RD Sr's Whitetail
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RD Sr's Whitetail
My dad at 86 years old is still out there hunting whitetails. The last couple of years I have sat with him to make sure everything goes well but mainly just to enjoy the outdoors with each other as we both know that there are a lot more years now behind us than there are ahead of us.
My dad has had a bit of a rough go with the hunting last year and at the start this year but he told me he wanted to get one more freezer load of meat because he wasn't sure he would be up to it next year. He missed a good South Texas 11 pointer about a week ago now and I could tell it really bothered him. We headed out again this afternoon, a very pleasant afternoon after some rough frontal weather moved through this morning. About an hour before dark a young 10 point came with along. Typically I would have had him pass on this deer as he is a long ways from the potential he will reach in a couple of years, but I don't know if my dad has a couple of years or if he would want to continue hunting this season as he seems tired. I told him it looked like a real nice deer to me and to shoot it if he felt the same. He did.
My dad is using the Marlin Glenfield 30GT chambered in 30-30 Win that I gave him about 8 years ago, shooting the Ranch Dog TLC311-170-RF pushed along by a max load of BL-C(2). The deer was at 80 yards and my dad hit the buck just across the top of the heart, slicing through the aorta and destroying the bottom half of both lungs. The bullet knocked the buck off his feet and he kicked in place twice and that was it.
This is our 50th hunting season together! I'm very lucky!
My dad has had a bit of a rough go with the hunting last year and at the start this year but he told me he wanted to get one more freezer load of meat because he wasn't sure he would be up to it next year. He missed a good South Texas 11 pointer about a week ago now and I could tell it really bothered him. We headed out again this afternoon, a very pleasant afternoon after some rough frontal weather moved through this morning. About an hour before dark a young 10 point came with along. Typically I would have had him pass on this deer as he is a long ways from the potential he will reach in a couple of years, but I don't know if my dad has a couple of years or if he would want to continue hunting this season as he seems tired. I told him it looked like a real nice deer to me and to shoot it if he felt the same. He did.
My dad is using the Marlin Glenfield 30GT chambered in 30-30 Win that I gave him about 8 years ago, shooting the Ranch Dog TLC311-170-RF pushed along by a max load of BL-C(2). The deer was at 80 yards and my dad hit the buck just across the top of the heart, slicing through the aorta and destroying the bottom half of both lungs. The bullet knocked the buck off his feet and he kicked in place twice and that was it.
This is our 50th hunting season together! I'm very lucky!
Last edited by Ranch Dog on 14 Sep 2018 06:28, edited 2 times in total.
Reason: Corrected rifle name
Reason: Corrected rifle name
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WOW!Ranch Dog wrote:This is our 50th hunting season together! I'm very lucky!
Great to have such a dad.
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I sure miss deer camp with my Dad . I hope he has a few more stand hunts when I get to AR .
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Awesome RD and now you know what your grandson will look like when he is 86.
RBHarter My Dad passed in 2001 but stopped hunting about 1970. Had some great time with him thou.
RBHarter My Dad passed in 2001 but stopped hunting about 1970. Had some great time with him thou.
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VERY nice! Not at all about the deer, but about the time together! Not been able to hunt with my Dad for years/no more. And try to get in the woods with any of my five boys any chance I get. And kids in general at every opportunity. Great to see you still get to spend time with your Dad in the deer woods!
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Thanks, great to see the two of you have had another life experience. I hope that my son and I will have the same opportunity in 17yrs. We've been doing this for over 30yrs now. At the end of a great memory maker there is always a moment of appreciation and hope for another. Savour the moment!
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Nice buck! Glad to hear he's still got it!
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