It was a long season and we spent a lot of time in the blind in November/December without seeing a single thing. After probably 12 days of 3 hour mornings and nights in the blind, I could tell my little guy was getting pretty bored and frustrated with the whole thing. That all changed a couple of weekends ago when we went out for our last weekend at the lease (2 weeks before the end of the season).

His first deer was a doe that he dropped in her tracks with a high shoulder shot at 125 yards. Before and after the shot, I don’t know who was shaking more, me or him. The gun is a Weatherby Vanguard S2 243 in a Blackhawk Axiom stock and he shot her on Sunday night just before dark.



Since we didn’t get out there until late Saturday night, we had planned to hunt Monday morning and skip a day of school. Well, we get up Monday morning at 5:30 and it was probably 29 degrees outside. Since we shot the doe the night before, I asked him if he wanted to hunt again and he said no, he wanted to sleep in. Given the temperature, that was fine by me. Well, an hour later, he wakes up and decides he wants to go out after all. So we get dressed, head to the blind and around 8:30, this guy shows up not 10 feet from where he dropped the doe the night before. Since this was his first year hunting, I wasn’t going to let him shoot a buck. However, after being shut out time after time in November/December, I figured he had already learned the lesson that deer just don’t just show up every time you get in the blind. So I told him to go for it. 125 yard double lung shot. The buck ran about 25 yards before he dropped.



To say my 7 year old was excited would be an understatement.

that's what it's all 'bout rite there! Took my first deer at 7. Great age to start em!

That is too cool congrats to both of you

Congrats to the young man!!! That's what it's all about!!!

That's Awesome Congrats

Great pics

Holy cow that's a good first buck, good job pops!!

great job. congrats to your son

Awesome story! He was patient and well rewarded.

Congratulations to him, and to you as well for bringing up another hunter.

Great story,,,Congrats lil man !!!

Congrats on the first deer

Congrats on a GReat first deer!!!!

Nice! Heck of a buck

No kidding. What a great buck and doe. That is AWESOME. It sounds like y'all earned 'em too. That will teach him well.

Congrats! That's awesome!

hey congrats to the both of you!

Congratulations to your son!

great first buck

Congrats to your son on two GREAT deer!!
That is a heck of a nice buck for anyone to shoot!!!
I hope you’re getting his buck mounted?

Great story! Congrats!

Great story and congrats on a couple of great deer for the little fella. That is one heck of a first buck

Memories to last a lifetime. Congratulations to you both!

That looks like one VERY happy young man! Can't wait til my boy is ready!