Shawn:
Tell Jr. congratulations on a great whitetail buck, and his first long range buck.
Very symmetrical and even rack. Everything about him is very nice. Northern Idaho is turning out some great whitetails. I'd imagine he was getting a little excited after the moves but when it counted he made the shot. Congrats again Jr.
Looking forward to your video. Looks like it's gonna have some pretty good stuff in it.
Let us know when it's ready.
No need to say much about the edge or the gun. A done deal every time here lately.
I moved again further down the canyon to locate a spot where we could get a shot. I locate a really good spot and setup. Jr. again relocates while I watch the buck. Our distance is now 618 yards 10 degrees downhill. Jr. gets settled in we confirm distance and dope and I tell him to send it. The 338 Edge booms from my left side and ½ a second later I watch the 300 gr SMK strike the buck about 4-5 inches up from the bottom of the chest right in the crease behind the front shoulder. It looks like a heart shot and I call it as such. The buck kicks and bolts up the hill about 50 feet then tumbles and staggers down into an old skid road piling up about 40 yards from the site of impact. We watch the buck for a minute and I congratulate Jr. on a fine shot. It has now been almost 40 minutes since Jr. spotted the doe and buck. By the time we get over to the buck it is almost an hour after dark and it is cold 13 degrees or so. We take some photos and a short video clip (after warming the camera up). The 300 SMK hit exactly where I had called it clipping the bottom of the heart. Penetration and exit wounds were substantial leaving no doubt of the great terminal performance. This was Jr’s first long range buck and I was glad to witness it as well as get it on film. 
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