Author Topic: Opening Deer weekend to remember. (Read 5833 times)

D-Rock425 · « **on:** October 20, 2021, 09:20:31 AM »

My two older daughters Emily (14) and McKenzie (11) and myself started out the weekend with 6 Washington deer tags. I put all of us in for 2nd deer separately thinking we might get one or two extra tags surprisingly we all drew 2nd deer and McKenzie a youth any deer tag.
Opening day rolls around and girls and I are set up to glass before shooting light. About 45 minutes into shooting light we've seen a few does but no bucks when Emily glasses up a bedded whitetail buck 300 yards from us. We confirmed it was legal and she says "can I shoot your gun" (270 wsm). She easily dings steel out to 400 at the range so I said ok. We get her sitting and gun set up on tripod. She gets dialed in and we run a dryfire practice shot on the deer to see if she's comfortable then it's go time. She drops the hammer buck never stands up just rolls down the hill then attempts to stand and she lays another one on him and he doesn't move. We pack up head on over to her buck and to my surprise it's a dandy whitetail buck.
After getting her buck cut up and back to camp McKenzie is up to bat that evening head out to glass can't turn up any bucks so she decides she'll fill her antlerless tag. Get her set up prone and dialed in and she makes a great 325 yard shot with a 6.5 creedmoor. Deer doesn't go 30 yards and flops over. When we get to the deer I find out it's got boy parts and antlers that looked like he shed them already still had scabs on them.
Day 2 starts and we bump into a bedded buck 100 yards below us but we can't get McKenzies set up in time for a shot. We watch the deer get out into some cliffs and he stops finally but McKenzie isn't comfortably with the shot and position of the shot so she doesn't shoot. As the deer starts to wrap around out of sight I set up for a shot and connect another buck down.
I was able to fill my 2nd tag sunday evening then Emily filled hers Monday morning on a couple does. We never could turn up a buck with real antlers for McKenzie but we came home with 5 of 6 deer tags filled. Both girls made great shots and McKenzie made a hard decision to not shoot when it didn't feel right. Definitely be a weekend the girlies and I will remember.

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:21:40 AM »

More pics

jrebel · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:26:59 AM »

That looks like a good weekend to me. Congrats to the hunters.

wadu1 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:29:03 AM »

Good job dad, and good shooting young ladies.

huntnfmly · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:32:27 AM »

Awesome congrats

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:52:39 AM »

Great stuff! Lots of meat in the freezer for sure!!!

dvolmer · « **Reply #6 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:55:35 AM »

Totally wonderful!! Good job Pop’s!!!

trophyhunt · « **Reply #7 on:** October 20, 2021, 09:58:54 AM »

Very cool, congrats to all!!

ganghis · « **Reply #8 on:** October 20, 2021, 10:06:19 AM »

That's definitely a weekend to remember - congrats to all!

Griiz · « **Reply #9 on:** October 20, 2021, 11:38:31 AM »

Congratulations

OutHouse · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2021, 11:48:17 AM »

What a crazy successful hunt! Great job Dad!

JDHasty · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2021, 11:56:48 AM »

Two Thumbs up

Bob33 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2021, 12:01:21 PM »

Awesome. Those are memories you will all remember for a lifetime.

mcrawfordaf · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2021, 01:13:45 PM »

Congrats to you and the family! Can only hope to have a day like this with my kids.

Taco280AI · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2021, 01:16:08 PM »

That's awesome

X-Force · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2021, 02:01:34 PM »

So cool!

Glad you guys could have that much success!

nwwanderer · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2021, 02:32:44 PM »

Thanks, looks like the mule deer and whitetail have been sharing some genetics!

teanawayslayer · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2021, 02:54:47 PM »

Nice work!

Woodchuck · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2021, 02:55:38 PM »

Awesome job

Jimmy33 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2021, 03:19:58 PM »

Nice job young ladies!

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luvmystang67 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2021, 03:28:05 PM »

Awesome work girls!

h20hunter · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2021, 03:30:23 PM »

Dude, that's awesome.

bearhunter99 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2021, 03:39:27 PM »

Love seeing the kid's smiles. great job dad! Congrats to the girls as well! Both on getting their deer and for knowing when they aren't comfortable, that's a tough thing to teach kids sometimes (tough teaching some adults when not to shoot too but that's another thing...)

mburrows · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2021, 04:25:34 PM »

Dang what a weekend. Well done!

jason stevens · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2021, 05:45:10 PM »

This right here is amazing. These are moments to cherish. I enjoyed hunting with my girls an now there grown we still get time but not as much. Great job dad !!!!!

NOCK NOCK · « **Reply #25 on:** October 20, 2021, 06:23:11 PM »

Awesome! That's a lot of butchering to do.

chukarchaser · « **Reply #26 on:** October 20, 2021, 06:57:33 PM »

Super cool

Mfowl · « **Reply #27 on:** October 20, 2021, 06:59:19 PM »

That's awesome!

ShaneTyTrey · « **Reply #28 on:** October 20, 2021, 07:19:32 PM »

How awesome, as good as it gets, great for the girls and awesome Dad moment for you!

hunter399 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 21, 2021, 05:24:36 AM »

I would say so.
Great memories had there.👍👍👍

bugs n bones · « **Reply #30 on:** October 21, 2021, 06:35:29 AM »

Priceless memories !!

Lady Grouse hunter · « **Reply #31 on:** October 21, 2021, 07:54:51 AM »

YES Girls know how to take em'

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 21, 2021, 09:07:54 AM »

Well done, Dad!

wapiti22 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:00:43 PM »

What part of the state were you hunting??

D-Rock425 · « **Reply #34 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:20:13 PM »

Quote from: wapiti22 on October 21, 2021, 12:00:43 PM

What part of the state were you hunting??

the part with mule deer and whitetail.

bullfever · « **Reply #35 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:38:11 PM »

Quote from: D-Rock425 on October 21, 2021, 12:20:13 PM

Quote from: wapiti22 on October 21, 2021, 12:00:43 PM
What part of the state were you hunting??
the part with mule deer and whitetail.

Geez, don't give away your location. Might as well just send him GPS coordinates

Fatherof5 · « **Reply #36 on:** October 21, 2021, 12:38:33 PM »

Quote from: D-Rock425 on October 21, 2021, 12:20:13 PM

Quote from: wapiti22 on October 21, 2021, 12:00:43 PM
What part of the state were you hunting??
the part with mule deer and whitetail.

Good answer

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