2023 deer. Let’s see um!

[Grousehunter19]

Thanks! No other field angles, but here's a front view and a close up of his bases.

Congrats! Those are some crazy lookin bases

[dilleytech]

Awesome buck @kellama2001
Do you have any other angles of him?

Congrats!

Thanks! No other field angles, but here's a front view and a close up of his bases.

Looks like atleast 3 legal points to make him legal.

[bigmacc]

Dandy buck kellama👍 congrats!

[kellama2001]

Thanks everyone!

[CackleBird98]

First muzzy deer.  Last day.  Didnt make the best first shot regrettably, just caught his windpipe, blood trailed him well over a mile to where he piled up.  Got him 1 more time in the ribs on the run when he jumped out of his bed.  Happy it ended well

[bigmacc]

Nicely done. A great buck.👍 Thanks for sticking with him.

[Platensek-po]

My son was able to fill his youth tag yesterday after about 2 hrs of hunting. The biggest trophy for me was having him demand to gut it himself and get upset when I helped skin it. He is excited that he can now focus on filling his second deer tag with his grampa while I try and fill my tag. Super proud of the shot he made and how dedicated and excited he gets about hunting.

[Karl Blanchard]

My son was able to fill his youth tag yesterday after about 2 hrs of hunting. The biggest trophy for me was having him demand to gut it himself and get upset when I helped skin it. He is excited that he can now focus on filling his second deer tag with his grampa while I try and fill my tag. Super proud of the shot he made and how dedicated and excited he gets about hunting.

high fives all around!!!

[7mmfan]

Love it! That's great!

[Taco280AI]

My son was able to fill his youth tag yesterday after about 2 hrs of hunting. The biggest trophy for me was having him demand to gut it himself and get upset when I helped skin it. He is excited that he can now focus on filling his second deer tag with his grampa while I try and fill my tag. Super proud of the shot he made and how dedicated and excited he gets about hunting.

That's awesome 

[Tenkara]

My son was able to fill his youth tag yesterday after about 2 hrs of hunting. The biggest trophy for me was having him demand to gut it himself and get upset when I helped skin it. He is excited that he can now focus on filling his second deer tag with his grampa while I try and fill my tag. Super proud of the shot he made and how dedicated and excited he gets about hunting.

That's awesome 

[Boss .300 winmag]

Congratulations, always fun to see kids get their first deer.👍

[Taco280AI]

Although I'm really liking the new 7-08, I haven't settled on a load yet and ranges tend to be longer where I hunt in Idaho which isn't ideal with the fixed 6x on it. I can always count on the Ackley so took it out the other day, only 3 shots needed at 200 yards, 0.84" and done.

Didn't plan on getting a deer today unless it was a decent buck. Mainly wanted to get out and look for elk. Saw two smallish 5 points and two big bulls. Only saw one buck, about 1.2 miles away. Finally gave in and got a spotting scope for this season and it was perfect. I caught a glimpse of a deer moving between bushes, but way too far for the 10x Swaros to tell what it was. Spotter showed a 3x4, I figured why not.

The area I was going to didn't look terrible, half way was flat without having to bust through brush, then hike up a hill, look across the way to the other hill, should be right there. Well I got up there and couldn't find the deer. Got out my phone to look at the brush he was around, couldn't match it up. Different perspective maybe? Did see a big 6 point bull on that hill, perfectly broadside, standing still while eating, and in range. Kept sneaking glances at him while looking for the deer, but where was he? Looked higher up the mountain, a lot farther away and fffffffffff.... I wasn't even close. Still had a long way to go, and then it started to suck.

Eventually got to 466 yards quartering away, dialed the scope, and first time recovering a 145 LRX. Retained weight was 144.3 gr with expansion going from .284 to .567. The 4 mile pack out sucked, but more meat in the freezer. My deer season lasted one day.







Some elk footage I got
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyW11QcvalQ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[JakeLand]

Nice shooting and great buck ! Bullet looks perfect

[7mmfan]

Nice shooting and great buck ! Bullet looks perfect

I agree, bullet looks perfect. Good shooting, great buck!