lakngolf
Well-Known Member
Jack's First Deer
Jack got out of school for Christmas holidays midday on Thursday so he and his Mom met me halfway so Jack and I could go hunting and just hang out together. Jack loves to target practice with any gun and is quite a good worker/helper for a city 9 year old. He has always had more interest in guns and hunting than his older brother. At Thanksgiving my brother let him shoot his 223 a few times so Jack would be ready!
When Jack got in the truck he handed me this "Thank You" letter. He was excited about going to the farm, hunting, and realized that this might be an opportunity to shoot at a deer. We were both excited!
A cold front was moving in on Thursday afternoon with a chilly north wind. That would be no problem to most of you but us southern guys have thin blood. We decked out in new Christmas camo and headed to the shooting house. It was cold but some deer magazines and Poppa's phone helped us pass the time (Oh, and a lot of Starburst)
No luck on Thursday afternoon, so we headed out again on Friday morning. This time the temps were in the 20s. Right after we were setup Jack saw a doe at the top of the hill walking away from us. I am afraid she heard us coming in and setting up. Later a spike showed up but not in a spot for Jack's first shot.
We got down after a couple of hours and headed to Gramma's for breakfast! My son used to say that was the best part of hunting at the farm. We then did some target practice, stand work and sawtooth pruning. Jack is always right there to help in any way, but he enjoys the target shooting most of all
While we are hanging out I get an email picture of some deer at Mandy Hollow. So we gather up our stuff and begin to sneak up on the food plot. Lucky for us we spot the deer and have a big hickory tree to hide our movement to get in place to shoot. I explained to Jack to use the tree as a gun rest, wait until the deer is broadside, breathe, find a shoulder and squeeze the trigger. Seemed like it took forever for the deer to turn broadside. The deer turned, Jack settled on the shoulder and BOOM! Deer dropped....first shot ever at a deer and no tracking needed.
Job well done. He was happy and I was proud! So glad I could be a part of the adventure.
After I put the blood on his face he wanted to show his "mean" side and send that picture to his older brother
We messaged everybody, talked on the phone, took a trip to the processor! This is Jack on the way back home after an exciting day.
Jack got out of school for Christmas holidays midday on Thursday so he and his Mom met me halfway so Jack and I could go hunting and just hang out together. Jack loves to target practice with any gun and is quite a good worker/helper for a city 9 year old. He has always had more interest in guns and hunting than his older brother. At Thanksgiving my brother let him shoot his 223 a few times so Jack would be ready!
When Jack got in the truck he handed me this "Thank You" letter. He was excited about going to the farm, hunting, and realized that this might be an opportunity to shoot at a deer. We were both excited!
A cold front was moving in on Thursday afternoon with a chilly north wind. That would be no problem to most of you but us southern guys have thin blood. We decked out in new Christmas camo and headed to the shooting house. It was cold but some deer magazines and Poppa's phone helped us pass the time (Oh, and a lot of Starburst)
No luck on Thursday afternoon, so we headed out again on Friday morning. This time the temps were in the 20s. Right after we were setup Jack saw a doe at the top of the hill walking away from us. I am afraid she heard us coming in and setting up. Later a spike showed up but not in a spot for Jack's first shot.
We got down after a couple of hours and headed to Gramma's for breakfast! My son used to say that was the best part of hunting at the farm. We then did some target practice, stand work and sawtooth pruning. Jack is always right there to help in any way, but he enjoys the target shooting most of all
While we are hanging out I get an email picture of some deer at Mandy Hollow. So we gather up our stuff and begin to sneak up on the food plot. Lucky for us we spot the deer and have a big hickory tree to hide our movement to get in place to shoot. I explained to Jack to use the tree as a gun rest, wait until the deer is broadside, breathe, find a shoulder and squeeze the trigger. Seemed like it took forever for the deer to turn broadside. The deer turned, Jack settled on the shoulder and BOOM! Deer dropped....first shot ever at a deer and no tracking needed.
Job well done. He was happy and I was proud! So glad I could be a part of the adventure.
After I put the blood on his face he wanted to show his "mean" side and send that picture to his older brother
We messaged everybody, talked on the phone, took a trip to the processor! This is Jack on the way back home after an exciting day.
