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  • Telum Pisces

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    My daughter shot her first deer on New Years day in the afternoon. We were on private property with an anterless tag in hand. So she had the green light for anything that came out for her first deer. She was getting frustrated since she had been out with me a few times and we had not seen anything. But I finally convinced her to go out again.

    We had a deer come out only about 20 yards from the shooting house. When the deer came out and we got the gun settled, she was shaking like a leaf and getting frustrated and all worked up. She finally told me that she couldn't do it after getting so worked up about not being able to get the scope on the deer etc...

    I got the gun from her and let her settle down some! The deer was slowly moving away, but turned to look back our direction from her squirming and getting worked up. I got her calmed down and the deer was about 75 yards away at this time. I asked her if she was ready to take another try. She said yes and she waited for a good broadside shot and she let the .308 bark.

    The deer ran off and at first I thought she missed because the deer ran like it wasn't hit! But we got down and she found blood. I let her do the tracking job and she did great. Deer only ran about 35 - 40 yards. Amazing what a deer can do when both lungs are gone and even blasted out. Found chunks of lung along the blood trail! She did the track all by herself and I am one proud Dad.

    She does a celebratory dance and everything at the end of the track. And she is proud that she is younger than her older sister when she shot her first deer! A memory we will both remember for sure!

    Video of the ending track job:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGdxriYCMs8
     

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    Jerry

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    Congrats to both of you! Great job by both!
     

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    Great job Telum! Looked like she was having the time of her life!

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    Telum Pisces

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    Great job Telum! Looked like she was having the time of her life!

    After she got worked up in the stand, she was so hard on herself that she didn't think she was going to be able to close the deal. Took some calming her down and a little whisper pep talk to get her back in the game. And then after it was all done, she couldn't stop smiling. I couldn't either. I was one happy Daddy!
     

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    At the time of the Pics, she looks like a verg happy Hunter! As noted by all the positive comments, WE are very proud of your young Hunters accomplishment. Youngster's may ride the rollercoster from frustration, boredom to buck fever adrenalin pumped jumping beans. Your patient, calm and reassuring guidance helped in no small part to her success. Warm and hardy congradulations to you both. Well done!
     

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