Sons first buck
 

This is my youngest son with his first buck. We hung a double wide ladder stand over the edge of a clearcut. This was the second buck we saw that day. The first came in on my side and busted us at 20 yards before I could get my sons attention. He managed to get it's tail in his scope as it ran off (it was at least a tenpointer that was well outside his ears) This one came in an hour or so later and gave the kid a 20 yard shot. Its not the biggest but it's his first and we're both as happy as we can be! BTW, for those that dont like to see kids take sub AR bucks, Ithas 5 points making it legal even if he wasnt a junior.

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tell your son congrats on a nice buck. As far as it being AR legal or not I for one say who cares when it comes to a kid being introduced to the sport. If it was a spike he would still have that grin on his face and be hooked for life. I'm just happy to see new hunters being introduced and having an experience like that with their father. Congrats again to both of you.;)

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That smile says it all...congrats to him and to you!!

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i agree 100% let the kids shoot whatever they can get a shot so that they will be hooked for life. nice first buck. congrats

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Nice buck, congrats to the boy, you must be proud...

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your sons done better than me this year, congrats!

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give the kid a ^5

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Awesome Congrats to your son!!! I agree with bearklr!!! Nice buck!! Congrats to you both!!

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Congrats too him! That isa good buck. That had to be great being there with him for that. Those are the memories you'll never forget.

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You gotta love the smile of a young hunter and his first deer!
I'm smiling right now Bob cause I know the pride you are feeling. I'd say that buck and your boy are a perfect match for each other. The area in the pic looks real familiar to me. As a general question, do you have to walk in behind gated roads to get there?
There is no better feeling than hunting up in the big woods and there are still some good opportunities to be had.Betweenyou and meand our parties this year, we have proven that. My group had a 50% success rate this year and my brothers buck was the largest rack by far we have EVER even seen up there. I saw a buck at the camp down the road that was every bit as big as my brothers also. In the years before AR we never had a 50% success rate and spikes or forkies were the rule. I have seen concrete evidence in several diverse habitats over multiple seasons that AR does in fact work remarkably well.

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Awesome BT!! That must be a great experience with your son! Give my congratulations to him for a great shot on that nice Buck!!

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Thanks Greg!
The road was gated but the gates were opened for deer season including archery and early muzzy season. I think we're a bit west of the area you hunt.

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I was asking about the area because we usually hunt in the region between Ludlow and Sheffield in the ANF in Warren County. We hunted there on the first day and didn't do too well. With all the ongoing logging, fenced areas, and tornado damage it is darnnear impossible to even get into the woods there. The deer are plentiful but out of reach. One could walk along the road and that's about it. Visibility is next to zero. We walk over an hour on a gated road to reach our traditional stomping ground. We pretty much said our goodbyes to it this year. Second day we hunted the ANF near camp in Elk County, heavily hunted public ground and did very well. A funny side note: the fenced areas now have signs on them saying "hunting permitted" and signs directing hunters to the gates. A human could not even get 20 feet into there, let alone see anything or shoot safely. The deer seek refuge in the fenced areas which is kind of ironic. The deer have been entering those fenced areas since the day they were erected. I saw a whole group of deer leap cleanly over a fence a few years ago and disappear into the thick.

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BT your son is a lucky guy to have you as a father.I'm sure you look at it the other way around.

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Congratsto you and the young feller BT.I can tell how happy and proud he is and I bet dad was proud too.That's a heck of a feeling to share with a child in the woods.That's quite a trophy.

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Tell the boy congrats and give him a pat on the back. There is nothing quite like the thrill you get watching you kid get a deer.

I get more excited when my daughter and step son shoot than when I do the shooting.

Days like that will live forever in your memory.

Congrats!

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thats awesome BT!!!!!!! im sure you are very proud of him.. did you put any blood on his face ???

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congrats on a fine buck. hopefully he's hopelessly hooked now!