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My oldest son William killed his first big game animal this weekend... a beautiful Wyoming Antelope buck. He killed it at 225 yards after a great 1/4 mile sneak. He handled it all like a champ... I’m a pretty proud dad today. A big public thank you to my buddy Donny and his son Ethan, who helped out with this hunt... and to Randy Newberg for sending William some swag and a great note for his birthday (including the hat Will is wearing). He killed the buck with his new Tikka 7/08 running Nosler factory 120 NBT ammo. The buck had apparently completely shattered the horn boss on the right horn in a fight about a week ago, as it was partially healed up. We’ll have to do some epoxy work to the euro mount. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/XKiOmvS.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/TKZNgPb.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/sJC1eq6.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/BAMZHEn.jpg)
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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Oh heck ya Dog! Congrats William!
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Good deal!
My first big game animal was a pronghorn too.
Awesome day, that was. I'd Imagine Will feels the same.
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Congrats, William...especially on the stealth approach.
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Those guys do some serious saber rattling when there's a fight.
Way to go there!
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Very good....Congrats to the young man! It’s only the beginning. Many more memories to come! 👍 memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
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In the words of one of FAV singers,
” FAR OUT “ !!!!
I’m happy for him.
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Congratulations he did very well...
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Dog & Dawg! Big congrats! That is freakin awesome. Cloudwalkers for sure!
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Member: Clan of the Turdlike People.
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Outstanding! Knuckle-bump to William.
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Well done! There should be more of this...young people enjoying the hunt.
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Life can be rough on us dreamers.
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Congratulations to the young man on a beautiful trophy. Nice photos!
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Very nice josh!! Cool buck too! Grats
Ping pong balls for the win.
Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable
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Ain’t easy havin pals.
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Doesn't get much better than that Dog! Congrats to you guys, love the pics.
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Thanks fellas.... it was a hunt I’ve been looking forward to since the moment he was born. He seems to be walking a little taller these past few days...
I’m thinking he’s going to have pass on quite a few bucks... to kill one bigger.
Now he’s looking forward to his 3rd Season Colorado Mule Deer Hunt... I’ll report back on that too.
He killed that buck with shots number 6 and 7 out of the new Tikka. I still can’t figure out how he did it... seeing as it’s not a Creed, and he was shooting ping-pong ball ballistic tips steered by a Leupold. First shot was good.... but never a bad lesson to teach a kid to follow-up if stuff doesn’t go right down.
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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Congratulations. It'll be a hunt that you'll never forget. The best hunt that sticks in my mind was the one when my son killed his first deer.
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Congrats to the young fella! Beautiful goat!
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