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    My son just started hunter education classes yesterday. Watching the videos sure did bring back vivid memories of my father taking me 20 years ago, and alll the hunts we have had together over the years. So i basically i have come up with 3 questions:
1 What year did you pass hunters education?
2 What kind of deer did you get and sex for first deer, and at what age?
3 What was you first rifle manufacture/model/caliber?

My awnsers:
1 1995, 12 yrs old
2 Whitetail buck 1 X 0, 12 yrs old
3 Wnchester Model 70 .243
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1972. I was 11 dam that along time ago

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I’ve never been to hunter’s ed.
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In 1997 when i was 12
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1) 1978 or 1979, 10 or 11 (too long ago to remember exactly..... :) )
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1995, 11 yo
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1.  1993. At 12.
2. 2013. On my 32nd birthday.  A little forky black tail.
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I think it was 1995 Age: 9
1995 Blacktail Spike
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1.  1995 when I was 11
2.  8x8 Mule deer.
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Re: When did you pass hunters education class, and go on first deer hunt?
« Reply #10 on: June 09, 2015, 01:13:58 PM »
Passed:  Summer 1990 (9 yrs. old)
Hunted:  Fall 1990
First Deer:  Blacktail doe fall 1990  (10 yrs. old)
Gun:  308 Winchester model 100 carbine  (Yes I still have it!!)

Extra Credit.  First elk Nov. 1993 with the same gun.

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Re: When did you pass hunters education class, and go on first deer hunt?
« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2015, 01:15:16 PM »
1.1995. at 10
2.2001 at age 16 a white tail doe in idaho
3.Rem model 700 mountain rifle in 270win

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Re: When did you pass hunters education class, and go on first deer hunt?
« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2015, 01:31:01 PM »
Took it in 1989 at TSC age 10.  Hunted that archery season and shot a mule deer doe.  PSE Polaris fully set up from Bowhunters discount warehouse if I remember correctly.  Shoot 2213 gamegetters with Thunder heads
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Re: When did you pass hunters education class, and go on first deer hunt?
« Reply #13 on: June 09, 2015, 01:32:27 PM »
Passed:  Summer 1999, 11 yrs old
Hunted:  Fall 1999
First Deer:  1999 Whitetail Spike
Gun: .243 win
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Re: When did you pass hunters education class, and go on first deer hunt?
« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2015, 01:35:27 PM »
Passed:  Summer of 1999, 10 yrs old (got a 100% just sayin)  :chuckle:
Hunted:  Fall of 1999
First Deer: Fall of 2000, whitetail doe
Gun: Savage 110, .25-06
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

 


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