my daughter's 2nd buck

04 January 2011, 02:51

Troy Hibbitts

We got a last second opportunity to take our 10 year old daughter out to a friend of my Dad's property for the last weekend of general deer season this past weekend. How last minute? We got the call that we could go on 12/31 mid-afternoon, as his previous group of hunters were leaving early and he got an opening that we were unexpectedly able to take advantage of!

So we headed out Saturday morning (1/1) and drove a couple of hours west to hunt out in the canyon country of southwest Texas. She was disappointed Saturday afternoon, as she missed a nice 8 point. Sunday morning, we we sitting on a canyon when a broken up 10 point showed up at the feeder. Her first shot was a miss (actually, a graze), but the deer ran towards us and offered a closer shot, which she connected on. I put an entirely unnecessary finisher into him (better safe than sorry and I don't like tracking jobs!). She was tickled to death with the buck - 18" wide, 3 1/2 years old.

Troy Hibbitts

04 January 2011, 03:34

D99

Why the wood forend?

I have had 2 of the plastic ones break under recoil.

Not really a fan of TC single shots anymore.

Anyway, Waidmannsheil to your daughter and you on a very nice buck. What a way to take advantage of an oppertunity.

04 January 2011, 05:01

Troy Hibbitts

the question is rather "why the plastic buttstock?"

the barrel is a Bullberry Custom job . . . with hanger-bar system, requiring a Bullberry forend set up for the Hangar bar. However, didn't want to buy her a full custom stock, given she's still growing (3-4" in past year!) - so I got a youth buttstock and am having her use one of my forends. Whenever she stops growing so much, I'll buy her a custom woodset.

04 January 2011, 17:03

Doubless

It isn't about the rifle, it is about the young lady and her buck. Great job, and nice deer!

05 January 2011, 02:41

bwanamrm

Congratulations to your daughter... a fine buck and parents who care enough to keep her involved in the outdoors! She is doubly blessed.

On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.

06 January 2011, 11:32

D99

quote:
Originally posted by Doubless:
It isn't about the rifle, it is about the young lady and her buck. Great job, and nice deer!

4:03 PM is a little early to start drinking the idiot juice isn't it?