Wifes 1st Whitetail hunt,1st buck!

[Western]

After 27 years, I convinced my wife to "get behind the gun". I told her Monday that she should give it a try Wednesday morning after the cold front blew through, to my surprise she said "OK, I'll try it once". ( I have tried every year for 27 years LOL, she will go elk hunting, but ends up looking for rocks and arrow heads LOL )

I got off work and got home in time to wake her with 30 minutes to spare, so we didn't get in the blind until 5:33am, a bit later than I was hoping for.

We could see a large body at the feeder at twilight, I could also make out horn. We waited until good visibility and ended up watching this old boy for an hour before he stepped out of the trees enough for her to feel comfortable taking the shot at her 2nd only animal (1st was a Tom).

She made a heck of shot with the 300wsm (only 80 yards but hey), got so excited she started tearing up..LOL . I'm as proud as a new daddy, this buck is ooold and will be mounted. Hardly a tooth left, I figure/guess he's 6.5+ , great 9 point with great character, 18-4/8ths wide, but in any respect a trophy in my eyes.

I told her you fellas may get a hoot out of it, so here he is.

 

[k0ua]

Good for her, and tell her congratulations from James in Branson, Mo.:thumbsup:

James K0UA

 

[nybirdman]

Very nice,congrats to the wife.My daughter has had her license for a couple years....trying to get her into a position to take a deer.

 

[/pine]

Congrats to your wife...the first ones are special...

Hope everyone says a "hunter's prayer" after a shot...(if you're of the faith anyway)

 

[Rayster]

Very nice
Congrats

 

[creekbend]

Congrations to your Wife. It appears that you just might have a "Hunting Partner" for life.

 

[jcummins]

:thumbsup: My first deer sure wasn't that nice.

 

[EddieWalker]

Congratulations!!!! Being as old as he is, that makes it an even better trophy. How did you age him? From the look of his rack, it looks like he might be regressing. Good mass, but a couple of stubby points are always a good indicator of an old man on his way downhill.


Eddie

 

[creekbend]

Congrats to your wife...the first ones are special...

Hope everyone says a "hunter's prayer" after a shot...(if you're of the faith anyway)

Your post brought back memories. I was raised in Northeast Tennessee. When a Hunter scored his first kill of a deer, he was required to eat and swallow a chunk of the Deer's Liver. All the older and more experienced hunters would join in the heckeling until you went ahead and ate the piece of liver. This is considered an Act of Accession from Youth to Manhood, and showing your respect for the Deer, showing that You wouldn't waste the deer and eat the meat. This conduct would probably be refrained upon today because of Health reasons, but in those days, it was only part of the overall experience.

 

[/pine]

Your post brought back memories. I was raised in Northeast Tennessee. When a Hunter scored his first kill of a deer, he was required to eat and swallow a chunk of the Deer's Liver. All the older and more experienced hunters would join in the heckeling until you went ahead and ate the piece of liver. This is considered an Act of Accession from Youth to Manhood, and showing your respect for the Deer, showing that You wouldn't waste the deer and eat the meat. This conduct would probably be refrained upon today because of Health reasons, but in those days, it was only part of the overall experience.

And if you missed one you had to cut a hunk off your shirt tail and it got nailed to the wall...!