backyardtndeer
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So my 13 year old son is high functioning autistic. He finally got interested in hunting last year. I took him some and he never had an opportunity on a buck. He wants to kill a buck for his first deer. I took him during the juvenile hunt and we only saw does. Have taken him a couple times since and same. Finally this afternoon we have a decent ear width buck I try to get him on and the deer never stops where he had a good clear broadside shot that was close enough he felt comfortable. That was early, like 2:30.
I had passed a pretty nice wide buck a couple times with hopes he would get a chance, this afternoon it happened. The deer was just inside 100 yards and he was broadside. My son clicked the safety off took his time and when he took the shot, I immediately thought he missed clean because the deer looked around and then walked a little ways and looked around more. At one point he was walking to us after the shot and i thought he might turn again and give another opportunity so I left the gun in my son's hands on the rail and adjusted it for him and told him when he turns he could take a shot. My son never could get the scope back on him where he thought he had a good shot.
The deer even went down along a brush pile and presented again but it was getting dim fast and he couldn't find him in the scope. I had him in my binoculars and it could have took the gun and shot him, there were several opportunities but i didn't, I kept trying to get him lined up.
Believing it was a clean miss, I think I did the right thing not taking over and shooting him myself, but what would you do in the same situation? This is a nice deer, probably every bit of 21 inch inside spread and fairly tall. If I thought he hit him, I might have taken the gun and put another in him to make sure we don't have a late night tracking. We are going to go back after I get him his supper and check for blood, buy it really don't think we will find any.
I had passed a pretty nice wide buck a couple times with hopes he would get a chance, this afternoon it happened. The deer was just inside 100 yards and he was broadside. My son clicked the safety off took his time and when he took the shot, I immediately thought he missed clean because the deer looked around and then walked a little ways and looked around more. At one point he was walking to us after the shot and i thought he might turn again and give another opportunity so I left the gun in my son's hands on the rail and adjusted it for him and told him when he turns he could take a shot. My son never could get the scope back on him where he thought he had a good shot.
The deer even went down along a brush pile and presented again but it was getting dim fast and he couldn't find him in the scope. I had him in my binoculars and it could have took the gun and shot him, there were several opportunities but i didn't, I kept trying to get him lined up.
Believing it was a clean miss, I think I did the right thing not taking over and shooting him myself, but what would you do in the same situation? This is a nice deer, probably every bit of 21 inch inside spread and fairly tall. If I thought he hit him, I might have taken the gun and put another in him to make sure we don't have a late night tracking. We are going to go back after I get him his supper and check for blood, buy it really don't think we will find any.
