First deer

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:26 pm

Took a friend out this morning .He has never seen a deer while hunting let alone shot at one .He was walked into the stand ,at around 7:00 he caught motion to his right at about ohhhh 10 yards .

It was a doe (he only has a buck tag )

but low and behold along comes a suitor for her right behind her.Gets the bow down from the hook puts the 20 yard crosshair on him ,pulls the trigger NOTHING .

He forgot to take the safety off ,so he regains his composure .Takes the safety off ,gives a small bleat and shoots.He watched it run away ,then he got the shivers supposedly he thought he was going to fall out of the tree .
When I came over to help track it there was no doubt this was fatal for the deer .
He made maybe 40-50 yards and expired .
Here is a couple of pictures of a very happy person right after we found it.Those smiles in the pictures are not fake at all

Thank goodness I took lots of pictures because when we went to start dragging one of the antlers came off.

Normous · Post by **Normous** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:29 pm

Congrats to your buddy. He won't forget your guidance. Those sleds make dragging them out over the snow much easier doesn't it.

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:37 pm

Thats tremendous. His first deer and it is a buck!

He really looks happy. You just can't help but smile when you look at him smiling in the picture.

It still blows me away that the bucks up there lose their antlers in Dec.

Doe Master · Post by **Doe Master** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 7:37 pm

That toboggan was well worth the 10 bucks at crappy tire ,it has hauled quite a few deer out in the snow

GA.crossbowhunt · Post by **GA.crossbowhunt** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:06 pm

congrats to making memories with your buddie. you know i think thats the frist time i have ever seen a hunt look happy most of them look like depressed on what they have just done. again congrats on a nice job.

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:43 pm

congrats on the Buck

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:45 pm

Congrats to your friend!!! Great photos too - he looks very happy.

Those sleds work well even if there's no snow. We've even used them in mud over rough-plowed corn fields and they've helped immensely. I've heard that some people carry the magic carpets rolled up in their packs for dragging out too.

DropTine · Post by **DropTine** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:21 pm

What a deer to be your first! Congrats to your buddy!

Matt

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:25 pm

You're a good man! Congratulations to your friend on the kill and for having a great friend!

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:48 pm

Congratulations to the both of you on the hunt and harvest. Great looking pictures too!

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:51 pm

Congratulations to the both of you on the hunt and harvest. Great looking pictures too!

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:16 pm

A big congrats~!

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 10:18 pm

What an amazing first deer!
Congrats to both of you.

What sled are you guys talking about?

Edit. Now I see the sled.

honker · Post by **honker** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:40 pm

Good job introducing a new hunter!

That's a big sized rack.

Another week or so and it probly would of dropped eh?

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:45 pm

Congratulations to both of you!!!!!