Finally have time to share. This is for you guys looking forward to that first big game hunt.
At 9 my boy passed hunters safety with a 92% and we’re on our way. I couldn’t have been more proud. Okay where to go and how to get it done??? I put him in for as many antlerless permits as possible to better his odds. Without any points he drew a 101 tag. During the late summer and early fall I got him out to the range about a ½ dozen times and made him roll his own ammo. He wasn’t shooting too tight of groups at 100 (maybe 2-3) but he could ring bell every time at 225. When it was time to go I couldn’t tell who was more excited him or me. To cut to the chase we set up a small camp and looked around the first day. I spotted a few deer just before dark about 300 yards out but didn’t point them out to him for a few reasons. Next day we hit some thinned timber just behind where I spotted the deer the night before. We spent a couple hours in the timber before we came across a few does. They didn’t notice us and were feeding about 150 yards in front of us. I stood in place until my boy spotted them and when he did it was dad DAD as he was pointing. I told him they were a little far and we should try and split the distance. No problem, we slipped in behind a little mound and he whacked her at about 70 yards. Perfect quartering away shot.
The rest is history. The MADD BOMBER has one under his belt and many to come.
