first deer?

Coloradobuck · Post by **Coloradobuck** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:40 pm

mine was a 3X3 muley buck

Post by **MuleyMadness** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:50 pm

oneshotkill

Nice one, thanks for posting.

quebechunter · Post by **quebechunter** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:32 pm

mine was a young 3x3 (13")
that i got with archery equipment (was i proud

)
took me 9 year to actually connect on a big game animal(black bear)
and i 've been successful every year ever since.
in fact we started hunting deer the first year(i was 14)
cause dad saw 2 or 3 deer tracks in our fields during summer LOL
took 3 year to see a live deer during hunting season (a doe with 2 fawns that came underneat my stand during a drive, but it was buck only)
i continued to give my best each and every year, even if some were questionning my sanity. and at last it paid off.

Post by **DeadI** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:36 pm

oneshotkill
That is a slug gun right. Were did you get the deer, you don't see tomany people use slug guns around here.

Nice pics thanks for sharing.

stick_man · Post by **stick_man** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:02 pm

My first was when I was 17. A nice older 5x6, 25.5 wide X 18 tall. Weighed in at 231 gutted. Kicked him out of a flock of sheep along with 3 others that were just as big or bigger. Took him at about 300 yards with a .303 British. (The next year I bought my '06). He knew where to hide. Unfortunately for him, a smaller buck gave away his hiding place.

He was also the ONLY one I have ever taken that was more than a 3x2. The smaller ones do taste better though.

IDHunter · Post by **IDHunter** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:51 pm

My first buck was a 2X2.

I didn't come from a hunting family either so I was by myself. In fact I have never harvested an animal with someone around.

The only directions I had on gutting my first deer was given to me before I went. I was told to cut from its hole to its chest and take out everything that doesn't look like you would eat it.

Needless to say it was a mess. I'm sure a pack of coyotes could have done a cleaner job.

Post by **Hiker** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:04 am

I shot my first deer, a whitetail button buck, when I was 14 or so.....but I killed my first Muley buck, a Forky back in 1983. I killed it with my 25-06 Remi. Model 700. I was so proud of that buck...I remember driving home in my 71 Plymouth Valiant, lime green...with it's head hanging out of the trunk, so all could rejoice with me. I have a photo of it but my wife cut it up for her scrap booking.

Post by **BOHNTR** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:54 am

I arrowed my first buck when I was 12 years old.....with an ol' Pearson Longbow and cedar shafts. It was a 3x3 Columbian Blacktail from a mere distance of 18 yards! No photos......as we didn't carry cameras in the mid-70's.

ridgetop · Post by **ridgetop** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:33 pm

I shot a spike when I was 16 at 50 yards. It took 4 shots and only one bullet connected. A little buck fever involved. I'll try to find an old pic. of it. If anyone wants a good laugh.

Post by **Hiker** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:16 pm

Ridgetop, no laughing will be going on here but I'd like to see it.