It's my BIL's BIL.




He lives in the Woodlands, near Houston. Makes a load of money as a lawyer for a big oil company. BIL said he all of a sudden became an "outdoorsman" and wanted to go deer hunting for the first time.

I told my BIL that I'd take him today.

He showed up, wearing a full line of the latest hunting gear L.L. Bean boots. lol.

Backpack - check




Sitka head to toe - check




Nice, new Tikka T3 with wood stock in .270




Swarovski Z6 2.5-15x44 scope




Swarovski binoculars with harness




Hat, masks, and gloves.




oranges vest

In his backpack:




repelling rope




carabiners




latex gloves




an assortment of knives lol




doe piss




orange flag




3 boxes of Sako .270 ammo




optics cleaning kit




LED flashlight




some spray used to locate blood in the dark




chalk bottle - for finding wind direction - lol




plastic rattling horns




and an assortment of grunts and other calls





Now...this is east Texas....where you have about 10ft of visibility because of the thick brush and trees. 99% of that stuff is not even needed. Hell, I just show up in jeans, work boots, a hoodie or long sleeve shirt and a gun.




The only thing he didn't bring, that he should have, was skeeter dope or a Thermocell. Mosquitos are almost as thick as the woods here.

So after I laugh in my head, I ask him if the gun is sighted in. He looks confused, thinking it's already sighted in because the guy at the store laser bore sighted it.




I told him that shit is a joke and not accurate, so off we go to the back yard to shoot a target. I make a few shots and get it dialed in and hand it to him to verify. He shoots, hits dead center, followed by "owwwww!!"




I though he got a dose of scope eye. Turns out he's just fine. He said the recoil is very "painfull". Said the guy at the place he bought the gun from a couple days ago said the .270 doesn't kick that much. lol, wimp.

We go out to the place he's going to be hunting, starts to don all his orange gear. I told him that it's really not all that necessary. He replies "but I don't want other hunters to shoot me, and I want to be seen if I get lost, and I heard deer can't see orange"




I tell him "Umm...you're going to be hunting nearly 700 acres to yourself, and the only way you'd get lost is if you climb from your ladder stand to walk around the entire property that you are unfamiliar with, and I would strongly not advise that, but whatever you prefer. Besides, you'll be covering up that $1000 worth of camo"

I drop him off, actually had to teach him how to sit in the ladder stand , and told him I'd be back at dark.

I go sit at a random well location to surf arfcom, occasionally walk out to the pipeline, maybe shoot my rifle at a coon, coyote, pig, bobcat, deer, or whatever seems good to kill. End up shooting a coon at 500 yards. Dark comes and I get the 4 wheeler to pick him up.




I wait what seems 10 minutes for him to climb down a 15' ladder. He gets near the ATV and I smell a horrendous stench from his body.

The newb put doe piss on himself to cover his scent....what the fucking hell..






 

I'm no deer hunter, but hahahahaha

Ok, that is funny.  

There's a great old school video that illustrates possible outcomes from this..............

Tell the truth Op.
You put him in the worst stand on the property didnt you...

I hope that you gave him some positive reinforcement. People aren't born knowing all the ins and outs of deer hunting.  He might turn into a good hunter and friend if you give him some guidance.

I would have made him ride in the back of the truck all the way home. Who fucking does that?

Nah, it's easier to make fun of them.

This. If he is that loaded, when he starts unloading nice gear, you can make out nice. Like when he dumps the .270 for a .243.

Woodlands is really nice minus the nasty humidity. My dad is back there with my uncle right now. Grandma just went. Grandad is slipping away fast.

What no bacon and eggs in that back back?  I've been known to make breakfast in the blind before light.  I also like to keep hot water on a kettle when its real cold since I have one of the only nice blinds on the property and it helps to have hot chocolate for the kiddies when family members take that late morning walk when its cold.  Plus I get the benefit of them pushing deer.  You can knock the smells all you want but I've shot many a deer with a trail of Cigar smoke wafting from the blind.

I've been breaking in two new hunters over the last year or so. My wife and a coworker. It's a rewarding endeavor.

