Aaron's area 26 jr. tag

Hvyshot12 · Nov 11, 2009

So we went out for the morning and saw a few deer. 1 nice three point(24"-25"), which is good for my sons first buck let alone most peoples. We lost him in some thicker shrubs but saw the doe lingering around so knew he was close by. While we watched the deer feeding in the joshua trees and moving up the draw a few quail hunters entered the lower part of the draw and shot the place up pretty good, so we decided to leave the deer alone. We will try to go get him in a few days as he has been hanging in this area for a while now. I will post pics of this deer or which ever one my son harvests. Man!...Feels like my first hunt alll over again.

Bill

NRA
USW #5282

mlycrzy · Nov 11, 2009

Hope your son kills a good a good one. Keep us updated.

Hvyshot12 · Nov 20, 2009

Quick update...saw all does today. Heading back in the AM. Desert bucks..man can they hide good. Aaron did very well in the hills for his first hunt and it being so warm, I am a very proud father...

NRA
USW #5282

treedagain · Nov 23, 2009

stick with the does...a good buck will not be far away

Hvyshot12 · Nov 24, 2009

So we have been hunting since last week and haven't seen alot. So when I spotted this guy from about a half mile away at 930 am we decided to go after him. We were sitting a top a juniper and joshua covered mountain top in area 26 and this booger comes out below us. So we played catch up and finally caught him, the boy said he wanted to take him down so it was on. We got within 500 yds and had to wait as we were in the open. The buck went over a hill in the direction of the spring in the area, so it is now a race to beat him there. We got to the next ridge and started glassing just in time to find out he was still ahead of us...here we go again. We made it to a ridge just above the spring and started glassing...where the hell did he go? I look off to our left at about 100 yds he is moving up the ridge away from the spring. Aaron setup with his .243 and his stix, I ask him if he's ready...thump thump thump...My heart was racing. I whistled to stop the buck...right behind a yucca. We waited a few seconds as he started moving again. I whistled again and he stopped. "Shoot him!",....Bang! My heart jumped. He's not a monster, but if you've ever hunted the desert you know it's tough down here. Aaron took him with one shot at 125yds right into the front left shoulder. The buck had no idea what happened. This will be the best tasting deer I will ever eat...well until Derek gets old enough to start hunting.

Bill

NRA
USW #5282