My 7 year old son's first deer.

CDW4ME · October 13, 2012, 08:15 PM

My 7 year old son used a .223 AR to shoot his first deer this morning.
We used a ground blind and a tri-pod rest.
Two deer showed up, he was paitent and waited for a good shot on the bigger one.
He shot his first deer on his first day of hunting - ever.
The doe was just 15 yards away and went only 20 yards after the shot.
Rifle is a Windham SRC with a Bushnell TRS-25 red-dot.
He used my handload, a 60 gr. Nosler Partition chronographed at 2,807 fps from a 16'' barrel.
The bullet made small entry and exit holes, but did significant damage to both lungs.
Proud Dad & excited son, awesome!

DennisCA · October 13, 2012, 08:18 PM

Congrats!

Looks like you have a life-time hunting partner.

Do you know how much it weighed?

Looks like a pretty good-sized doe.

hooligan1 · October 14, 2012, 08:26 AM

Man that's the deer I wanted this year, I hope to see her sister..... By the way thats better shooting than I can do, perfect hit young man congratulation!!!

CDW4ME · October 14, 2012, 10:13 AM

I don't know how much it weighed, but it looked like a big doe to me.

Amsdorf · October 14, 2012, 10:22 AM

Congrats, great to hear of it.

God bless!

OuTcAsT · October 14, 2012, 10:35 AM

Nice ! I was that age when I got my first deer, I know he will be telling this story for YEARS !!

BIGR · October 14, 2012, 11:03 AM

Congrats to him for taking a nice doe with a great shot and congrats to you for taking the time to hunt with him. You have a hunting partner for live.

buck460XVR · October 14, 2012, 11:30 AM

Congrats.....I'm bettin' it's the first of many!

sc outdoorsman · October 14, 2012, 02:52 PM

Congrats, looks like a happy young man.
I am sure he will want to make many more trips after getting his first.

That will be some fine eatin' too. It will taste all the better knowing you and he shared this moment together.

Rebel9793 · October 14, 2012, 03:05 PM

Congradulations! That will probably be one of his best memories!

kilotanker22 · October 14, 2012, 03:25 PM

That is fantastic man. I think the little guy will have the itch from now on.

mete · October 14, 2012, 03:46 PM

When you scare the deer with a horrible mask it's easy !!

May it be the first of many !

2damnold4this · October 14, 2012, 04:24 PM

Congratulations! I hope you have a new hunting buddy for many years.

jimbob86 · October 14, 2012, 04:26 PM

Nice shot, kid.

shortround60 · October 14, 2012, 05:49 PM

That's good shooting young man. It looks like he's hooked for life!

Congrats!

Magnum Mike · October 15, 2012, 08:43 PM

Must of been eating a messy candy bar with all the chocolate on his face!

Congrats!!

mrawesome22 · October 15, 2012, 11:57 PM

Way to go, both of you. Nice deer.

Jbotto · October 21, 2012, 11:02 PM

Tell the young guy congrats! He deserves it! A nice doe, with a .223! Priceless!

BLUETIP · October 22, 2012, 09:36 AM

Way to go sport!!! You to dad, love to see dads passing on the tradition, hope yours does the same. Very heart warming memories brought back with your photo, thanks chadd:

Valerko · October 22, 2012, 07:09 PM

Good job,especially for being patient.

DeerSlayer86 · October 22, 2012, 07:47 PM

looks like he made a great shot on her! I know guys that have been hunting a long time and struggle to put the bullet where it needs to go!! Nicely done

sc928porsche · October 22, 2012, 08:38 PM

good shot. I am training my 11 year old daughter on her 25-06 so that she will be ready for next year when she able to get her Jr. license. She is already adept with the 22-250.

Gster · October 27, 2012, 05:30 PM

That is awsome! Great shot placement too. Congratulations young fella!

52 Monster Stack · November 21, 2012, 12:17 AM

Great job i'm going for my first deer hunt in a few days and hope i get one.

The Big Game Hunter · November 26, 2012, 02:03 PM

Congratulations! I'm always happy to hear about when a kid shoots his first deer.

October 14, 2012, 08:26 AM	#3
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 2,830	Man that's the deer I wanted this year, I hope to see her sister..... By the way thats better shooting than I can do, perfect hit young man congratulation!!! __________________ Thanks for coming!

October 14, 2012, 10:13 AM	#4
CDW4ME Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2009 Posts: 501	I don't know how much it weighed, but it looked like a big doe to me. __________________ No internal lock or magazine disconnect on my pistols!

