Son's 2021 buck

[Outdooraddict]

Hello HT'ers, just wanted to share my son's buck. We decided to hunt above my house as we were seeing a good amount of deer moving down the mountain. While there weren't as many people in the area as in the past, it was still pretty busy. As a father, I was a little disappointed with the treatment of our local wildlife. We watched a group, twice, shoot at a buck and never leave their 4wheelers to check if they hit it. People were parked on the road shooting 5-600 yards at deer heading down the mountain- where one could EASILY cut the distance in half and not be seen. Maybe I'm overly cautious or have unrealistic values in todays hunting world, but I want to teach my kid to spot game, stalk game, and make a high percentage shot. If, in the future, he practices enough and is super confident with long shots, it might be ok. But until he's on his own, it's my way. So I was super proud of him spotting a buck at 750 yards, checking the spotter to see if he liked it, cutting the distance to 170 yards, and harvesting his 3rd buck.

 

[Sawtooth]

Nicely done both father and son. Never feel bad for teaching the next generation how to hunt in a responsible manner and showing restraint on taking a shot that is beyond the shooters abilities.

 

[WNC2500]

Great job teaching him how it should be done. Creating memories that he can then pass on. Good job dad!

 

[Four22]

Well done

 

[midwesthunter]

congrats, good job on teaching him the right way to do things.

 

[OntarioHunter]

I have made a few long shots over the years ... but just a few. I value spot & stalk or tracking much more. That requires expertise of the hunter, not the equipment. You're teaching yor son right. That good looking boy is going to be a lady killer too so you better start teaching him the right way to spot and stalk a trophy in that deparment.

 

[Wallydeuce]

Well done...doing it the way it should be done. Congratulations on a nice buck.

 

[Pagosa]

Great buck, congratulations to you and your son

 

[Hammsolo]

Congrats!

 

[Trial153]

Fantastic

 

[mdcrossbow]

Smile says it all !

 

[MarvB]

Done right!

 

[Trailsend]

Nice

 

[bigolmuley]

Sweet. Great job!

 

[bowhunterjae]

Awesome Buck! Congratulations to the both of you!

 

[MHWASH]

Nice buck for the young man

 

[sigpros]

Hello HT'ers, just wanted to share my son's buck. We decided to hunt above my house as we were seeing a good amount of deer moving down the mountain. While there weren't as many people in the area as in the past, it was still pretty busy. As a father, I was a little disappointed with the treatment of our local wildlife. We watched a group, twice, shoot at a buck and never leave their 4wheelers to check if they hit it. People were parked on the road shooting 5-600 yards at deer heading down the mountain- where one could EASILY cut the distance in half and not be seen. Maybe I'm overly cautious or have unrealistic values in todays hunting world, but I want to teach my kid to spot game, stalk game, and make a high percentage shot. If, in the future, he practices enough and is super confident with long shots, it might be ok. But until he's on his own, it's my way. So I was super proud of him spotting a buck at 750 yards, checking the spotter to see if he liked it, cutting the distance to 170 yards, and harvesting his 3rd buck. View attachment 201342View attachment 201343

Congratulations on a nice buck

 

[.270Rem]

I like your tactics and that's a great buck. You hunted ethically and congrats to you both.

 

[EKYHunter]

Sounds like you like to do things the right way and are passing that on to your son. We need more of that in my opinion. Good on you dad and congrats to you both.

 

[Elkhunter24]

Awesome job!