IL Gun Kills Big Bucks & Kids
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From: sureshot
16-Nov-12
The title says it all, if you shoot a big buck this weekend or take a kid hunting, some of us still like to see your pictures even if they are gun kills. Good Luck to all.
From: TomM
16-Nov-12
Scary title. :-)
From: Edge Hunter
16-Nov-12
Yes, it had me worried.
From: doemaster113
16-Nov-12
takeing my son with me in the moring his frist gun hunt
From: deerhunter72
16-Nov-12
I'll have my boy out tomorrow. He got his first doe during the youth season and is itching to get another!
From: sureshot
16-Nov-12
Good Luck doemaster and deerhunter and let us know how the kids do.
From: Lynn W
16-Nov-12
This is my son Wyatt's first deer. He got it about 8am this morning. This was the 2nd buck we saw. He kept working the surrounding timbers, then finally worked down the edge of our pasture towards us & started working over a scrape. I steadied his bi-pod, he kept him in the scope of his muzzleloader & nailed him from 69 yards when I gave him the OK to take him. Nice double lung & he went 50-60 yards. Wyatt was VERY excited, as was I. All that practice over the last couple years, paid off. I was very proud of the shot he made & the patients he showed on this hunt.
Just under a 20"spread, 8pts (one g3 busted) & 133# Well worth missing a day of 2nd grade & me missing work for...8^)
From: HighLife
16-Nov-12
NICE Congrats
From: sureshot
16-Nov-12
Congrats Wyatt and you to Lynn you have to be proud of that
From: NockTaker
16-Nov-12
Way to go Wyatt !!!!!!!
From: deerhunter72
16-Nov-12
Wow! Awesome first deer! He will have a hard time keeping up with that.
From: woodguy65
16-Nov-12
Excellent!
From: Boone
16-Nov-12
Lynn, I know u are one proud dad. Congrats Wyatt.
From: treestand
17-Nov-12
Good job Wyatt!!!!
From: deerhunter72
18-Nov-12
It was a great weekend!
From: deerhunter72
18-Nov-12
This was my buck this afternoon.
From: deerhunter72
18-Nov-12
And this was my son Gabes first buck last night. 9 pt and the shot was 100+ yards! He was with my dad and they were both walking on clouds!
From: leftybearfan
18-Nov-12
Great job, Gabe!
From: Lynn W
18-Nov-12
AT-A-BOY !
From: sureshot
19-Nov-12
First buck with Grandpa, that will be one he'll remember. I have many fond memories of hunting with my grandfather when I was young also. Congrats to you both on a couple nice bucks.
From: Rex Featherlin
19-Nov-12
Got my biggest buck, ever this year.
From: Rex Featherlin
19-Nov-12
Here is a picture as I walked up to him, with shaky legs and rapid heart beat!
From: deerhunter72
19-Nov-12
What a bruiser!! Congratulations
From: Bill in MI
19-Nov-12
Got my largest so far
From: Rex Featherlin
19-Nov-12
Beautiful Buck, Bill! Congratulations.
From: ryanrc
19-Nov-12
here is one i took on sunday morning as he was following a doe.
From: Rex Featherlin
20-Nov-12
Beautiful buck, Ryan. Love the mass!!
From: CSS
25-Nov-12
tagged out during the first gun season (one bow kill in early Nov and this ML kill) - this was my daughter's first hunting trip and we saw lots of deer - she is now hooked on whitetail hunting! i feel very fortunate for her to have had a good experience and end up liking deer hunting.
From: Zim1
26-Nov-12
I have been mentoring a youth for 2 seasons. He quit yesterday, having never seen a deer. I don't blame him. I definitely learned something from the experience........have good private land available or don't do it. We were trying to get by drawing public land permits, and drew 3 over that time. However, these were for special 3 to 5 day hunts in the western Chicago burbs where we live. I probably did more damage to this kid's curiosity about hunting, than good.
I also really hated setting up 2 man fixed position stands multiple times due to changing wind and short seasons. This was just too dangerous to me anymore. I almost exclusively use my LW climber these days for safety alone. I am attached to the tree at all times.
