Wife's buck

[elk hunter]

Beautiful morning for hunting today rain and snow mixed.

My wife wanted to hunt deer this year with her mothers rifle. Mom gave her the rifle several years ago when she quit hunting, she would have been 100 this year.

Savage 99 in 30-30 take down frame. My father-in-law bought it used in a local sporting goods store for $16.00 imagine what you would pay today.

The wife fired it yesterday for the first time ever, five rounds just to try the peep sight.

100 yard off hand shot, she hit him in the liver and paunch, something she has never done before. She was quite upset when we found him. He hadn't gone fifty yards before he laid down. Said she wouldn't have done that if she was shooting her Brno 7x57 but she was happy she got a deer with mom's rifle.178243

[CastingFool]

Congrats on the buck. fresh venison is always good!

[Cowpoke]

That's a nice buck! Congrats to your wife!

[tdoyka]

nice buck!!!

[richhodg66]

I love 99s.

Nice buck, she did well. Wish I could find one that good this season.

[TCLouis]

Congrats on the deer and a fine old vintage rifle

[white eagle]

nice deer congrats to your wife
its nice to hunt with the better half
and for her to get a deer with her mom's rifle
well that is special

[shoot-n-lead]

Nice!

[Mtnfolk75]

Tell SWMBO congrats on a nice Buck, I skinned and quartered this little 2x2 on Tuesday. I have a Disabled friend that has Prosthetics below the knees and a crippled up right hand from Muscular Dystrophy, that lives about 6 miles down the hill from the Cabin. He called me Monday afternoon and ask if I could skin a deer he had just shot near his place. I was in town at a Dr's appointment and was about an hour away. By the time I got to his place it was dark, he had field dressed it & got it hung up and wrapped in a Game Bag. The weather was really cool so decided to do it Tuesday morning. I spent the morning skinnin' & quarterin' while he supervised from a camp chair :roll: Finished with ONLY 2 Meat Bee stings on my Left hand, I can think of a lot worse things to do on a Tuesday........... [smilie=s:

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[Huntsman]

Nice deer and rifle. Congrats to your Wife

[OS OK]

"Atta Boy Girl!"

[ammohead]

Congratulations. A nice buck with a fine classic rifle.

[TXGunNut]

Nice buck, classic rifle and a woman that appreciates both. It doesn't get much better than that! Old 99 looks like it has a Lyman tang sight. Nice!

[RugerFan]

Nice buck and rifle!

[44man]

Tell SWMBO congrats on a nice Buck, I skinned and quartered this little 2x2 on Tuesday. I have a Disabled friend that has Prosthetics below the knees and a crippled up right hand from Muscular Dystrophy, that lives about 6 miles down the hill from the Cabin. He called me Monday afternoon and ask if I could skin a deer he had just shot near his place. I was in town at a Dr's appointment and was about an hour away. By the time I got to his place it was dark, he had field dressed it & got it hung up and wrapped in a Game Bag. The weather was really cool so decided to do it Tuesday morning. I spent the morning skinnin' & quarterin' while he supervised from a camp chair :roll: Finished with ONLY 2 Meat Bee stings on my Left hand, I can think of a lot worse things to do on a Tuesday........... [smilie=s:

178254
You are the MAN. Nothing else needs said.
Also congrats to the lady.

[JDL]

Congrats to your wife on a nice buck. Cast or store bought?

Mtnfolk75, That's what friends do....help in time of need!

[woody1]

About as good as it gets. Congrats to both.

[Smoke4320]

What a memory .. Shooting a deer with mothers hand me down ..
congrads all the way around

[tim338]

Nice buck. I have the twin to your wife's rifle. It sure is a good shooter.

[Mtnfolk75]

Wouldn't have guessed, but my Disabled Friend Jimbo killed another little Forked Horn yesterday, so I spent Friday afternoon showing my #3 Grandson ( 14 years old ) how to skin out a Buck. We went back this morning and Butchered after letting it hang overnight. The Kid did really good for his first exposure :mrgreen:

Jimbo donated a front shoulder for helping him out. Life is good on the Mountain.

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[TXGunNut]

Good job!

[TCLouis]

As Don Eades told me one time when discussing ML calibers and I lamented the barrel I was picking up was only 45 caliber . . .

"Dead is Dead"

[Texas by God]

I killed a buck(finally) last season with my Dad's 94 Winchester 30-30. He was as tickled as I was. It is a great feeling. Your better half is a good shot!

[Ramjet-SS]

Fine work with a classic rifle.