Daughters first whitetail buck. This is in Washington with a late season draw tag. We spotted the buck at 220yds as it saw us. She got seated, gun on a tripod and had it in the scope for 3 solid minutes but couldn’t stop shaking. The buck got nervous, turned and started walking away before the tail went up and it bolted. She was crushed and trying not to tear up, frustrated she couldn’t calm her nerves enough to get steady. I assured her thats hunting and it wouldn’t be the last time that happened. She got her first elk about a week prior and was on cloud nine with high expectations for this hunt.
About three hours later, we took a guess where we thought he may be, worked our way to that draw and got very lucky. The buck happened to be there and was as surprised to see us again as we were to see him. She took him down with a 100yd shot with her new rifle. Loved how this hunt worked out for her!