New hunter get’s his first buck
I just love it when people finally try hunting and find out that they enjoy it. Not just the harvesting of a deer but the comraderie and challenge of hunting. This is a story like that and it is even better because it is a father and son finding a new hobby they can enjoy together. This story is as told by his Dad Lee and is about his son Shawn and their first deer hunt this year.
I don’t think he realizes how lucky he was to shoot that big buck. I got him out of his stand and we went over to look at the buck. Shawn was as proud as could be. He gave me a big hug and thanked me for taking him hunting. It was one of those rare father and son moments that will never be forgotten.
His story goes like this:
He is sitting in his stand about to fall asleep when he hears a rustling behind him. He looks over and sees the big buck. He waits until the buck lowers his head and then he stands up and aims his gun at it. He says that the buck must have heard him because it jumped a little and trotted off a few yards. The buck was headed directly toward my stand and I would have seen it if it traveled another 30 yards. Shawn said that he could only see the bucks butt between two trees. He took the shot and hit it right above the butt whole. The deer dropped almost immediately and Shawn just waited for me or Rod to come and get him.
We found out later that the buck weighed 176lbs. And was 2 1/2 yrs old. It was the third largest buck taken that day at Crane at the time we checked out (around 5pm). Shawn is now hooked for life! He can’t wait to go hunting again. Saturday is opening shotgun day off base. Shawn is already begging to go but does not know if he can because of wrestling practice that morning. Sunday is the second gun hunt on Crane and Shawn wants to go to that but probably won’t be able to because he has stadium cleanup Sunday morning. For a kid as busy as Shawn is he was really lucky to get that nice of a buck on his first hunting trip. I have a feeling that there are many more hunting trips in store for Shawn and I. I am glad that guys like Bob Pigg, Dennis Cecil, John Albertson, etc where always talking about deer hunting and encouraging me to get out there. Now Shawn and I have one more thing that we can do together as father and son. If you could not tell from this email I am very very proud of him. Enjoy the pics!
Lee
