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first deer, 5th grade, .243 kill
central missouri
we actually saw him the weekend before from the same stand, hes a 3 pointer
the start of an addiction for me:)

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boy i was a little guy then[&:]

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Damn DT, you're quite the night owl.:DAnyway, my first deer was a 6pt Bradford Co. Pabuck that I killed on Dec 1st (opening day)1975 with my Remington760pump. I remember that morming as if it were yesterday! It had snowed about 6" the night before, which it often did backthen! It doesn't anymore.[&o]It was just a classic story book opening day. I sat from first light until about 9:00AM.
At this point I was cold, and hadn't seen anything. I decided to move a little bit to warm up and hunt a new area. While slowlywalking to a brushy area where I was going to sit, I heard a very close gun shot, kind of startled me! So I get down in the brushand I see a deer coming my way, and it's a buck!!Apparently that other hunter had missedhim.
I layed down and watched this buck come towards me, he stops and looks at me. I said "Jeff, this is your chance"! I aimed at him and pulled the trigger. The gun just clicked!!! Ihadn't closed the pump actionall the way whenI loaded it! The buck just stood there and let me eject that shell and chamber another. I aimed and shot again. It went off this time and the buck dropped. I had just killed my first deer, a 6pt buck. I will NEVER forget that moment in my life as long as I live! I got him mounted, and still have him to this day, although a bit weathered.:DI love this stuff!
Here's a scan of him, hopefully. That's the rifle and my first bow!

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DT, I know what you mean. I'm in a similar boat.That's why I'm spending soooo much time on here! Read my post#23 on the ("dream hunts") thread.;)

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6 pointer.

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Story and that great pic please Gregh'errrr!

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He said Brief! [8D]


Dec. 7, 1968

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My first was back in 2000, I took a little 4 point non typical out of the Mark Twain National Forrest near West Plains Missouri with a 30-06. THat was the last deer I shot with a rifle and the only one. My best firned actually shot at it with a semi auto 30-06 and missed, the deer ran 500 yards and then started running toward my stand. I shot him at 130 yards and split the first half of his rib cage, the shot flipped him. WHen I was dressing him I noticed that he had a split ear with a bullet hole in it, we aren't sure but we think my buddy shot the ear.

My first with a bow was a small Kane County Illinois 8 pointer if you don't cound the button buck I shot right after the deer above. The 8 pointer was taken along a field edge in November 2001 where my Dad, Grandpa and great Grandpa used to hunt Deer, Rabbit, Squirrel and Coons. That bad boy ran into a mock scrape I made after hearing "The Can". He got double lunged and ran right back to where I was and died at the base of the tree next to me. I'll have to find pictures of these two "Mini Monsters" or go down in the basement and dig the racks out.

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button buck , 243 kill at 100 yards open sights when i was 7

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nonexistent! Hows that for brief!

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To me a button buck doesn't count as a racked animal or a (buck) so I won't use that one. My first buck was a 7 point. I didn't care what size he was or was i targeting a specific buck. The first chance I got at one was going to get my arrow. He gave me a 17 yard shot. I hit him a little far back in the guts. We let him go that night and the next morning we found him right away. He dressed out at 145lbs.

I was 16 years old I think back in 1991. Like my Tree bark Greg??


Here he is on the wall. The mount still looks just as good as it did the 1st day I got it back.

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First bow buck was in 97', it was hot (Texas) and I almost didn't take to the stand b/c of the heat. He stepped out 10 minutes after getting in the stand and it took forever for me to get the shot (10-12 minutes)
He went about 25 yards and fell in ankle deep water, now he is not a record buck but he had the biggest body I have seen on a deer there, He weighed 200+ and the taxi aged him at 7.5.....I had a hard time getting him loaded by myself...I have some field pic's that show his body size but they are 35mm, this is all I have in digital form...

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My first buck was a spike in Allegheny county, long before the antler restrictions, I shot it with my first overdraw bow ,it was a pse mack 2 .

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My first rifle kill. My first bow kill is a doe fawn.

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Haha Greg, I love the "brief' answer!! I shot my first racked buck when I was 16 back in 1880, yikes Im getting old. I was hunting a hardwoods creek botton, was like a dream, he came walking down a trail at 7AM ish around Nov 20th or so, shot him, he ran about 15 yards and rolled over down into the creek. I sat there thinking what just happened?? I'll have to get a picture of it and scan it.

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STILL ALIVE.[&o]

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i was 10 years old shot a 5 pt. with a .357 rifle. first shot i shot his man hood off! then he let me shoot at him 6 more times then ran 3 miles before we got him!!!!

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I posted a pic and my story before. I'll see if I can find a link.

MD 4 point from the ground at 20 feet.



the link
http://www.hunting.net/forum/tm.aspx?m=2814432&mpage=1

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1880, I would say so!!!

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First buck was a 6 point. I was hunting on a new piece of land that my friend has. I didn't know the land well yet, he gave me a tip on a pretty good spot from years past. Hung the stand and saw many deer, all bucks at that! But none came across the creek and gave me a shot. But he said they would come, eventually. One day in November I took off work, took the kids to school and hit the stand several hours later than I normally would. Not 45 minutes later 2 bucks came in and I took a 15 yard shot that hit the mark. Went to school, took my son out of class, and he helped dad track his first buck. Let me tell ya, that boy can bloodtrail a deer better than most adults I know! What helped me take this deer, trust. MY friend said they would come across that creek, and down that trail and they did just that. Also, changing up my routine, I now hunt the mid-day hours frequently. I've found more bucks moving then than any other time of day where i hunt.

