First Buck, First Public Land Deer

[np307]

Yesterday was the opener for muzzleloader here in central NC. I saw several deer in bow season and shot a nice 8 point that I never was able to recover. Tonight I slipped into a new spot on the game lands with my wife. We just sat on the ground on a ridge across from another ridge with a nice creek bottom below us. With no meat in the freezer this year, I was ready to shoot anything I got a clear shot on. Around 5:00 a doe moved through but too quickly for a shot. Then around 6:30 I saw this guy trotting down the ridge in front of us. He got to the creek bottom about 50 yards away and quartered to me. Stepped through a gap and I fired. He ran 30 yards and I watched him crash and tumble down the hill. First buck I've ever killed after 5 years of hunting and the first deer I've killed on public land. Pretty cool that my wife was able to be there too.

 

[Schism]

Well done! Congratulations!

 

[beagle001]

Congrats!

 

[duckhunt]

Good job

 

[fallfreak]

Way to go. Congrats

 

[kansasdad]

Way to keep after it, and congratulations on your first. Bonus points for doing it with your wife present.

 

[WoodsQuest]

Congratulations! Great perseverance!

 

[JohnCushman]

Way to go!! Good eating right there!

 

[dirtclod Az.]

Dinner is served,Congratulations!

 

[RJG488]

Great job

 

[PAGOAT]

Congratulations, very nice.

 

[jnagel32]

Congrats on your first buck!

 

[Addicting]

Congrats!

 

[genesis273]

That looks like my first buck, 30+ years ago on NC public land! And for the record, any deer on NC public land is a good deer and a trophy! Congratulations on the first of many!

 

[3855WIN]

Congrats. I bet many more will follow.

 

[Trigger50]

Congrats

 

[publichunter1]

Congrats!

 

[LCH]

Nice job getting on the board!

 

[7mm08mo]

Nice!!

 

[Crumb]

Congrats!