Fun hunt this morning!

**PLP** · 09-27-2008, 11:53 AM

I went on an adult/child hunt with my 5 year old Brandon this morning.This was a rifle hunt.We got to the ground blind as daybreak was cracking.We got set up and everything was looking good.And then I heard some dogs.

Here is the view...

Well I know things can change no matter what,and I used to hunt with dogs growing up,so I know they don't always run all the deer in the area away.So we toughed it out.Around 8:26am I saw something at the very end of my shooting lane..285 yds away.I got the gun up in time to see a deer slip across real fast..then another.It looked like two does.I hoped a buck would be behind them,so i stayed ready for about 5 minutes.Nothing,so I relaxed.Well guess what?8 minutes later there he is,and I couldn't get on him fast enough.

So I am kind of bummed out now,and Brandon has played every game on his nintendo twice.We talked about a spider right there at us,and he held one of my bullets and imagined himself shooting only he knows what..lol

I asked him at 9am did he want to go?He said"No cause you are gonna shoot something".I said oh yeah how long? He said "Not long"then he proceeded to tell me how it was going to be a little deer...ok sure..

Well 10 minutes later at 9:10am I look up and a doe is 140yds down the shooting lane walking straight away from me.Dang it...I let her get into the lane without seeing her.I told Brandon "I see a deer".So he stands up behind me and watches over my shoulder,and says "I see it!"

I whistled 3 times,and she looked around,but wouldn't turn.Finally she did,but was going off the lane real fast,and I let it rip.I heard it connect but knew I was a little far back when I shot.He said he saw it fall,and get back up.

We took off.I heard squirrels raising cane.I couldn't find blood anywhere.NOT GOOD!We looked and looked.I was about ready to give up,and I told him.."Let's go see if those squirrels were telling on her".We went over that way,which was about 100yds and there I saw a white belly patch!

We ran over to her,and we were both excited.We relived the whole hunt,and then the work began.Here we are with the doe.I'm heading out with Jacob tonight,maybe we will have good luck.