who's ready?! - AND, it's over!

[724wd]

my five year old daughter and i will be in the blind tomorrow, waiting for one of these guys!      thanks for keeping the bait goin' Pop!   

[crow killer]

Hope I see pics, good luck

[bosshogg112]

go get em!!!

[MatthewHunter98]

bait lol haha nock'em dead

[buck man]

The pic of that last "buck" is great. He is past his prime and I would go for him or the bucket. 

[RoyBoy]

im ready for sure! taking my best friend "deerslyr" out in about 2 and a half hours he is attending college in montana so he is not going to be picky over here probably just take any doe but i will keep you updated imma try to video the shot if possible

[Russ McDonald]

I am semi ready but didn't go out today.  Because of the hurricane and the holiday I didn't get paid today.  They say Thursday now.  Good luck to those out there.

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[724wd]

10 minutes later...

alright, so the 4 points and the 5x2 haven't been around for over a week according to the game cam.  this guy though?  every day, all time frames.  we sat in the blind for 10 minutes and here he came.  my daughter had already approved this little three point via photo, so it was a no brainer at 15 yards. 

[beagledog]

Sweet
Short season

[turkey slayer]

Congrats

[BOWHUNTER45]

Crazy ... congrats on ending the season so quick 

[724wd]

full disclosure, we were 'hunting' about 30 yards from my dad's house!      my daughter was such an awesome partner last year, sitting every weekend early and late season without a kill, i wanted to reward her this year.  the old man feeds these deer year round twice a day, so it wasn't like we weren't expecting this. 

i set up the blind mid-day saturday, then we took both my kids (5 YO daughter and 1.5 YO son) for a little 'road hunt' up Mormon grade east of walla walla.  some of my fondest memories are road hunting as a kid with the old man and his buddies.  sitting on the center console of that '74 GMC Jimmy, drinking pepsi and eating doritos... man!  good times!  anyway, we took the drive, my daughter perched on the console (safely buckled in her booster...  ) with the old man holding my son while he slept (also buckled safely!  ). i guess id forgotten how rough mormon grade is... shawn had a hard time snoozing!  a chunky doe almost jumped in the pickup with us on the way down, spooked by some other hunters.     i had no intention of shooting anything on our drive, but my daughter enjoyed it! 

we hopped into the blind at 5pm.  after about 7 minutes i figured out i had limited range of view.  anya and i swapped seats.  i sat for a couple of minutes and figured i bet make sure i could draw my bow.  i drew and let down and anya started huffing and silently clapping.  i told her i was just testing, and she whispered "no! the three point!" pointing up the hill.  sure enough, hear he came!  he trotted down the hill and grabbed a couple hamburger buns before turning to look back up the hill.  i drew, let the pin settle and slipped a 100 gr shuttle T topped XX75 through his lungs at 15 yards.  he scampered back up the hill, and where we lost sight of him he looked pretty unsteady on his feet.  anya and i exited the blind and retrieved my arrow, which, to my dismay, smelled of gut!     i was sure of the shot, but as i looked to start a blood trail, i found none!

so into the house for almost an hour.  as the sun dipped below scenic loop and my mom came and got shawn, dad, anya and i headed off on the trail.  we found very sparse blood for about 80 yrds, to the top of the pasture.  i was prepared for a tough track and was pretty bummed.  then the old man says, "there he is."  he made it about 10 feet from where we lost sight of him.      i tagged him and we took some pictures, then anya and the old man went after the four wheeler, because hey, it was almost 100 yards from the house!     i inspected the buck for the wound and found my shot was good through the lungs, right behind the right shoulder, but exited just behind the ribs on the left.  i guess he was quartering more towards us than i thought.  all his blood was pooled in the chest cavity and abdomen.  all in all, i'd say he bled about 2 table spoons of blood outside the body.  GRR!   

Anya has decided she wants the antlers in her room, so i am researching freeze dryers and one of those fake skulls to attach them to (after a bath in pink paint).  he's only a year and a half, but he's tasty!   

(pic of him an hour and a half before i shot him) (anya and i after the shot - note the blind-friendly camo!) (and the Onza's first blood!)

[buck man]

That is an awesome story and ending. Congrats on a great dear and making life long memories with your little girl. Hunting with your daughters is the best.
 I am going with mine in 9 days to hopefully get her a Utah bull.

[sled]

  Good job the the kiddo!

[carpsniperg2]

Be good eatting right there!

[BULLBLASTER]

Great job! That's awesome right there! True trophy. Sounds and looks like.your girl is hooked!

[Woodchuck]

  Good job man. Is your dad gonna start "booking" for these hunts? 

[MLBowhunting]

good buck

[runamuk]

sweet and congrats to you and your hunting partner...

[kckrawler]

Congrats man...the little ones smile is priceless 

[PlateauNDN]

Congrats, good story, full of excitement.

[C-Money]

Congrats!

[arees]

Way to go! It is always great to hear of someone bringing their kids up right.