Author Topic: Jagermeister, if you please! (Read 1158 times)

MTGlass · « **on:** November 03, 2008, 08:13:30 AM »

Took my daughter & her 7mm-08 Handi out after elk yesterday morning. We were in position and ready ten minutes before legal shooting time. Half hour later nothings moving but more trucks coming up the road. When I returned from hydrating the local flora she asked me for the binoculars.

HOLY CRAP DAD! Look at those elk!

She had seen something moving (a herd of about 50) over a mile away in the dawn light. We set an intersecting course and closed to within 400 yards pretty quick. The elk made it into the timber, but we were still above them and changed course too. I spotted them filing through an opening in the trees about 100-125 yards up the hill. I stuck her Bi-Fur pod in the ground in front of her and started wailing on the cow call. A few got confused & slowed. I said "you better do it." She put the hammer down on a nice yearling cow.

The 140gr Partition entered between two ribs, angled up through both lungs and exited between two ribs. I heard the impact and was confident she wouldn't get far. I found blood within 50 yards and a dead elk in another 50.

Proud Papa treated himself to a shot of Jagermeister after supper.

Singleshotsam · « **Reply #1 on:** November 03, 2008, 08:52:57 AM »

Congrats to both you and your daughter

Looks like you have a lot to be proud of

quickdtoo · « **Reply #2 on:** November 03, 2008, 09:41:27 AM »

Alright!!! Congrats to both of you!!

Tim

PigBoy Crabshaw · « **Reply #3 on:** November 03, 2008, 09:56:41 AM »

MT, A big atta-girl goes out to your daughter and to you for keepng the huting dream alive in the good ole US of A. -gary

kyredneck1911 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 03, 2008, 10:27:50 AM »

Quote from: PigBoy Crabshaw on November 03, 2008, 09:56:41 AM

MT, A big atta-girl goes out to your daughter and to you for keepng the huting dream alive in the good ole US of A. -gary

BIG +1

Spanky · « **Reply #5 on:** November 03, 2008, 10:48:12 AM »

A big smile on your faces and meat in the freezer.

It don't get any better than that!

CONGRATS young lady.

Spanky

LaOtto222 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 03, 2008, 11:02:03 AM »

I really like to see young people hunting. Congratulations to your daughter; you go girl! And you have every right to be proud, I sure would have been, heck I am proud too.

MTGlass · « **Reply #7 on:** November 03, 2008, 12:06:09 PM »

Thanks guys!

Not only did she get an elk, she got a good elk in a good spot. This herd has been feeding on alfalfa and barley all summer. I really wanted one of them for the freezer. It was only a 500 yard drag downhill to a road, and another hunter showed up as I was rigging ropes. He helped me drag it and snapped that second pic. Turns out he is the superintendent of a neighboring school district and a good friend of her school principal. He too was pleased to see an eighth grade girl with an elk.

Thanks to him, I got the hide off and had her cooling nicely by 1 pm.

Troyboy · « **Reply #8 on:** November 03, 2008, 01:03:17 PM »

Troy

Datil · « **Reply #9 on:** November 03, 2008, 01:51:02 PM »

Congrats to the little lady You too. Best thing is meat in the freezer.
And another youngester coming a hunter.
Datil

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #10 on:** November 03, 2008, 01:51:18 PM »

Excellent! I've got a 14 yr old boy going for his first elk too. He just got his first deer this sat. Say, you wouldn't be in Billings, would you? DP

Badnews Bob · « **Reply #11 on:** November 03, 2008, 02:37:08 PM »

It's a wonderful thing.

krod47nw · « **Reply #12 on:** November 03, 2008, 02:41:39 PM »

Awesome

Elkoholic · « **Reply #13 on:** November 03, 2008, 04:53:01 PM »

The girls are kickin' some butt this year with their handi's!!!

Congratulations!

Mike
aka Elkoholic

Russ Jerome · « **Reply #14 on:** November 03, 2008, 05:12:40 PM »

That would have been great to read about without pics, with
the pics its REALY great to see and read! Congrats to both!

dep869 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 03, 2008, 05:28:52 PM »

Give dad and daughter an A++++++++++!!!

Manion

Tencubed · « **Reply #16 on:** November 04, 2008, 04:22:15 AM »

Memories that will last a lifetime. Well done.

Mike

rex6666 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 04, 2008, 05:41:08 AM »

VERY GOOD!
She is probably hooked for life, and what a good life.
Seems you did not tell her she had to have a 300mag or better to
take an elk, how long was the shot

petemi · « **Reply #18 on:** November 04, 2008, 06:04:53 AM »

It is wonderful to see young kids hunting. They're our future. If someone shows up at the door with a kid asking to hunt, we not only make room for them, but we try to put them in the best spot. My dad was not a hunter, but, God bless him, he took time away from his life and business to get me out in the field because he knew how important it was to me. Ya done a grand thing! I think I'd have elk backstrap for Thanksgiving. Pete
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P.S. Save a shot for me! (not the elk, the liquor. Here's to both of you!).

MTGlass · « **Reply #19 on:** November 04, 2008, 06:50:57 AM »

Thanks again!

To answer a few of your questions:

DP, we're near Helena in HD380. I'm trying to arrange pulling her and her little brother out of school early Friday to go after some whitetails.
Elkoholic, Congrats to your daughter too! I was more that a little envious reading her outstanding Handi success story. Boys at school a little green? She has every right to be a little smug!

Rex666, shot was 125 yards max. Probably closer to 100. Ammo was a handoad, 140gr Partition seated ~.020" off the lands, slightly compressing 41.5gr. of Varget in a 1x W-W case & Rem primer.

Petmi, Sorry, the Jagermeister is gone. I'd been saving that one last shot for a special occasion. The kids actually prefer backstrap & tenderloins for breakfast; you know, steak & eggs.

Her Great Grandfather's knife got to do the honors and her science teacher is pleased to have another heart for dissection later in the year. It's by her right knee in the scond pic.

jacksrbtr46 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 04, 2008, 09:32:21 AM »

Congratulations!! It's great to see young ones getting into the sport whether they be girls or boy. We need more youth involement, it gets them out from in front of a screen of some kind, TV or Computer. My daughters can hunt and fish with the best of them. Congrats again you have yourself a great hunting partner. We have started our 2 grandsons hunting this year.

Jack

carp · « **Reply #21 on:** November 06, 2008, 01:11:59 AM »

Congratulations!

PHATINJUN · « **Reply #22 on:** November 06, 2008, 04:12:56 AM »

Way to go young lady !!!!!! That is a fine looking elk and a very proud dad for sure. I envy your success congrats. Kurt

MTGlass · « **Reply #23 on:** November 07, 2008, 08:17:20 AM »

Thanks again guys!

BTW, she tipped over a fat whitetail doe yesterday afternoon.

Bang, two bounds and a nose dive. Nearly severed the heart from from both lungs.

Looks like my .280 Ultra may get a bye this year.

kgarner · « **Reply #24 on:** November 07, 2008, 11:46:49 AM »

Great job tell her to do it again and send more pictures.

cwlongshot · « **Reply #25 on:** November 07, 2008, 11:58:09 AM »

A hearty congratulations to you and your daughter.

Kudos for showing her the way things "aughta" be!!

CW

Datil · « **Reply #26 on:** November 07, 2008, 12:09:16 PM »

Just think, when you get old to go hunting the little lady will keep you in meat.
Can not be any better than that. Congrats to both of you. Marv.