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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Old Man Yager on October 09, 2013, 08:41:56 PM

Title: Boy's first deer
Post by: Old Man Yager on October 09, 2013, 08:41:56 PM: My son Trenton drew the Skookumchuck buck tag. Vail tree farm was nice enough to let the youth hunters in for their hunt, without having to buy the access permit. Thanks!! So of course it rains and storms all week prior to the hunt, and then it was 70-75 degrees on the weekend. Usually in Vail you see a ton of deer, but with that hot weather we were worried that we wouldn't see much. Saturday we saw about 15 does, but no bucks. Sunday was worse, we didn't see a deer till about 11oclock. Finally at about 4:30 Sunday afternoon, we came around a corner and there was 2 does and another deer that Trenton said was a spike, but they ran up the bank. So we stop the truck and climb up the bank. Trent gets up there before me, but the only deer up there was the doe. We jumped back down to the road, and sure enough, the other 2 deer are up the road about 100 yards from us. Trent got set up on the shooting sticks, and I said let me make sure it's a spike. The deer were standing straight away from us, I was just about to tell him wait till he turns, and the deer turns broadside, and BOOM. I thought he missed, so I said shoot again, and this time he breaks his back right above the shoulders, and down he went. So then we bro hugged real quick and then went up the road to check his buck out. Nice little spike, and he dropped it right on the road. Great job Trenton, so proud of you!
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Post by: Rooster1981 on October 09, 2013, 08:52:36 PM: How cool is that :tup: way to go
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Post by: HawkCreek on October 09, 2013, 08:56:34 PM: Congratulations to the both of you!
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Post by: MLBowhunting on October 09, 2013, 08:58:25 PM: Very cool :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 09, 2013, 09:00:26 PM: Good work!!!!!! :tup:
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Post by: Mike450r on October 09, 2013, 09:04:36 PM: Gotta love the first deer stories, still remember mine and that was a long time ago.
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Post by: 400out on October 09, 2013, 09:08:28 PM: :tup: Good eats and even better memories!! COngrats to your son
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 09, 2013, 09:30:02 PM: Congrats to you guys :tup:
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Post by: blacktailer on October 09, 2013, 09:32:15 PM: Sweeeeet. Good job guys and Congrats..
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Post by: bowhunterforever on October 10, 2013, 02:02:37 AM: Congrats guys :tup:
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Post by: djnoodle on October 10, 2013, 04:16:50 AM: Great job! :tup: That's a nice buck. And a great father/son memory.
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Post by: rtspring on October 10, 2013, 04:20:19 AM: Cool story, Congrats
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Post by: Alan K on October 10, 2013, 05:32:13 AM: Way to go! :tup:
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Post by: arees on October 10, 2013, 06:00:30 AM: That is a great way to get him started. Congratulations.
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Post by: runningboard on October 10, 2013, 06:19:31 AM: good 1st of what I hope will be many. one of my friends has the same size 1st on a plaque at his mom's house for the last 40 years. great memories! congrats! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: jason stevens on October 10, 2013, 06:24:27 AM: Awesome and very tasty congrats to him!!!!!
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Post by: Fish4Fun on October 10, 2013, 06:27:07 AM: Way to go, he will remember that deer for the rest of his life. Will more than likely kill bigger bucks in the future but the 1st one is never forgotten. :tup: :tup:
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Post by: coachcw on October 10, 2013, 06:32:23 AM: :tup: way to go
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Post by: jackmaster on October 10, 2013, 07:02:22 AM: ATTA BOY TRENT, well i hope yor hooked now kid, remember no grades equals no huntn, :chuckle: congrats kid on your hopefully first of many, you got a good teacher to boot, i know this cause he learned everything from me :chuckle:
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Post by: seth30 on October 10, 2013, 07:03:18 AM: Great job!
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Post by: baker5150 on October 10, 2013, 07:14:04 AM: Awesome, congrats :tup:
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Post by: Old Man Yager on October 10, 2013, 07:59:50 AM: Oh yeah, forgot to say in the story that the 1st shot did hit him, clipped the top of both lungs so it would have been enough, but we both thought he had missed so I told him to shoot again. He must have inhertited that from me, I have been know to throw a little lead downrange, ecspecially when I was younger, which sure feels like it was along time ago!!!
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 10, 2013, 08:05:28 AM: Good job!!!
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Post by: Fish4Fun on October 10, 2013, 08:09:57 AM: Quote from: Old Man Yager on October 10, 2013, 07:59:50 AM
Oh yeah, forgot to say in the story that the 1st shot did hit him, clipped the top of both lungs so it would have been enough, but we both thought he had missed so I told him to shoot again. He must have inhertited that from me, I have been know to throw a little lead downrange, ecspecially when I was younger, which sure feels like it was along time ago!!!

When we were kids our Old Man would say " Shoot until he hits the ground, goes out of sight, or you run out of shells". Looking back, that probably wasn't bad info for a couple of 10 and 11 year old boys.
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Post by: Dustin07 on October 10, 2013, 08:10:09 AM: congrats !!! MEAT! :drool:
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 10, 2013, 08:14:28 AM: Swell first deer!

Get a green score on him yet? Those are cool little spikes.
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Post by: Old Man Yager on October 10, 2013, 08:17:11 AM: I think he would score about 10, after deductions!!!
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 10, 2013, 08:20:45 AM: Yeah his 1's are a little weak and the outside spread is what killed him.

Tasty little deer and it sounds like Trent has a cool head for a young hunter.
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Post by: Old Man Yager on October 10, 2013, 08:21:53 AM: Ya he's alot calmer than I was
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 10, 2013, 08:23:19 AM: Quote from: Old Man Yager on October 10, 2013, 08:21:53 AM
Ya he's alot calmer than I was

:chuckle: that's probably the way it should be.
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Post by: DevinB on October 10, 2013, 08:29:20 AM: Awesome to see this. My 11 year old son will be joining on the hunt this year as an observer. Next year, rifle in hand, he'll be taking the first shots.
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Post by: hntrspud on October 10, 2013, 12:18:55 PM: Outstanding! Congrats on the young hunters first! Will be good eats for sure!
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on October 10, 2013, 12:44:46 PM: WTG!! Nice Buck :tup: