Awesome weekend

**PLP** · 10-11-2008 10:03 PM

Well I went with my oldest son Jacob on an Adult Child hunt on the local WMA.Friday evening we saw 5 deer,12 hogs,and some turkeys.Also saw about 8 10" baby gators.

This morning me and Brandon went back to the same area,but moved a little.Within the first 30 minutes of daylight we had a deer 20yds away from us on the other side of the bushes,it started blowing at us which I didn't think was funny,but Brandon found it quite amusing.

I said well bud lets move to another spot,so we picked up and moved about 1/4 mile away.We got settled into location #2 around 7:45am.Well brandon was playing with some rocks when I looked over at him.Then when I looked back I saw a deer step into the shooting lane.I got my crosshairs on it and shot.I saw it fall and get back up.

We took off down that way,and about 80yds from where it had come out I saw a big buck step out.I took a knee and shot hastily I admit..I looked and looked for that deer,and couldn't find him.I found 20 specks of blood over a 200yd stretch so I think it's safe to say that one will make it.

We started looking around,and I found the first deer.It was a nub.I have no clue why a big buck and nub would be traveling together,unless big boy was bothering mama.Here Brandon is with the nub.

Me and Jake were suposed to go back this evening,but the rain was moving in.I saw on the radar where it looked like we might get a break.I hated to drive 1hr 15 min to this spot with gas so high..Knowing we may get rained out,but I had to try.

We got to our spot,and there was no sign of any trucks after the rain.I checked down a long road and no one was there either.We started to our spot when I saw orange?

Someone had evidently came in before the rain,and was sitting at our spot.The truck must have been hidden at the other ramp 1/4 mile away.We turned around and walked straight away from them.We were about 500yds from them,and headed to the powerline when a buck stepped out in front of us.This time there was no bad shot and he dropped in his tracks.He's got little melted hershey kisses for antlers..lol

This is the first deer I've taken with Jacob,and I think he finally got to feel the excitement.