Awesome job! looks delicious and congrats on the nice buck well earned. I know how the hunting is there and it can definitely be rough but keep at it there are some good gems there!! Here’s a few of my hunts from WA
Meant to ask if you're daughter has started shooting bigger guns yet? Mine just turned 9, she's good with a .22 but still apprehensive of anything bigger.
We shoot the .410 a bit. But even that makes her a little nervous. We live a bit of acreage, but it's just not configured to allow for any kind of shooting, and there almost no public land really close, so we have not shot as much as we should. I'm struggling with how to introduce her to centerfire rifles, she's just a cautious person, and pretty apprehensive about the boom/kick combo.
Reduced loads. You have a 30-06? I can give you a bunch.
I do not. I have 30-30, 270, and 300 win. If ammo is ever available again, I plan to try to reduced recoil in both the 30-30 and 270. I've also hear that putting on a muzzle brake really helps. I wouldn't mind paying for my 270 barrel to get threaded, but I've also thought about getting her a smaller 243 or 6.5 with a brake on it.
This is your answer.... I’ve been very impressed with my sister’s little Weatherby Camilla 6.5. Depending on how sensitive she is to the muzzle blast vs recoil, a brake may not be a great idea. A suppressor would be pretty great for her.
We have a decent place to shoot but other than a .30-30 and a 20 gauge I don't have much on the lighter recoil side, guess I need to make an investment sometime soon. That's great your daughter is ready to give it try, my daughter is interested but still a little scared. I asked her if she is going to kill a bull bigger than mine for her first elk and she said no she just wants to shoot a doe first.
