My grandson's first deer

[rman]

Good morning. Looks like I'll be taking a trip to the processing plant this morning. Tristan wanted to go deer hunting after supper last night. I told him it wouldn't be worth while because he only had about 40 minutes of legal time left. He walked into the woods behind the house and 10 minutes later called and said he had a deer down. I grabbed a couple of knives and headed back there. He shot a nice little buck and made a perfect lung shot on it. The deer only ran about 20 yards before piling up. It had a puny little six point rack, but was a pretty nice sized deer. By the time we got it field dressed and drug back to the house it was well after dark. I'm sure glad it was only about 150 yards from the house. The brush is thick back there and it was a real chore getting him out of there. It's no trophy, but he's pretty proud of it.

[Ranch Dog]

Wow, great job Tristan! What rifle, cartridge, and bullet is he hunting with?

And how nice is it that you have provided a place where he can wander out back? Great deal!

[rman]

The rifle is a Remington 700 ADL youth model chambered in .243 Winchester. It has a Bushnell Elite 3200 2-7x32 scope in Leupold rings and base. (I also have it's twin in 7mm-08)



The ammo used was Winchester 100 gr Power Point. The bullet passed between 2 ribs and exited between 2 ribs on the off side. It pulverized the lungs on its way through.

[akuser47]

Great work.

[pacificpt]

Good job Tristan especially for going out even when you know you only have limited time; never give up! And any deer taken when you are that age is a trophy as far as I am concerned.

[Moon Tree]

Good job Tristan especially for going out even when you know you only have limited time; never give up! And any deer taken when you are that age is a trophy as far as I am concerned.

Ditto what pacificpt says. It only takes a minute or two for a hunt to go from nothing to exciting. Two of the biggest bucks I've taken, were shot within 15 minutes of me getting to the stand.