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My son shot this deer on Monday, 5 minutes after legal light on the first day of the season! It walked in on us and was taken at about 50 yards.
He used his Remington 700 in .243, which is fitted with a Timney trigger, and he was using factory Remington Cor-Lokt with 100 grain bullets.
We hunt just north of Fisher Branch, in central Manitoba.

Nice one

Alan

Great start to the season, it looks like your season starts a couple of weeks after ours.

Different season to us, well done to your son

Statutory OPEN Seasons for Deer (all dates inclusive)
Species and Sex England & Wales Scotland Northern Ireland

Red
Stags Aug 1st – April 30th July 1st – Oct 20th Aug 1st – April 30th
Hinds Nov 1st – Mar 31 Oct 21st – Feb 15th Nov 1st – Mar 31

Sika
Stags Aug 1st – April 30th July 1st – Oct 20th Aug 1st – April 30th
Hinds Nov 1st – Mar 31st Oct 21st – Feb 15th Nov 1st – Mar 31st

Red/Sika hybrids
Stags Aug 1st – April 30th July 1st – Oct 20th Aug 1st – April 30th
Hinds Nov 1st – Mar 31st Oct 21st – Feb 15th Nov 1st – Mar 31st

Fallow
Bucks Aug 1st – April 30th Aug 1st – April 30th Aug 1st – April 30th
Does Nov 1st – Mar 31st Oct 21st – Feb 15th Nov 1st – Mar 31st

Roe
Bucks April 1st – Oct 31st April 1st – Oct 20th —
Does Nov 1st – Mar 31st Oct 21st – March 31st —

Chinese Water deer
Bucks Nov 1st – Mar 31st — —
Does Nov 1st – Mar 31st — —

Muntjac
There is no statutory closed season for this species. It is recommended that when culling female muntjac, immature or heavily pregnant does are selected to avoid leaving dependent young.

(Copied from BASC)

Congratulations

Nice, that will be one to remember for a long time.

Great start to the season! That's a fine looking deer.

Good start to the season- luverly animal

Well done

Reecy

Good Shooting, would love to get out to Canada some time,

Nice one, congratulations!