thirdwilliam
Well-Known Member
congrats
Shoot yeah that's a good buck , congrats to your son. Brother you've raised deer killers !My son punched his second buck tag this afternoon on a heavy horned 8pt. He's put in the time to kill this deer and done it all on his own. He got the permission, scouted, and picked his spot. There is a shooting house there that I thought was in a better spot, but he picked a spot on the ground where a hay field dumps into a cut corn field and surrounded by a thicket. He's hunted 8 afternoons straight and a few mornings mixed in. He's actually set this field the last 7 evenings.
He asked if he could take my gun this afternoon. He killed it at 170 yards which is farther than I've ever killed one even with a rifle. He thought it was a little bigger when he called me after he shot but still a nice deer and tickled.
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Yep, been there. He's not too disappointed. He was hunting a bigger deer but still a good deer nonetheless and a great shot to boot. I asked him this morning when I left for work if he was still excited, and he said yes.That's awesome. Congrats to him, and to his proud papa!
"He thought it was a little bigger when he called me after he shot"
I think we are all familiar with that phenomenon, but a great deer nonetheless.
He's taking his sister this evening and Saturday morning if she hasn't punched her second tag yet. This helps ol Dad out. She had a great opportunity last Friday afternoon but didn't work out for her.he had a great season. now he can sleep in and avoid the stinging cold that awaits the rest of us