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On Thursday (12/30) afternoon my son who is 4 asked me if I was going hunting tomorrow? I said yes I was. He asked if he could go with me? I told him of course you could go with me. I told him we were not taking the iPad this time and he said he didn’t need to take it. I gave him a high 5 and a sounds good! We got to the property the next afternoon around 3:45. There were already 3 does in the food plot when we got there. We got within 35 yards of them and watched them for 2-3 minutes then I decided we just needed to go on to the stand. They blew and ran off. Once we got settled in the stand he asked why they made that noise? I said they were warning other deer that danger was in the area. He asked me why they would do that. I told him we are deer hunting with a goal to kill one. That’s the reason they see us as danger. It’s an instinct that they are born with out here in the wild. Around 4:30 a doe and a yearling step out. I told him that momma doe was just a little too small for us to shoot. We want a big doe. They fed for a while and went back into the planted pines once they heard him talking. Around 5:00 2 little does stepped out into the plot. They kept looking into the planted pines and I told him I bet momma is close by. Sure enough about 5 minutes later I could see her. She was browsing in the pines about 20 yards in and looking the plot over. I told him once she came out I was going to shoot her. About 15 minutes later a yearling and big doe came out. Once the doe I had my eyes on saw them she made her way out. At that point I put the hearing protection on myself and my son. The prize doe started walking down the road that was between the plot and the planted pines. I asked if he was ready and he said yes. At this point he was like a rock and just staring at the big doe. I cocked the hammer back on my muzzle loader and took aim and when she stopped I pulled the trigger. She dropped in her tracks. I looked at him and he had the biggest grin on his face and said she dropped in her tracks! We gave each other a high five and I told him we got her! He was excited to get down so I packed everything up and we went to retrieve her. This was by far the best hunt I’ve had in many years. It was only a doe but a hunt I’ll never forget.

It would be more than just a doe to me too......Fantastic!

Nothing wrong with a doe.I shoot a few every year.

I get a laugh out of these guys when they say they shot a meat elk or meat buck just because they didn't carry a big set of horns. I shoot the first legal one that comes buy.

The super part is having your boy with you.

That's a FINE trophy and a great hunt. Next year, it's his turn.

Great pics! How nice for you and your boy. It's nice to hunt for the sake of hunting, good on you.

Great adventure! Congratulations!

I'll never forget seeing my first deer die, he won't either. Well done!

Great!!! I always bothered me when guys say they only got a doe..
All the animals we shoot deserve respect!!!

That's awesome.

Any deer killed legally and ethically is great , having your son along only makes it better . Congrats

"It was only a doe but a hunt I will never forget." And you can bet he will remember this for the rest of his life. Good for you, and your Son!

Exactly, so will he. Good job!

Might be "just a doe" but that's a Boone & Crockett class moment for dad and son. Well done. And a cute little rascal you've got for a lad.

Great pics!

Thanks for sharing the story. My sons are grown and gone, but you brought a tear of remembrance to my eye.

Congrats !

The trophy there is a New Hunter. Well Done.

Great Pix.

Jerry

Thank you. They give us so much more than horns, and in this case more than likely stirred some ancient DNA to surface.

Does eat good. I like em.

Memories for ever. Great story and congrats.

You not only got a doe, you got a hunting partner.

Well done, sir!

Ed