My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!
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My First Buck- Gun Hunt 8 Pointer!
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.
First Buck by Paul Cashman Photography, on Flickr
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.
First Buck by Paul Cashman Photography, on Flickr
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Great first buck, congrats.
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Heck of a first buck!!
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Congrats!
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Congrats Cash 18!!! GREAT first buck!
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Great story! I'm sure many more bucks to come,Congrats!
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Awesome. Definitely a first gun buck to be proud of!
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Good for you, nice Buck
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CONGRATS on a nice buck!!!
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Great job Cash!
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Nice shootin!
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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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Congratulations! Thats a handsome buck!
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