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My First Rifle Deer
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After hunting a new area for 3 years my efforts finally paid off on Monday afternoon. I walked into my stand as quietly as I could but I still bumped a large deer bedded right below my stand. I could hear the usual hissing and blowing even after I'd settled in the stand. Assuming it was a doe I just sat quietly for an hour. I could hear the deer moving out about 100 yards every now and then. At 5;00 I figured well I need to try something different so I gave two soft doe grunts. This lad showed up 10 minutes later at about 70 yards across the clearing. I shot lower than I'd hoped but right through the heart. Second picture is the moment I found him.
I've never shot a deer with a rifle before and in this case it was my long since departed father's rifle. A 300 savage that I added a scope to for these old eyes. One more thing off my bucket list. I usually hunt bow and slug seasons.
Special thanks to Species for his encouragement over the last 2 years!
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Great deer! Congrats Dan0!
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Congrats and excellent story. It's always a nice feeling being able to use an inherited gun. I have shot 3 deer with my dads old shotgun
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Awesome work. If that came out of that swamp it is double awesome as that place is a tough nut to crack.
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Well done , Congrats!
That's a great buck, nice color on the antlers.
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That a great buck to get the monkey off your back with Dan.
Congrats on a nice deer !!
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Awesome looking buck and cool story. Congrats sir
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