DeerCamp
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Had to chance to take one of my best friends and his son hunting last weekend. The son had never had the chance to take a buck, so I put him on what I figured was the best stand for a chance at some antlers.
I decided to just walk back up on top of the hill where I could watch the whole thing from about 400 yards away from a little ground blind.
Well, soon enough - I see a pretty decent buck walk directly from where the son was sitting, and I was very curious why he hadn't shot. Turns out he tried to, but he forgot to put a bullet in! Doh! One of those lessons you only have to learn once hopefully. Buck heard the click and ran away.
Later on about 20 minutes before end of legal hours, I see another deer headed towards him, walking around the opposite side of a finger of woods from his son but towards him.
Suddenly, I see the kid climbing out of his stand. My buddy frantically calls him and says " Get back in the stand, there is a deer coming!" but there is no time. So he crouches down in the grass, and this deer gradually makes his way around the finger until they are finally about 5 yards apart before the deer spots him in a hilarious face-off. Neither one would move. Eventually the deer keeps moving and the son takes a shot.
I look through my binoculars to see... the healthiest deer I have ever seen casually trotting across the field. He missed! At 10 yards! I said "buddy, that deer is looking fantastic - no chance he is hit"
My buddy goes "crap, I was really hoping to take some deer meat home" so I ask if he wants me to shoot the deer.
He chuckles and says "Yeah, but that's way too far".
So I smiled and ranged the deer, which at this point is standing broadside at 461 yards at the edge of the far woods.
I laid down on the ground, used my binoculars as a bipod, adjusted 31 clicks, let out a slow breath and fired. The deer dropped on the spot. I actually got back on the deer before the bullet ever hit. It was pretty interesting to watch.
So he got meat, I got to show off some of the shooting skills I've been practicing, and the kiddo learned a hard lesson (2 actually).
Fun day all around.
I decided to just walk back up on top of the hill where I could watch the whole thing from about 400 yards away from a little ground blind.
Well, soon enough - I see a pretty decent buck walk directly from where the son was sitting, and I was very curious why he hadn't shot. Turns out he tried to, but he forgot to put a bullet in! Doh! One of those lessons you only have to learn once hopefully. Buck heard the click and ran away.
Later on about 20 minutes before end of legal hours, I see another deer headed towards him, walking around the opposite side of a finger of woods from his son but towards him.
Suddenly, I see the kid climbing out of his stand. My buddy frantically calls him and says " Get back in the stand, there is a deer coming!" but there is no time. So he crouches down in the grass, and this deer gradually makes his way around the finger until they are finally about 5 yards apart before the deer spots him in a hilarious face-off. Neither one would move. Eventually the deer keeps moving and the son takes a shot.
I look through my binoculars to see... the healthiest deer I have ever seen casually trotting across the field. He missed! At 10 yards! I said "buddy, that deer is looking fantastic - no chance he is hit"
My buddy goes "crap, I was really hoping to take some deer meat home" so I ask if he wants me to shoot the deer.
He chuckles and says "Yeah, but that's way too far".
So I smiled and ranged the deer, which at this point is standing broadside at 461 yards at the edge of the far woods.
I laid down on the ground, used my binoculars as a bipod, adjusted 31 clicks, let out a slow breath and fired. The deer dropped on the spot. I actually got back on the deer before the bullet ever hit. It was pretty interesting to watch.
So he got meat, I got to show off some of the shooting skills I've been practicing, and the kiddo learned a hard lesson (2 actually).
Fun day all around.
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