My Grandson earned his first deer today. He sat thru one rainy/wet snow weekend and this last one was single digit mornings in the stand.
Half hour before a fork moved 2 seconds before he could squeeze the trigger. Two does came in, one kept looking back, we waited a few seconds and this fella came in. He was quartering towards us at about 20 yards, first cap failed to fire, second one worked as advertised! Gonna be hard to keep him away from Deer Camp from now on!
That's quite a deer! Yea, your grandson has the fever now! Congrats to him!
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Very nice! Grandson and deer. He will remember those hunts forever, memories are the best trophy's, congratulations to you both.
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With smoke pole, awesome.
My he forever hunt with it.
Well done Grandpa
Congrats! A great buck and even better experience.
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Way to go , there is no doubt he is hooked now . With a smoke pole thats even better. A good looking buck too.
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Wow got lucky he was interested in does long enough to put on a second cap! GREAT first buck too!!
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Awesome...nice buck...great story...congrats to the Grandson.
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Very nice!
You can miss fast & you can miss a lot, but only hits count.
Nice buck! And with a muzzle loader too. Congrats.
Some things just don't get any better!! Congrats and well done!
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Great memories for both of you!
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I honestly don't know if I could have kept my cool enough to put a 2nd cap on with my 12 year old heart going 1000 mph. Back them I'm sure the shakes would have been bad. Great job and nerves of steel on his part.
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Awesome buck! Congrats!
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Oh, he had the shakes. When the first cap didn't fire, I got the '***' look? Couldn't believe the deer didn't jet, so he put on a new cap and KABOOM! I was thinking he made a mess of the off shoulder? The shot cut across the heart and broke the off side front leg below the shoulder. I told him he was gonna have to keep practicing, to live up to the expectation he created. BTW- 75 grains of Goex 2f and a rb!
He is of to a great start. Congratulations!
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Well done and the persistence paid off with a nice buck ....
I bet the kill shot wasn't as loud as that CLICK. Way to be a hunter! After capping, I always let down the hammer on the cap and push down firmly to bottom it out. The one misfire I had 45 years ago taught me that. The Tom Turkey sure heard it and may still be running!
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Excellent that's the way to do it
perseverance and patience bring reward
Hit em'hard
hit em'often
good job!!!!!!!!
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