Eli Report post Posted Monday at 02:13 AM Got to share youth deer camp with some good friends, with three youth tags in camp. My son had killed a spike last year and was looking for forked or bigger this year. One of the hunters was looking for his first deer and was first up to bat. Opening morning a buddy located a couple small bucks, including a shooter 2x2 with a small forky. They bedded them, and we watched them a few hours, waiting for them to get up and offer a shot. They finally did, and a first deer was harvested! The forky stuck around and even though he was bigger then a spike, my son decided he was too young and let him walk. Day two, another buddy showed us a new area. We worked a ridgeline glassing fingers on the ridges to the east and west. After a mile or so and the 3rd glassing spot, this guy was spotting working up a draw and feeding. We knew he was a shooter in an instant. He wasn’t in a hurry, but sure wasn’t gonna bed for us. He was moving towards a small saddle. He was at 650 yards, and we could maybe shave 200 yards getting to the next ridge but wouldn’t be able to get there before he was over the ridge and gone. It was a now or never type of thing, and the deer was broadside, slightly quartering to. I trust the gun and dope, and my son can shoot. We made sure he had a solid rest, dialed for distance and had him hold for a slight breeze. Kid was cool as a cucumber. At the sound of the shot, the deer hunched and I knew we had a hit, but he ran over the saddle so we couldn’t confirm. It was a long 30 minutes to hike down the one ridge and up the other but we found him about 20 yards from where he was the shot, piled against a tree just over the crest. Entrance was middle on onside shoulder, exit just behind off shoulder. His smile says it all and I couldn’t be prouder! The third hunter is still looking for something special, so send some big buck vibes his way this week! 25 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markleo21377 Report post Posted Monday at 02:21 AM Super awesome!! Congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RJ75 Report post Posted Monday at 02:25 AM Good job guys! Congrats. Big buck vibes sent for the third hunter. Good luck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazymonkey Report post Posted Monday at 03:19 AM Way to go guys! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couzer Report post Posted Monday at 03:48 AM Awesome buck and good shooting!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucafu1 Report post Posted Monday at 03:58 AM Congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistzz Report post Posted Monday at 06:01 AM That is so cool yahoo!!!! Way to go! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flatlander Report post Posted Monday at 11:24 AM Nice buck! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RNGRDOG Report post Posted Monday at 01:51 PM Awesome! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted Monday at 01:54 PM Way to get it done! Nice shooting! Congratulations and best of luck to the kiddo still in camp. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildwoody Report post Posted Monday at 02:07 PM Congratulations 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HNTNGUY Report post Posted Monday at 02:33 PM Awesome job!! Always good to see kids out there hunting 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted Monday at 04:45 PM Heck yes!!!!! Love it! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted Monday at 06:21 PM Awesome shooting, Congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Non-Typical Solutions Report post Posted Monday at 06:45 PM Can't beat that.....congratulations!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
