Got my first buck December, 2009.

precision_shooter · January 6, 2010, 12:26 PM

I've been hunting Whitetail for about 7 years now. I don't have a lease but have been luck enough to have friends with land that let me hunt. Some have a no buck rule for visitors which is fine with me. I got invited to go to a friends place with no restrictions on what I could shoot. Needless to say, I was very excited. I ended up seeing nothing for 2 days straight and then got this guy on the last afternoon.

Not huge by any means but I think it's pretty respectable for my 1st one. Shot him at about 85 yards using my Tikka T3 lite in .308 using Hornady 150gr. SST's. Live weight was 152 lbs and had an inside spread of just over 14 inches.

simonkenton · January 6, 2010, 01:00 PM

Congratulations! Good shot!

That photo isn't coming up.

9mm1033 · January 6, 2010, 01:22 PM

I can't see the photo, but congratulations. I wish rifles were allowed in Ohio. Sometimes they are just too far out of range and we have to let the good ones go.

precision_shooter · January 6, 2010, 01:25 PM

Thanks guys. I love deer hunting and I think I have the buck fever that everyone talks about when they shoot their first decent buck.

Attached pic for those that can't see it.

sserdlihc · January 6, 2010, 01:28 PM

Nice!! Congrats!!

cnimrod · January 6, 2010, 01:30 PM

That first buck is special. took me 7 years to get mine too and 20 to mount his antlers. cabelas sells a decent kit for DIY -and that's a way prettier deer than mine was!

precision_shooter · January 6, 2010, 01:32 PM

I did the DIY kit from cabelas. Got a wooden plack and mounted them to the placque and then glued the pic above to it.

Shorthair · January 6, 2010, 01:38 PM

Congrats, nice buck!

davlandrum · January 6, 2010, 01:43 PM

Nice buck and congrats.

Trick I have read about, but not tried personally, is stick the tongue back in the mouth and tie it shut with fishing line.

boltaction · January 6, 2010, 07:08 PM

Congrats, nice first buck.

.284 · January 6, 2010, 07:44 PM

My first buck was a big spike...........great job.

LateNightFlight · January 6, 2010, 08:29 PM

Congrats! The first one is the one that will count the most in your memories. May this nice buck be only the first of many.

Happy hunting!

DRice.72 · January 6, 2010, 08:39 PM

Congrats!

BIGR · January 6, 2010, 08:57 PM

Congrats on your buck. Sometimes you just have to be patient and the next buck will be easier.

youp · January 7, 2010, 08:29 AM

Some posts just make me happy. This is one. Congrats!!

James R. Burke · January 12, 2010, 07:53 PM

First congradulations! Very fine deer. Now you really raised the bar for yourself. I got my first buck in 1968 had to do some math but that was the year. Were I was hunting the folks that owned the land new I never taken a deer, and I was young, so they pretty much let me take what I wanted except nothing real small. I was determined for a buck. Back then there were not to many deer, compared to today, hard to believe. I remember going whole seasons, and maybe seeing one doe. You done a real nice job for your first buck, and you will never forget it, and it is a very nice to be proud of. Also a very nice spread! Seems like after the first one it just keeps getting better and better. Again congradulations on a very fine buck! By the way yours had a much bigger rack then my first one by a long shot.

watchale · January 14, 2010, 02:39 PM

Congratulations ! I'm still waiting on my first buck. I passed on a couple this year. Cuz they were further away than I felt comfortable shooting. Oh well myabe I'll get 1 next year.

January 6, 2010, 12:26 PM	#1
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	Got my first buck December, 2009. I've been hunting Whitetail for about 7 years now. I don't have a lease but have been luck enough to have friends with land that let me hunt. Some have a no buck rule for visitors which is fine with me. I got invited to go to a friends place with no restrictions on what I could shoot. Needless to say, I was very excited. I ended up seeing nothing for 2 days straight and then got this guy on the last afternoon. Not huge by any means but I think it's pretty respectable for my 1st one. Shot him at about 85 yards using my Tikka T3 lite in .308 using Hornady 150gr. SST's. Live weight was 152 lbs and had an inside spread of just over 14 inches. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

January 6, 2010, 01:22 PM	#3
9mm1033 Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2005 Location: A big city with far too many cars and people. Posts: 932	I can't see the photo, but congratulations. I wish rifles were allowed in Ohio. Sometimes they are just too far out of range and we have to let the good ones go. __________________ No one reads or cares what is written in ones signature box. So I'm not writing anything worth reading or remembering.

