Actually youngun, he weighed 185 gutted, as per the meat hook at my butcher.... so probably 225 on the hoof, NOT a small blacktail
I don't score my deer, I'm not a bone hunter , could care less about scoring. Although last years big blacktail does qualify for the book... but you won't find it there
, don't get me wrong.... I'm as pleased as the next guy when i bring down a deer with a nice rack... but it's secondary to meat in the freezer, which is why i hunt.
The rifle i am shooting is an exceptionally acurate 303 british ,BSA lee enfield no1 mkIII and was manufactured in 1911, my prefered rifle and calibre for hunting deer in the thick, although this rifle has taken mulies at 200 plus yards and one big bull moose at 150ish yards. the scope is a bushnell elite 3200 , 3-9x40 with a camo job i did a while back.