Well another deer season has come and gone for me here in Virginia, (there are a few days left in late muzzloader but i doubt I will go anymore plenty of meat in the freezer) and I had quiet possibly the best year a fella could have, without even pulling the trigger on a deer. I watched 7 deer die through my binos this year all to kids!! It was awesome!!
It started with youth weekend in Virginia, I took my son, daughter, and my late cousin's stepson all out. Saturday morning my son killed a nice 11 point buck right after his cousin killed a small 5 point, so it was very cool for them to do this together. I watched through my binoculars as my son shot the buck.
Next up was my daughter, who had a chance at a buck, but a doe who had came within 10 yards of us, winded us finally and was blowing and stomping made the buck change his mind about coming down the ridge toward us. She smacked the next doe that came down the ridge and killed her first deer.
The next day, I took my late cousin's step son out for an evening hunt, and he too knocked down a doe. Needless to say after processing 3 deer in two days, I was slap worn out for these kids lol
Next up was our trip to montana where we struggled finding deer initially, CWD had done a number on them in the areas that I knew of, someone who shall remain unnamed on this forum, (thanks again) pointed me in a direction to a area to try out and we did find some deer to chase. But getting kids close enough for a shot proved to be a challenge for me anyways, I am still learning the out west mule deer game, and I fully admit I am not the best at it. However my son did end up killing a small forkhorn, and my daughter could have also later that evening, I gave her the option and she said "No that's just a little one" which is a win in my book regardless. We had a great time hunting as a family, as I took my wife and both kids out to Montana all the way from Virginia!
Now back in Virginia for more whitetail deer, my son wanted to go with his other cousin, to watch him get his first deer and wouldn't you know it, we got Izzy his first buck as well!!
Then to top all this off, my son killed a very nice buck one evening while hunting behind our house. I was cutting some brush trying to get caught up on some honey do list stuff and, he got off the school bud and wanted to go hunting, I told him to go sit in the treestand,just to get him outta my hair, I was only like 50 yards from him cutting brush, and could literally see him in the stand when he shot. Why the deer came in with me making all that noise cutting brush I will never know lol But he was a nice 9 point, and now I have a heck of a taxidermist bill coming for this boy!
It started with youth weekend in Virginia, I took my son, daughter, and my late cousin's stepson all out. Saturday morning my son killed a nice 11 point buck right after his cousin killed a small 5 point, so it was very cool for them to do this together. I watched through my binoculars as my son shot the buck.
Next up was my daughter, who had a chance at a buck, but a doe who had came within 10 yards of us, winded us finally and was blowing and stomping made the buck change his mind about coming down the ridge toward us. She smacked the next doe that came down the ridge and killed her first deer.
The next day, I took my late cousin's step son out for an evening hunt, and he too knocked down a doe. Needless to say after processing 3 deer in two days, I was slap worn out for these kids lol
Next up was our trip to montana where we struggled finding deer initially, CWD had done a number on them in the areas that I knew of, someone who shall remain unnamed on this forum, (thanks again) pointed me in a direction to a area to try out and we did find some deer to chase. But getting kids close enough for a shot proved to be a challenge for me anyways, I am still learning the out west mule deer game, and I fully admit I am not the best at it. However my son did end up killing a small forkhorn, and my daughter could have also later that evening, I gave her the option and she said "No that's just a little one" which is a win in my book regardless. We had a great time hunting as a family, as I took my wife and both kids out to Montana all the way from Virginia!
Now back in Virginia for more whitetail deer, my son wanted to go with his other cousin, to watch him get his first deer and wouldn't you know it, we got Izzy his first buck as well!!
Then to top all this off, my son killed a very nice buck one evening while hunting behind our house. I was cutting some brush trying to get caught up on some honey do list stuff and, he got off the school bud and wanted to go hunting, I told him to go sit in the treestand,just to get him outta my hair, I was only like 50 yards from him cutting brush, and could literally see him in the stand when he shot. Why the deer came in with me making all that noise cutting brush I will never know lol But he was a nice 9 point, and now I have a heck of a taxidermist bill coming for this boy!
