Done

[Adam Helmer]

Merry Christmas to the Hunt Chat Family. I had a great PA rifle deer season. My rifle was a Mauser Mark X action mated to a medium .264 Winchester Magnum barrel. My favorite 140 grain spitzer handload was up the spout. I hunted everyday and saw deer everyday here on the farm. On December 12, the last day, I had 14 deer in the 20-acre hayfield 250 yards away. Most were does and two were 10-point bucks, but the light was bad at 1600 hours, so they still call this farm home.

I buy an antlerless tag annually just in case I see a wounded doe that needs to be mercifully put down. I saw no wounded poorly hit does this year. Just an hour ago, I drove my Polaris Ranger with Lori dog to the hayfield and saw 10 deer in the hayfield. Two were the 10-point bucks and the other 8 were does. I will hunt with the .54 flintlock Hawken on December 26.

Be well.

Adam