First Hunt

[eagle_eye]

I took my 6 year old step son, Reese, out for his first hunt on Sunday, and he did great. We passed up a couple of smaller bucks at first light, which he wasn't too thrilled about because the little dink 2 x 3 was "his deer" going in "his room," and he was worried that we wouldn't see anything else.

30 mins later, I dropped this nice buck from 188 yards, with the boy watching the whole thing. He loved it, and was a big help holding legs and helping out with the cleaning process. The buck will look good on the Reese's wall, and I'm sure he'll remind his little brother on a daily basis that it's "his" deer. I can only hope that his interest continues and that he will be harvesting his own animals when he turns 12.

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[bucksandbullsbroderick]

Dude, that is awesome! What a great buck and it's great that your son was there. I had my first child (son) last month and can't wait to share memories like this with him.

Way to go; hats off. A+++

I love it!

"Hunt hard or go home!"

 

[sandsavage]

Nice story. My son was 4 when he went and saw one go down. it was alot smaller than i wanted but he really wanted me to shoot it. He is 12 now and just took his 1st buck. You're gonna love that day.....

 

[mshred]

great story and great buck. thanks for sharing. you have a lot to look forward to in life.

mshred

 

[eagle_eye]

One of the best moments I've had in the 20 years I've been hunting: Having him run up and give me a big high five when he "found" his deer laying in the snow.

I'm already picking out camo patterns for his baby sister.

 

[grizzmoose]

I have a little 4 year old boy that Im looking forward to taking out. Do you feel like you could have taken yours out sooner or was 6 years old about the right time? How much walking did you do?

Congrats on a great buck and on being a good dad.

 

[COLO3D]

Awesome buck! Even better story!

 

[DidIDraw]

Great post - WTG!

 

[eagle_eye]

We walked about 2 miles total, and, towards the end, he was definitely tiring, although the ice and snow had to be a rough go on his little legs. He could've went out last year. The key, I think, is to realize that hunting with kids is not the same as hunting solo, and to be patient. If you can do that internally, you'll have a great time.