danaJr's First Muley Buck

[dana]

This morning my 11 year old son, Cody, and I decided to hunt an area we saw a 4 point yesterday evening. We hunted a deactivated road through a nice cable block and then still-hunted some beautiful fir ridges. After about an hour of hiking, we ran into this 4x3. Cody made a great shot with his late maternal grandfather's 30-30 and took out shoulders and lungs. We've had an amazing season, with him passing on many little bucks as we pursued the big boys. Had a few encounters with some monsters with some intense stalks, but they were able to slip away. With the any buck season nearing to an end, Cody decided 'any buck' would now do. I deboned the buck and backpacked him the km and half or so back to the truck. Needless to say I am one proud dad. If I don't get a buck myself, this will still be my best hunting season ever. Next week Cody's muley doe draw starts, so hopefully he'll get his 3rd deer of the year come next weekend.
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[Sitkaspruce]

Awsome, congrats to the your son Steve. Love that timber hunting!!!

Again congrats on the nice buck!!!

[BearSniper]

Awesome job Cody !:razz:

Pop is proud....rightly so. I think a young fella will always remember his
first buck.

Good job:-P

[steveo32]

awsome job steve and cody!!! I guess i will have to stop in and hear the whole story. congrats and tell cody that is way bigger then my first deer lucky little bugger!!!!!
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[newhunterette]

Congratulatiosn Cody - very nice buck there - Dana (Steve) you should be very proud as any parent would be of their child's accomplishments - the determination, the integrity, the patience, the character building existence you are fostering as a parent in your children is very very highly commended in my books - family values is running strong with you :) - the memories you are giving for Cody are lifelong and when he is a parent,a grandparent even a great garandparent inhis time he will be able to say "I remember this one hunting seon with my Dad ............. and it will become historical for him :) many ^5 from me to you

Alison

[Marc]

Good Going Cody, no shortage of tasty animals in your freezer this winter.

[BlacktailStalker]

Congrats to the little man !

[GoatGuy]

Right on Steve - glad to hear he was able to get out with you and trip the trigger before the 4pt season. Right on!

[model88]

Congrats to both of you, nice buck and good shootin Cody:cool:

[BCrams]

That is a great 1st buck to pull the trigger on. Especially with the timeless 30.30 no less!! Good going.

[Gateholio]

Congrats Cody!!

My favorite pic is the last one, of dana looking like some sort of backpack fashion advertisement.:-P

[Phil]

Great job fellas!! Nice looking buck!

[troutseeker]

Fantastic! Congrats on the young hunter and the ol' guide! Hey Dana, how does that Eberlestock handle packing meat out? You not afraid of staining the material?:shock:

Mine as so far only packed gear...

Troutseeker

[WoodOx]

Looks like hes starting to gear that neck of his up for the rut?

Congrats, a great first deer

[steveo32]

I can personally attest to the fact that dana does not care what his gear looks like:eek: Ask him what he uses to rub on trees to sound like a buck rubbing his horns;) Or ask him what the grey stuff on his binos are :D I could go on for hours but then again what do i care if dana is hard on gear it is not MY gear;)



steve

[horshur]

Good job Cody!!!!!!!!!!.

[Kirby]

Congrats to cody(and to the proud father).

Kirby

[Orangethunder]

Congrats to the young fella and to the guide.

[Islandeer]

Way to go guys, partners for life.

[Nimrod]

great job Cody, congratulation. :D:grin::wink:

[frenchbar]

Congrats Cody on a fine lookin muley!

[4pointer]

congratulations on a nice first deer!

[dana]

Fantastic! Congrats on the young hunter and the ol' guide! Hey Dana, how does that Eberlestock handle packing meat out? You not afraid of staining the material?:shock:

Mine as so far only packed gear...

Troutseeker

Staining the material???? Are you serious? That pack is made for hauling meat. :biggrin: You do know that it is machine washable right?:roll: I've had that pack for about a year and a half now and have hauled 2 muley bucks, a large cougar, a large bear and a mountain goat. Plus I've packed out over a 100 sheds with it. I like it alot! Once Cody gets a little bigger, I'll be buying him one too.8)

Steveo,
You think I'm hard on gear, you should see what my Sheep Hunters look like. The boot is tough and holding up but I think I've wore down the tread to about 10% left. Just found myself a smokin deal a couple weeks ago. Bought a pair of Heads for under $6. Heads were the original BC made Logging Boot. Hand made by a couple Italian brothers. Heads rival anything Viberg ever produced. They stopped making boots about 20-25 years ago. Mine are in mint shape. We'll see how long they last me.

[J_T]

Congrats Dana. The 30-30 is a great gun for a young person. I took my first muley at 12 with a 30-30, It too happened to be 4 pt.

Earlier this year I accompanied my nephew who took his first kill, a 3pt whitetail.

Lots of pride, and lots of emotion. Great memory to keep. Way to go.

[Fisher-Dude]

Nice buck Cody!

[Archer]

Great pics, great buck, congrats all around. My stepson will be 11 soon and he's DYING to get his first big game animal. I will be proud as hell when his time comes.

