My six-year-old grandson's first buck/ And second buck 11/5/11

[fat tom]

You think I'm a proud granddaddy,or what?

f.t.

Not as nice as the first one,but not bad. Camera puked after one shot.

f.t.

 

[sgt.207]

Nice job!!!!!

 

[27145]

Incredible! You are helping to raise him to be a good man!

 

[lawandorder]

A great day for you both. Good job on making a man for the future.

 

[Alpo]

What did he use?

 

[brucev]

Outstanding! God bless you both!

 

[peyton]

Yep, thats a good start and he will remember the first buck always. Now where's Grandpa's picture?? I wanted to see who has the biggest smile!!

 

[Rangerpat]

Beautiful buck, congatulations to you and your "hunting buddy" on his memory of a lifetime!

 

[fat tom]

What did he use?

Remington Model Seven in .243 Rem.
f.t.

 

[fat tom]

Yep, thats a good start and he will remember the first buck always. Now where's Grandpa's picture?? I wanted to see who has the biggest smile!!

I'm camera shy,but rest assured I was doing a lot of smiling.
f.t.

 

[DeadAye]

As a former deer processor I have to ask:
Why was that deer not field dressed?
Especially at this time of year when the meat goes bad quickly.

It doesn't take much to kill a deer - That's just the start of the process.

 

[fat tom]

It's ten minutes to the nearest processor. I've killed several hundred deer and ain't had one go bad yet. Thanks for your concern though.
f.t.

 

[gregintenn]

That's a nice deer! It's always more fun to watch a young 'un shoot one than to do it yourself. That's the kind of thing he'll remember you by as time passes.

 

[gunlovingirl]

That's a nice buck! Congratulations to the young man and his granddaddy!

 

[JSR III]

I hope that grandpa is going to get it mounted for his grandson. That will be something that he will treasure the rest of his life. You only get one first buck. And an 8 pointer to boot.

I shot my first buck only a few years ago and took the advice of a friend that has probably taken over 100 deer. He recommended that the slaughter house hang the deer for a week to make it more tender. I obliged and then took the head and cape home and froze it as my taxidermist was gone to Florida til spring. In the spring he returned and thawed out the package and unfortunately the fur would not stay on the hide, so now I only have a European mount, (horns only).

So, the lesson is, don't hang the deer too long if you wish to mount the head.

 

[crsides]

Great pic FT. I know you and your grandson were extremely proud. Get'em started young.

That's a huge deer for around here. Let us know what he weighed.

Congrats to all

Charlie

 

[moosedog]

That is so great Tom. Moments like those will last a lifetime.
The little man is starting off right. Congradulations to both of you.

 

[ladder13]

Took me 20 years to shoot something that big.

 

[semperfi71]

Great memory for him and you.

 

[michael thornton]

thats great! cant wait to take my grandson on his first hunt, he already loves guns and fishing and he is only 3!