Your very first big game animal

[go_deep]

What was your very first big game animal?

Mine was a Whitetail archery hunt in Northern Wisconsin where I'm original from, I was 13 years old.
I was standing about 12' up in an Elm tree on a 2"x6"x5' wedged in between 2 Y's in the tree, on the back side of a corn field, about 100 yards from a swamp edge. Many nights deer would hit the field, but I couldn't get any shots, likely because I was sky lined horrible in the tree. On this particular night around the first of October I remember staring into the field wish something would screw up and come close enough, when I looked back down the fence line at about 20 yards this deer is just standing there broadside, I couldn't believe it. I drew back, set the pin on him, let my finger go from the string, and 23 years later I can still see that arrow disappear into his rib cage. 2 of my friends from school were hunting in different stands on our dairy farm that night, so with my dad, and them we got to track him down, he maybe made it 50 yards. His 3 1/2" spike horns, and the arrow hang together in my shed still today.

 

[JimP]

A doe mule deer with my 30-06 with peep sights that a uncle gave me when I was 16. That was the youngest that you could hunt big game in the state of Utah at the time.

 

[Bonecollector]

Whitetail Buck in eastern Ohio with a shotgun. I was about 16 years old. I was too busy chasing coons, rabbits, and squirrels prior to that. lol

 

[Ikeepitcold]

Mine was a button buck whitetail in West Virginia where I grew up. I killed it with a 410 slug in the head.

Man o man I was so excited! When my uncle came up the hill to see what I shot he was doing everything he could do not to laugh that I had killed such a tiny buck. Lol

We got him back to the house and cut him up. My uncle and cousins truly made me feel like I did something great and they where all very excited for me and made me feel like the great white hunter.

Great times with family as always.

 

[bghunter]

My first big game animal was wild pig with my old 30-06, 40 yards shot.

 

[zpooch]

Just a few years ago for me. Ended up with a late season cow tag. Filled it in January after spending a few days trying to find them in the snow..... Note to self, don't shoot the lead cow, she's old!

 

[packer58]

Mule deer 4X3, 1970 I believe. We hunted as a family back then and money was tight, borrowed my moms .270

 

[Colorado T]

Wasn't old enough to hunt in Colorado at the time (minimum age was 14). Was fortunate enough to go with my parents to Alaska where my first big game animal was a caribou.

 

[AKaviator]

A 2X3 Mule deer near Dillon Montana. 1968 or 1969. Used a Remington 742, 30-06.

 

[ScottR]

Doe mule deer.


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[Timberstalker]

Blacktail buck


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[ElkTrout]

Doe mule deer with 30-06 that had peep sights!


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[Montana]

Wasn't old enough to hunt in Colorado at the time (minimum age was 14). Was fortunate enough to go with my parents to Alaska where my first big game animal was a caribou.
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Hmmm...
this might have made me want to get into hunting. Very cool.


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[siwulat]

Spike whitetail buck with an old lever action 30-30. Shot during Michigan’s youth firearm season when I was 14.

 

[kidoggy]

2x2 mule deer

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

My first big game animal was a doe mule deer I shot when I was 12 in 1954. I was hunting with my Dad and another friend of his and his son. Both of us boys had drawn doe tags and we both filled our tags. In California, you need to be at least 12 years old to hunt big game.
I was shooting my 03 Springfield (30-06) that had mildly been sporterized. It still had iron sights. I shot the doe at about 75 yards and broke it's neck (a very lucky shot!). Still have the rifle and still shoot it. I have shot well over 50 buck mule deer and love to hunt them.

 

[Timberstalker]

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[Winchester]

Whitetail doe in Pennsylvania with my Dad's Winchester 30-06 when I was about 12 years old.

 

[Hilltop]

Mine was a doe antelope in 1989. I was a hunting fool that year- I shot 2 more antelope, a small buck mule deer, a cow elk, and a gob of small game all within a 1 month span.

 

[ColoradoV]

I got a nice 4x4 170" class mule deer with my grandfather, father, and uncles watching when I was 12 the first year you could hunt here in co. I shot it with my father's pre 64 30-06 win - fixed 4x scope.

Got buck fever real bad - I mean my legs did not want to work - the day prior and emptied my gun + a couple on what in my memory had to be at least 231" typical they put me on lol.