My sister and brother-in-law deer hunted and promised my son they'd take him when he was old enough to sit in the stand and handle a weapon safely. Nearly all the meat they eat they kill, and my son was looking forward to it with about as much excitement as any 6 year old could. My brother-in-law died in a car accident, ironically, when a deer ran in front of him and he ran over it on Sept. 1 of 2006. I decided since we live in the country and have deer all around us we'd invest in stuff and learn so he could experience it. I didn't want my sister to have to focus on him rather than deer. Thanksgiving was our first day actually sitting in the woods. Plus, I'd wanted to turkey hunt anyway. I only saw two deer last season, but we did kill a turkey.

For two people that knew absolutely nothing, we've learned quite a bit in the past year. I think we both enjoyed turkey hunting more than deer hunting and saw it as more of a challenge. Being the kind of person I am, I look for the greatest challenge anyway so Sept. 1st we'll be in the woods with the bow ready to try and get one. It'd pay a nice homage to my brother-in-law to take one a year to the day he died, especially since he loved deer and deer hunting just about as much as anyone can.