights. The arrow passed completely through the deer at 24 yards .

Entrance wound in heart of deer

Exit wound

good!

Rick Bewersdorf