Hiker Report post Posted January 13, 2009 My 10 year old son, Luke and I had a great time together in NM. Luke had been looking forward to his first big game hunt for many months. We hunted hard and hiked many miles. He made his Dad proud of his "stick to it ness" and didn't give up. We saw a lot of deer but couldn't find a legal buck to save our lives. We moved camp 26.2 miles and found this buck. We prayed and God guided us right to him. He was the herd buck and had a bunch of does. Luke made a great shot with his sister's 30-06. Here's Luke story....................... Hello, my name is Luke. I am 10 years old. This is my first post. My dad wanted me to share my hunt with you, plus my Mom said I can count it as a school project. So here it goes. Day 1 - We woke up the first day to rain. It rained for about 3 1\2 hours. So we ate breakfast in the tent. When it stopped raining. We got all our stuff on and walked down a river bed about a mile long. Then we started up a mountain. When a very thick fog set in, we were about half way up. When we got to the top, we sat on some rocks and waited for the fog to clear. While we waited, my dad showed me how to use a GPS. When the fog finally cleared, we went back to camp to eat lunch. When we got back, we cleaned out the tent because it had rained and everything was soaked. While we did that, my dad saw a herd of deer. So we went and began to stalk them from camp. They were about 1,000 yards away. So we went down the river bed and a doe saw us. But she didn’t move and kept bedded. When we got about 225 yards away from them, my dad looked to see if there was a legal buck. It looked like a forky but it was a spike. We watched them for a long time. Then it began to get dark so we went back to camp and ate dinner. We also played cards until to bed. Day 2 – Today we woke up and ate breakfast. We then prayed we would find a buck I could shoot. Next, we went up the river bed and reached a small mountain. We began to hike up, hoping to get the deer from behind. But the deer moved so we went back to camp and ate lunch and then we went hiking where the deer where and got about 100 yards away. When they saw us and ran, there was a spike and fourteen does. We watched the deer for a little while and glassed for other bucks. But we didn’t see anything… So we went back to camp and ate dinner. Day 3 – Today we took down camp and went shopping for a few supplies and went to check out a mountain. So we went up it and glassed for a long time. We went down a little ways and my dad said, “Let’s glass one more time.” So when my dad looked, he found a whole herd of deer and my dad said, “Let’s get ready and go hike and stalk them.” Well right now, the wind was blowing right at the deer so we went around the mountain and got close to the deer. But a doe was looking right at us so we went around another tree to stay hidden. And we were about 50 yards from the deer so my dad said, “Get your gun ready.” So I put my gun on the shooting sticks and a doe ran straight down the mountain and I thought the deer were gone but my dad said “Get ready... here comes the buck.” But I didn’t tell him when I was going to shoot. When the buck came, I thought it was a forky but my dad said it was a 4x4 or maybe a 5x5. My dad was looking through his binos when I shot. I thought I had missed. When we got over to where I had shot, a doe ran from the group and it got lost. So my dad said, “Luke, go look for some blood.” While he went down the mountain, he found my deer. But, I couldn’t find any blood so my dad said, “Luke, go follow the tracks.” So I followed the tracks and found a buck laying down and looking right at me. It scared me at first! I thought: “Wow! A sleeping buck!!” Then I saw a hole in his side and I said, “That’s my buck!” So we walked over to see it and we kneeled down and prayed, Thanking God for my buck. Then we pulled out the buck from the shade and took some pictures. Then we gutted it and dragged it for about a mile, up hill! My dad drug it all the way out while I carried the camelbak and more. When we got to the truck, I was ready to take a nap. I learned during this trip that being quiet is important, stalking is key, walking quietly is vital, and to listen makes all the difference, ohh and no sneezing. Thanks Dad for taking me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcelkhunter Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Awesome job Luke!! Congratulations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SO I HUNT Report post Posted January 13, 2009 That is a awsome buck way to go Your mom I hope gives you at least A for such great write up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willhunt4coues Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Wow great buck Luke. Congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron G. Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Congratulations Luke on your buck! Great write up as well! Ron Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gr8 White Jr Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Way to go little man! That is a fantastic buck! -Tracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coues Sniper Report post Posted January 13, 2009 Way to go Luke! Great buck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Basser15 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Congratulations on your buck! Thanks for the write up too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterjohnny Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Luke- very good job. Nice deer. You done good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZcoues_addict Report post Posted January 14, 2009 “Wow! A sleeping buck!!” Then I saw a hole in his side and I said, “That’s my buck!” So we walked over to see it and we kneeled down and prayed, Thanking God for my buck. That is my favorite part right there. Hiker - I bet you are proud, and it sounds like you're a great father as well, raising your son like that. Congratulations Luke, that is a very nice buck and a great story! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GameHauler Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Nice story Luke I really enjoyed it. That is a really nice Buck. Now I have a Question Who got hungry and wanted to go back to camp and EAT? You might want to tell your Dad about PBJ's Congratulations on your first big game. Even if you did have to use your Sis's 06 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZantlerhead Report post Posted January 14, 2009 What a MONSTER first buck!!!!!! way to go little man. I'd give another prayer of thanks{again} too Awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted January 14, 2009 Congtulations Luke on a great looking buck. Your story was really good and your Dad did a good job of guiding you on your first deer. Great job Dad! Good pics as well. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COtracker Report post Posted January 15, 2009 Nice story Luke I really enjoyed it. That is a really nice Buck. Now I have a Question Who got hungry and wanted to go back to camp and EAT? You might want to tell your Dad about PBJ's Congratulations on your first big game. Even if you did have to use your Sis's 06 Hi this is Luke i am brand new.we both decided to go back. It had rained bad and the tent leaked water. so we dried it and eat lunch. he knows about those we had balance bars for lunch. but the clam coder was a lot better. luke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COtracker Report post Posted January 15, 2009 thank you for the nice words. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
