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Proud dad moment!
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01/15/17 06:17 AM
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JH117
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So my son got his first deer today and boy was it an experience! You see he shoots pretty good when it comes to practicing but this was only his second time to pull the trigger on a deer. Last year he straight missed a spike and this year he finally connected. Unfortunately he hit him right in the back knee! It made for about what seemed like a 300 yard tracking job through some really thick stuff only to find him still alive. I ended up having to put another bullet in him. I gotta hand it to the little guy because he was a natural at spotting the blood trail better than myself. It definitely taught us a valuable lesson about shooting too . I can't emphasise enough about teaching youngsters about following through with a shot and not pulling your head or flinching when they pull the trigger. All in all it was an awesome end to the season and I'm super proud of him!
Last edited by JH117; 01/15/17 06:42 AM.
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/15/17 02:19 PM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/15/17 02:36 PM
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That is great and you made memories that day that will last two life times!
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01/15/17 02:45 PM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/15/17 03:23 PM
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/15/17 09:54 PM
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congrats to both of you. that's a memory that y'all will share forever.
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01/16/17 01:02 AM
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Way to go dad! That's building a hunter the right way. That was a trophy deer to the little guy and rightly so. Work him up to that big 8 when he is ready. Here's to many more years of shared hunts.
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01/16/17 02:10 AM
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congrats on your son's first deer. I had trouble with my son pulling his head up when he shot at deer. Plenty of practice with .22 and also joined 4H shooting program.
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01/16/17 02:18 AM
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Congrats to the young hunter, he outdid me today. I stayed late and didn't get a thing.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/16/17 02:55 AM
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Thanks yall it means a lot! We're definitely gonna work on shooting form through the off season. Hopefully we can get on some hogs or yotes to help out.
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01/16/17 03:01 AM
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Congrats to your son.
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01/16/17 03:22 AM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/16/17 03:39 AM
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Great job, that's a happy looking little man you got their
Chris
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01/16/17 11:51 AM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/16/17 01:02 PM
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I Feed Indian Corn. The deer love it and all the colors make them stay at the feeder longer.
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01/16/17 02:01 PM
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That is great! Sounds like the best lesson learned , is keep looking, recovery could be right past the next bush.
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01/25/17 05:37 PM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/29/17 09:13 PM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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01/31/17 07:36 PM
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Re: Proud dad moment!
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02/01/17 02:19 AM
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Good job. Thanks for sharing. Making memories
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02/01/17 06:16 AM
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Great job by your son! Reminds me of my first buck in 1969, nine years old, and shot a little 6 point at 325 right through both back knees!
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02/01/17 06:48 PM
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Naturally he's better at seeing blood - he's much closer to the ground (and has much younger eyes).
Congrats!!
JR
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02/02/17 01:30 PM
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Congrats! So good to see kids outdoors especially when thwy show such solid constitution and capiltalize on such learning opportunities. Cant wait til my boys are big enough to take with me.
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02/02/17 01:47 PM
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way to go! This is the type of dad I hope to be later this season when my son is 5 and can shoot an X-Bow. He is excited to get out this summer to learn how to shoot it!
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02/06/17 02:18 AM
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