PathfinderJR's 2013 Buck-Best Mulie Yet

[Wea300mag]

Very nice buck, congrats to JR and dad.

[boneaddict]

Way to go guys!   Tell him Bone gives him double thumbs. 

[buck man]

Way to go dad and JR! Excellent buck!!!

[BullMagnet76]

Very nice congrats!!!!!!   

[Pathfinder101]

Thanks for all the comments everyone.  The kid is still on cloud 9 today.  Took a couple of pictures with him to school to show off.  I'll pass along all of the congratulations and thumbs up when I see him at lunch.
 

[Pathfinder101]

That was a great story and photos, congrats to your son on a tremendous buck!
I was also encouraged to hear of a high school with a rifle team in Washington.  I wish my kids' school had that as an option.  I've never seen a school shooting team, what does a rifle team do?

Hunting4sanity,
I retired from the Army 2 1/2 years ago and took a job teaching JROTC at the local high school.  We run a program here that is one of the 5 oldest in the country, and have had a rifle team since at least 1905.  My classroom is actually half rifle range (air rifle right now, but we are on the cusp of beginning a smallbore program as well).  The class I teach is "JROTC Rifle Marksmanship" and we teach 3 postion (prone, standing, kneeling) competitive rifle shooting, Washington State Hunter Safety and the JROTC Curriculum.  I have 5 classes a day and coach 85 shooters.  We have a sporter team (basically a JV) and a precision team (Varsity).  I am proud to say that last summer the precision team traveled to Alabama and won the Junior Olympic 3 Postion National Rifle Championship (the first time Walla Walla High School JROTC has won a National Rifle Championship since 1928-that trophy still hangs in our range).  THere was actually a thread on here about it.

 http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,131095.msg1744757.html#msg1744757

There are several other rifle teams in Washington and Oregon that we compete against (all JROTC).  2 of them in Yakima, one in Salem OR, Prineville OR, Redmond OR, Lebanon OR, Troutdale OR, Oregon City OR, Battle Ground, WA and a few others that are outside of our League that I can't remember the names of.  Most high schools that have a JROTC have at least the ability to form a rifle team, often it just takes an instructor that wants to coach to make it happen.
PM me if you have any questions.

[BullCrazy24]

wow! beautiful buck! tell the youngster congrats!!!

[Huntboy]

Sweet, nice buck. Congrats to JR.

[Pathfinder101]

Thanks guys.  I showed him all the comments at lunch time.   

[huntnphool]

Great buck, well done young man.

[abhold87]

Congrats that's a awesome buck!

[bearhunter99]

Great buck, congrats to the young hunter.  That one will be hard to top!

[SSG Brower]

Very nice buck. Good job Jr.

[PathfinderJR]

Thanks everyone.  I guess I should probably change my Avatar now, huh?

[Woodchuck]

That is probably a fair idea  Congrats young man