It was snowing big flakes and the wind was blowing a little, but it wasn't to bad as far a setting up goes.
I forgot my shooting sticks in the truck, so I set up behind a blown down tree for a rest in the case of a long shot. Only problem is that my view was partially obstructed by my rest.
I called with a jackrabbit sound for about 10 minutes and didn't see anything.
Then I switched to baby cottontail distress and after another 10 minutes saw a dog trotting away from the call. She had come in to about 50 yards and stopped where I couldn't see her. The she trotted away but stopped at 122 yards to look back. This put her to the left side of my rest, so I had to take a free hand shot from a kneeling position.
The 40 grain vmax hit her in the shoulder (breaking it) and exited through a relatively small hole behind her other shoulder.
She dropped in her tracks.
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/jeremdavis/IMG_8127.jpg)
This next pic is looking back to where I was sitting.
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/jeremdavis/IMG_8129.jpg)
And finally the hero shot.
![Image](http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p237/jeremdavis/IMG_8130.jpg)
Can't wait to get out there again.
BTW Thanks to Huntsman22 for the inspiration of the rifle paint job. Didn't turn out as nice as his, but I tried.