biglakejake Report post Posted August 21, 2019 1974 i was 14. fork mule deer at saguaro lake above the guest ranch. my right hand was all busted and in a cast from a fistfight and i was shooting dad's pre64m70 30/06 left handed. one shot. $20 k-mart scope that dad just hated seeing on his rifle-'kid you don't need that shoot'. bob kyhn and i were too young to drive so mom dropped us off in the dark and then later bob hitched a ride to the marina and called mom to come get us. lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZAV8ER Report post Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 2:38 PM, biglakejake said: 1974 i was 15. fork mule deer at saguaro lake above the guest ranch. my right hand was all busted and in a cast from a fistfight and i was shooting dad's pre64m70 30/06 left handed. one shot. $20 k-mart scope that dad just hated seeing on his rifle-'kid you don't need that shoot'. bob and i were too young to drive so mom dropped us off in the dark and bob hitched a ride to the marina and called mom to come get us. lee Lee we are pretty close in time frame. I think in 73 at 16 I shot my first buck. My old man must have been forward thinking because his 30-06 SPFD O3 had a 4X lyman scope older than I was mounted on it. We were hunting above Sycamore Canyon just N of the border in unit 36B. Looking forward to my 47th deer season in AZ this fall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuma Outdoorsman Report post Posted August 29, 2019 My first buck will be tough to top. My dad and I cut his track one morning and I tracked him right to his bed. Made a 50 yard shot with my .243 and he never got up. It was November 2001 and I was only days away from turning 16. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azruger Report post Posted August 30, 2019 Just turned 9. Killed a javelina on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dirt Report post Posted August 31, 2019 I harvested my first white-tail buck at the ripe old age of 7 with my grandpa's 308. I've been hooked ever since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoss50 Report post Posted December 14, 2019 My first solo kill was at about 32 years old on a cow elk. I had shot a cow elk when I was about 16, but my dad had already hit it and it would have dropped without my hit so it wasn't my kill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arizona Griz Report post Posted December 14, 2019 Back in 1973 I shot my first mule deer with a Marlin Model 1893 30-30. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglakejake Report post Posted December 15, 2019 1975-1st Coues Deer-already had a burro. ridge south of peppersauce cg, snow blowing sideways, entire san pedro valley socked in. hunting w the 12yo from the next campsite. wow. look at all that hair. lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
