Post by: hoyt2002 on September 21, 2017, 10:31:05 AM
This season would be a little different from the past seasons. She talked of this year being her last try at deer hunting. For myself and 400out we felt some pressure to make things happen for her. We did not want her to give up before she reached her goal. She could not hunt the first part of the season so she would meet me and 400out at camp a week after we started our elk hunt. So we would hunt elk in the mornings and evenings and scout deer mid day looking for deer in an easy access areas for her to get into.
The first day after she arrival in camp, we located a bedded mule deer doe in a gully that we could get into. Me and mom stalked in from above while 400out sat at the bottom of the draw and watched. As we approached the gully in the draw the doe got up and started to move up hill broad side, mom came to full draw and I began giving her the range. Just below us another doe jumped up and began to run. This doe was bigger and closer so we switched our attention to her and I made attempts to get her stopped for a shot, but she continued to move and came to a stop broadside out of range at 81 yards.
Both does moved down hill and into the next draw. We followed and moved down hill attempting to get below them and meet up with 400out. We all moved to the draw we seen the doe's go into and were able to locate them again. They stood above us at 53 yards looking down and behind where mom was coming up behind us. She came to full draw again and we gave her the distance. When the doe cleared the tree, she was quartered away looking at her again, mom let the arrow fly. The doe instantly hit the ground myself and mom couldn't believe it, 9 years of effort and hard hunting had just paid off. We hugged and mom cried (from excitement) as we gave the doe time to expire. She had just killed her first deer at 62 years old.
After a few minutes we moved up the hill to retrieve her first big game animal. When we got to the deer I noticed her eyes seamed to be bulged out of socket and there was blood coming from her forehead. The arrow had went in the deer's forehead and the broadhead was protruding from the back of the deer skull. Though this was not were mom was aiming, if was an answer to her prayers as she put it, she has always been very worried about hitting a deer bad and if suffering while it died. Before the hunt she prayed that god would guide her arrow for a quick clean kill and that is what she got. she said afterwards that god answered her prayer but the arrow did not go where she had planned, but it went where god had planned it.
The head is now being done in a European mount and it should be a cool addition to the trophy room at my parents house with that arrow still through the skull.
We are hearing lots of talk of her next hunting adventure coming next year, I guess this will not be her last year to hunt as she had claimed before the season.
Post by: full choke on September 21, 2017, 10:46:06 AM
Thanks for sharing!
Post by: h20hunter on September 21, 2017, 10:50:06 AM
B. I need to see a photo of that!
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Post by: Blacktail Sniper on September 21, 2017, 11:56:35 AM
:tup: great story!
:yeah:
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Post by: 400out on September 21, 2017, 02:38:55 PM
And yes she stuck it right in the melon! It was sweet!
Post by: hoyt2002 on September 21, 2017, 03:02:04 PM
It was meant to be for sure!! But I knew it would happen this year! Like hoyt2002 stated there has been a lot of effort applied to getting this wonderful lady a deer! No matter the weapon! I have always enjoyed being a part of getting another hunter their first animal! Actually any animal more than harvesting one myself, and this one didn't fail my love by any means! The joy could be felt for miles! I'm so proud to have been a part of it!!!
And yes she stuck it right in the melon! It was sweet!
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Thanks for all the help buddy.
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Post by: E35alex on September 22, 2017, 05:37:10 AM
Awesome story and pics. Congrats to your mom.
Waiting to see the pics of the mount with that arrow! should be epic!
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 22, 2017, 06:27:28 AM
:tup:
Awesome story and pics. Congrats to your mom.
Waiting to see the pics of the mount with that arrow! should be epic!
:yeah:
Post by: hoyt2002 on September 22, 2017, 07:18:13 AM
Post by: Widgeondeke on September 22, 2017, 08:46:22 AM
Don't want to, but will wait for pics of that skull
Post by: REHJWA on September 22, 2017, 09:30:12 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on September 22, 2017, 12:33:23 PM
Post by: 400out on September 22, 2017, 12:34:22 PM
Congrats to your mom hoyt. That is pretty cool she finally got it done. And dont give to much credit to that 400out guy. Lol:bdid: go kill turkey!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: emac on September 22, 2017, 12:44:40 PM
Been watching one by your camper i am going try to get.Congrats to your mom hoyt. That is pretty cool she finally got it done. And dont give to much credit to that 400out guy. Lol:bdid: go kill turkey!!!!!!!!!!
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