Mrs Awesome's First Buck

[CptnAwesome]

This past Sunday came cruising through about an hour after daylight. She first spotted him about 150yds out. He made a bee line to us and turned at about 60yds, that's where I stopped him. She dropped him in his tracks with my 280 Rem.

I load reduced recoil for her 7mm-08 but hadn't confirmed zero on it this year. So I had her use my 280. I didn't tell her it would have more recoil, and when I asked her after, she said she never even noticed... I knew she wouldn't

I was more nervous than she was!!! An awesome hunt for sure!

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Great job, I'll bet she was excited. You cleaned it for her, right?
Any ways, good job.

 

[md7]

Nice! Hunting stories like this are my favorite threads on THR.

Congrats!

 

[WisBorn]

Congratulations Mrs Awesome

 

[CptnAwesome]

Great job, I'll bet she was excited. You cleaned it for her, right?
Any ways, good job.

Yes I did. I told her I had 2 skinning knives. Her reply was "um...... No......"

 

[tightgroup tiger]

Yes I did. I told her I had 2 skinning knives. Her reply was "um...... No......"

I figured you did!

 

[CoalCrackerAl]

Congrats to the Mrs. You and her must be very proud. Is she going to have a mount done?

 

[Captcurt]

You go girl!

 

[stringnut]

Great buck. I’m sure she was excited. As far as I m concerned they are all trophies. My wife doesn’t field dress them either. As far as I’m concerned it is a small effort for the pleasure of having a significant other that hunts.

My wife shot a buck with no horns this year. You read that right . Adult dear with 2 little nubs about as big around as a pencil and 3/4 of an inch long. She was just as happy with that as the big 9 point she got a couple of years ago.

 

[LoonWulf]

Congrats!

 

[CptnAwesome]

Congrats to the Mrs. You and her must be very proud. Is she going to have a mount done?

Yeah, definitely getting it mounted since it's her first buck. I've been showing her different mounts on line so she can decide which pose she wants.

 

[CptnAwesome]

Great buck. I’m sure she was excited. As far as I m concerned they are all trophies.

I feel the same way! I never told her, but I had decided I was going to get her first buck mounted regardless of size... I was expecting to have to spend the money to get a spike mounted.......

 

[JeffG]

Congrats! Nice buck!!

 

[sage5907]

Great picture, and you may have just lost your 280. The falling leaf in the picture is unique. I thought, what the hell is that!

 

[Wolfshead]

Awesome Buck!
Congratulations!

 

[CptnAwesome]

Great picture, and you may have just lost your 280. The falling leaf in the picture is unique. I thought, what the hell is that!

There's no "may have" to it. I was informed it was no longer my 280 about 30 minutes after the picture was taken....

Leaf is just a random leaf I picked up to cover the exit wound for the picture. Not sure what kind of tree. And no, the exit wound was nowhere near that big...
That's a big leaf!