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When I say daughter's, I do mean plural. I've twin daughters that got to draw their 1st tags here in CO for the 3rd season. Buck tags. To say it was an eventful and fun hunt, is an understatement. I hunted 2nd season elsewhere in the state and took my best buck, but this trip was 100 times more fun. We hunted hard all week as time permitted due to school and BBall. Opening morning my 1 daughter missed a buck that would have made any hunter proud, but she shrugged it off in short order and kept a great attitude. Sunday was the last day of the season and bucks were really hard to come by. Luckily I was able to glass this buck up, in full rut mode. He was chasing 2 does around. I got my daughters set up in the shooting sticks, gave them last second guidance on where to shoot. I told them that after the daughter who didn't get to shoot on Sat. took her shot, that if he was still on his feet, for either of them to take a shot. My first daughter shot and it was a solid hit behind the shoulder. He stuttered stepped and turned to go down hill. He stopped after a couple steps and my second daughter shot with another solid hit. I did not see him fall as I jerked a little at the second shot. However, we made it up the ridge in short order and this is as he layed. ![[Linked Image]](http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/K-elk/2015%20Hunt/DSC_0668.jpg) Both girls hit tight behind the shoulders like we practiced all summer. I'm a pretty dang proud dad today. My whole family was on the hunt. I'll let some photo's tell the rest of the story. ![[Linked Image]](http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/K-elk/2015%20Hunt/DSC_0672.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/K-elk/2015%20Hunt/DSC_0685.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb65/K-elk/2015%20Hunt/DSC_0698.jpg)
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Great family outing, they will never forget that day. Congrats to all.
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Great story and pics! Congrats to you and your whole family, what a super hunt. Good on y'all!
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Congrats to the kids and the dad.
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Congratulations to the young ladies on a nice buck and to you, too, for helping to make it happen. That is a hunt all of you will always remember. Thanks for sharing the pictures and best wishes to all of you for many more memorable hunts together!
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Good for them, nice pics and great memories.
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Nice work on the tag team Muley. Sounds like a great time, in great country.
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Fantastic hunt, kids, & scenery.
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Congratulations to you all!
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That's so badazz in so many ways. Thanks for sharing bud.
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Kelk, That's raising them properly! Congratulations to your daughters on their success, but also to a family doing things together. memtb
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Gents,
Thanks for all the kind words and congrats. It was a hunt I will always remember, and the most rewarding I've been on. All 3 of my kids are already asking what the plan is for next year and I just barely put the last package of meat off their buck in the freezer last night!
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Good job to all of you and nice looking family you got there.
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Love to read these stories of young hunters getting started - and a heck of a start that was for your daughters! Very cool all around 
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Good job you can tell they had the time of there lives. Nice buck.
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Fantastic! Congrats all-around.
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Great buck!! Also really nice pictures of some awesome country.
Congrats to all of you!!
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