My grandma, mom's mom passed yesterday. She used to hunt in her younger years and loved to eat wild game. Really wish I had a chance to share with her before she passed.
This morning I decided I was gonna go deer hunting. Last weekend of Kansas Muzzleloader and only the second time I've been able to go. Didn't care if I shot a buck or doe but I just figured some deer meat would be nice to eat and think of Grandma while doing it.
Got out on the edge of a cut corn field at 20 minutes to legal. Owls are hooting in the timber I'm setting in and turkeys are beginning to wake up. As I settle down in my fold up chair (yep, I hate sitting of the ground) I say a little prayer asking the Lord for deer for Grandma. I said I don't care what it is Lord, they're all made of meat.
Right at legal time a doe, a fawn and another doe walked into the corn. Tried to line up but it was still to dark to see the front sight through my peep. The does feed under a little rise and go out of sight. A little while goes by and I stand up to see if I can see the does when I notice a deer coming from the direction they came from. Put the glasses on it and sure enough it's a buck. Sit back down and wait. The original buck and a smaller buck gradually feed towards me. I lined up a couple times and kept telling myself that's a far shot, can't see the front sight good enough and other excuses. Finally I lined up and got a bead and touched the trigger off. Deer hit the ground immediately. Couldn't believe it! A hundred yards shot with a peep that I've only shot in paper to 35 yards.
Thanks Lord for the buck. And thanks Grandma for helping guide my bullet.
Excuse the crappy picture
This morning I decided I was gonna go deer hunting. Last weekend of Kansas Muzzleloader and only the second time I've been able to go. Didn't care if I shot a buck or doe but I just figured some deer meat would be nice to eat and think of Grandma while doing it.
Got out on the edge of a cut corn field at 20 minutes to legal. Owls are hooting in the timber I'm setting in and turkeys are beginning to wake up. As I settle down in my fold up chair (yep, I hate sitting of the ground) I say a little prayer asking the Lord for deer for Grandma. I said I don't care what it is Lord, they're all made of meat.
Right at legal time a doe, a fawn and another doe walked into the corn. Tried to line up but it was still to dark to see the front sight through my peep. The does feed under a little rise and go out of sight. A little while goes by and I stand up to see if I can see the does when I notice a deer coming from the direction they came from. Put the glasses on it and sure enough it's a buck. Sit back down and wait. The original buck and a smaller buck gradually feed towards me. I lined up a couple times and kept telling myself that's a far shot, can't see the front sight good enough and other excuses. Finally I lined up and got a bead and touched the trigger off. Deer hit the ground immediately. Couldn't believe it! A hundred yards shot with a peep that I've only shot in paper to 35 yards.
Thanks Lord for the buck. And thanks Grandma for helping guide my bullet.
Excuse the crappy picture
