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The kid tagged his first solo buck

CaliFFLCaliFFL Posts: 5,486 Senior Member
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It is opening day and I'm stuck at work. My son has his first class at 11AM so he decides to go hunting at first light.

This is his first deer kill without me present. 151 yards with his Remington 710 in 270 Win.

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When our governing officials dismiss due process as mere semantics, when they exercise powers they don’t have and ignore duties they actually bear, and when we let them get away with it, we have ceased to be our own rulers.

Adam J. McCleod


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  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,317 Senior Member
    #2
    Wambli Ska wrote: »
    OUTSTANDING!!!! :cool2:

    Yep! Nice meat buck....
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  • BuffcoBuffco Posts: 6,244 Senior Member
    #3
    I can't remember if it was you I asked this about a few weeks ago, but do you have blacktails where you live? Or is this a whitetail?
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  • JerryBobCoJerryBobCo Posts: 8,227 Senior Member
    #4
    That is just way too cool.

    Congrats to both of you.
    Jerry

    Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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  • CaliFFLCaliFFL Posts: 5,486 Senior Member
    #5
    Buffco wrote: »
    I can't remember if it was you I asked this about a few weeks ago, but do you have blacktails where you live? Or is this a whitetail?

    No blacktails up here. We have mulies and whiteys.
    When our governing officials dismiss due process as mere semantics, when they exercise powers they don’t have and ignore duties they actually bear, and when we let them get away with it, we have ceased to be our own rulers.

    Adam J. McCleod


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  • JayhawkerJayhawker Posts: 18,317 Senior Member
    #6
    A major accomplishment for the young man...And he did it with a .270...Imagine that....he must have been shooting downhill for the bullet to make it that far...Holdover at 151 yards is what? 20 or 30 feet?.:tooth:
    Sharps Model 1874 - "The rifle that made the west safe for Winchester"
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  • CaliFFLCaliFFL Posts: 5,486 Senior Member
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    Jayhawker wrote: »
    A major accomplishment for the young man...And he did it with a .270...Imagine that....he must have been shooting downhill for the bullet to make it that far...Holdover at 151 yards is what? 20 or 30 feet?.:tooth:

    I was waiting for the 270 jokes...

    He has texted me periodically to complain about being alone for the 3/4 mile deer-drag.
    When our governing officials dismiss due process as mere semantics, when they exercise powers they don’t have and ignore duties they actually bear, and when we let them get away with it, we have ceased to be our own rulers.

    Adam J. McCleod


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  • Diver43Diver43 Posts: 12,645 Senior Member
    #8
    Congrats to your Son.
    Logistics cannot win a war, but its absence or inadequacy can cause defeat. FM100-5
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  • JerryBobCoJerryBobCo Posts: 8,227 Senior Member
    #9
    CaliFFL wrote: »
    I was waiting for the 270 jokes...

    He has texted me periodically to complain about being alone for the 3/4 mile deer-drag.

    Just 3/4 of a mile? And just a young deer?

    Text back and tell him he has it easy.
    Jerry

    Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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  • jbp-ohiojbp-ohio Posts: 10,879 Senior Member
    #10
    Jayhawker wrote: »
    A major accomplishment for the young man...And he did it with a .270...Imagine that....he must have been shooting downhill for the bullet to make it that far...Holdover at 151 yards is what? 20 or 30 feet?.:tooth:

    Who said he shot it? May have been a cliff 151 yards high where he dropped the rifle on the deer..... :jester:
    "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson
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  • JerryBobCoJerryBobCo Posts: 8,227 Senior Member
    #11
    Wambli Ska wrote: »
    What jokes! I assumed he clubbed it with the rifle! Did you already tell him you used to drag your deer 10 miles, in knee deep snow, uphill both ways? :tooth:

    You left out the part about how much heavier deer were back then.
    Jerry

    Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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  • CaliFFLCaliFFL Posts: 5,486 Senior Member
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    Wambli Ska wrote: »
    What jokes! I assumed he clubbed it with the rifle! Did you already tell him you used to drag your deer 10 miles, in knee deep snow, uphill both ways? :tooth:

    When I tell it, it is always an elk!
    When our governing officials dismiss due process as mere semantics, when they exercise powers they don’t have and ignore duties they actually bear, and when we let them get away with it, we have ceased to be our own rulers.

