January 29th after the night before of getting everything layed out by the door the 16 year old son flys home from school knowing he has no time to waste runs in the house shedding clothes as he enters the house slips into all the warm clothes he can as the temp has hit the high of ZERO for the day. He has only a 15 min drive to his area and within 35 minutes out of school climbs into his stand with a 15 mph wind blowing right in his face. He has deer moving within 15 minutes heading towards him. Three antlerless deer moving toward him and he looks them over to make sure there not a buck with no horns. As they get close he's sure there all does and when the first one passes his stand and is qartering away a distance of 20 feet he shoots and makes a good hit and she goes about 50 yards and falls within sight.
As I am home wondering if he's getting cold I get the phone call "I got one come and help" You can bet I was in the truck and on the way before we hung up.He stayed in the tree until I showed up. Then I get the replay that we all do. Sure enough we follow the blood trail about 50 yards and there she was just as he told me 10 times.
Really makes a man proud to see this as the night before I showed him how to sharpen a Wensel head and then to see him sharpen his own 6 heads and put them in his quiver and then go and do this as our anterless season ends on Sunday and to brave the cold and field dress it himself. I'm one proud Dad thats for sure.
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thats great!
COngratulations to you both!
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Bravo.......it seems like only yesterday that I was that age. That smile in that last picture says it all.
Winterhawk1960
That's awesome it'd be mighty hard for this Mississippi boy to go bow hunting in zero degree whether so hat's off to him ha
awesome! Sometimes the quick hunts are the best, ya can't kill 'em from the couch!
way to go i am proud with you!
You should be proud!
Great deer. Congrats to both of you guys. One day I would love to hunt in snow. Awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to your son!
No doubt that would make a father proud.
that's great
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Awesome!
It can't get much better than that! Congrats to both :clapper:
A wonderful moment for both of you, I'm sure it will not be soon forgotten. Thanks for sharing it with us.It is father and son moments like these that help keep the trad spirit alive.
Awesome! Great story telling too. Congrats to you.
I remember doing that 30 some years ago, except for the I got one part of it. Congrats to you and your son.
Super. Gotta love those quick hunts (especially when it is so cold). congratulations to him, and kudos on his determination.
That's great!! I love it when it's so cold the blood is frozen pellets on top of the snow.
Mike
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Congrats well done
Awesome. Great pics- you will love those 20 years from now!
Awesome!!
congrats
Congrats, wonderful feeling I can only imagine!
That is a dream that I hope to live some day...there is nothing better!
Well done!That's a beautiful animal.
Leland
Great job :notworthy:
Thats good stuff. Congrats. :thumbsup:
Great deer. That brings back memories of days gone by. Thanks :thumbsup:
How awesomely cool is this? Especially for you, the rightfully proud dad. It's a great memory that you two can share.....like foreeevveerrr!!!
Thank you for sharing it with us.
God bless,Mudd
I love these stories, I hope my kids will share this life when there old enough.
congrats :thumbsup:
Congrat,s to both a proud father and a proud son .
That's a "MAGIC MOMENT" to remember!!
Well done. I wish I would have been bow hunting at 16. Great to see the bow hunting heritage being passed down. I hope to pass it on to my kids.
That's a real hunter you've got there! Way to go young man!!!
Thats the best "After School Special" I've ever seen! Congrats, guys!
Congrats fellas :archer: :clapper:
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Proud you should be, that's awesome! Congrats to your son. :thumbsup:
Does not get any better!
Yea Mike he did its a 53# Silvertip that I bought for him last year and he's really become a good shot with it.
Thats great congrats.
That is awesome. Congrats to you and your son. I was proud of my step son when he got his first buck with a compound bow.
Paul
Proud is an understatment!! Well Done!!!
Might fine young man ya got there.. Great trophy!
Thanks for sharing,
Todd
Congrats :clapper:
Excellent! :thumbsup:
Tim,
Congrats to you and your son....both of you did a fine job. :jumper:
The ultimate payback Tim. Congrats my friend for passing it on. I'm overcome with pride when my 11 year old daughter scores a goal at field hockey and can only imagine your joy.
T.J.
Great story, and proud you both should be.
Congratulations gentlemen! :thumbsup:
Way to go! Great shooting.
This was his second year of bowhunting. First year he started with his compound and has shot a big blonde bear a elk 4 deer two antelope and 4 turkeys and late this fall he started with a goal to shot something with his recurve. It was the smallest thing he has shot but I think the proudest as it was a goal he had set.
Thanks guys for all the good things you have said
Nice Harvest !!
Doesnt get any better than that, I can just imagine the excitement of running in from school and getting in the stand. Very nice. Congrats guys
That's great, I'm real happy for both of you.