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Offline xphunter

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Son's First Buck
« on: October 06, 2008, 04:46:49 AM »
My son was able to fill his first buck tag on Friday afternoon. Yep, I'm pretty proud.
Here it is in his words:

"Today after cross-country practice my dad and I went to hunt for antelope. My dad told me there had been some nice bucks where we were going, but hunters had shot most of them. I didn't really think I would see a nice buck, but thought I would see some does or a tiny buck. Right as my dad parked the truck we saw a small group of antelope with a buck. It was pretty windy and they were bedded down. I don't know why they didn't spook, but they remained bedded. As I was setting up the buck stood up and was looking at me but didn't run. My dad told me to shoot a little further behind his shoulder since he was not all the way broadside. At the shot the buck fell instantly. He went down so fast I thought he was moving away with the does, until my dad told me he was down.  I used a Berger bullet.

I was shooting my 6mm-6.5x47 Lapua MOA."

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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2008, 05:43:04 AM »
That's a great buck, congratulations.  I gotta try that on my next trip to South Dakota.  Always see them at 400+ yds. and I'm usually after other game at the time.
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2008, 07:41:38 AM »
Congratulations...great buck!!!
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2008, 08:54:20 AM »
Way to Go!!
That's awesome!!
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2008, 10:05:24 AM »
Great Job!!!!!! thats a heck of a setup you have!!  remember you are a lucky guy alot of guys don't get to hunt with there fathers. How far was he? did you recover the bullet? just getting info on them berger bullets.
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2008, 11:53:56 AM »
Very nice, congratulations on a very respectable Antelope. You did well by your son there Ernie. Congratulations to you both!!

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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2008, 12:02:42 PM »
Thanks guys!
Shot wasn't far for him:  89 yards
Berger 105 VLD dropped like a sack of potatoes-never even took a step
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2008, 04:25:14 PM »
A big congrat to your son... ;)
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2008, 06:33:11 PM »
Congrats on some great planning and preperation. Shots like that don't get done thinking about them. Shows lots of practice, practice, practice. GREAT JOB - BOTH OF YOU!!

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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2008, 07:08:06 PM »
Thanks for the encouraging words guys.
Erik has somewhat of a different perspective on distance than most do.
My son has been shooting a MOA handgun since he was 9 years old (14" 260 Rem MOA Maximum, 260 grain NBT's).
The first week he started shooting a SP, by the 3rd day he was a consistently hitting a sillywet ram at 500 meters and has been in several comps at 1,000 yards, using the MOA and XP-100's.
All of that being said, shooting a live animal under field conditions is different than off of the bench or steel from the prone position.
I am very proud of him.
His first antelope kill was a doe last year and he used one of my XP's (6.5-284) and made a 260 yard shot from the prone position (1-shot downed the doe permanently).
He was happy for his first buck that the range was an easier shot, also using the Harris bi-pod.
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2008, 12:15:16 AM »
xphunter - congradulations to you and your son.  You must be a right proud dad.  Of course, your son should be proud of his shot - he sure looks happy and good for him. 

This is a great way for him to start.  COngradulations young man.  Mikey.
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Re: Son's First Buck
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2008, 05:02:35 AM »
Very respectable antelope...Way to go!
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