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String Music

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I haven't been able to hunt much since my wife and I welcomed a baby boy on Nov 10. I'm certainly not complaining about that although I could have planned it a little bit better...

I killed my first deer with my dad using a 30-30. After years of using my .270, I fixed up one of my dad's old 30-30 and was able to kill a nice doe with it this evening. Best part was he was with me in the stand. It was a pretty special hunt. It's not always about killing a trophy in my book.

The Hornady 160 gr bullet dropped her in her tracks at about 80 yards. I'll be carrying this tough little rifle more often.

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I like the camaraderie that deer camp brings. The camping is as much fun as the hunting. So far we have two 120 class 8 pointers on the ground, more to follow. Sounds like you are taking care of the ol man. Big thumbs up!
 
Great hunt indeed brother!! More deer have been taken with a 30-30 than any other. A trophy is in the eye of the beholder. Congrats and great deer.
 
Nice!

I still like using my marlin 30-30 I killed my first with every now & then.

I took it out last year for the first time in 7 years.

Would like to get another kill with it.
 
Congrats on the deer and the new baby. I have a 3 month old killed a 8 yesterday and I decided to miss the first rifle opener in 10 years to stay with the family and I'll have to say it feels good.

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Well done man, congrats on a great hunt shared with your father. I am in the market for a 30-30 as I too miss my younger days of terrorizing deer with one.


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Special thing to have success with your dad hunting with you. And I know I still use the ole 336 marlin Dad gave me when I was 11. Almost 30 years and it still gets the job done.


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That's great. I have been begging mine to hunt with me again for years missing the days we laughed and joked in the tree but I can't ever talk him into it. Bet that was just as fun as the harvest. Congrats. Congrats on the baby and cherish every second. Mine turned 8 today and it seems like yesterday he was born.
 
congrats i started using a 30-30 last year that i bought.I also used a 270 for a long time.I like the little 30-30 marlin It's easy to carry and short.I havn't killed anything with it yet but season isn't over yet.
 
Killed my 1st deer with a 30-30 that looked exactly like that in Cocke County on Cherokee NF land, it was 1984 and deer were few and far between then. Couple years later bought a 30-06, then couple more a 300 WM and lastly built a custom 300 RUM said all that to lead up to last 3 yrs. have been hunting with my Dad's Marlin 336 30-30 and have a $3,000 dollar safe queen that I hunt with once per year to justify not selling it. My dad still hunts with me but uses a 30-06 I bought him and just for that reason since he never really liked the gun so I took over his 30-30 that my mom bought for him in 1974. Hunting is more about memories instead of killing as I get older, saw my first deer killed with that 30-30 when I was about 6, it was freezing cold with a little skiff of snow and I was wrapped up in a sleeping bag when dad shot it, still remember running to it sliding in the snow.
 
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Killed my 1st deer with a 30-30 that looked exactly like that in Cocke County on Cherokee NF land, it was 1984 and deer were few and far between then. Couple years later bought a 30-06, then couple more a 300 WM and lastly built a custom 300 RUM said all that to lead up to last 3 yrs. have been hunting with my Dad's Marlin 336 30-30 and have a $3,000 dollar safe queen that I hunt with once per year to justify not selling it. My dad still hunts with me but uses a 30-06 I bought him and just for that reason since he never really liked the gun so I took over his 30-30 that my mom bought for him in 1974. Hunting is more about memories instead of killing as I get older, saw my first deer killed with that 30-30 when I was about 6, it was freezing cold with a little skiff of snow and I was wrapped up in a sleeping bag when dad shot it, still remember running to it sliding in the snow.
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Great story. I love to hear about those memories. I'm turning 40 next week and hunting isn't the same for me as it used to be. Miss the feeling from when I was 10. A deer didn't have to be anything special to inspire tremendous awe and give me the shakes so bad I could be still. And that old marlin was all I needed.


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