Last week my nephew asked me to help him figure out his new inline CVA muzzleloader and get the scope and gun sighted in. We got it quickly on paper with 250 gr. sabots and 100 gr. Pyrodex pellets. So he was ready for a special 4 day either sex hunt on his small 10 acre farm that is Thu.-Sun. (today) this week.
With everything set he and his 12 yr. old son sat with the ML and a 12 ga. shotgun just inside their old barn at sunset, and waited to see if any deer came close. About 20 minutes before sunset he said 3 does came past the barn at about 60 yds. and he asked his son if he wanted to try a shot with the shotgun, or the ML rifle? My great nephew chose the inline ML and took aim at the largest of the three does. One shot behind the shoulder took out both lungs and the doe ran about 50 ft. into a thicket and disappeared.
They walked down where the doe entered and had to crawl into this thick growth to try and find her. He'd nearly given up when his son spotted the doe and the two of them had a heck of a time dragging her out a foot at a time pulling through the heavy brush! Once out in the meadow they quickly realized this was a very large doe that went over 200 lbs. on the game scale they have in the barn!
12 yr. old Emett field dressed his doe, and helped skin it too. Dad had to get some of the gutting duties when Emett couldn't reach up inside far enough to finish the job. But it was mostly the young hunter who did it all. Everyone is extremely proud of his first year hunting, and his successful clean harvest! He was pretty excited when he called to thank me for getting the ML sighted in so he could have a great opportunity to take this doe.
The proud young hunter with his first deer!
And dad with him after the hard work was done.
