USA: Daughters Buck Hunt

[HuntingGold]

The kid drew a really good tag here in Oregon. I have been close to getting all my kids to quit hunting because of my style (deep back country and spot and stalk). In a last ditch attempt to keep this one involved, I kept it easy and it may have payed off. She is now asking about other hunts.

This buck was taken with one shot from an unassisted standing position, through the neck at 45 - 50 yards. Due to the brush she could not take a knee, nor did she have an opportunity at broadside. She was 50 yards away from me and made her own decision. The deer went down as if hit by a hammer.

Thank goodness for the hundreds of 22 and 17 rounds she put down range shooting at ground squirrels. That shooting paid off.
Here is the deer:

 

[HuntingGold]

The deer scores out at 163 +/- Boone and Crockett. The narrow frame kinda hides his size. I was fooled, I thought 155ish tops.
Here she is last summer. While learning to drive in an open field, she spotted a little bunch of ground squirrels, stopped the car, stepped out and went prone, then quickly went to work. It was hilarious to see her taking the little critters out one by one.

The rifle in the photo above (with the deer) is a Kimber 84M in a .308. The loads are reduced loads I developed for that gun to keep the flinch out. The rifle below is a Ruger American Rimfire.

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Woooohooooooo, way to go Randee!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[WRudman]

Its always good to see young hunters coming to the fore, congratulations young lady!

 

[gizmo]

Well done!

 

[KVS]

Congratulations. A fantastic Buck.

 

[BRICKBURN]

Nice trophy and very good call on her part.
CONGRATULATIONS.

 

[spike.t]

nice one

 

[browningbbr]

Please pass along my congratulations as well.

 

[HuntingGold]

Thanks all. She is pretty happy and so am I.
Marius... that is the little one! It is Elia... she has grown up!
Here is Randee just three weeks ago... MARRIED.

 

[Nyati]

Congrats to the hunter and the happy dad ! Nice buck

 

[lcq]

The deer scores out at 163 +/- Boone and Crockett. The narrow frame kinda hides his size. I was fooled, I thought 155ish tops.
Here she is last summer. While learning to drive in an open field, she spotted a little bunch of ground squirrels, stopped the car, stepped out and went prone, then quickly went to work. It was hilarious to see her taking the little critters out one by one.

The rifle in the photo above (with the deer) is a Kimber 84M in a .308. The loads are reduced loads I developed for that gun to keep the flinch out. The rifle below is a Ruger American Rimfire.
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good trainer and smart to keep the recoil down. I still have a flinch after being handed a kicker when I was a kid.

 

[HuntingGold]

Thanks all for the wonderful replies!

 

[Albertaguy]

Great mulie ! Congratulations to your daughter !

 

[LivingTheDream]

That's awesome I really hope to get a mulie that nice. Great deer and great shooting!

 

[Muskox man]

Nice buck. Tell your daughter congratulations, and a big thanks to you for passing on the hunting tradition to the next generation.

 

[petrusg]

Congratulations to your daughter!! Thats really awesome...

 

[KMG Hunting Safaris]

Thanks all. She is pretty happy and so am I.
Marius... that is the little one! It is Elia... she has grown up!
Here is Randee just three weeks ago... MARRIED.
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Holy Moly! Grown up is an understatement. Congrats to both is in order then! Please send my best to them.

 

[Bruce]

FANTASTIC.. great to see such competence in the young lady.

 

[Petrus Geldenhuys]

Congratulations! I love it when the younger generations are brought up with hunting flowing deep in their veins.