Successful kid on her first antelope hunt

[tribb]

Thatta girl

My 12 year old daughter drew her first antelope tag in Idaho. A late doe hunt. We had a great couple of days crawling through the sage and bumping spooky goats, getting cactus in our hands and knees, and lobbing a few rounds at coyotes.
She had spent plenty of time practicing with her 243 over the summer and the BDC reticle matched her load near perfect (Federal fusion 95gr). 304 yards was as close as we were getting to this group of 6 antelope but they had no clue we were there. One shot from the shooting sticks dumped this doe in her tracks. I'm one proud dad, she's better at it than me!
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[Hubby45]

Thanks for the share on that great story ! A proud moment for you both for sure.
Keep up the good work.

 

[puttnpurr]

That's fabulous! My dad took me hunting in 1965 and 1966, I kind o' remember it was. We saw nothing on either trip. I was 8 or 9. I wanted to carry my dad's 1946 M70. He asked me if I was sure about that. I said Yes. He put it onto my shoulder and I soldiered-on... for about 100 yards. That was it. Too heavy for a pusillanimous little punk like me...

The first time I've heard this word since 12 monkeys, funny

 

[59FLH]

"12 year old.......304 yards......"

Impressive.

 

[Bait57]

Congrats. That's great to see.