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I have to toot the horn for my son who moved to Idaho last year. After living on 29 Palms Marine base for 6 years,he got transferred to Boise to work active duty at witha reserve unit. This is the first year that he's been able to hunt for a long time and he's making the best of it.
Last week, he got his first mule deer! He was hauling a deer back to camp that his 1st Sargent had shot, when they spotted this deer on a ridge. After glassing , he decided to shoot. He touched off a round from his new 300WSM and the deer dropped in its tracks. He said it took 4 guys to get it up in the truck. We aren't used to that back here in the east. Our's are small enough to drag out(100-150). The rack on it wasn't typical. It had 5 points on the right side if you include the brow tine and the left side had a brow tine and the main beam was palmated all the way to the tip. Inside measurement was 24 " which is BIG back here. He was tickled about it and told me that he wished I'd been there. Made me kinda tight in the throat for a second or two. He gets to take his stepson out for his first muley hunt later this month. I hope the youngun gets one. It'll be something that they'll always remember. I remember his first deer and I don't know who was prouder ,me or him. There goes the tight throat again,so I guess I better get off of here. Just want to share a hunting story... I don't know who was prouder, ME or MY SON......
HWD
Last week, he got his first mule deer! He was hauling a deer back to camp that his 1st Sargent had shot, when they spotted this deer on a ridge. After glassing , he decided to shoot. He touched off a round from his new 300WSM and the deer dropped in its tracks. He said it took 4 guys to get it up in the truck. We aren't used to that back here in the east. Our's are small enough to drag out(100-150). The rack on it wasn't typical. It had 5 points on the right side if you include the brow tine and the left side had a brow tine and the main beam was palmated all the way to the tip. Inside measurement was 24 " which is BIG back here. He was tickled about it and told me that he wished I'd been there. Made me kinda tight in the throat for a second or two. He gets to take his stepson out for his first muley hunt later this month. I hope the youngun gets one. It'll be something that they'll always remember. I remember his first deer and I don't know who was prouder ,me or him. There goes the tight throat again,so I guess I better get off of here. Just want to share a hunting story... I don't know who was prouder, ME or MY SON......
HWD