Was able to get out in the woods and do a little slow stalk hunt. My .22 Vulcan 2 - 700 (Spock) got the call. It’s shooting Zan 33gr slugs at 1020 fps. I’ve got it in a K&L chassis now and this ain’t a light stalker package but wanted to see how it performed on these bushy tails 
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I eased out to a nice spot at about 4:20 PM. First one was spotted on the ground and he spotted me too
He hit the nearest oak and zipped on up there. I squat-walked over to a little sapling that I could get some cover from. Played a little hide and seek until he got brave and ventured out on a limb! I was already focused on ‘em before he could make a break for it. At 40 yards, the Zan reached him in a nano second! Thunk! Smoked him while slightly supported against a little skinny pine 
. He went lifeless almost as fast as the Zan got to him! Retrieved him and inspected the neck shot for a second before storing him in the my vest’s game pouch. I shortly moseyed over to a downed tree about 50 yards away and settled down on it. 10 minutes later I spotted another bouncing along the ground. I stealthily 
took a knee and anticipated his approach to a little clearing. He was gathering some acorns and such and wouldn’t quite get to my anticipated kill spot. I decided to ease up and approach for a shot. I took five quiet paces and set up for an off-hander. He finally settled and drew his head up as if to listen for approaching trouble. I quickly focused, released half breath and sent that baby 
Thwack! Another one in the pouch from a 35 yard stander to the neck yet again. I was liking what the Zans was a doing. Soft lead, decent size hollow-points and the 33 grainers are straight slaughtering
Darkness was trying to creep in at this point but I hoped to bag one more. I heard some rustling at a distance and figured it was my next prey. I eased toward it and pleasantly saw him at about 70 yards away. I took the next 5 minutes to duck and dive through some brushy terrain as I closed in to about 55 yards. I took a knee as I saw a shot and quickly squeezed off on the V3s beautiful two-stage trigger. The Zan found the lung/heart and it was over in two shakes of a lambs tail. I got over to him and there was a few blood 
bubbles produced as his last breath escaped out of the entrance wound. He went into the pouch with the others.
My first hunt of ‘23 was done and I must say, it twas a big success. Before loading up back in my truck, I snapped a photo of these guys and of good ole Spock, My .22 Vulcan 3. Spock can NRL/PRS, perform at the bench or get it done hunting afield! These 3 bushy tails will make for a good mess of dumplings
Y’all be good and happy hunting 
!I eased out to a nice spot at about 4:20 PM. First one was spotted on the ground and he spotted me too
He hit the nearest oak and zipped on up there. I squat-walked over to a little sapling that I could get some cover from. Played a little hide and seek until he got brave and ventured out on a limb! I was already focused on ‘em before he could make a break for it. At 40 yards, the Zan reached him in a nano second! Thunk! Smoked him while slightly supported against a little skinny pine . He went lifeless almost as fast as the Zan got to him! Retrieved him and inspected the neck shot for a second before storing him in the my vest’s game pouch. I shortly moseyed over to a downed tree about 50 yards away and settled down on it. 10 minutes later I spotted another bouncing along the ground. I stealthily took a knee and anticipated his approach to a little clearing. He was gathering some acorns and such and wouldn’t quite get to my anticipated kill spot. I decided to ease up and approach for a shot. I took five quiet paces and set up for an off-hander. He finally settled and drew his head up as if to listen for approaching trouble. I quickly focused, released half breath and sent that baby Thwack! Another one in the pouch from a 35 yard stander to the neck yet again. I was liking what the Zans was a doing. Soft lead, decent size hollow-points and the 33 grainers are straight slaughteringDarkness was trying to creep in at this point but I hoped to bag one more. I heard some rustling at a distance and figured it was my next prey. I eased toward it and pleasantly saw him at about 70 yards away. I took the next 5 minutes to duck and dive through some brushy terrain as I closed in to about 55 yards. I took a knee as I saw a shot and quickly squeezed off on the V3s beautiful two-stage trigger. The Zan found the lung/heart and it was over in two shakes of a lambs tail. I got over to him and there was a few blood bubbles produced as his last breath escaped out of the entrance wound. He went into the pouch with the others.My first hunt of ‘23 was done and I must say, it twas a big success. Before loading up back in my truck, I snapped a photo of these guys and of good ole Spock, My .22 Vulcan 3. Spock can NRL/PRS, perform at the bench or get it done hunting afield! These 3 bushy tails will make for a good mess of dumplings
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Best answer for a hunter or fisherman, you never give out your location, I got a good laugh on that one you made my day. BTW nice shooting and a nice picture 