Hello all,

My Grandfather, Dad and son just returned from our 4 generation hunt in Montana. We had a great hunt with memories we will enjoy and cherish. After a long drive, my son was tired on our first day of hunting.



On Friday we hunted hard finally finding an old buck past his prime for my Dad. The buck was 28" wide that my Dad was tickled to shoot. It was a 300 yard shoot with a Rem 700 Mountain Rifle with a handloaded 139 gr. Hornady.





I hunted Saturday over a alfalfa field and caught a whitetail sneaking back into the hills. He should have been left another year but with blue tongue going through so often, I would rather shoot him than a mule deer. I shot him at 260 yards with my custom Rem 721 270 Win with a Benchmark barrel and a 140 Accubond.



My Grandfather is 88 and has hunted with us almost every year since I was in high school decide he wnated to shoot his first deer this year. He has always been a bird hunter and usually shoots a turkey when we go out west. We bought him a whitetail doe tag with the hopes of finding him a nice doe. He took a 210 yard shot and shot a beautiful dry doe on his first shot. His exact words were "I don't know why you guys miss so often". His first deer was a "rush" and I hope it isn't his last!




Since I had to pull my son out of school and Mom is a teacher, we had to make it educational. We found an ant hill that usually holds some Indian trade beads. An awesome find again this year.





It was a great trip and I feel blessed to be able to hunt with my Gramps, Dad, and son every year.


ddj

Now that's the kind of hunt report that really warms your heart. My father is also 88 years old this year and I cherish every moment I have with him.

A couple of nice bucks there as well!! Good stuff Sir!!

Thank you Todd. In my opinion, this is what hunting and the outdoors is about.


ddj

what fine days, for a 6 yr old.
memories and education
that will last a lifetime
thanks for sharing

That is fantastic! Congrats to you all!

Wonderful! I'm envious. My Dad, God rest his soul, was a great guy but he was no outdoorsman. He tried (in vain) to discourage my interest in hunting. I can only imagine what it would have been like to grow up in a family such as yours.

Bigasanelk - Thanks much. I didn't grow up in a hunting family. My dad and Gramps sold their guns when I was yound at our church auction. I got interested in hunting when I was in JR. High. They started hunting because I did. We found who bought my Grandfathers guns at the auction and bought them back.

Hunting has helped us grow closer together as a family. It truely is a wonderful pastime.

Thanks again all,


ddj

quote:

Originally posted by just-a-hunter:
This is awesome!

Thank you for sharing your great hunt with us.

You forgot to add what caliber your Dad's Rem 700 was chambered in. 7mm Mag? 7-08? .280?

Either way, Thanks once again for sharing your awesome hunt!

Todd

Sorry, Dad was shooting a 280.


ddj

Great hunt report... looking forward to the day your son adds his deer to the meat pole!