First of all, I want to thank all of you for your comments!!
Here's the story behind his hunt so far.......
The first day (Saturday) we passed on the bucks we seen, he had big buck images going through his head for his first buck, so I let him make the call to pass or shoot, well at about 8:30am Saturday we came across a herd of about 20 elk, 1 6x6, 1 5x5, and 3 other smaller branch antlered bulls. They were still bugling pretty hard, it was awesome!! We made the stock and got to with in 300yds of the main herd, and then ran right into a spike that busted us and he ran right back up to the herd and pushed them over the mountain, we had to give up, there is noway we could have gotten a bull off that mountain if we did go after them. It was a tough call, but we both agreed!!
So we countinued hunting and passed a few more deer, then came home to get an early start in the morning with fresh snow.
Sunday morning came, and the dreams of a huge buck became just shooting a buck for his first big game animal, so we went looking for his buck!! The first deer we came across was this 2 point, he had about a 40yd shot, I stopped the buck with a cow call and he hammered him!! 1 shot, it was a little far back, it took 2 hops and was done. He told me right after the shot that he knew he jerked the trigger!! I told him " trust me, I totaly understand!! (I mean come on it was his first time shooting at a big game animal) I was suprised he even thought about his shot!!
He was so happy, and very proud!! And I'll be totaly honest here, my eyes watered with the pride I took in watching my son with his first deer!!! I am extremely proud of him!!!
This hunt has totaly been his decision, all the way down to the buck he shot!!
He still has a doe tag, a cow tag, and a bull tag. He won't shoot a doe or a cow unless they don't have fawns or calves, no matter what I tell him!!! It's his call, and I'm proud of him for sticking with his decisions!!!
Again thanks for letting me share his buck!! And thanks for all the comments!!!
It's a trophy as far as we are concerned, that's for sure!!!
Work to hunt!! Live to hunt!! And the rest spent keeping the wife happy!!
