Ravin R10 man Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Posted on Fri, Nov. 12, 2004 I M A G E S Submitted Photo Dennis Paulson, formerly of Barnum and now of Maple Grove, MN, shot these two bucks with one bullet on opening day of Minnesota's firearms deer season, Nov. 6. Two bucks. One bullet. No problem. BY CHRIS HAMILTON NEWS TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Dennis Paulson made a solid heart and neck shot on opening day of Minnesota's firearms deer season. The single bullet passed through one buck's heart and another buck's neck, killing an eight-point and seven-point buck with one shot. Paulson, 40, a former Barnum resident now living in Maple Grove, Minn., was hunting near Barnum on Saturday when he made the rare shot. He was in a nine-person party on 120 acres of family-owned land about eight miles south of Carlton, near the Mahtowa exit off Interstate 35. While the rest of his party went in for lunch about noon, he decided to head back out to his stand near the power lines. "You always hear stories about bucks moving between the trees between noon and 2 p.m. when people are eating lunch, so I thought I'd give it a try," Paulson said in a telephone interview Wednesday. He was in his deer stand about 2:30 p.m. when he missed a nice-sized buck. Then, about half-hour later, he let two other deer pass as he waited for a trophy. That's when Paulson saw an eight-point buck come out of the woods, then another behind it. They were standing next to each other in a field about 125 yards away. Paulson said the thought crossed his mind that he might have a real chance at getting them both with his bolt-action .300 Winchester Magnum, which holds four shells. "They call it an elephant gun up there," he said. But then he had a misfire. Coupled with the miss and an ejected jam in between, Paulson was down to his last bullet. The deer looked up, but they didn't leave. The wind was in his favor, he said. Looking through his scope, he shot and both bucks went down. The second deer briefly got back up, then fell for good, Paulson said. "You always hear about this with a buck and doe, but never two bucks together like that," said Paulson's brother Allan, who was also part of the hunting party. "We all said that's unbelievable." But they never doubted Dennis Paulson's story, Allan Paulson said. "My brother's never lied in his life," he said with a laugh. Dennis Paulson's friend, Chad Clough of Barnum, had returned to his stand about 600 yards west by then and helped Paulson haul out the bucks. They figured the bucks were 130 and 150 pounds field-dressed. "He (Clough) didn't see it," Paulson said. "But you can't make this one up. You can see how the bullets lined up. It's a true, legit story." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! Have heard stories like this before and even about some around here with two bucks just like that. It is illegal here to take two bucks in the same day. My daughter had several opportunities to take shots on does with does behind them in the grower plot last Saturday afternoon. She might have gotten lucky and killed two with one shot, but that is not in my opinion an ethical shot. If it was even legal here with two bucks, I would have to pass until I had the clear shot on one or the other, especially knowing I had only one bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! I totally agree with Willy.I think a shot like that, especially made on purpose to try to down both deer with one shot is very unethical. The chances of you just wounding the deer that's behind the other is a very high %. I've known people to make a shot like that by accident, (I did once), by just not paying attention, but to purposely go for a shot like that is taboo in my book. I really can't see why a person would be bragging about something like that. NOT COOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! I WOULD NEVER IN MY LIFE TRY ANYHTING LIKE THAT! THAT WAS HIS CHOICE AND I GUESS HE MADE THE RIGHT ONE! HERE IN OKLAHOMA YOU CAN ONLY TAKE ONE BUCK WITH A RIFLE SO ITS ILLEGAL HERE. BUT EVEN IF I COULD I WOULD NEVER TRIED IT! I CANT BELIEVE HE WOULD DO THAT I AGREE WITH BUCKEE I THINK IT IS VERY UNETHIAL! HE COULD HAVE KILLED ONE AND WOUNDED THE OTHER! THEN WHAT????? YOU START KICKING YOURSELF! I THINK THE STORY IS COOL AND ALL! BUT LIKE I SAID I WOULDNT DO IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! Im with you steve'o. There are very few times I would even consider a shot like that. If the deer were standing perfectively aligned and you knew you had enough energy to blow through both sets of lungs thats one thing but a heart shot and a neck shot? Maybe im just an old fuddy duddy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! that would be totally illegal in Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! It is illegal here in Maryland to take two bucks in one day, but it was unethical of him to take the shot. He should have known better and not taken the shot until one of the bucks was clear for a shot. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Re: 2 BUCKS.....ONE SHOT!! TRUE STORY!! That stick just don't float! Definately an unethical choice and one I personally would not have made. One Shot-One Kill is the only ethical way in my book. .....................................HUNT SMART-EAT WELL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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