Tod osier
WKR
Well I know that isn’t true, but… Damn.
Had a scope fail on my son’s rifle for his first shot at a buck. He was ready this year for deer and this was his first year of legal age in our state (12). We hunted several times this past week during the youth opener and saw several deer.
He had a deer he wanted to shoot on Saturday that presented a nice controlled shot – a nice 8 point that was chasing does and then stopped to make a scrape and feed. He was set up perfectly with a steady rest and the shot was well within his skills.
He shot with me watching in binoculars, a hit and a short run! Deer is on his feet still. Shoots again, maybe a miss. Deer is stumbling a second hit and a short run. At this point the woods are getting thicker and a final shot before the deer is out of range. We watched the deer stand for a couple minutes then disappear.
Not a bit of sign found over the course of 2 days looking even though I was watching in binoculars over his shoulder marking the location of the deer from first to last shot.
Shot yesterday afternoon to check the rifle. The scope was off 7-8 inches right at the distance he was shooting with the deer heading left on the 2 shots where he made obvious hits.
Over the past several years, we have expended hundreds of centerfire rounds and thousands of .22 rounds to get him there, ringing as much steel and shooting paper as much as he could stand. He is a great marksman and was ready, I feel like I let him down with my gear choices. Damn.
Had a scope fail on my son’s rifle for his first shot at a buck. He was ready this year for deer and this was his first year of legal age in our state (12). We hunted several times this past week during the youth opener and saw several deer.
He had a deer he wanted to shoot on Saturday that presented a nice controlled shot – a nice 8 point that was chasing does and then stopped to make a scrape and feed. He was set up perfectly with a steady rest and the shot was well within his skills.
He shot with me watching in binoculars, a hit and a short run! Deer is on his feet still. Shoots again, maybe a miss. Deer is stumbling a second hit and a short run. At this point the woods are getting thicker and a final shot before the deer is out of range. We watched the deer stand for a couple minutes then disappear.
Not a bit of sign found over the course of 2 days looking even though I was watching in binoculars over his shoulder marking the location of the deer from first to last shot.
Shot yesterday afternoon to check the rifle. The scope was off 7-8 inches right at the distance he was shooting with the deer heading left on the 2 shots where he made obvious hits.
Over the past several years, we have expended hundreds of centerfire rounds and thousands of .22 rounds to get him there, ringing as much steel and shooting paper as much as he could stand. He is a great marksman and was ready, I feel like I let him down with my gear choices. Damn.
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