First handgun deer
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11/26/2013 4:45 PM
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Wednesday morning checked trail camera and for first time there was a buck in the morning and it was that morning. That afternoon found me in the stand ready to go at 4:05. Around 5:00 I caught movement to my left. There was a small crab claw buck sneaking through the brush, then flashes of brown from behind him. Shortly two does come out in front of me and started munching on corn I had thrown on the groung. A tall 6 point came in and pushed them away and I thought he would make a good start to my handgun hunting, but he turned an I saw he was not wide enough to be legal so I watched. The deer suddenly left and I looked around. There was a lot of movement to my left that I could see through the brush. It looked like a couple of bucks chasing a doe. The doe ran to the right and came out in front of me. I then saw horns walking toward me through the trees. He stopped, but I could not see him. After what seemed like an eternity he stepped out 10 yards from my stand. I already had the cross hair in place and hammer cocked in anticipation of his movement. At the shot he did not react like rutting bucks I had seen in the past. He kinda hopped took three steps and fell over. I could not believe what I had done, but was totally excited. I was using a SS Contender 14" 375 Winchester barrel and a 4X TC scope on top. Load was a RD 235 grain bullet propelled by 18 gr SR 4759 for 1300 fps. Needless to say no bullet was recovered. Can't wait for the next hunt.
Last edited by 300 tc; 11/26/2013 5:08 PM.
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Re: First handgun deer
[Re: 300 tc]
#138079
11/26/2013 5:00 PM
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Whitworth
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Wow! Great buck! Nicely done!
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Re: First handgun deer
[Re: Whitworth]
#138080
11/26/2013 5:35 PM
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Vance in AK.
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Beautiful buck! Congrats :-)
So there is a width requirement on the rack where you hunt? Here in Alaska we have that on moose in many places. 50" or better or 4 brow tines on one side or a spike here..
Vance in AK.
Matthew 6:33 "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/26/2013 5:58 PM
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Boot
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Nice buck!! Congratulations!!
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Re: First handgun deer
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#138082
11/26/2013 6:02 PM
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Gregg Richter
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Congratulations on your first; now you are hooked!
Beautiful buck.
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/26/2013 6:38 PM
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Hawkeye
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Outstanding-way to hammer him. I bet it didn't take long for him to hit the ground. I have shot some with 375 bullets and they were "Dead right There". Good looking buck and a good way to start your hand gun hunting venture. He looks like he might weight 200+. Mike
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Re: First handgun deer
[Re: Hawkeye]
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11/26/2013 6:55 PM
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GlennS
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Great deer! Congratulations!
"Better to Remain Silent and Be Thought a Fool than to Speak and Remove All Doubt"
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/26/2013 8:18 PM
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Mark Hampton
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Congrats on a great buck! Well done
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11/26/2013 8:38 PM
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Russell
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It's not the gun, but the man behind it.
Sheriff Russell Cottle, Ret. USMC; 1967-1970; Vietnam-'68-'69
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/27/2013 1:03 AM
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MIHunter
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/27/2013 4:07 AM
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Mightyp
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nice job! good buck and story.
Its still "we the people",right?
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/27/2013 4:28 AM
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RustyGunn
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Nice deer. Glad it turned out well.
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11/27/2013 12:18 PM
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SChunter
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Congratulations 300tc! A fantastic start to your handgun hunting career!
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/27/2013 10:33 PM
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thadf
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super first. I'm still dreaming of that day myself.
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Re: First handgun deer
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11/28/2013 12:48 PM
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Rick
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Congratulations. Very nice first handgun kill.
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Re: First handgun deer
[Re: Rick]
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11/29/2013 2:15 PM
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300 tc
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Thanks everyone for the kind words. This was two years in the making. I had a similiar size 8 pt. in my sights last year behind my house,but did not shoot because my daughter wanted to hunt and I was going to let that be her buck. Vance, I live and hunt in north central Texas and lots of counties have antler restrictions. Only one buck can be over 13" and it sucks because I see lots of bucks that NEED to be culled, but are not legal..
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Re: First handgun deer
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#138246
11/30/2013 5:48 AM
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LouisB
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375 Winnie is a deer killer.
Hunt, fish, go shooting or just fritter your life away
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