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My first was a spike, weighed all of 75 pounds. Took him on 2 acres of land with a .243.

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I know that I'll catch crap about this but I'm claiming youthful indescression. I was 15 years old and I was walking home from my stand. I started walking home right at the end on legal shooting hours and I shot him about 2 minutes later so we'll just say that my watch was slow. It was a four pointer and he probably thought that it was dark enough to stay hidden from me, I stepped on his front leg. When I felt it move I looked down to see antlers coming up at me. I must have jumped about ten feet but he just stood there so I nocked an arrow and shot him in the neck.

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Boxers or briefs?:D

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First one was a basket rack 6 pt. I shot him my second year bowhunting at 20 yds. I was shaking so badly I put my bow hand against the tree to steady it. He went 30 yds. and piled up. I acted like I had just hit lotto! The year was 1992.

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A broken hornd cow horned spike. 30-30 lever action. deer was spooked by bicylest. ran by my tree at 10 yrds. hit the ground instantly he started the dieing kick so I shot him again. 1988. (i was 15)

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This is my first buck.I got him in 2004.He isan 8 point about 2.5.I was only bowhunting 3 seasons prior to getting him.I got himon heavily hunted public land.It was a 30 yard double lung shot.He ran less than 30 yards.I made a elementary mistake while field dressing him and cut to far up the chest thats why it is a neck mount.I put the board behind it just todo somethinga little different.Not a monster but means alot to me.

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45" 7 pointer. 9 yards.

Brief enough?





JK

I actually shot at this same but 5 days before and shot right between his legs. That weekend I was in the stand when he came by again. I didnt miss that time. I was shaking so hard I thought I was gonna fall out of the stand lol


Notice how ancient the bow is:eek:And the arrow is still in the deer;). Dang I didnt notice I hit him that high[:-]

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4x4 mule deer / 1981

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My arrowed my first buck, during my 2nd year of bowhunting. It was the 1st time for me to set in the stand. I remember accidently getting there an hour early, in the morning, so it took about 2 hours before the sun came up. During that time though, I had a deer walk under my stand. Then once the sun came up, the deer (very confident the same one) walked back under my stand and I made a 15 yard shot. Adouble-main beamed9X5.

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9 point , 6 on one side and 3 on the other. Shot it with a old golden eagle bow.

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1994 or 1995, I was either 14 or 15, hunting above the dump behind my old house with the kid down the street. I had a doe come trotting past, at around 20 yards, he followed. He wouldn't stop, so I took the moving shot, quartering hard away. The arrow hit just forward of the steaks, and angled up into the lower chest cavity. The entire length of the shaft stayed inside the deer, with the broadhead lodged in the inside of the low ribs.

I knew it was a bad hit, so I told my friend that I was going to go walk around for a while - and try to move some deer for him.

He got bored after a couple hoursof not seeing anything - and got tired of waiting for me...So,geniusdecided to head over to my stand and trail my deer - and found it laying half-dead in the stream by the dump. He cut its throat and came to get me. He acted like I owed him a life-debt, as if he did me some kind of great favor... Meanwhile, I was totally furious that I didn't get to find my first buck.



Here's a digital picture of a 35mm photo that I have in my photo album.

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Spike buck in 1974 (?) I think. Back then, where I grew up, the season was a week long, bucks only,and you were lucky to see a deer.

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Half rack 6 pointer back in 1988 I think. Right side of his rack had been shot off, too bad because he would have been a dandy with both sides. Shot him with an old Mossberg 500 and slugs at about 80 yards, he was running a doe all morning in front of me and I made him pay the price when he finally stopped. Side not, I was home visiting last weekend and took a drive by where I killed this deer, it is now a sub division.

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Here is my first, a 4X3 Ohio Whitetail... Shot him my first day in the deer woods. Jacket was from Kmart on clearance and the pants were from the thrift shop. I was wearing a pair of old work boots. I saved for a year to buy that gun. I was proud. [/align]

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First ever was a button buck in 1997 with one 20 gauge shotgun slug to the heart. First bow deer was in 00 - a doe in youth season at 18 yards that fell after trotting out to about 40. First deer seen bowhunting - not to mention first ever drawing on an animal and first ever shot - it ruined me for about 2 years as I thought bowhunting was a peice of cake and I got lazy.:eek: It only took about 345,328 screw-ups in the next couple seasons for me to know better and really start having fun.

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Opening evening of 81 or 82 with a gun walking in to stand.He got up and I emptied my gun and filled pants.86 or 87 with a bow at 12yds from the ground.I thought I missed,she went 20 yds and stopped to flick her tail just before she fell over.:D

Nice pics and stories guys.

GregH:Dec of 68.I was still filling diapers then.:)

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My third year of hunting with and I walked up on a buck that I scared up over the hill. I slowly snuck up to the top with my dad and there he was about 75 yards away standing there looking around. I put the cross hairs on his should and squeezed the trigger and dropped him on the spot.

He turned out to be a 4 point. 3 on one side, and a long spike that came down along his face on the other side.

I've got to scan some pictures in of that buck.

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Second day of IL gun season in probably '95-96. I was sitting in a homemade wooden ladder stand(Like it was done back then:D) he cut across a cattle pasture and inside the timber where I was waiting. 20g Moss 500 with winchester rifled slugs. 1 shot. Very large bodied deer that had both sides busted off 1-2" from the skull. Didn't matter that much though to a 12 yr. old killing his first deer. Not that exciting of a story and I don't have pics either.:D