October 14, 2012, 10:35 AM	#6
OuTcAsT Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,034	Nice ! I was that age when I got my first deer, I know he will be telling this story for YEARS !! __________________ WITHOUT Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech. Silence Dogood *Does not morality imply the last clear chance?* - WildAlaska -

October 14, 2012, 02:52 PM	#9
sc outdoorsman Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2009 Location: Western SC Posts: 208	Congrats, looks like a happy young man. I am sure he will want to make many more trips after getting his first. That will be some fine eatin' too. It will taste all the better knowing you and he shared this moment together. Last edited by sc outdoorsman; October 14, 2012 at 03:15 PM.

October 14, 2012, 03:46 PM	#12
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 4,936	When you scare the deer with a horrible mask it's easy !! May it be the first of many ! __________________ And Watson , bring your revolver !

October 13, 2012, 08:18 PM	#2
DennisCA Member Join Date: June 3, 2012 Location: Union City CA (a.k.a. Poople's Republik of CA) Posts: 93	Congrats! Looks like you have a life-time hunting partner. Do you know how much it weighed? Looks like a pretty good-sized doe.

October 14, 2012, 10:22 AM	#5
Amsdorf Junior member Join Date: July 24, 2011 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Posts: 849	Congrats, great to hear of it. God bless!

October 14, 2012, 11:03 AM	#7
BIGR Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2000 Location: Mountains Posts: 1,231	Congrats to him for taking a nice doe with a great shot and congrats to you for taking the time to hunt with him. You have a hunting partner for live.

October 14, 2012, 11:30 AM	#8
buck460XVR Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2006 Posts: 1,099	Congrats.....I'm bettin' it's the first of many!

October 14, 2012, 03:05 PM	#10
Rebel9793 Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 121	Congradulations! That will probably be one of his best memories!

October 14, 2012, 03:25 PM	#11
kilotanker22 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Posts: 193	That is fantastic man. I think the little guy will have the itch from now on.

October 14, 2012, 04:24 PM	#13
2damnold4this Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2009 Location: Athens, Georgia Posts: 1,031	Congratulations! I hope you have a new hunting buddy for many years.

October 14, 2012, 04:26 PM	#14
jimbob86 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 5,250	Nice shot, kid. __________________ TheGolden Rule of Tool Use: "If you don't know what you are doing, DON'T." http://nefirearm.com/

October 14, 2012, 05:49 PM	#15
shortround60 Member Join Date: January 16, 2005 Location: Northern, VA (Formerly Northeast, SC) Posts: 73	Why look at you That's good shooting young man. It looks like he's hooked for life! Congrats! __________________ "No Bullets, No Bang", the unofficial Ordnance Corp Motto.

October 15, 2012, 08:43 PM	#16
Magnum Mike Senior Member Join Date: December 24, 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 327	Must of been eating a messy candy bar with all the chocolate on his face!Congrats!!

October 15, 2012, 11:57 PM	#17
mrawesome22 Senior Member Join Date: November 9, 2005 Location: Ohio, Appalachia's foothills. Posts: 3,779	Way to go, both of you. Nice deer.

October 21, 2012, 11:02 PM	#18
Jbotto Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2010 Location: MN Posts: 312	Tell the young guy congrats! He deserves it! A nice doe, with a .223! Priceless!

October 22, 2012, 09:36 AM	#19
BLUETIP Senior Member Join Date: September 30, 2012 Location: tennessee Posts: 119	Way to go sport!!! You to dad, love to see dads passing on the tradition, hope yours does the same. Very heart warming memories brought back with your photo, thanks chadd:

October 22, 2012, 07:09 PM	#20
Valerko Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 2012 Location: NY Posts: 111	Good job,especially for being patient.

October 22, 2012, 07:47 PM	#21
DeerSlayer86 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2011 Location: Tx Posts: 117	great work!! looks like he made a great shot on her! I know guys that have been hunting a long time and struggle to put the bullet where it needs to go!! Nicely done

October 22, 2012, 08:38 PM	#22
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,312	good shot. I am training my 11 year old daughter on her 25-06 so that she will be ready for next year when she able to get her Jr. license. She is already adept with the 22-250. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

October 27, 2012, 05:30 PM	#23
Gster Senior Member Join Date: September 2, 2012 Location: N.central Pa. Posts: 102	That is awsome! Great shot placement too. Congratulations young fella! __________________ Gun control means: Being able to hit what you are shooting at.

November 21, 2012, 12:17 AM	#24
52 Monster Stack Member Join Date: November 13, 2011 Posts: 25	Great job i'm going for my first deer hunt in a few days and hope i get one.

November 26, 2012, 02:03 PM	#25
The Big Game Hunter Junior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Posts: 7	Congratulations! I'm always happy to hear about when a kid shoots his first deer. __________________ http://www.thebiggamehuntingblog.com/ The most terrifying sound in nature is not the roar of a charging lion, nor the whistle of a descending bomb; rather it is a click when you expect a bang. Peter Capstick