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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: deerhunter_98520 on October 30, 2023, 09:02:59 AM

Title: My son finally got it done
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on October 30, 2023, 09:02:59 AM: It's been a pretty hard season deer number wise. Used to seeing 12+ a day in our area and having days of zero was rough when your not used to it especially for a 14yr old. Usually by now we see quite a few spikes and a handful of forkys starting to push does and there was none of that happening so on Thursday evening we decided to leave our spot 45min early and hunt our way back to the gate glassing cuts. The 3rd one we got to my girlfriend spotting a deer in the bottom so I jumped out of the truck and soon as I put my binos on him I knew it was a buck but light was fading fast. I grabbed the spotter and could see he was atleast a spike possibly a little forky. Snapped a quick pic to show my son and he decided he wanted to try a shot. (https://i.imgur.com/55kzJR1.jpg)
He was shootin my 7 mag so I got it ranged and dialed, tried for 15 min to get him settled behind the bipod and he could not get comfortable. I ran back to the truck and grabbed my sand bag and rushed back over and got him setup on a stump and he said he was comfortable. He had 2min till he couldn't see anymore and I told him now or never your going to lose light. He squeezed the trigger and the buck jumped and took 5 steps and fell over. Buck down! 305 yds and he took out half his heart, couldn't be more proud of this kid. 10 more days and he gets to do it all over again in idaho, hopefully I can get him somthing a little bigger

(https://i.imgur.com/3NfLlvV.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kbnRqv4.jpg)
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Post by: Taco280AI on October 30, 2023, 09:10:23 AM: Congrats, that's awesome :tup:
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Post by: bearhunter99 on October 30, 2023, 09:19:26 AM: Congrats! That will do for a first buck - tell him nice shooting!
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Post by: Buckjunkie on October 30, 2023, 09:56:21 AM: Great job! Congratulations!!
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Post by: huntnfmly on October 30, 2023, 11:58:55 AM: Awesome congrats and good on you for getting him out there
This is the 3rd one in 10 minutes I’ve read about I love it
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Post by: brokentrail on October 30, 2023, 12:26:53 PM: Congratulations to both of you! Good luck in Idaho.
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Post by: Bearhunter308 on October 30, 2023, 12:36:47 PM: Way to go! Great shooting from the young man!
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 30, 2023, 01:50:15 PM: :tup:

Great job!!
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Post by: cavemann on October 30, 2023, 08:58:28 PM: That's awesome!!! Congrats

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Post by: fowl smacker on October 31, 2023, 06:05:22 AM: I love seeing all our kids getting it done!
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Post by: C-Money on October 31, 2023, 07:15:52 AM: Nice buck! Congratulations!
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Post by: dvolmer on October 31, 2023, 01:49:37 PM: Super cool!!!! Great job dad and son!!!!
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on October 31, 2023, 10:05:47 PM: Thanks everyone! He's a pretty happy kid, he thinks he's a sniper now :chuckle:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 01, 2023, 06:17:14 AM: Awesome!!
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Post by: clearwater on November 01, 2023, 08:47:30 AM: Fantastic way to make memories!

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Post by: ruttnbuck on November 01, 2023, 11:11:12 AM: Congratulations too you both on a great hunt! That's so cool!!