First deer at my new place

helomech · 11-14-2006, 06:11 PM

Had all week off and didn't see any shootable deer until today, my last day off. Shot him at 300 yards and he fell right where I shot him.

onehundredk · 11-14-2006, 06:15 PM

hey im not a animal rights person or anything like that...or a vegitaritain for that matter...im just curious whats the point?....pretty cool though i guess...i use to go shootin, but in the desert where people would abondon their cars, and wed shoot up junk cars....what kind of rifle?

helomech · 11-14-2006, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by onehundredk

hey im not a animal rights person or anything like that...or a vegitaritain for that matter...im just curious whats the point?....pretty cool though i guess...i use to go shootin, but in the desert where people would abondon their cars, and wed shoot up junk cars....what kind of rifle?

Because it is a challenge to shoot a nice deer, and I really enjoy it. It also puts great food on the table. And me and my boys enjoy hunting together. The gun was a Browning A-Bolt .30-06.

Treebasher · 11-14-2006, 06:25 PM

Nice work Helo. I see you were able to sneak in a shot of the Titan in the last pic.

helomech · 11-14-2006, 06:27 PM

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Nice work Helo.

Thanks, this is the biggest deer I have ever shot. He wasn't the one I was hoping to see, but good enough. I didn't even realize the titan was in the background. I would have washed it if I had.

**ArmyAviation** · 11-14-2006, 06:53 PM

are you going to make some jerky and sausage with it? I see your a helicopter mechanic like me did it for 17 years until I became a cop.

helomech · 11-14-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ecmeyla

are you going to make some jerky and sausage with it? I see your a helicopter mechanic like me did it for 17 years until I became a cop.

Don't make much jerky, but love to make po-boys out of it. We also make some hamburgers, but most of it we make roasts. What kind of helicopters did you work on? Why did you stop working on them?

**ArmyAviation** · 11-14-2006, 07:27 PM

I worked on UH-60's, UH-1H/V and OH-58A+ Counterdrug acft. Full time Guard tech for 10 years. I always wanted to do law enforcement, i was the maintenance supervisor on the counterdrug acft, this what got me into law enforcement. Now the National Guard is getting the new LUH acft the EC145

helomech · 11-14-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ecmeyla

I worked on UH-60's, UH-1H/V and OH-58A+ Counterdrug acft. Full time Guard tech for 10 years. I always wanted to do law enforcement, i was the maintenance supervisor on the counterdrug acft, this what got me into law enforcement. Now the National Guard is getting the new LUH acft the EC145

I don't like any euro-copter aircraft. I can't believe the military is buying them. I work on the EC-120 alot, and it is not a very good aircraft, I have worked on BO-105s, a-stars, twin stars and I haven't like any of them. They would have been better off going with the bell 427, or the new 429's are supposed to be coming out soon. I worked on the Ah-64A when I was in the military, and my wife worked on the AH-1's.

**ArmyAviation** · 11-14-2006, 07:50 PM

So you dont like the eurocopter, when I was with the Washington DC police we had 2 new A Stars. If I stayed on with DC I would be there, but my wife made us move to SC where I'm currently a cop here in Greenville. here in the south all law enforcement aviation units use surplus UH-1's and OH-58's. The new helicopter for Marine1 is the new EH101 or called US101.

tholmes · 11-14-2006, 09:39 PM

Nice deer Helomech. I went last weekend a rounded up a big fat zero. Only thing with fur I saw was a rabbit. There's always next weekend! Where abouts in the state did you get him? I used to hunt out in Llano when I was still in TX. NC deer are way smaller than TX deer!

tnbowhunter · 11-15-2006, 05:06 AM

Now that's what i'm talkin about!!!!!

Congrats to ya!!!

Very nice deer and by the looks of it a great shot.

For those who don't think that hunting is a challenge.....try it some time you might just be surprised and end up having a great new pastime. You don't even have to kill anything for it to be a succesful hunt, but it sure is icing on the cake.

CFowler · 11-15-2006, 08:11 AM

Nice deer. Just had some venison steaks for dinner last night. Can't wait to get back in the woods here in Maryland. Day after Thanksgiving firearm season opens up. I'll be ready.

baseballfanz · 11-15-2006, 12:56 PM

Nice, now I'm kinda craving for some venison.

helomech · 11-15-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tholmes

Nice deer Helomech. I went last weekend a rounded up a big fat zero. Only thing with fur I saw was a rabbit. There's always next weekend! Where abouts in the state did you get him? I used to hunt out in Llano when I was still in TX. NC deer are way smaller than TX deer!

Thanks I killed him on my property in Latexo, about a hour west of Lufkin. I hunted 7 days twice a day and only saw 6 does the first day and them him. I killed him my last day in the afternoon about 4:30.