Post by smacko on Aug 12, 2006 20:14:05 GMT -8
Stephen's Deer Hunt, Dec 2005
We had the opportunity to host a hunt for a 10 year old boy. His name is Stephen. Stephen went to a stand with his dad on Wed. morning (12/28/05). They saw a doe about 125 yards away, but Stephen was hunting with a 410 and his dad decided that the deer was a little to far and decided to wait. Well that morning they saw nothing else. That afternoon Stephen asked his dad if he could go with me, since his dad sleeps on the stand and snores loudly. I told him sure. We went to an oak flat where I have seen several deer in the past. We got dropped off around 3:15pm. We did not even make it to the spot which I wanted to hunt and I saw a deer about 200 yards out. I asked Stephen if he saw it and he said yea. I told him that this deer was coming straight to us to feed on the acorns. We just took a knee and continued to watch this deer get closer and closer. Then 2 more deer showed up, but were button bucks. When the deer got with in 100 yards Stephen said I got a clear shot Mr. Mike, and I told him to wait, since she was still getting closer. Finally the deer was about 30 yards from us, and he said he had a clear shot so I told him to go for it. He hit the deer near the neck area with a 410 slug and she ran about 20 yards and fell. He was so excited and hugged me and asked for my phone to call his dad. His dad came to us and hugs were exchanged to everyone. This was Stephen's first deer."
We had the opportunity to host a hunt for a 10 year old boy. His name is Stephen. Stephen went to a stand with his dad on Wed. morning (12/28/05). They saw a doe about 125 yards away, but Stephen was hunting with a 410 and his dad decided that the deer was a little to far and decided to wait. Well that morning they saw nothing else. That afternoon Stephen asked his dad if he could go with me, since his dad sleeps on the stand and snores loudly. I told him sure. We went to an oak flat where I have seen several deer in the past. We got dropped off around 3:15pm. We did not even make it to the spot which I wanted to hunt and I saw a deer about 200 yards out. I asked Stephen if he saw it and he said yea. I told him that this deer was coming straight to us to feed on the acorns. We just took a knee and continued to watch this deer get closer and closer. Then 2 more deer showed up, but were button bucks. When the deer got with in 100 yards Stephen said I got a clear shot Mr. Mike, and I told him to wait, since she was still getting closer. Finally the deer was about 30 yards from us, and he said he had a clear shot so I told him to go for it. He hit the deer near the neck area with a 410 slug and she ran about 20 yards and fell. He was so excited and hugged me and asked for my phone to call his dad. His dad came to us and hugs were exchanged to everyone. This was Stephen's first deer."
