Forums46
Topics538,042
Posts9,732,275
Members87,055
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
My son did good!
#7390350
12/30/18 06:55 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,755
ccoker
OP
Extreme Tracker
|
OP
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,755 |
Went out for a nice 4 days of hunting over the Christmas break with my son David (14) in search of a good cull buck. He got the job done Friday evening. I had spotted a deer before and had pictures of and discussed with the lease manger. Definitely a targeted hunt for a specific deer that met ranch criteria. It came in Friday evening and it was windy. Deer were skittish and would just take off for no apparent reason. I saw the buck come in and told David "he's back" and we shifted seats. He got the 7mm08 in position and it started to walk off into the brush, I said "he's leaving, get on him but don't rush the shot" BWAM------ sssscccchhhhhhtttt THWAP! IMPACT! Saw the deer take off, hit the ground, turn and run, hit the ground again and go off into the brush. I asked him how he felt about his shot, where he aimed, etc.. "In the leg" he said. "In the leg??? !!" was my response.. "In the leg?" He was like, "well,, the shoulder" Ah.. ok, then he grinned and said "He's dead" Confidence is everything.. We waited about 30 minutes and sure enough, there he was, laying down, antlers up. He made it about 30 yards total. Both legs broke. In the area we were hunting if a deer runs into the thick brush they can be VERY hard to find and people lose deer out there more often than they should. I would rather lose a few pounds of shoulder meat than a whole deer. Took some pics, high fives, loaded up and headed back to camp. Always funny to see everyone hanging around the cleaning station judging everyone else's deer. My boy did good.
Last edited by ccoker; 12/30/18 06:57 PM.
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390361
12/30/18 07:00 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 124
jbseamus83
Woodsman
|
Woodsman
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 124 |
Very nice! Gotta love that teenage confidence. 7mm-08 is a fantastic round and did its job well. Congrats on a fantastic buck and even better memory.
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390362
12/30/18 07:00 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,528
SnakeWrangler
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 65,528 |
Great looking buck....well done Sir's.....
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!"
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390367
12/30/18 07:05 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 15,983
Jimbo1
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 15,983 |
FJB - Lets Go Brandon BBB - Bring Back Better Awake - Not Woke!
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390382
12/30/18 07:25 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,755
ccoker
OP
Extreme Tracker
|
OP
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 4,755 |
he's a good kid, no problems, loves to hunt and fish... turning into a fine young man
He's learning to age deer well which is something I didn't really learn until the last 5 years or so...
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: Jimbo1]
#7390397
12/30/18 07:45 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
SapperTitan
Taking Requests
|
Taking Requests
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609 |
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390605
12/30/18 10:45 PM
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,436
twdjr
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,436 |
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390654
12/30/18 11:25 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25,295
Creekrunner
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 25,295 |
Heckuva wide buck, great looking kid, great story. Congratulations to you both. And as for discussing with your lease manager and everyone hanging around judging everyone else's deer - 'hell with 'em!
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390658
12/30/18 11:28 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 429
rmp
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 429 |
Jameson Peak Ranch Trophy Whitetails "Lets go hunt a BIG one."
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: twdjr]
#7390711
12/31/18 12:34 AM
|
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,798
el Rojo
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,798 |
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390727
12/31/18 01:00 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 313
MVPhere
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 313 |
Congratulations on a great buck!
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390756
12/31/18 01:33 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 11,914
Simple Searcher
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 11,914 |
Dang nice buck, congrats.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390764
12/31/18 01:43 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,823
RattlesnakeDan
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,823 |
Just like Jesus, sometimes you gotta kill some hogs. Lone Star Mesquite . com RattleSnake Dan's Shredding Service
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390774
12/31/18 01:52 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,483
jim1961
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 6,483 |
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390815
12/31/18 02:37 AM
|
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 821
Red Pill
Tracker
|
Tracker
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 821 |
That sure is a good buck, especially for a cull. Good job!
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7390977
12/31/18 12:09 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,652
Pitchfork Predator
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,652 |
Congrats to your son, nice buck.
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7391141
12/31/18 03:04 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,695
pop r
Pro Tracker
|
Pro Tracker
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 1,695 |
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7391145
12/31/18 03:06 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 156
crooked horn
Woodsman
|
Woodsman
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 156 |
Thank you...thank you very much
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: Pitchfork Predator]
#7391223
12/31/18 03:54 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296
stxranchman
Obie Juan Kenobi
|
Obie Juan Kenobi
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 60,296 |
Congrats to your son, nice buck.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7391267
12/31/18 04:47 PM
|
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
snake oil
THF Trophy Hunter
|
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759 |
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7392212
01/01/19 03:06 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 29,034
Western
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 29,034 |
Yeah he did!, heck of a buck, good job young man
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7392357
01/01/19 05:40 PM
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573
dlrz71
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573 |
|
|
|
Re: My son did good!
[Re: ccoker]
#7392528
01/01/19 08:25 PM
|
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,879
sbushee
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,879 |
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, hetman, jeh7mmmag, JustWingem, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, rifleman, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|