Well, after hours of study to ensure he would graduate at the top of his hunter's ed class and then months of waiting, my son was able to shoot his first big game animal.
Neither of us drew buck antelope tags so; we had to make due with doe tags. Here is my son and his antelope. He shot her with a Ruger M77 MkII Compact Rifle in 7-08 Rem. Range was 104 yds. At the shot she dropped right where she had been standing, stone dead. Watching my son take his first animal was way better than going hunting myself.
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About an hour later I got to take one of my two does. I shot her with my S&W 686+ Mountain Gun in .357 Magnum. Range was 56 yds. After the shot, she ran about 10 yds before piling up. This is the second antelope I have killed with this gun and can I just say, I really, really like it. It is by far my favorite gun ever.
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I have one more antelope tag and I think I'm going to try to fill it with my longbow. If that doesn't work out, then the Mountain Gun will get to place another notch on its belt.
