Daughters first Mule deer

[powderburn]

I took my favorite daughter out for her mule deer today. I'd been looking for a big 4x5 that I saw earlier in the season and only spotted him one more time on posted property. I new another area that had some decent bucks and with her perfect 2 shots 2 bucks record on the line I didn't want to leave much to chance. We moved about 600 yrds down a fenceline between 2 fields and got set up behind some bales and I blew my fawn bleet a couple times. Within about 5 minutes this buck comes strolling over a little knoll and hangs up at about 150yrds. He looked the area over really good but wouldn't come any closer. Eminator had a solid rest and when her 270 barked the buck dropped in it's tracks. She's now 3 for 3 and made her Dad a proud guy again today. First pic is the one I tried to find for her. Second pic is Em' buck holding up on us.

 

[Ithaca 37]

Congratulations!

 

[elkay]

Nice buck!! good Job! elkay

 

[T Bone]

Fantastic memory maker!

That is some amazing mountain scenery in the background.

Hopefully my daughter will follow suit.

My wife says that she agrees with her hunting "outfit".

 

[JohnSWA]

Awesome! A gal that hunts and still wears eye makeup! I'd be very proud too! She's going to be quite a catch for some lucky guy.

 

[mtmiller]

Nice buck, congrats to your daughter.

 

[AZ402]

Good job and congrats.....

 

[powderburn]

The funny part was we walked back to get the truck and get through a gate to get to her deer and when we came back a bout 10 minutes later this is what we saw. Another buck fighting her dead buck and several more deer had come to watch the battle. I couldn't get the camcorder out fast enough to catch it all but here are a few pics off the video.

 

[Benchleg90]

Great pic's. Congrats to you and your daughter!!!

 

[mtmiller]

What kind of pysco critters you have up there? Cool pics.

 

[Nemont]

Congrats and thanks for the great pics.

Nemont

 

[Larry Landgren]

Congrats. Those are some cool pics

 

[jkhunterid]

Super pictures, congrats and thanks for sharing.

 

[Vinnie B]

Congrats to both of you on a fine buck. Those are really cool pics.

 

[csutton7]

tell her congrats.........chris

 

[MarvB]

Waaayy cool powder! I've seen turkeys stop the crap outta a down bird but never a buck spar with a corpse before...that's amazing!

My daughter (just old enough for her license last year) got a kick out of your girls pics- the pink/camo thing is a winner in her eyes as well....just wish we had the kind of opportunity down this way (as in late season hunts) that you folks have up north. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Boatfool]

Congratulations to the both of you.Nice buck and some cool pics.

 

[280rem]

Awesome & a great story as well! Congrats!

 

[Muleyslyr]

Oh ya....that's a great buck!! I can't believe that other buck. Congrats to you and your daughter on a great hunt together.

 

[Hiker]

powderburn, Congratulations to you and your daughter. Great photos, as usual.