WildWill
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I'll be back if NM will have me. Although thinking might try early archery. Half as many tags, first bite of the apple, longer season, good conditions for sitting water. Will see have a few months to decide.
5 states, 4 species, and hopefully a boys first deer.
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WildWill
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We made it and are waiting for his shooting test and orientation.
WildWill
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Done in 3 so proud of him. Time to do some hunting.
WildWill
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In the blind ready to see what happens.
BAKPAKR
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What broadhead did you use and is that the entrance or exit wound?
WildWill
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That's the entrance and a rage hypodermic.
WildWill
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Well we're at the cabin sitting on the couch. I'm drinking a beer he's having a root beer and we're watching Beavis and Butthead because momma want let us at home. I'll post the full story tomorrow here's a few teaser pics.
Nick87
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Yes!
Wyhunter
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Awesome! Congrats young man!
WildWill
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So we were the first ones on the refuge and finished his shooting test by 10:30 that morning. Orientation was set for 1:30 so we headed to get some lunch and find our cabin so we knew we're it was. Headed back to the refuge headquarters and pulled in about 1pm. When we had left there were only two other kids there now it was a packed house. The orientation was basically a quick summary of the Washita NWR, why they allow limited hunting, and the rules and regulations. Then the kids drew for tags with Henry drawing blind 20. All the kids had a antlerless tag but every hunt they allow one kid to turn their tag into a either sex tag. Unfortunately Henry didn't get lucky and the kid in blind 3 drew. After that we were assigned hunt managers and we got Levi the head honcho who has been my hunt manager in the past. He escorted us and another father and son to our area dropping them off first. He showed us where to park explained how to get to the blind and wished us luck. It was only around 2:30 pm but Henry wasn't waiting any longer so we got our gear together and headed to the blind. On the way we saw racoon, covey of quail, armadillo, and bald eagle. He decided to practice his stalking on the armadillo.
We got to our blind tucked into a beautiful bottom with a food plot in front and a large field of milo on our left and ran off a deer. Apparently it wasn't to early!
I was a little concerned because the field offered some long shots 300+ yards and we had a personal 100 yard limit. We practiced getting his gun out, I laid my hoodie across the window for a better rest, and we settled in. Shortly after 4 a few deer fed into the food plot on our right but like I had feared they were over 200 yards out. All we could do was watch for now but they did appear to be slowly feeding our way. Henry had borrowed my binoculars and was watching the 3 deer feed and didn't see the two deer that had cone out right in front of the blind about 40 yards away. I tapped him lightly he looked at me then looked where I was. When he saw them his eyes lit up he looked at me then his gun and back to me. I shook my head and he slowly lifted his rifle out resting the forearm on the blind window. He asked me which deer and I responded "the one on the right". He took aim cocke the hammer and then the deer on the left stepped behind our target. I told him to wait. After a second the smaller deer cleared from behind the big doe and I told him to go ahead. Almost instantly the gun went off with a deafening concussion in the enclosed blind. I watched her run forward knowing from her reaction she was hit, then I watched a red spot grow and knew it was a lethal hit. I start to fall apart a bit but keep my eye on her as she begins to wobble then fall in the middle of the plot about 30 yards from where she was hit. We hug and high five I tell him I love him and am proud of him. We walk out and he puts his hands on his first deer and we say a small prayer of thanks.
We drag her to the two track whole (Levi asked to not leave the guys due to the eagle nest near) and get the truck. We load her up and head to the headquarters. She was weighed at 145lb live weight, was 4 1/2 years old, and we were the first on the score board. We took our time gutting letting him do most the heavy lifting then skinning. During the gutting we found his bullet had hit right at the top of the heart. We began loosing light and he was tired so I finished quartering and we headed to the cabin about dark. We're home now and will be cutting up deer thus week before I head to Colorado. He wants to make a bunch of jerky for his class.
Well there's the highlight of the year (my life)! We will be headed out late November to hunt our land and maybe find him his first buck.
We got to our blind tucked into a beautiful bottom with a food plot in front and a large field of milo on our left and ran off a deer. Apparently it wasn't to early!
I was a little concerned because the field offered some long shots 300+ yards and we had a personal 100 yard limit. We practiced getting his gun out, I laid my hoodie across the window for a better rest, and we settled in. Shortly after 4 a few deer fed into the food plot on our right but like I had feared they were over 200 yards out. All we could do was watch for now but they did appear to be slowly feeding our way. Henry had borrowed my binoculars and was watching the 3 deer feed and didn't see the two deer that had cone out right in front of the blind about 40 yards away. I tapped him lightly he looked at me then looked where I was. When he saw them his eyes lit up he looked at me then his gun and back to me. I shook my head and he slowly lifted his rifle out resting the forearm on the blind window. He asked me which deer and I responded "the one on the right". He took aim cocke the hammer and then the deer on the left stepped behind our target. I told him to wait. After a second the smaller deer cleared from behind the big doe and I told him to go ahead. Almost instantly the gun went off with a deafening concussion in the enclosed blind. I watched her run forward knowing from her reaction she was hit, then I watched a red spot grow and knew it was a lethal hit. I start to fall apart a bit but keep my eye on her as she begins to wobble then fall in the middle of the plot about 30 yards from where she was hit. We hug and high five I tell him I love him and am proud of him. We walk out and he puts his hands on his first deer and we say a small prayer of thanks.
We drag her to the two track whole (Levi asked to not leave the guys due to the eagle nest near) and get the truck. We load her up and head to the headquarters. She was weighed at 145lb live weight, was 4 1/2 years old, and we were the first on the score board. We took our time gutting letting him do most the heavy lifting then skinning. During the gutting we found his bullet had hit right at the top of the heart. We began loosing light and he was tired so I finished quartering and we headed to the cabin about dark. We're home now and will be cutting up deer thus week before I head to Colorado. He wants to make a bunch of jerky for his class.
Well there's the highlight of the year (my life)! We will be headed out late November to hunt our land and maybe find him his first buck.
Nick87
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Awesome write up. There is nothing better. I love the part about jerky for his classroom at school.
duckhunt
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Now that's a great hunt.
OverlordBear
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Way to go Dad. Being a father and hunting with your sons (children) is the best part of hunting.
Mica Man
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Well done!
