Youngest son got his first deer of the season.

**helomech** · 11-19-2009, 06:41 PM

I had seen this deer on camera and wanted her taken out for two reasons, but I thought it was two different deer. Come to find out the same deer had two issues. The first was a picture I posted a while back of a deer with a leg injury, but when we shot her I didn't know this was the one with the leg injury. The reason we picked her was because of the large lump on her neck. So we go both of the deer we where after with one shot. We saw 4 does tonight, this was not the oldest one, but I felt it was the right one to take out. He shot her with a .243 at about 60 yards, and she went about 40 yards. Blood at the site he shot her at, but no other blood until where she fell. Unfortunately she was only 2.5.

Lump on neck

Injury to leg from some other hunter, that apparently can't shoot as good as my 10 year old.

Perfect heart shot.

**Nismo4life** · 11-19-2009, 06:47 PM

thats great Helo congrats! its great that you take you and your boy get to hunt together.

bestatchess · 11-19-2009, 06:50 PM

Weird. What's up with that lump?

**helomech** · 11-19-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Nismo4life

thats great Helo congrats! its great that you take you and your boy get to hunt together.

Thanks, love to see them get excited and shoot deer. As much fun or more than shooting it myself.

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Originally Posted by bestatchess

Weird. What's up with that lump?

Not sure, probably some kind of tumor but I did not cut it open to find out.

**Kronos1965** · 11-19-2009, 07:06 PM

Congratulations. A great experience to share with the family!

**helomech** · 11-19-2009, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kronos1965

Congratulations. A great experience to share with the family!

Thanks, we sure enjoy it.

54warrior · 11-19-2009, 07:16 PM

Awesome! Nice shootin'. I got my first deer with a .243 as well. Your son is lucky to have a father to teach him these kinds of things!

**helomech** · 11-19-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 54warrior

Awesome! Nice shootin'. I got my first deer with a .243 as well. Your son is lucky to have a father to teach him these kinds of things!

Thanks man the .243 is a great gun. He is using the 100gr winchester power points, and they do a great job.

TechTITAN08 · 11-19-2009, 09:26 PM

Your son shoots better than I do, out of all my deer I have never got em through the heart!
Nice Kill!

ALtitan · 11-19-2009, 09:30 PM

Good deer and good shot!

**helomech** · 11-19-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TechTITAN08

Your son shoots better than I do, out of all my deer I have never got em through the heart!
Nice Kill!

He does pretty dang good for a 10 year old. He shots my .30-06 out to 250 yards at hogs. I don't trust him enough at that range for deer, but he is doing good on hogs.

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Good deer and good shot!

Thanks, got two deer in the ice chest, and will start deboning (how ever you spell taking the bone out) it tomorrow. The fun stuff.

ALtitan · 11-19-2009, 09:43 PM

[quote=Thanks, got two deer in the ice chest, and will start deboning (how ever you spell taking the bone out) it tomorrow. The fun stuff.[/QUOTE]

Great now just do a write up on how you debone the hind quarters, ive gotten into doing jerky in the last two years, and let me tell you slicing it into strips straight off of the hindquarter sucks... lol

**helomech** · 11-19-2009, 09:57 PM

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Great now just do a write up on how you debone the hind quarters, ive gotten into doing jerky in the last two years, and let me tell you slicing it into strips straight off of the hindquarter sucks... lol

I suck at writing, but once you get the film (slimy stuff) off the meat you will see lines in the meat (they are white in color). The lines are where the different muscles end. I just find a line, and start cutting down it. Once you are through where they connect you will see the two cuts of meat. Just follow the cuts and pull off each section. You will end up with I think 5 different cuts of meat off each back leg. The little pieces like on the front leg I just use for stews and such. I can try to take a few pics while I do it tomorrow if I can remember.

ALtitan · 11-20-2009, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by helomech

I suck at writing, but once you get the film (slimy stuff) off the meat you will see lines in the meat (they are white in color). The lines are where the different muscles end. I just find a line, and start cutting down it. Once you are through where they connect you will see the two cuts of meat. Just follow the cuts and pull off each section. You will end up with I think 5 different cuts of meat off each back leg. The little pieces like on the front leg I just use for stews and such. I can try to take a few pics while I do it tomorrow if I can remember.

thanks man. that would be great. im thinkin if i could remove the entire muscle at a time i could use a meat slicer to cut the strips. Do you partially freeze it before deboning it?

titanupgirl425 · 11-20-2009, 02:15 AM

i was good till the last pic =) lol wish my dad had everrrr taken me to do ANYTHING! lol your son is lucky!