    Adam J. McCleod


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  • SlanteyedshootistSlanteyedshootist Posts: 3,947 Senior Member
    #13
    :applause:
    The answer to 1984 is 1776
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  • JerryBobCoJerryBobCo Posts: 8,227 Senior Member
    #14
    CaliFFL wrote: »
    When I tell it, it is always an elk!

    Are you nuts?

    You tell people that you killed an elk with a .270??????
    Jerry

    Gun control laws make about as much sense as taking ex-lax to cure a cough.
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  • CaliFFLCaliFFL Posts: 5,486 Senior Member
    #15
    JerryBobCo wrote: »
    Are you nuts?

    You tell people that you killed an elk with a .270??????

    No, I tell them it was 7mm Rem Mag.
    When our governing officials dismiss due process as mere semantics, when they exercise powers they don’t have and ignore duties they actually bear, and when we let them get away with it, we have ceased to be our own rulers.

    Adam J. McCleod


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  • NNNN Posts: 25,228 Senior Member
    #16
    Very nice.
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  • 10 AC10 AC Posts: 309 Member
    #17
    Nice. And congrats to the both of ya'll.
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  • CHIRO1989CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,750 Senior Member
    #18
    Tell him congratulations, and then get him an Otter Sled, still a chore but much easier.

    http://www.otteroutdoors.com/ottersleds.html
    I alway keep one in the back of my truck, I toss all of my "stuff" in it to keep it from rolling around and my stuff in one place.
    I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11
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  • Six-GunSix-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member
    #19
    CaliFFL wrote: »
    I was waiting for the 270 jokes...

    He has texted me periodically to complain about being alone for the 3/4 mile deer-drag.

    He's just first his first major lesson of solo deer hunting: be careful what you wish for because you jsut might get it!

    Great job on his part to get one in the bag.
    Accuracy: because white space between bullet holes drives me insane.
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  • orchidmanorchidman Posts: 8,418 Senior Member
    #20
    Congratulations to him for his first solo buck, and congratulations to you for raising him to the point where he feels comfortable and skilled enough to 'fly' solo.
    Still enjoying the trip of a lifetime and making the best of what I have.....
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  • beartrackerbeartracker Posts: 3,116 Senior Member
    #21
    So cool, great, I know he is proud and so is dad. Plus he did it with a 270, good for him indeed.
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  • bklysenbklysen Posts: 522 Senior Member
    #22
    Congrats to your son. :up:

    My first solo hunt that involved a deer drag wasn't all that much fun at that particular moment, but I can honestly say it is one of my fondest memories. Something about the 'aloneness' of it still makes it special for me.

    Oh, and let your son know he was lucky to have a girly .270 accomplish that. I'd never take that risk.

    That's why I shoot a very manly .277.
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  • CaliFFLCaliFFL Posts: 5,486 Senior Member
    #23
    He took a self portrait.

    koterbuck.jpg
    When our governing officials dismiss due process as mere semantics, when they exercise powers they don’t have and ignore duties they actually bear, and when we let them get away with it, we have ceased to be our own rulers.

    Adam J. McCleod


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  • 5280 shooter II5280 shooter II Posts: 3,923 Senior Member
    #24
    Nice! Remind him that when he goes into Mule Deer country.....bring the Mule!:tooth:
    God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!
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  • Six-GunSix-Gun Posts: 8,155 Senior Member
    #25
    beartracker wrote: »
    So cool, great, I know he is proud and so is dad. Plus he did it with a 270, good for him indeed.
    Exactly! That's right up there with taking a grizzly bear with a Red Ryder.
    Accuracy: because white space between bullet holes drives me insane.
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  • 5280 shooter II5280 shooter II Posts: 3,923 Senior Member
    #26
    You can always shoot it's eye out......
    God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!
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  • timctimc Posts: 6,684 Senior Member
    #27
    Outstanding! The young man can officially feed himeself. Always nice to see you teachings pay off isn't it. Congrats to him!
    timc - formerly known as timc on the last G&A forum and timc on the G&A forum before that and the G&A forum before that.....
    AKA: Former Founding Member
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