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My first deer - NF


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I played the wind and switched stands to the other side of my property on the second evening. I had never set up a camera here, but the stand faces a tree-heavy steep ridge with apples on top, and tracks were common in the area. Sunset was at 5pm and I used my Grandpas 303 which he had just gifted me. At 520 pm she's within earshot coming up behind me. At 525 I saw her on my far right, light was disappearing fast. I inched the riffle towards her until I could finally get a shot and took it, awkwardly, at 529. 5 seconds later she was down and dead... Perfect heart shot with no meat damage!! Another minute and I was past the legal shooting time.

 

We removed every square inch of meat off her... Even the meat between the ribs and up the neck. 20lbs of meat is for grinding and the remainder was steaked or made into roasts. We are a happy family!

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Good luck to your boy! Those 303 bullets are getting expensive eh?

Umm yeah. I stocked up years ago however.

 

And hes only 12, but hes a good shot.

 

Mine was grandfathered to me as well, you still have the bayonet?

 

Man I love that gun!

 

When I was around that age it felt like firing a rocket launcher lol. But mah boy handles it well.

 

I hope he gets his first deer, thats all hes been talking about!

 

If he gets skunked oh well. But i think he will get one.

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