Eight-year-olds' first deer!! Atticus showed off this weekend!

[luvpt]

Our camp has a rule that a doe must be killed before a buck is allowed. Well, eight-year
old Atticus got his doe, which happened to be his first deer, out of the way yesterday and then this morning went on to kill an 8-point buck
and immediately dropped a 5 point that had walked out a bit further down the lane and was just a little too slow getting out of the way....he made a slight hesitation after the first deer dropped and Atticus thumped him too!
That made two bucks and one doe in two days.....three shots = 3 deer! All 100 +/- yd perfect neck
shots with a .223....on semi-moving deer!! Several hundred practice rounds at the range since he was
5 years old have certainly paid off......that boy can shoot! His gun was a customized
Bushmaster Predator .223 with Valdada 2x12x35 scope shooting hand loaded 60 grain V-Max
Ballistic Tips that he helped load (Atticus seated all the bullets himself). That gun routinely
shoots .3 to .4 inches and has put a 5 shot group into .23 inch with that particular load (the shooter just happened to be
having a good day)!! Per G&F regulations, Atticus was the only one on the trip who had a gun and he handled it totally by himself and with excellent safety the entire trip. His persistence, self-control and patience have paid off and I am very proud of him.

[strmwalker]

congrats to the young man !!! we sure knows how to handle that weapon !!!

[MEATGETTER]

Great job Guys! !!!

[D10]

Great day!

[LowePro]

Man that is something to definitely be proud of! This put a big ole smile on my face! Happy for ya! Thankyou for sharing!

[BigRiverMarine]

Congrats to Atticus and to you and David also. Job Well Done!!!!!

[Jeffb243]

He's "The Man!" That boy did a great job! I don't know what I'd do if I had 3 deer to take care of in that short amount of time, more power to you!

[Old Sarge]

ATTA boy Atticus (and Dad)!!

[stormcloud]

Good job guys, reaping the rewards of time well spent.

[Redge]

Excellent job, that practice sure does pay dividends!! Now the work begins.