My first deer hunting trip

In November 2013 I joined my friend Lee at his property in Zephyr, TX for my first deer hunt. My first 2 kills came within about 15 seconds of each other. Two young bucks came into the feeder, and I shot one. When I did, the other one bolted back out the direction they came in from, but he circled around the trees and came back in thru a gap about 15 yards closer to me, looking over to his buddy. I just turned my rifle, and took him too. They both had antlers less than an inch, but at 65 yards and my first deer encounters, i was a poor judge of body size.

The next morning, we had another hunt. This time, a nice sized doe came in the clearing. She browsed around for a while, and she came so close to my position I felt bad for using the rifle and not a pistol.

Lee and David also brought in a buck and doe, and it was a great finish to a great weekend. I enjoyed those first 3 deer for many months, and shared quite a bit of it with neighbors and family.

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