I got my first deer finally

[Faw]

After a year and a half of hunting, bumping beds, and seeing nothing many times, I finally got my first deer yesterday. I feel very happy lol.


http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/ah19/Todd_Thicke/20161011_070803_zps60gavsdg.jpg

[Rayne]

Very nice first deer congrats

[guest]

Great to see new hunters being successful.

Congrats to you ........ hard work and perseverance pays off !

Good buck for your first ! Good eats too !

CT

[northernbc]

way to go man, you look pretty happy. good job

[Steeleco]

Spectacular first buck. Congrats

[scotty30-06]

Awesome job man....congrats....nice buck bro!!!

[chele]

Congrats man. I hope i can also join the list of successful new hunters this season too.

[Brew]

That's one hell of a first deer. It took me years to get my first 4 point. Way to go

[Faw]

The story:
Got to our area at about 5:45 am, hiked up a hill about 500 yards from the road. Spotted him at about 6:10 across the way as soon as we got to our spot. It was still too dark to shoot so we waited him out. He stared at us for awhile and then went back to feeding. We kept our eyes on him and maybe strayed about 30 yards. Once we had enough light, about 6:45 we made a move to the next ridge for a closer shot. By 7 a.m. the job was done.
Since it was my first deer my buddy decided that as initiation I had to pack him back to the truck all on my own, which is fair I suppose. Got 'er done but man was I sore this morning. Either way he's at the butcher now and we had tenderloin for dinner tonight.

Side note: Funny story about that vest I'm wearing. My Grandfather was an avid hunter, and I was too young to be interested. He passed a couple of years back and I really felt like I missed out on a lot of quality time and learning. 2 weeks ago my Grandma gave me his old "lucky hunting vest." Said he brought something home every time he wore it. I put it on for this hunt, for the first time, and I swear on my Mother's grave, a shooting star went by a couple of minutes before I shot. I made a wish and here we are now. I can't help but feel he gifted me that deer.

[tigrr]

Nice picture man! And a great deer to boot. What part of the world?

[Whonnock Boy]

That's a great story Faw. You will never forget this one, or the many to follow. ;)

[Bear Brawler]

Man, congrats!! Great buck, you'll never forget that one!

[scoutlt1]

Nice one!!!

Congrats!

[Shikari300WSM]

That's an awesome first buck buddy. Congrats to you. Who knows man. That vest probably brought yout a ltitle luck! Who knows lol

[Faw]

South Central lol

[Faw]

Thanks guys. I'm really on cloud 9. I feel so differently today than I did the day before yesterday. Almost like a validation. Less talk, more action.

[goatdancer]

Congratulations. That's a great way to start your hunting career.

[Jack Russell]

Right on! Nice first buck and here's to many more for you over the years!

[Big Lew]

Congratulations on a fine deer, and thanks for posting an interesting story along with
a great photo of your deer and big grin!

[HarryToolips]

Congrats on a beauty of a first one too! The first one is a feeling you'll never forget..

[whitlers]

That's a great deer let alone a first one. Good for you! Cool story about the vest. I too feel like I missed out on learning a thing or two from my mom's dad before he passed.

[Dash]

Awww gotta love the lucky hunting vest! Absolutely love the story behind your buck! He's a beauty, congratulations!!!

[.264winmag]

Great story and congrats on a beauty buck! Cheers to the first of many harvests I hope.
Curious as to why the long wait to shoot, should have been legal light by around 6:10? Mind you it worked so what the heck, great job.

[Ohwildwon]

Awesome Buck and a great story.!!

Way to go man...:cool:

[Faw]

Great story and congrats on a beauty buck! Cheers to the first of many harvests I hope.
Curious as to why the long wait to shoot, should have been legal light by around 6:10? Mind you it worked so what the heck, great job.

Legal light was at 6:14. I wasn't confident enough until it was lighter. My scope is pretty cheap. I learned a lot about optics since I started. This year I started with Vortex binoculars and noticed a huge difference from last year's cheap binos. Now I need to upgrade my scope. I could see him through the binos, but the scope wasn't quite clear enough. I'm terribly afraid to do something wrong because I was impatient, so I waited to make sure. All things being equal, it would have been me that was gutted if he got away, but it was a risk I took and in the end I'm glad I did.

[.264winmag]

Ah gotcha, legal shooting here was 6:12 today region 4 though. Good choice I guess with the optics and all. Wasn't trying to be negative at all, just that as bucks/bulls get on in age they usually won't stick around that long if they've made ya;)
Again nice work!

[Faw]

Ah gotcha, legal shooting here was 6:12 today region 4 though. Good choice I guess with the optics and all. Wasn't trying to be negative at all, just that as bucks/bulls get on in age they usually won't stick around that long if they've made ya;)
Again nice work!

no hard feelings. I'm tellin' ya this guy stared at us what felt like forever, and then just went back to eating. He had a good amount of fat so maybe he was a lazy ******* lol.

[metalface]

wicked lookin deer, congrats!

