Well, my 13 year old granddaughter shot her first deer with her dad's Omega on opening morning, making everyone happy! My son shot another on Saturday evening with the same Omega and I got one on Monday morning with my Encore 209 x 50. Incidentally, my granddaughter used a three pellet load of Triple Seven as did my son while I only used two Pyrodex pellets in my Encore. My "friends" are telling me that I use a girls load!
We're off to a great start and will be out for turkeys on Saturday. My granddaughter will be using a Contender carbine in 22 Hornet and my son & I will be sharing the Encore, this time with a 223 barrel & 10X Leupold. Since my son will be leaving work at 8 on Sat. morning, I will be with my granddaughter until 9:00 AM or so. I hope she doesn't get one until her dad shows up. We've seen many turkeys feeding in soybean fields and hope they continue to feed there for a few weeks.