Thread: Trip Report - daughter's first deer

• My daughter's first deer!
• She’s been putting in a lot of effort — countless weekends spent target shooting at various ranges.
• Getting really comfortable with her kid-sized Elude .223 setup.
• There were a few missed opportunities along the way — deer spooked from not getting ready fast enough — but good learning experiences.
• Over Anzac weekend, everything finally came together.
• Up at the crack of dawn, we spotted three stags on the opposite face.
• She crept into position, staying patient, assessing their movement and waiting until they were in range.
• Made the decision to target the spiker, leaving the bigger stags.
• Took about 10 practice dry-fires while waiting for the optimal shot.
• Ranged and dialled everything perfectly. Quite steep uphill.
• When the moment was right, she sent a perfect shot — the spiker dropped within seconds.
• Shot distance was 209m.
• We have great confidence in the Elude .223 with the 73gr ELD-M when you can place the shot well.
• Both myself and a mate who was with us were seriously impressed with the patience and decisiveness she showed.

Absolutely proud moment. Great memories made!

Great stuff.well done young lass.well done guide Rangi

Love these kind of stories well done everyone

Very cool. Well done.

Very good.

That’s the way it should be done, great self control then taking the killing shot well done to you all.