Tell us more about popping a coon at 500 yards

Take me next time. I will bring a 2moa mosin, mora knife, and 50ft of paracord

ETA never hunted before

I'm more of a minimalist myself, but hey, gotta salute the mans enthusiasm.

Hope you can hang in there long enough to show him the ropes.

He has good taste in rifles and optics.

So did he get to kill anything

Funny..

But this..

 
Pretty easy when you're making north of $500k and walk into a shop and say "what's the best deer gun you got?"

 
He saw some pigs, but didn't shoot any

A sense of smell

Then at least someone told him to buy a reasonable  cartridge for a new shooter. Usually they end up with a .338 RUM (says the guy who would love to have a .340 Wby)

 

Pfft. Blasting hogs is tons of fun.



 

Good on you for taking a new hunter out.  He’ll learn, one day.  I too thought coon @500 was the most interesting point of the story.

 
Had to make my downtime worth while

I brought both...just because






 



The coon got a dose of 220gr motrin, prescribed by Remington, MD. Didn't bother getting it. Too flooded. If it were a deer, I'd happily go swimming




 

I’d party with you.  I also enjoy shooting the masked corn bandits.

speaking of coons

Earlier this year:

i rost

Seems he was nothing more than a taxi, not a lot of mentorship taking place from the details shared.

Are you sure he wanted to hunt deer and not have the deer hunt him.

I've been known to haul a lot of kit with me.

Winchester 30-30 lever action or PSE Brute X
Lone Wolf Hang on stand or hunting blind
cheap hunting attire
cheap boots
cheap hat


doe piss(sometimes, don't really think it draws them in for miles but might bring them out into a shooting lane and get them to stop for a second)
grunt call if its pre-rut/rut/post-rut
rattle bag(sometimes)
bleat can(sometimes)
tree hooks(when in tree)
hoist rope
Hand/toe warmers
knife

That's all in one backpack

In my second backpack

Loaf of bread
thing of bologna
water/soda
Mr. Heater little buddy blind heater(when in blind in the cold)
Cigarettes - dip - e-cig
Coleman portable propane burner(blind)
metal coffee pot(blind)
can of soup(blind)
Roll of tp

Nothing top end by any means but definitely more than most guys carry out.  Most of it's off brand shit.  This is assuming I'm planning on sitting from 1hr before shooting time till 30m after.  My dad always gives me shit for carrying a grunt caller and a bleat can but they aren't that hard to stuff away and they've come in handy a few times.

edit:  Locating blood in the dark?  Unless it's raining that's the easiest time to spot blood already.

 
I usually pee near my stand the night before I hunt it. I have a lot of rubs and scrapes near one of my stands.


Usually deer will come see who the fuck is marking their area. I've had great results from the game cam testing this theory




But lately my stand has been too flooded to reach and/or I've just been too busy.


 

Quote from OP

"Now...this is east Texas....where you have about 10ft of visibility because of the thick brush and trees."

OP can see a coon at 500 yrds through east Texas brush? must be sorcery....

 
I wasn't in the stand. I was parked on an oil well pad, where there is a long pipeline near it.



In the woods, it can get pretty thick.



Don't have pics near the stand, but here's some walking down the old lease road near the bayou where it's kind of open-ish















 



 

I'm just razzin ya OP Nice looking area to be hunting

Well, do you think there is any hope for the office boy?

Sounds like he made a sincere effort to be a "outdoorsman".   Put a lot of planning into it and bought everything the salesman mentioned.  Still wondering about the carabiners.   As to the heavy recoil, he can find or order 110 or 120 grain bullets that won't kick his ass as bad as the elk bullets he bought.  Might suggest he put in some range time to get comfortable with his rifle.

Good thing he has a BIL that will help him get tuned in............after you get tru rolling on the floor laughing your ass off.  

Deer god bring me back to Texas

How a person is introduced to a new activity often determines
whether or not they'll continue.


OP, how do you think you did in introducing your guest to deer hunting?


Did you mentor him or did you embarrass him?


Either answer reflects on the type of person you are.