[.264winmag]

Ha gotta love being pinned down while he's staring right through you eh! Been there so many times, scared to move, even breathe lol. Exciting though, love it. You had wind in your favour and he had poor low light optics HA, prey on their weakness;)

[250 sav]

Congratulations nice first buck.

[Glenny]

Great buck.

[Bugle M In]

you should be happy....that's a nice lookin 1st buck......congrats

[BIGHUNTERFISH]

Great buck and very nice story.Grandpa would be very proud.congratulations.

[kevan]

Excellent thread, Thanks for sharing your memorable experience with us..

[sakohunter]

Congratulations on your deer!! Great back story as well.

[Faw]

Ha gotta love being pinned down while he's staring right through you eh! Been there so many times, scared to move, even breathe lol. Exciting though, love it. You had wind in your favour and he had poor low light optics HA, prey on their weakness;)

You know I think that's exactly what happened and we talked about it before the hunt but probably didn't even realize it when we were sitting there like mannequins lol.

[Surrey Boy]

Congratulations!

[buckshot]

Congratulations to you Faw! Very nice animol. I believe you will be packing many more with that lucky vest!

[BCBear]

first deer a 4 pt..guess you'll be passing on those spikers..good going!

[Faw]

first deer a 4 pt..guess you'll be passing on those spikers..good going!

haha I hope so but meat in the freezer is meat in the freezer.

[mastercaster]

That's an awesome first deer! Four pointers are not the easiest to come by. I know,,,,I've spent a few Septembers trying to find one and usually come up empty handed. This September I had to settle for a WT buck,,,,better eating anyway. LOL

You should start renting out that vest!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Right on!!Congrats! Took me a decade to finally get a 4 pt

well done!

sss

[nature girl]

Congradulations on your first deer and a nice one to. I really like the story behind your hunting vest. May you wear it on every hunt and think of your grandpa and get yourself another fine animal.
Maybe one day in the future if you have any children then you to can pass the vest down to them.

[Squamch]

Very nice!

[wideopenthrottle]

nice buck....way to get er done....proud moment with granddad watching from above

[mcmullmar]

Congrats!! Nice first deer

[Knute]

Great buck and an even better story to go with it, congrats.

[drum_boy101]

Nice deer and great story! Thanks for sharing.

[markt308]

I loved that story about the vest! So cool. You shot a really nice buck there, sir

[fearnodeer]

What a great Deer for your first.

[Redneck Rocket]

Congratulations. Great feeling!

[kennyj]

Thats a heck of a first buck! Congratulations.
kenny

[Good2bCanadian]

Great first deer!
Way to go

[604Stalker]

Congrats. Hope we all find a good buck this year!

[tuner]

Congratulations, that's one heck of a good first buck, well done.

[Faw]

wow thanks all. Best wishes to all of you too.

[Backwoods]

Congrats man!! Awesome first buck!!! Good work!

[ajr5406]

Congrats and great story! Thanks for sharing...

[panhead]

Great story and buck ... maybe you should be renting that vest out ... congrats ...
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[Salty]

Right on Faw first class all the way around great story great deer :) What a way to get your first here's to a shit load more. Take care of that vest eh ;)

[warnniklz]

That's quite the deer for a first deer! Awesome work.

[sawmill]

Great buck!!! Love the vest too. By the way legal shooting time aside...you can`t see shit till 7:30 here in the E.K.And then just barely

[DeepJeep]

very cool!

[Seeadler]

Congatulations, nice buck.

[MOWITCH SLAYER]

congrats ! nice looking buck !

[Piperdown]

Great to see new hunters being successful.

Congrats to you ........ hard work and perseverance pays off !

Good buck for your first ! Good eats too !

CT

What he said

[Sitkaspruce]

Congrats on your first of many!!!

Great story and picture, thanks for sharing!!

Cheers

SS

[Rattler]

Who hoo...congrats on a fine buck. Cool story about the vest.

[260]

Way to go man! Great first buck!

[tinhorse]

That is a fine looking buck! Little harsh of your buddy to gave you drag it out solo, I guess he was jealous. Haha. But really that is an awesome story about your gramps. Well done.

[blindcast]

Great story. Congrats to you and may you have many more memories. Oh, and enjoy your dinner from your own deer, hunted and packed by you, for the enjoyment of you, your family and your friends. Buying a steak at the supermarket just can't compare the power of the age-old magic.

[M.Dean]

I'd bet your buddy made up the part about carrying out your first Buck! But hey, your the better man for doing it! And that's a dam fine 4 point no matter what number it is! Jeez, sure hope your with this same guy when he gets his first moose, on the far side of a stink'in swamp! And it might be a good idea to keep that vest under lock and key until your next hunt'in trip for sure!

[Chopper]

Dandy !!!!!

[.264winmag]

Great buck!!! Love the vest too. By the way legal shooting time aside...you can`t see shit till 7:30 here in the E.K.And then just barely

Wrong optics;)

[SSG-man]

$100 for that vest this weekend.;-)

[DGM33]

Beautiful buck faw- hope your buddy helps you out with your next one or you might need a new partner!
cheers!!