After having to wait almost 9 years, I finally got to take my son deer hunting and...
 

he got his first deer! My son wrestled varsity from 7th grade until graduation and continued wrestling at American University through his sophomore year so there wasn't any time for hunting trips. Finally, after all of the waiting I was able to take him to good friend of mine's hunting camp in Mississippi, and on his first day, he bagged a respectable buck. It's a nice 8 pointer that weighed in at 155 lbs. Needless to say, I'm as excited about his first deer as he is!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324521660.jpg

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324521674.jpg

Congrats!

Congrats on the buck! Your back stateside for good now?!

WTG!!! I know that feeling well!

Nice work! Congrats!!!

Outstanding! Well done.

Oh, but just one thing... from all the way out here in the West, I can only see four points...;)

Just kidding. Give the kid a great big hug.

Nicely done!

Congrats!!!

well done!!

rifle hunt? what is that second deer? a doe?

Looks like a slaughter! I like the one in the back of the shed...nice basket.

Yes, finally got back about 4 weeks ago and have been burning leave like it's going out of style.

It's very unusual for two bucks to be harvested on the same day, but we were lucky and good.....my buddy spotted the other buck buried into deep brush before he shot him. The unusual thing about this deer was that the rear teeth wore down to the nub. Based on the worn teeth and the gray around his eyes, I'd say the buck was about 7 yrs old. It was the end of the rut season for our area so he only weighed 175 lbs.



http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324572750.jpg

There have been several big bucks taken over the years but this is one of the top three. Not too sure about how it scored out but you don't need a score sheet to know this is an awesome rack (for a deer).

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324573475.jpg

Good hunting trip...building memories for your son.

that is good taxidermy work!! they look like they can blink!! especially the one on the left.

Nice...this is the size we're used to out west:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324574306.jpg


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324574330.jpg

Mike...that buck was shot in Mississippi...you still over here?

He shot the deer Monday and we left Charleston Wednesday. The sad part of the trip was not running into Morgan Freeman but there is always next year.

I bet y'all had a great time on your trip. The time spent together is priceless and a successful hunt just adds to the memory.

The size of the deer is about the only thing you guys out west will admit to being smaller. Now it's just a matter of time before someone in the mid-west chimes in with a photo or two of a big burly whitetail or a muley.

The Right of Passage... Great time in my life..
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324597295.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324597311.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324597327.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1324597337.jpg