I was debating even going Muzzel loader hunting
As my freezer is full of doe's , duck and geese
But Monday I got a call from a cousin
I hunt his farms a lot some years , but not this year
His 12 year old son was ready to hunt
But he was going to be forced into working all week end
I have a soft spot in my heart for taking kids hunting
So I agreeded to take the boy out
Wen. I got a chance to look at what he had set up and did a little scouting
He had a feeder set up not far from ground blind
Nicely brushed
I had my cousin stash my Big Buddy heater , chairs , deer sled and other gear Thur
So we would not have a ton of stuff to haul out
I get to the house at 5 this AM
My cousin is about to leave for work and his son Jeff if ready to go
So we drive to the farm and make the 1/4 mile walk to the blind
Crank up the heater and get set up
Soon we hear deer moving around the feeder , but it is well before sunrise
As we got shooting light , I opend 2 windows enought for us to shoot
But nothing was moving expect for birds
Then the hard part for Jeff
He had to wait
Around 8 , 4 deer passed well out of range into the brush to our right
I was hopeing one or more of them would visit the feeder
But nothing showed
But Jeff was keeping still and quite watching for deer to our righ and in front of us by the feeder
But around 9 , I heard something to our left
So I looked
Sure enough a doe was not 150 yds away and coming in
So we did a quick change in set up and we both got our rifles ready
I told him to wait till it was closer and I also had a shot .......just in case
About 10 min later the doe walked onto a lane and was only 45 - 50 yds away
I told Jeff I was ready and to pick his shot and take it
A few seconds later I see the hair fly off the back side of deer and it just fell over
It got back up , but only made it 30 - 40 yds before it was down for good
Not a big doe , 70 lb feild dressed
But huge in the eyes of a 12 year old
As we aproched it 5 or 6 more deer were coming down the trail
But 1 was enough for us this AM
He helped me feild dress it and we drug it to where I could get the truck to it
Then I remembered I had forgot to turn off the heater and close the windows
Jeff ran the 250 yds each way and took care of them , kids :smiley_baby:
On the way to the check station he called 2 freinds , his dad and then his mother
His 10 year old brother wants to go deer hunting also
So I am planning on taking him out in the AM to help me
As his mother begged me
As the blind is ready and I know there are a lot of deer in the area
He may not last all AM
But if we just see a deer , that is enough
John
As my freezer is full of doe's , duck and geese
But Monday I got a call from a cousin
I hunt his farms a lot some years , but not this year
His 12 year old son was ready to hunt
But he was going to be forced into working all week end
I have a soft spot in my heart for taking kids hunting
So I agreeded to take the boy out
Wen. I got a chance to look at what he had set up and did a little scouting
He had a feeder set up not far from ground blind
Nicely brushed
I had my cousin stash my Big Buddy heater , chairs , deer sled and other gear Thur
So we would not have a ton of stuff to haul out
I get to the house at 5 this AM
My cousin is about to leave for work and his son Jeff if ready to go
So we drive to the farm and make the 1/4 mile walk to the blind
Crank up the heater and get set up
Soon we hear deer moving around the feeder , but it is well before sunrise
As we got shooting light , I opend 2 windows enought for us to shoot
But nothing was moving expect for birds
Then the hard part for Jeff
He had to wait
Around 8 , 4 deer passed well out of range into the brush to our right
I was hopeing one or more of them would visit the feeder
But nothing showed
But Jeff was keeping still and quite watching for deer to our righ and in front of us by the feeder
But around 9 , I heard something to our left
So I looked
Sure enough a doe was not 150 yds away and coming in
So we did a quick change in set up and we both got our rifles ready
I told him to wait till it was closer and I also had a shot .......just in case
About 10 min later the doe walked onto a lane and was only 45 - 50 yds away
I told Jeff I was ready and to pick his shot and take it
A few seconds later I see the hair fly off the back side of deer and it just fell over
It got back up , but only made it 30 - 40 yds before it was down for good
Not a big doe , 70 lb feild dressed
But huge in the eyes of a 12 year old
As we aproched it 5 or 6 more deer were coming down the trail
But 1 was enough for us this AM
He helped me feild dress it and we drug it to where I could get the truck to it
Then I remembered I had forgot to turn off the heater and close the windows
Jeff ran the 250 yds each way and took care of them , kids :smiley_baby:
On the way to the check station he called 2 freinds , his dad and then his mother
His 10 year old brother wants to go deer hunting also
So I am planning on taking him out in the AM to help me
As his mother begged me
As the blind is ready and I know there are a lot of deer in the area
He may not last all AM
But if we just see a deer , that is enough
John
