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Last month I took my 8 year old son on his first hunt ( first hunt with him behind the trigger). We have been getting ready for this for a few years with lots of rifle handling and shooting. He's been shooting a 22 since he was 4 and been shooting this .223 single shot handi rifle for 10 months and some shooting with a 6.5 swede and reduced loads for a year. Good friend of mine who posts here as Graybird was heading to Texas for an Addax hunt and mentioned they have Hogs Sheep and Goats too and that I may want to bring my son along so he can get his first hunt. To make a long story short we had a great time even though daytime temps were 140 degrees ( okay a slight exaggeration they were 106 ) and the hogs were pretty tough to put in front of a youngster we were able to get it done. The Black Hawaiian ram was taken at 66 yards with a base of the neck shot from his .223 and Barnes 45 grain TSX bullets, complete penetration and quick one shot kill. The hog took several stalks and some pep talks but finally we were able to put an 8 year old boy and a hog in the same place at the same time and he made the shot. Again one shot this time low through the shoulders complete penetration at 16 yards. The hog ran 16 yards after the shot right to us and just about ran over the camera man (Graybird) then laid down next to him and died. Please take a look at the pictures I've got a pretty happy kid there and he is hooked for life. I will try to post the video link as well. | ||
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A very happy young man and it sounds like a proud Dad too! A big congrats to you both!!! 30+ years experience tells me that perfection hit at .264. Others are adequate but anything before or after is wishful thinking. | |||
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Great job, you are one lucky Father, I still have 5 years before my son can start hunting and he is always telling me he wants his first animal to be a black bear. Congrats to you and your son on the hunt. Thanks! Brian Clark Blue Skies Hunting Adventures www.blueskieshunting.com Email at: info@blueskieshunting.com African Cape Trophy Safaris www.africancapesafaris.com Email at: brian@africancapesafaris.com 1-402-689-2024 | |||
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Tell him congratulations! That smile says it all! | |||
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That is awesome!! | |||
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Congratulations to your son. Seeing those pictures sure makes me wish my boys were still eight. DRSS | |||
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Now that is an outstanding trophy...better than a 30 inch muley Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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This is whats it all about, a great dad, and a great son, congrats to you both, man what a smile! Memories of a lifetime.... | |||
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Or a B&C Shirus moose!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are rich beyond words. congrats to dad and the "short" hunter | |||
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Brilliant, way to go. You are a fortunate man. | |||
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I was beginning to wonder if this report was ever going to be posted!!! Here is a video of the pig hunt. Pig Hunt Video We had a great time!!! Graybird "Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after ... it's the reckoning." | |||
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You have to love those photos and that smile! Congrats to both of you and to GB for giving y'all the nudge. ...and you are correct, 106 feels like 140 degrees here! Bob There is room for all of God's creatures....right next to the mashed potatoes. http://texaspredatorposse.ipbhost.com/ | |||
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I've been out of town, busy with work and went on a Mtn. Goat hunt with a friend too, reminds me I need to post a report on that as well! Thanks for all the great comments guys my son enjoys seeing his pictures on the forum. | |||
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Sweeeeet! That smile is worth millions. I'm trying to get my eight-year old daughter geared up for a whitetail doe and/or hog later this year myself. _____________________ A successful man is one who earns more money than his wife can spend. | |||
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That is what it all about and made me smile along with your son. Congrats!! ddj The best part of hunting and fishing was the thinking about going and the talking about it after you got back - Robert Ruark | |||
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Excellent!!! It's always nice to see a youngster with a beaming smile as the result of a successful hunt. Tony Mandile - Author "How To Hunt Coues Deer" | |||
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FANTASTIC! NRA Life Member Gun Control - A theory espoused by some monumentally stupid people; who claim to believe, against all logic and common sense, that a violent predator who ignores the laws prohibiting them from robbing, raping, kidnapping, torturing and killing their fellow human beings will obey a law telling them that they cannot own a gun. | |||
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Great pictures for the wall at home and at work. What a fine new hunting partner you have there! | |||
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Congratulations to you both!! I wish you many more outdoor adventures together. I leave for Colorado in a three weeks to "guide" my 13-yr-old on his first elk hunt. I think I might be more excited than he is! | |||
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That face is priceless! | |||
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I think you shot him perfect too..... | |||
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Great Shot! Way to stand your ground...I'd messed my shorts! "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit"--Aristotle (384BC-322BC) | |||
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What a great post! Please offer the young man a congrats from me & good on you for developing a new and lasting hunting parnership. Nate | |||
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Congrats. I am looking forward to taking my son to west Texas for a desert mule deer hunt in Dec for his 7th birthday. Any tips? | |||
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Awesome! | |||
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Finally some good stuff here! Dave I haven't been on AR in a couple days or I'd of been farther up this post. Great video graybird! Big time memories you shared and an experience you two will never forget. It won't be to many years before he is leading you up them Co mountains you ate doing a fine job with that boy....and like I already said He's a spitting image of his dad! ________________________________________________ Maker of The Frankenstud Sling Keeper Proudly made in the USA Acepting all forms of payment | |||
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Great memories of a good day! | |||
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What a great smile! I'm hoping to give my grandson one of those soon......but his dad is going to hog all the attention I know. What a great experience. | |||
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Bloody well done! ______________________ Hunting: I'd kill to participate. | |||
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Congrats to you guys! | |||
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