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Offline Daniel Laws

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Good week with the Handi rifles.
« on: October 17, 2007, 01:29:43 PM »
My son went with me to SC on monday and tuesday.  On monday, I got a crack at a nice 8 pt.  I was using the 35 Whelen, bang-flop.  He was about 50 yds out, quartering away.  Hit him just on the last rib, angling out toward the off shoulder.  Meat damage was nil, internal damage was most impressive.  On tuesday, I shot a nice doe, thru and thru, behind the shoulder.  I was using the 7.62X39 on that one.  About 5 minutes after I shot, my son was playing peek-a-boo with a doe around a tree.  He shot her between the eyes with a 45-70.  All in all, it was a very nice hunting trip, and I finally got to spend some time with my kid.  He's 27, works too much, and has a 3 yr old with many medical problems.  It was a great get away for him too.
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2007, 01:50:18 PM »
Sounds like a full freezer & a real good trip.    Jay
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2007, 01:56:12 PM »
Great story ... sounds like all came away from that trip with good memories ... and to me, that is what it is all about.

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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2007, 02:04:36 PM »
Fantastic, congrats!! ;)

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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2007, 03:45:17 PM »
Sounds like good quality time.  Enjoy it while you can.
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2007, 05:50:24 PM »
I really like that story, wonderful!
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2007, 06:09:34 PM »
Memories to last a lifetime 8) Ain't that what livings all about?  Thanks for sharing. -gary
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2007, 06:45:24 PM »
Daniel,

Great story! Congratulations and not just for killing the deer.
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2007, 02:12:38 AM »
That's just what I finally realized.  The deer were secondary.  My son and I were apart for most of his life, we're just now getting to be friends.  I shot the biggest deer, horn wise and size wise, that I ever killed.  Yet the trophy was the smile on my son's face.  His first deer, after several years of trying.  I just wish he'd shot the big buck, not me.
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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2007, 03:38:44 AM »
Congratulations! Sounded like lots of fun!
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Offline Gene R

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Re: Good week with the Handi rifles.
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2007, 03:16:08 PM »
Thats what it's all about.... Great story...
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