[5 spike]

good for you guy,s.that,s an awesome buck congrat,s dana jr

[farside]

Congrats Cody. And dad of course. Couldn't agree more with the 30-30 being a great 1st rifle. My daughter has a 30-30 bolt action but has yet to get her 1st buck.

[Laurence_Erickson]

good job cody! I rember my kids first ,it,s a great day one that lasts a long time

[MattB]

Congrats to you and Cody! I was gonna stop in on my way through today but decided to burn on up the highway so i could go thru Mcbride at last light. I saw a few nice bucks on my way home, nothing too big though. Was Codys buck starting to stink at all?

[dana]

He had just a slight smell to him. Not enough to keep the tarsels though. He tastes awesome. Cody wanted fresh steaks tonight for supper. :)

[Kitimat Killer]

congrats on both of you i'll never forget my first moose with my dad im sure he's never going to forget that hunt.

[Brambles]

Congrats on your first buck Cody, you'll relive that moment for years to come, hope the body was big so your ol man might finally get in shape..:tongue:

Been so long since I've seen a deer I forgot what one looked like:evil:

[358mag]

congrads to the young danajr the apple doesnt fall far from the tree

[mark]

A great day for sure, getting the first buck! Was 20 years ago for me now, but will always remember it. Congrads on a great season Cody!

[pitdog]

Nice deer Cody congrats on your first Muley.

[Clint_S]

Nice job! love to see those kids coming along.

[Krico]

Awesome! Good job Cody! Nice to see guys taking the time to get a kid out hunting, I can't wait to get my little guy out in a few years.

[KevinB]

Great job Cody! That is waaaaay bigger than my first deer was. Hey Steve, maybe it's almost time to buy Cody his own pack!

[Alpine85]

Way to get it done Cody!!!! Nice buck and great looking field photos

[Steeleco]

Great story. Seems the kids on the site did great today. Congrats

[TIKA 300]

Great job Cody! That is waaaaay bigger than my first deer was. Hey Steve, maybe it's almost time to buy Cody his own pack!
I can o so relate on the deer size !!!!! Congrats Cody,nice buck:smile: TK

[hunter1947]

Great deer Cody ,you have a great father there that has show-en you nature at it's best. You odd to be proud of him ,and yourself on a fine first deer. And a beauty one at that ,congrats on your first deer. http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon12.gifhttp://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[tufferthandug]

Nice work on the buck. Them Clearwater bucks sure do start growing 4 points early.

[Will]

Rockin 1st Buck ! :smile:
Building on that he'll be showing Pops up in no time ! ;-)

Congrats Cody !

[Brambles]

Hey Dana is alot of that country up there that easy walkin, what I mean is I don't see any dead fall, alder, willow, grizzly grass, just a nice grassy slope and it even looks like you might get a good distance shot if all the trees cooperate. looks like it makes for some nice quiet walkin.

Beautiful

[Big Bucks]

Great Job guys , looks great , i love when hunting is like that .

[rocksteady]

Congrats to both of you. Nice buck , even nicer memories...

Rather see a young fella out hunting than "hangin' with his homeys" at 7-11 any day....

Way to go guys

[BCJunior]

Cool you got a 4 point, thats so cool! congratz!

[rock]

Great job Cody and a 30-30 to boot perfect

[john-brennan]

That is awsome, I remember my son's first buck it was special.

[.308win]

Way to go Cody!!!...Nice shootn bud!!!....Congrats!!

Perry

[Elkhound]

good job boys, congrats

[dana]

Hey Dana is alot of that country up there that easy walkin, what I mean is I don't see any dead fall, alder, willow, grizzly grass, just a nice grassy slope and it even looks like you might get a good distance shot if all the trees cooperate. looks like it makes for some nice quiet walkin.

Beautiful

Brambles,
We have a wide range of Biogeoclimatic zones here. The slope Cody killed that buck on is drybelt IDF. Slopes are pretty steep (50-90% avg) but it can be pretty open timber to hunt. A 100 yard shot can be doable if the shooting lane was right. On average, still a 50 yard or less shot average. It probably is some of the best ground we've got here. We have tons of ground way, way worse like blowdown jungles, rhodo jungles, alder jungles, devil's club jungles, you name it we've got it.

[bcmulie]

Congratulations to Cody! That is a fantastic first muley. Good for you, Steve, spending the time with your son hunting. That's what it's all about. These days a lot of people tend to lose sight of that in the quest for trophy bucks. I can't wait until my girls are old enough to shoot their first deer.

bcmulie

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Good work! Congrats Cody!
Couldn't have gotten that buck in a nicer way.....still hunting a nice fir ridge.
I see many hawgs in your future8)!

SSS

[Tanya]

Congratulations to both of you. Hunting with the kids is very special.

[lucky hunter]

Congratulations Cody nice buck.:smile::grin::-):biggrin:

[LeverActionJunkie]

Congrats Cody, thats a nice deer. Way to go.

[irishbandit1]

I don't know who's happier the dad or the son;my bets on the dad as I remember being present for my daughter's first deer.Congrats to both you and your son,'Bandit.

[browningboy]

Good job Cody, a chip off the ol block!

[gameslayer]

Congrats to you and your son. He must have some good stories this week at school.