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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: elkrack on November 02, 2022, 05:23:54 PM

Title: A big step forward
Post by: elkrack on November 02, 2022, 05:23:54 PM: My 14 year old son was successful on killing his first big game animal this morning. 15 minutes into legal shooting light we ran into a cow and she must have been confused with what we were cause she gave him all the time in the world to put a single shot through her neck dropping her in her tracks! ( I told him just behind the front leg center mass but what the hell does dad know)😂 pretty proud of the guy for taking a step towards becoming a young man.
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Post by: trophyhunt on November 02, 2022, 05:27:51 PM: Love this!! Great job to both of you Mike!!
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Post by: Skillet on November 02, 2022, 05:43:03 PM: :tup:
This is very cool, something I love to see. Congrats to the hunter and a great dad for making it happen!
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Post by: huntnfmly on November 02, 2022, 06:30:45 PM: Very cool that’s awesome thank you for sharing I love these type of threads
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Post by: lewy on November 02, 2022, 07:06:59 PM: Nice piece of meat bro!
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on November 02, 2022, 07:17:34 PM: :tup:
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Post by: 3boys on November 03, 2022, 09:44:50 AM: Good deal! Looks like that bullet did some serious neck damage to put it down hard. Enjoy that elk meat.
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Post by: 7mmfan on November 03, 2022, 10:05:35 AM: Congratulations. Great work Dad getting him out there. That neck shot, if it's anything like the first elk I shot, was likely not intentional. I also aimed behind the shoulder and also hit the elk in the neck. Dead is dead! :chuckle:
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 03, 2022, 10:05:48 AM: Fantastic! Congratulations to the young man (and Dad too)! :tup:
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Post by: bearhunter99 on November 03, 2022, 11:01:22 AM: Quote from: 7mmfan on November 03, 2022, 10:05:35 AM
Congratulations. Great work Dad getting him out there. That neck shot, if it's anything like the first elk I shot, was likely not intentional. I also aimed behind the shoulder and also hit the elk in the neck. Dead is dead! :chuckle:

:chuckle: :chuckle: Both of my oldest daughters did the same thing on their first deer. Aimed tight to the shoulder and made a perfect miss. I told them if you are going to miss by over a foot then that is the perfect miss....

Congrats to the young hunter!
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Post by: jackelope on November 03, 2022, 06:46:10 PM: Yaassss!

I recently had an opportunity to shoot my first elk(I’m 50) and I missed, so if he intended to shoot behind the shoulder and hit the neck and he killed her, he did better than I did. Congrats to the young man.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 03, 2022, 06:48:15 PM: Most excellent!!!! Congrats to him!!!!
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Post by: Bob33 on November 03, 2022, 07:26:08 PM: Congratulations to the young hunter. :tup:
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Post by: spookgus on November 03, 2022, 08:22:35 PM: Stupendous! Good job dad. Congrats to your son. Neither of you will ever forget that day. My son did the same thing on a very nice mule deer at close range.
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on November 03, 2022, 08:24:51 PM: Excellent! A day he’ll remember forever. Congrats to the young hunter and his guide. Good job.
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Post by: Mulie87 on November 03, 2022, 09:52:54 PM: This is awesome! You both will remember this forever. Good job mentoring your son. He will always be grateful.
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Post by: elkrack on November 04, 2022, 11:36:53 AM: :yeah:

Thanks everyone it was a great experience for sure! He’s already asking if there’s any late deer hunts open so I’m thinking he’s hooked! :tup:
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Post by: Mulie87 on November 04, 2022, 12:40:41 PM: That’s great. You officially have a new hunting partner. There’s nothing more special than spending time with your kids in the woods teaching them life skills and bonding.
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Post by: C-Money on November 04, 2022, 12:43:32 PM: So awesome! Thats a good size cow!!
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Post by: wheels1 on November 04, 2022, 01:32:41 PM: Awesome congrats
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Post by: Ironhead on November 04, 2022, 03:24:50 PM: Congratulations to the young man, you too Dad for raising him right!
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Post by: bullfisher on November 04, 2022, 07:02:04 PM: Attaboy, sounds like he's got the feeva now. :chuckle: