RE: how old were u
I have been hunting ever since I can remember which was about the age of “6”. My dad started taking me with him then, but it wasn’t till my second time out to the stand that he put a gun in my hands, which was a Remington 1100: 12 gauge shotgun, with Buckshot. I didn’t kill my first deer until the age of “15”; actually we did not recover the doe I shot that afternoon until a week or so later. This was my first shot at a deer, obviously not the best placement, but we eventually found her in the general vicinity of the area that I was hunting.
Since then I have killed 2 more deer, a 9pt. and a spike. Both of which were taken on the same weekend (9pt. on Saturday, spike on Sunday) last season, when I was
“17” (one week before my 18th birthday).
After my 18th birthday, I took all of my birthday money and the money I had saved up from working, and went out and bought the bow (Hoyt) I had been saving up for and wanting for a good while. I decided to shoot non stop to prepare for this years bow season, and I eventually got involved in shooting 3D, and field shoots. Both of which have really prepared me for this season, but for the last 3 months, I haven’t got to shoot as much as I had been or as much as I would like, because I have been away from home, at college. But I still have a great deal to learn, and accomplish. I have been out a good bit this year, but with no luck yet. I hope that I will be able to enjoy this way of hunting for many years to come.
Ryan.