Well my son has tagged his second buck. saturday evening he was wanting to hunt alone. he has done his hunter education and he sat last year a little by his self. he is very responsible for 12 and handles a gun better than alot of grown men.
So yesterday i sent him off to my penthouse in the pasture. he had his trusty 243 rem model 700 youth . We had our radios so i could keep tabs on him. i was about 1/2 mile through the woods from him and it was getting late and he said there were two yearlings in front of him. then at about 5:25 he said he saw something and shut up. i just listened and shortly the little 243 broke the silence. he said he had shot a buck and it was a 8 pt.
i got to him and we started looking . after a search we found no blood. i had a flashlight for it had gotten dark and was just kind of sweeping the area. now when i say flashlight i mean magcharger( very good investment). all the sudden i saw a buck all rolled up in a thicket just about 40 yards from where he said he shot him. not a drop of blood!!
The boy killed a young 13" 8 pt!!!!! he was one proud guy! I think i have created a lifetime hunter!!!
I am most proud of his judgement not to shoot the yearlings ,which in ark he could have done,but to wait for something he could be proud to show off.
I think i have a lifelong hunting buddy!

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