Hunting & Fishing 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

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She has killed deer with a shotgun, muzzleloader, and her favorite Ruger 77/44 44mag..... 7 total, this is her third buck....

Hornady Leverevolution 225 grain FTX

Opening morning in Indiana......

124 yards Both lungs! He ran about 300 yards before collapsing....


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Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

Thank you, I am! She really likes the whole sport of hunting..... Not just shooting an animal and going back to the other side.....

Her and my 7 year old son completed with me in a 3D archery comp..... They both shot youth up to 12 yoa...... She got 1rst and my son got 2nd against those 12 year olds......

They both already like to shoot my rifles and SMGs...... Excuses to buy more toys....... I like it!
 
Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

Congrats to your daughter..........and to you for the way you are bringing up your kids.

Juniors are the future of our shooting sports.
 
Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

Recoil is all but nonexistent! They both shoot it very well.... No flinch like the slug guns or MLs!

I don't reload! I just use the Hornady 225 grain FTX Leverevolution ammo..... It will shoot about 1 1/2"-2" at 100 yards...... Which is plenty good enough for this..... I did shoot a doe at 210 with it and dropped her in her tracks.....
 
Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

Great deer on a gorgeous opening morning.

...now only if the bowhunting mafia would get off their moral high horse and allow "normal" rifles in Indiana...
 
Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: BoilerUP</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great deer on a gorgeous opening morning.

...now only if the bowhunting mafia would get off their moral high horse and allow "normal" rifles in Indiana... </div></div>

I am a Bowhunter and I don't disagree!

The Indiana rifle/handgun rules are crazy...... Rifle calibers in a handgun and handgun calibers in a rifle
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Thanks everyone for the kind responses! This is one of the few places I share anything about this......
 
Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

That is an awesome buck for that young lady. I know you are proud of her. It is great to see that the sport is being passed on.
 
Re: 12 yoa Daughter Shoots her biggest buck to date

Congrats to your daughter on a great buck!! A tip of my hat to you for teaching and involving her in the outdoor and shooting sports. Keep making those memories that will last a lifetime.