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Old 11-21-2005, 01:39 PM
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after missing a buck with my bow i was bummed out pretty bad....But at first legal shooting light on opening day..(last saturday) A nice doe came in and i let her have it at 45 yards with the shotgun...I shot when she was quartering away and she went twenty yards...The slug went through both lungs and broke the opposite shoulder...How she ran i have no idea...Anyways i'm very happy even if its only a doe...Ill try to post pictures...i have to wait for my dad to hook up the scanner...Matt R.
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:18 PM
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CONGRATULATIONS, MATT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 11-21-2005, 03:31 PM
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NICE job Matt ...you da man !

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Old 11-21-2005, 07:14 PM
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Nice job man! Lets see the pics.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:31 PM
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Bring up memories of my first deer. Only thing that feels better is when you pick up those antlers off the ground after you have harvested your first buck.
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Old 11-21-2005, 08:34 PM
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EXCELLENT. what slugs are you using. post some pics for us.

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Old 11-22-2005, 02:54 AM
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Congrats on your first! I still remember mine like it was yesterday....even though it was only last year. It's one you'll never forget.
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Old 11-22-2005, 04:30 AM
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i was using a winchester 1400 12 gauge with 2 3/4 inch winchester super x rifled slugs...Thos old slugs hit hard as hell..My grandma is gonna try to scan then and email them to me...so they should be up by tonight...I put one hell of a hole in that deer though...And thank you
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Good job!
You got yourself baptized {shooting your first deer}!
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