Bit of a late start this morning, but the lad was still holding a doe tag, and we know where we can usually find a few hanging out... Drove up to the plateau, shoved it into four-low for a bit, then parked and walked. He was hunting, I was there as his guide more or less. He had a chance at a doe almost immediately, at about 250 yards, but the shot was almost straight into the sun and couldn't be accomplished before she slipped away.
Hiked & hunted our way up another canyon, to an isolated spring where we've found deer several times over the years. Once again, we found deer. Junior was unable to take the long shot because of intervening brush, and carefully stalked closer. At about 75 yards, he took a knee, and sent the 100 gr Nosler Solid Base zipping downrange at about 3,000 fps from his 6mm Remington. The little doe collapsed instantly!
All that was left was to clean her, drag her down to what passed for the "road." Then drive her to my friend's barn for skinning. It was a great, fun, simple, and rewarding father-son hunt. We both feel pretty darned good about it. Between the two of us, we've got three deer down this year. A good year indeed!
Regards, Guy
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WOOHOO! That is awesome. CONGRATS
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Congratulations to both of you!!!
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RIP Russ,Blaine, & Darrell!!
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Isn't there a minimum age for grampas??
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RIP Russ,Blaine, & Darrell!!
I don't like repeat offenders. I like DEAD offenders!!
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Isn't there a minimum age for grampas??
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Audrey Renae told me "No there isn't"!!
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Great job and nice story and pics. Ride Up!!!
RIDE UP!!!
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Congrats. It's great to see father and son out together sharing those memories. With everybody having such busy lives nowadays, an outing like that gives a father and son a great chance for bonding. It's nice to see the youg-uns getting out.
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Guy.............great story and pics thanks again for sharing. Looks like Junior has his paws on the 6mm Remington and shoots it well!!
Later
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Later
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Guy,
The way "Junior" is clutching that rifle I'd say he has definitlry inhereted it. Nice shooting and thanks for sharing.
Jim
The way "Junior" is clutching that rifle I'd say he has definitlry inhereted it. Nice shooting and thanks for sharing.
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Congrats to Jr.! You guys should have a pretty full freezer by now.
It's always great to see the next generation out there in the field. I always say this, but I will say it again anyway. I can't wait until my boys are old enough to go out with me!
It's always great to see the next generation out there in the field. I always say this, but I will say it again anyway. I can't wait until my boys are old enough to go out with me!
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