Just wanted to show how proud I am of my 12 y/o first deer with his .243 I got him last Christmas. He started out with Seafire's Blue Dot reduced loads and quickly worked up to full power ones.

Sierra 100gr. Pro-Hunter, IMR4350 @ 42gr., WLR & FC cases.

Congrats to both of you!! He now has a liftime memory..................

Bob

Thanks Bob - I appreciate the comments.

Interesting you should be from Texas. It was soooo cold up here in Northern Pennsylvania that I told my 2 boys that next year maybe we can hunt in Texas for some of those big white-tails or hogs during the winter. Do you know of any good outfitters I can contact and see about setting this up?

Appreciate any information. Wayne

Wayne-

Congrats are in order for both of you.

If you do hunt Texas next year, there are plenty of outfitters offering both deer and hogs. But don't necessarily count on the weather being warm. It can be pretty brisk here in the Lone Star State as well -- and the weather changes in a heartbeat.

Today, it is perfectly calm and will be 76 degrees in the afternoon, but tomorrow, the high temp will be in the mid-40s with wid gusts of 30 mph. Monday morning will be in the upper 20s in south central TX and probably single digits in the panhandle & west Texas.

congratulations! a great way to start a lifetime of hunting memories!

Good times!!!!

Good job by both of you! He'll be hooked for life now, keep kids hunting and shooting and hopefully he will pass it down to his kids.

Good to see another young hunter started. You should be very proud.

Congratulations to the both of you!

Thanks to all of you for the well-wishes and congratulations. I showed them to my son and he was beaming from ear to ear.

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah to all.

Wayne

Congratulations to both of you! Your son for the great accomplishment! And you for allowing him to experience one of the greatest thrills in life. You will both surely remember and cherish this for ever. I wish every kid could experience that feeling just once. Merry Christmas and God Bless, Louis Keep the Heritage Alive!

Thank you Louis. Wayne

Hey Aerostarp, Looks like a fine First Kill to me. Congratulations to both of you from me too.

What is the scoop on the Orange Tape through the Ear? Is that how you all Tag them?

Thanks Hot Core.

It is what we had available at the time. It is hard to see the actual tag in the picture which is torn off the bottom of the license (about 1" x 5") because this year's license was brown.

Wayne