Cousin smokes a beauty for his first buck(pics)

[bruin]

Headed out for a family hunting trip this past weekend. Went to an area that has traditionally been good during the rut even though its a bit early. My uncle ran across a nice four point and dropped him on minute ten of the first morning. Everyone else wasn't seeing much and very little sign. The next day we hiked with my cousin (first hunting trip) into a basin and found a pocket of deer including 5 bucks (three 4 points) and about 12 does and fawns. Two of the does were being chased. We performed a marathon hike to get in position across a ravine from where the biggest buck was moving and when he stepped out my cousin made a good shot on his first buck.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_0058.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11121&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_0046.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11120&size=big&cat=500)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/IMG_0047.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=11119&size=big&cat=500)

[BCrams]

Awsome buck and nice country!!

[HighCountry]

wow nice buck congratulations.

[Big7]

Pretty dang good for a guys "first" buck...mine was a small 2x2!! Good work, great buck!

[twoSevenO]

wow that terrain looks almost better then that beauty buck!!! nicely done. This in south east bc ?

[Blainer]

That's a nice buck alright.
Good on ya.

[BigBanger]

Nice deer man , wow where was that again ? I forgot .

[Caveman]

May as well give up Deer hunting now. The bar has been set a little high for the next deer. Nice Buck!!

[one-shot-wonder]

Beauty buck from some beauty country!

Sometimes I wonder why god made whitetails when you see a mule buck like this....
Sometimes I wonder why a hunter chases whitetails in jungles when there is beauty country like this.....

Congrats to your cousin on his first! He'll remember this one for a long time.

[DWEL]

Holy!! that would be on my wall if it was my first. (or 20th).
Great buck. Congrats to him.

[jrjonesy]

Great buck! Did I read that right? You said that's his first? Wow. He's gonna think this is an easy game.

[The Dawg]

Trying to improve on his first buck is going to be one hell of a task! Thats a beauty!

[Mr. Maverick]

Wow what a beauty. If that doesn't hook someone on hunting i don't anything will. Congrats to your cousin.

[Tikka7mm]

Look at the spread on that thing...! Is this a BC buck? Not too many guys can say that they hammered a buck like that for their first one. Congrats!

[shoot to kill]

nice buck man, what it score?

[1899]

That is a fine buck! I think he will be hard pressed to do better.

[weatherby_man]

Very nice buck, the smile tells the tale of a happy hunter. Hopefully he can keep up the good work!

[rifleman]

Nice buck. yer cousin is one lucky hunter. ya better take him next time out also!!!!

[Lorne1]

I wish my first one looked like that nice deer

[huntwriter]

That’s the buck I am looking for or one just like him.:smile: Congratulations guys.

The countryside looks familiar.;)

[hunter1947]

One heck of a buck ,well done ,it looks like it will score up around the 170 mark congrats.

[Wild one]

I was lied to I was told you need to put in years and miles to get a buck like that . Congrats to your cousin and make shur he knows that is just not right.

[coombes]

nice buck! congrats

[doubled]

Awesome buck. One problem with that being his first, it will probably take another ten years to get something like that again. Well done.

[The Hermit]

Holy shit! I have hunted for 40 years and never even seen one like that! Wow.

[M.Dean]

A great buck in any ones book! Nice photo's and real nice buck, Congrats to the lucky hunter!

[RayHill]

That is one nice deer!!

[Chuck]

So read and heed. All these hunter's comments can't be wrong.
Find a Taxidermist ASAP.
Oh, and my heartiest "Well Done". Some guys are so lucky.

[BlacktailStalker]

Man thats a wicked buck, first or last. Congrats!
I thought only guys fully cladded in camo, scent blocker and HS precision rifles shot deer like that.

[gameslayer]

Thats a hammer buck for sure nice job, poor lad is ruined for a few hunts anyway until reality sets in. I take being ruined anytime :smile:

[Nimrod]

Great buck, huge congrats.
enjoy the high.......he'll appreciate it even more over time, once he spends the time, many many many miles, and LOTS of money spent trying to get one even close to as nice as that.

[born2hunt]

wow congrats on a very nice buck:))

[bruin]

Thanks everyone, he's definitely a happy camper, I'll have to show him this thread and it'll really sink in what he's got. I would hate for him to think its the norm on any trip!
This hunt taught me one really important lesson. We were in a great looking area but out of the first two days I saw only a handfull of deer and next to no sign. We kept at it and turned over every rock moving further and further back from the easy access areas and finally found the magic basin. This reafirmed the importance of persistence for me. After the first two days I was pretty discouraged as were the others, some guys even stayed in camp because he thought there was no chance of finding any deer. They were kicking themselves I'll tell ya, they could'a shot one of the other four points.

[huntwriter]

Holy shit! I have hunted for 40 years and never even seen one like that! Wow.

If that buck was taken where I think it was, judging by the landscape picture, I can assure you that there are quiet a few like him and better still running around.;-)

[elktracker1975]

Nice buck.

[Glenny]

Nothing wrong with that broozer. G

[moosehunter16]

nice buck. congrats to your cousin