My First Woods Experience
09-17-2008, 01:12 PM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 187
My First Woods Experience
Am a non-hunting woman who is pro hunting and just wanted to share this with you. My first hunting experience was last Saturday, opening bow season, and it went very well. My nephew, Jason, wanted me to share this special day in the woods with him. I was up from the morning before, and couldn't sleep at all waiting for him to pick me up. He came a little earlier, picked me up at 3:30 AM. He drove down to his hunting club. Got there a little before 5 AM. Saw other club members, and a few other family members. We had a quick snack and all headed out to their spots.
Jason went out of his way to clear the trail into the woods to where he had his blind set up. He had 2 chairs in there and set up his digital camera on a tripod to catch some pics. Got his bow and arrow ready and we sat and waited. To his right he saw a buck and another buck coming in behind him. Both stopped and were looking in our direction. I couldn't see them, because of the angle and being way too dark. I did hear them snort--have never heard that sound before. Both turned back and took off. So, we waited some more. A lonely button buck came in. He was a nice size for a BB, and Jay was thinking about shooting him, but didn't. He did get the opportunity but, let him walk. Nothing else came in and we went back to the clubhouse a little before 9 AM.
Another nephew, Mike, joined us for breakfast. Drove to a nearby place. Food was good and we enjoyed spending that time together. That was around 10 AM. Headed back to the club and BS-ed with several members who were there. A lot more members started driving in as there was a meeting scheduled for 12:00. While the guys discussed their club business, I stayed outside and walked around until I found "1" spot where my cell phone got a signal and spent that hour talking with a friend. Sun was very hot, but had a nice long chat. After the meeting, I went inside and just hung out there with the others, as it was much cooler. Most of the members had only come for that meeting, so they had left.
About 3:45 PM, Jay and I decided we would head back into the woods. Sat and waited. It was very quiet except for the birds and a couple of squirrels around. Finally, a deer was coming in from a little different direction. That was around 5:15 PM. She looked to be a nice size and she was all alone. Jay had to shoot a doe before earning a buck tag in that zone. He got his bow ready and I knew he was waiting for her to turn broadside. She did, and he let the broadhead fly. Went about 10 yds and I saw that he made a good lung shot. She jumped and ran about 90 feet away, where she died in a couple of mins. He checked his arrow, recovered the deer right away and dragged her out of that area. Gutted her at the club and we went to a check station, but they had closed. So, we stopped at a nearby store where he got ice and packed the cavity. We had a quick bite driving back up north. Jay called another place closer to home to see if he could check the deer in there. The guy waited for us to get there and that was done.
By this time, Jay's truck needed gas, so he got that right before driving me home. This was around 10 PM. I had a great day. My experience will be one I will never forget. Thanks to Jason for making this day a very good one. Glad he filled his doe tag and I enjoyed spending that special day with him. Hope he gets his buck next time out!
Jason went out of his way to clear the trail into the woods to where he had his blind set up. He had 2 chairs in there and set up his digital camera on a tripod to catch some pics. Got his bow and arrow ready and we sat and waited. To his right he saw a buck and another buck coming in behind him. Both stopped and were looking in our direction. I couldn't see them, because of the angle and being way too dark. I did hear them snort--have never heard that sound before. Both turned back and took off. So, we waited some more. A lonely button buck came in. He was a nice size for a BB, and Jay was thinking about shooting him, but didn't. He did get the opportunity but, let him walk. Nothing else came in and we went back to the clubhouse a little before 9 AM.
Another nephew, Mike, joined us for breakfast. Drove to a nearby place. Food was good and we enjoyed spending that time together. That was around 10 AM. Headed back to the club and BS-ed with several members who were there. A lot more members started driving in as there was a meeting scheduled for 12:00. While the guys discussed their club business, I stayed outside and walked around until I found "1" spot where my cell phone got a signal and spent that hour talking with a friend. Sun was very hot, but had a nice long chat. After the meeting, I went inside and just hung out there with the others, as it was much cooler. Most of the members had only come for that meeting, so they had left.
About 3:45 PM, Jay and I decided we would head back into the woods. Sat and waited. It was very quiet except for the birds and a couple of squirrels around. Finally, a deer was coming in from a little different direction. That was around 5:15 PM. She looked to be a nice size and she was all alone. Jay had to shoot a doe before earning a buck tag in that zone. He got his bow ready and I knew he was waiting for her to turn broadside. She did, and he let the broadhead fly. Went about 10 yds and I saw that he made a good lung shot. She jumped and ran about 90 feet away, where she died in a couple of mins. He checked his arrow, recovered the deer right away and dragged her out of that area. Gutted her at the club and we went to a check station, but they had closed. So, we stopped at a nearby store where he got ice and packed the cavity. We had a quick bite driving back up north. Jay called another place closer to home to see if he could check the deer in there. The guy waited for us to get there and that was done.
By this time, Jay's truck needed gas, so he got that right before driving me home. This was around 10 PM. I had a great day. My experience will be one I will never forget. Thanks to Jason for making this day a very good one. Glad he filled his doe tag and I enjoyed spending that special day with him. Hope he gets his buck next time out!
09-17-2008, 09:15 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 2,363
RE: My First Woods Experience
Awesome story, my wife hasn't ever harvested an animal either but she really enjoys going. The last couple years she has really started to show a lot of interest in getting one of her own....Glad you enjoyed yourself, the outdoors and all that goes with it is simply amazing!!!!!
09-17-2008, 09:41 PM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 879
RE: My First Woods Experience
I,m sure more people would view the experiance as you did in the wilderness .
Out in the wild is such a great experiance and a shame not to at least try once .
Your adrenolin can go from mellow to heart pounding in a split second .
Glad you enjoted it ...
Out in the wild is such a great experiance and a shame not to at least try once .
Your adrenolin can go from mellow to heart pounding in a split second .
Glad you enjoted it ...
09-21-2008, 01:45 PM
#8
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 187
RE: My First Woods Experience
Thanks, very much, to ALL for the great comments. I am so proud of my nephew and am still feeling good about this "adventure"...even a whole week later. I am hoping to get out there with him, again. Unfortunately, he did find that his blind had been vandalized. Someone made foot long slashes all over it and cut up the mesh windows. I feel terrible for him. His trail cam wasn't pointed in that direction so he doesn't know who did it; however, he is going to try to salvage it by stitching it and using either glue and/or tape over the seams. He has a set of extra windows that he'll also use. He thinks he can repair and use it again. This was a very nice house blind and I think the person who did this is pretty low. If I get to go out there with him, in the near future, I will post that experience, as well. 
