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My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Cash 18 » Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:50 pm

This is the first buck that I have ever shot. I have been gun hunting since i was 12 and bowhunting the past 5 years, Im now 23 and am happy to say that I took my first buck with a gun yesterday at 6:40 a.m. I have been hunting this farm for the past few years and have trail cameras out from May until December. I have hundreds of photos of this buck and wasn't completely sure i was going to shoot it if the opportunity arose. I have always passed one and two year old deer but thought that this year I really wanted to shoot one to get "the monkey off my back". On sunday, the second day of the nine day gun season in WI. I climbed in to my ladder stand near some railroad tracks. I had moved this stand here last week because noone else had ever sat in this spot and I thought that bucks may be passing through due to hunting pressure. Before light i could hear deer running on the train tracks and some in a small section of marsh near me. All of a sudden, I heard some movement to my right, this was at 6:30 a.m. then I saw a deer come out of some pine trees to my right and slowly move in to the marsh. At first i thought this deer was a doe, but then i caught a glimpse of antler. I put up my binoculars but couldnt get a great look at the deer. I thought to myself that this buck was a smaller but decent deer. I was getting very excited. I have never had the opportunity to shoot a large buck while gun hunting and dont see a ton of deer usually.

At 6:40 I was still watching this buck drink the water out of the marsh and I knew i was going to shoot it. I slowly pulled my gun up off of the branch it was resting on and moved it to my right. I looked through the scope and had it on 3 power. I moved the power up to 6 and filled it with the buck and took aim right behind the shoulder. I figured the deer was 60 yards away and he was broadside. I shot and the deer dropped immediately and didnt move. I was so pumped! After about a half hour i walked out and found the buck in 2 feet of water, only one antler sticking up. At first i thought i shot a half rack but then realized that only half the rack was under water. I pulled it out and saw that it was a beautiful two year old 8 pointer. This buck is not gigantic but he is my first and Im really proud of it. I took the deer out and skinned it and am going to get a european mount done. I could not be happier!!

I was very excited and am so happy to finally get it done. Congrats to everyone else who has shot deer as well this year.


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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby headgear » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:18 pm

Great first buck, congrats.
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Gardner Swamp » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:33 pm

Heck of a first buck!!

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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Dor » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:35 pm

Congrats!
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby DEERSLAYER » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:55 pm

Congrats Cash 18!!! GREAT first buck!
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby U.P. MAN » Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:15 pm

Great story! I'm sure many more bucks to come,Congrats!

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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby bowhunter15 » Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:48 pm

Awesome. Definitely a first gun buck to be proud of!
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Bigdaddy-yoyo » Tue Nov 22, 2011 6:18 pm

Good for you, nice Buck :)
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Wrinkleneck » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:21 pm

CONGRATS on a nice buck!!!
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Haus86 » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:05 am

Great job Cash!

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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Spysar » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:13 am

Nice shootin!
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Liberty-Hunt » Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:17 am

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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Cash 18 » Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:38 am

Thanks Guys! it seemed a little slow this year in my area but from reading the reports it said that more deer were shot this year than last year, and many more bucks were shot. I was a little surprised
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Casper » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:03 am

Congrats!
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Re: My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!

Unread postby Scot » Wed Nov 23, 2011 10:34 am

Congratulations! Thats a handsome buck!


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