Thread: Grandson's First Deer

Just spoke to my son Deereman in Canada and he informs me my oldest Grandson has just shot his first deer ,a Whitetail Doe. Tyler was able to sit his hunting license this year which he passed and enables him to purchase tags for the various species available over there.
Obviously he isn't old enough to own his own firearm yet but can hunt with his father which is great as it gets the younger hunters out there doin it.
Deereman picked up a Tikka T3X in 243 Win and loaded up some 90 gr Noslar Accubonds at about 3000fps and very good accuracy. Over Elk season they hunted, seeing plenty of Elk but no legal bulls until a few days before the season ended. Two bulls crossed the road in the headlights of his pickup both 6x6 but one was huge but as legal shooting light was still 40 odd minutes away he had let them walk. Despite stacking the area out till the season ended those bulls eluded him.
During there travels Deereman and Tyler had seen some Whitetails coming out in the top of the field close to there home and this evening after supper they ducked out for a quick look to see if they were still coming out.
On arrival a vehicle was seen parked on the road close to where the deer crossed out into the field which you would have thought would have stuffed up the evening hunt but within minutes of arriving out jumps the doe and runs out into the field. Being Deeremans field it was ok to shoot so Tyler got out and walked to the rear of the truck , lined up behind the shoulder and at 100 yards let strip. The doe did a death run out into the field then collapsed.
On dressing the animal out the bullet had entered just behind the shoulder and because of the angle the bullet came out in the front of the gut after hitting one rib.
Well that is his first deer he will never get another first one, all I can say is I wish I had been there to be part of the action. The family is due over in about 3 weeks so we will be trying our best to get a Redskin for the boys while they are over. So neat to see the youngsters carrying on the interest in hunting as I passed it onto my son he is doing for his son's.