My first Mule Deer...

highck · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:00 am Post subject: My first Mule Deer...

Hi, I'm new here, but I decided to post a picture of my first deer that I got this year. By the way this is a great site.

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

Welcome to the site highck!

Thats a GREAT buck for a first time muley, well done! Lets hear some more details, where you were, how far was the shot, what weapon you used... and how you plan to top it next year Smile

Thanks for sharing the pict!

-DallanC

highck · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:29 pm Post subject: Re: My first Mule Deer...

Well, my dad and I were both hunting on opening day and it was around 4:30 p.m. my dad was at the top of the ridge, and I was down further, overlooking both sides of the ridge. All at once this buck came over the other ridge down into the draw that I was overlooking, and he stopped aproximately 250-300 yards away, and then I shot and missed and he started walking towards me! He stopped long enough that I shot again and then he went down. I made the shot with a 7mm Rem. Mag. with 139 grn. Hornady bullets and 64 grains of RE-19 and a velocity around 3050 fps.

515034s10ring · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: My first Mule Deer...

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Happy

And welcome to the site Howdy

shrpshtrjoe · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:24 pm Post subject: Re: My first Mule Deer...

Nice deer, good job buddy. Welcome to the HuntingNut. Very Happy

Crackshot · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: My first Mule Deer...

Great Job

! are you hooked? All my Daughter had to do was SEE her first deer Shocked

and she was hooked for life. Very Happy

highck · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:16 pm Post subject: Re: My first Mule Deer...

You better believe it, I'm hooked!!!! Very Happy

DallanC · Site Admin Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah

I would make an observation, that while you seem like a young hunter you really sound pretty knowledgable about things, expecially when you start saying things like "7mm Rem. Mag. with 139 grn. Hornady bullets and 64 grains of RE-19 and a velocity around 3050 fps." Smile

Where did you learn reloading from? I didnt know anyone who was into it back when I got interest. I bought a "partner press" kit for $90 and spent alot of careful time reading the included Speer before I got the nerve to reload my first case. Pretty funny in retrospect. Good to see new people comming into the sport.

-DallanC

yotebuster · Member Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 216 Location: Georgia

Nice shoot'n there young man! That's a fine buck in my book for sure. Congratulations and be sure and give your dad a big hug for making the time to take you hunting and shooting. My hats off to you both.
Yotebuster

highck · Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: My first Mule Deer...

I've been reloading now for about 6 months, which I got interested in after I realized I could tailor the loads to a specific gun another thing I liked was the cheaper cost of reloading. Then I read "The ABC's of Reloading and that got me off to a good start, and from then on I've been having a lot of fun. Very Happy

I really enjoy reloading and shooting.