The big smile says it all! Im so proud of this girl and so happy I helped her and was there with her when she got her first deer!!!!!
Opening day, Saturday was kind of a tough day and nothing worked out like I expected. I work for her father on their farm and I get to watch the deer on it all year but it seemed like once the first shot went off opening morning everything I thought I knew about these deer and hunting went out the window. I did get her a shot at a buck but due to a classic case of buck fever she missed. Honestly I was happy she was that excited about hunting! I also decided the gun she had was not working out so the next morning I brought her my 270. I didnt really like giving her a gun that we werent able to let her shoot first but I was confident in my gun and pretty sure she was flinching with the 7 mag she had borrowed. Sunday morning we couldnt find a legal 3 point buck for anything. Toward the end of our morning hunt I decided we should check 1 more area I had seen some bucks bedding in a few weeks ago but recently I had only seen a few does. Just when I was starting to think we werent going to see any deer in it at all she exclaimed 'there's a deer, its a buck!'. I had to move a few feet to see him and I confirmed he was legal. Her first shot was a little far back but I knew he was hit hard and wasnt going far. He bedded in some grass and we snuck up behind a little ridge and to get closer and she made a perfect shot to seal the deal!!!
"Take your time, hold right behind his shoulder, squeeze the trigger.................................Should I shoot? Yes, shoot, shoot the deer..................................All I can see now is his butt, should I still shoot? No, dont shoot, wait, follow me, there he is, hold right behind his shoulder, shoot.....Boom! Thawack! YOU GOT HIM!!! Really, I got him?!?!?! YES YOU GOT HIM!!! There are no words to describe the rest, you had to be there!!!!!!!!!