January 6, 2010, 01:28 PM	#5
sserdlihc Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2008 Location: S.C. Posts: 1,454	Nice!! Congrats!! __________________ Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration. Aupleius If someone doesn't like you, that's their problem! Milton Childress

January 6, 2010, 01:30 PM	#6
cnimrod Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2009 Location: NJ/NY Posts: 152	Kudos! That first buck is special. took me 7 years to get mine too and 20 to mount his antlers. cabelas sells a decent kit for DIY -and that's a way prettier deer than mine was!

January 6, 2010, 01:32 PM	#7
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	I did the DIY kit from cabelas. Got a wooden plack and mounted them to the placque and then glued the pic above to it. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

January 6, 2010, 01:00 PM	#2
simonkenton Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2008 Posts: 891	Congratulations! Good shot! That photo isn't coming up.

January 6, 2010, 01:38 PM	#8
Shorthair Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 348	Congrats, nice buck! __________________ Earth First! We can hunt the other planets later.

January 6, 2010, 01:43 PM	#9
davlandrum Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: Lane County Oregon Posts: 2,547	Nice buck and congrats. Trick I have read about, but not tried personally, is stick the tongue back in the mouth and tie it shut with fishing line. __________________ U.S Army, Retired Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do. -Potter Stewart

January 6, 2010, 07:08 PM	#10
boltaction Member Join Date: December 26, 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 18	Congrats, nice first buck.

January 6, 2010, 07:44 PM	#11
.284 Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2009 Location: davison, michigan Posts: 665	My first buck was a big spike...........great job. __________________ Guns have only two enemies, rust and politicians! Deer are amazing creatures....so please don't burn the sauteed onions and I'll pass on the steak sauce, thank you.

January 6, 2010, 08:29 PM	#12
LateNightFlight Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2007 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 552	Congrats! The first one is the one that will count the most in your memories. May this nice buck be only the first of many. Happy hunting!

January 6, 2010, 08:39 PM	#13
DRice.72 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2009 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 451	Congrats! __________________ They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin Light is faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright unitl you hear them speak! They should have stopped with "Congress shall make no Law...

January 6, 2010, 08:57 PM	#14
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,385	Congrats on your buck. Sometimes you just have to be patient and the next buck will be easier.

January 7, 2010, 08:29 AM	#15
youp Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2005 Location: south of Canada, eh? Posts: 438	Some posts just make me happy. This is one. Congrats!! __________________ Use enough gun.

January 12, 2010, 07:53 PM	#16
James R. Burke Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2009 Location: U.P. of Mich/Quinnesec Posts: 1,897	First congradulations! Very fine deer. Now you really raised the bar for yourself. I got my first buck in 1968 had to do some math but that was the year. Were I was hunting the folks that owned the land new I never taken a deer, and I was young, so they pretty much let me take what I wanted except nothing real small. I was determined for a buck. Back then there were not to many deer, compared to today, hard to believe. I remember going whole seasons, and maybe seeing one doe. You done a real nice job for your first buck, and you will never forget it, and it is a very nice to be proud of. Also a very nice spread! Seems like after the first one it just keeps getting better and better. Again congradulations on a very fine buck! By the way yours had a much bigger rack then my first one by a long shot. Last edited by James R. Burke; January 12, 2010 at 08:00 PM. Reason: Added:

January 14, 2010, 02:39 PM	#17
watchale Member Join Date: June 29, 2009 Location: TX Posts: 65	Congratulations ! I'm still waiting on my first buck. I passed on a couple this year. Cuz they were further away than I felt comfortable shooting. Oh well myabe I'll get 1 next year. __________________ Keep it out of the dirt.