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Pretty good Whitetail from 2021

Rio7

Best Mule Deer, 43 1/2" spread





Pretty good Whitetail from 2021

Rio7

Our daughter’s first deer. She passed hunters ed at 9 years old and with a 98% final test score. I took her, just as I had done for our son, for a 4 day deer hunt. The weather was beautiful and the deer activity was minimal. On our last day I had planned for us to hunt until dark. I have much better luck here hunting afternoons into the evening then I do hunting mornings…so that was our plan on the last day. We poked around a little bit in the morning but we were focused on the evening hunt. We went to the 59’r diner for burgers and milkshakes. I showed her how to read the Gazzeteer map and explained what, why and how we’d approach our hunt that evening. I can still feel her excitement and how much she believed in me during that first hunt. In her young mind she was guaranteed to get a deer because she was hunting with me, Dad. I look back at that hunt and I thank God for that opportunity….at the innocence of her expectations at her trust and confidence she had in me but mostly I’m thankful that I got to share the memories of those first hunts with my children….memories that are forever tattooed on my soul. Someday they’ll get to experience the joy I felt going afield with their children….

Our daughter’s first Mule Deer taken with a Sako .308 and 150gr TTSX at <20’…..

My granddaughter shot her first deer with me a few weeks ago. That was really special, she is 9 years old.

Probably my best whitetail. Not much compared to others posted here. But he's a pretty good buck for where I hunt.

My granddaughter shot her first deer with me a few weeks ago. That was really special, she is 9 years old.

Our daughter’s first deer. She passed hunters ed at 9 years old and with a 98% final test score. I took her, just as I had done for our son, for a 4 day deer hunt. The weather was beautiful and the deer activity was minimal. On our last day I had planned for us to hunt until dark. I have much better luck here hunting afternoons into the evening then I do hunting mornings…so that was our plan on the last day. We poked around a little bit in the morning but we were focused on the evening hunt. We went to the 59’r diner for burgers and milkshakes. I showed her how to read the Gazzeteer map and explained what, why and how we’d approach our hunt that evening. I can still feel her excitement and how much she believed in me during that first hunt. In her young mind she was guaranteed to get a deer because she was hunting with me, Dad. I look back at that hunt and I thank God for that opportunity….at the innocence of her expectations at her trust and confidence she had in me but mostly I’m thankful that I got to share the memories of those first hunts with my children….memories that are forever tattooed on my soul. Someday they’ll get to experience the joy I felt going afield with their children….

Our daughter’s first Mule Deer taken with a Sako .308 and 150gr TTSX at <20’…..

I got more excited than I have in a long time when this happened.
I’m blessed to have a 7 year old son who thinks I’m Jeremiah Johnson, Bill Dance, Fred Bear, and Mickey Mantle all rolled into one and he’s always ready to hit the weeds or the water for an adventure.

My oldest boy - I was there with him for his first, and his biggest. And I couldn't even tell ya' how many he's killed in between.

Same ridge, 15 years and 150 yards apart.