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Ammo Smith
- Mar 1, 2007
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Great looking buck, congratulations to your daughter and you as well! She did very well!Well the daughter punched her tag today. We went up to my buddy's place in central montana, we usually go later to catch the rut but he has the last 3 weeks leased out, and i didn't know it until this week so this was the last weekend. She works tomorrow so it was a quick one day trip to try and get it done. Morning was slow saw a few does and fawns, a small buck and one shooter that i saw ducking into the brush a mile away. Went back after a lunch break at daughter saw this one from the road. Got parked where we were that morning, get across the road and fence. Dont see anything, made our way a hundred yards or so to a high spot to get a better view. Sit for a minute and finally see some movement she says there are 2 bucks. I was still just trying to see a head thru the timber. She adjusting and getting setup when i see him walk thru a opening, i was able to get him to stop for a second but then kept going and i lost him. She was about 10ft from me and whispered "can I shoot" me "i cant see him" her again "can i shoot" me " if you have a clear.. BANG! She yells "he's down!" Loud enough for mom to hear at the truck. I still had no clue where he was and if he was actually down.
We walk over to where i saw him last and she's looking and spots him about 20yds up laying there dead. Walk up and as you see from the pic, she shot him right in the neck. She said that his body was covered by a tree and was turned looking at her, guessing it was a 80 to 100yd shot, she was using her 25-06. I am so proud of her and she is very happy.