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Hunter got drawn for a youth deer hunt here in MS this weekend. He is 6 years old and shot this deer with a .243 at 51 yards. The deer was facing dead at us and I told him to put it right on her neck just under her head and that's exactly what he did. She dropped in her tracks. Deer was aged at 3.5 yrs. I'll tell more about the whole story later when I have more time. It's pretty comical.

Very nice...congrats to the little man!

Awesome, cangrats lil man.

congrats on the kill

Awesome for your little boy. When you tell your story let me know who was/is more excited you or him.

Great deal.. Them neck shots work..

congrats. that doe looks 200lbs next to him

congrats to him, he will remember that moment for the rest of his life. Thank you for introducing him to the great outdoors, we're all a dieing bread as hunters, sure wish more parents did for their children what you jsut did for yours

Ok, now to the comical part. We had been in the blind about an hour and a half when a doe came out. She IMMEDIATELY picked out the blind (ameristep...not knocking them, just clarifying what type blind). She took a step or two towards us stomping her foot and blowing up a storm. I got the gun out the blind and told him to shoot her in the neck before she leaves. He him-hawwed around, wanted me to put the gun to my shoulder so it would kick me (more about the KICK thing later), but he would pull the trigger. I told him I couldn't do that and he needed to shoot the deer. Well, he got to looking through the scope at the deer and she was still blowing like crazy. This rattled him pretty good. Anyway the deer ran off and as far as I know she's STILL running around out there blowing. Hunter later owned up to the fact that he got a little scared because the deer was stomping her foot at him and GROWLING. Never heard of that before, but I guess I could see where it would rattle him. I decieded I would trick him into shooting the next deer we saw by telling him I could turn the recoil down on the gun to where it would feel like the pellet gun he shoots all the time. I accomplished this by (remember this trick) adjusting the recoil setting on the scope that goes from 3 to 9....you know the one. Anyway, it gets dark and we sneak out to the bean field to see if any deer have snuck in from the back side...and sure enough 2 had snuck in. One ran off and the other ran to the edge of the woods about 50 yards away from us and was looking dead at us. I told him to put it on her neck just below her head and shoot her there. He said "I got it on her" and before I could remind him to "squeeze" it off he had already squeezed it off. BLAM, I wasn't expecting that so I'm a little blinded by the muzzle flash (which he thought was cool by the way). We start down the lane to the deer and sure enough there she was, laying dead in her tracks. He is STILL talking about how the gun didn't kick him at all!!!!

Awesome story and congrats to the lil man.

BDD congrats little man.

Awesome story, I will have to remember that about the recoil for when I have kids LOL. What state were yall hunting in? Not trying to be smart booty or anything as I am away at college and didnt know Ms had an early youth rifle season this year. Again not trying to be internet police or anything like that, as Im glad the little kid killed one! Just curious is all. Once again hats off to you as a dad and as an outdoors man for introducing a young man into the world wide fraternity of Hunters and Stewards f the land.

awesome, congrats to the little man on a great harvest! I always wondered what that dial was for on the scope!

duckkiller wrote:Awesome story, I will have to remember that about the recoil for when I have kids LOL. What state were yall hunting in? Not trying to be smart booty or anything as I am away at college and didnt know Ms had an early youth rifle season this year. Again not trying to be internet police or anything like that, as Im glad the little kid killed one! Just curious is all. Once again hats off to you as a dad and as an outdoors man for introducing a young man into the world wide fraternity of Hunters and Stewards f the land.

He got drawn for a youth hunt at a WMA here in Mississippi. I actually got drawn for a gun hunt starting Wednesday the 7th. This particular draw will allow you to bring a youth and they can shoot your deer for you...so I'm gonna bring my oldest daughter and let her shoot my doe and buck for me.

THATS AWESOME, I had no clue that they did that now. To be 6 yrs old and kill a deer is quite an accomplishment, one that Im sure most his buddies havent achieved. Congrats again, and best of luck with your daughter.