wtnhunt Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Christina and I watched 5 or 6 bucks during the youth hunt back at the end of October and we got some pretty good video footage I have not had a chance to work with yet, but she ended up not taking a deer and she was a little disappointed. Some of her classmates at school I guess were giving her a tough time about her not killing anything. She did not kill a deer at home last year either so she showed some real restraint with passing on some of the deer she opted to pass on over the youth hunt. Could not be any more proud of her for how she has handled herself. She sat for 4 hours Saturday morning on our rifle opener and all she saw was the deer we bumped in in the dark on our way. I was sitting in the woods about 100 yards away from her watching along the river. Knew with the rut there would be a good chance one of us should see a decent or good deer. Never happened Saturday morning, I saw a couple young bucks, one I watched walk on the neighbor and am sure they shot that deer less than 10 minutes after I last saw it, it was a 1.5 year old. Saturday afternoon ended with Christina having about a 130 yard shot on a decent buck, but she noticed he was looking back and thought there might be something bigger so she let him walk. Sunday morning was horrible weather, thunderstorms windy and warm. I got her up and asked her if she wanted to go, told her if the weather broke the deer should move around. Christina had fallen down the stairs and hurt her knee and she could not decide if she wanted to go or not. Convinced her to go and we walked out a little later than normal, got up in a box blind where we could cover part of our field and stay out of the rain. About 8 the rain slowed and thought for sure we would see something, but nothing was going on. By the time it was 9 she mentioned going back before it started raining again her knee was really bothering her and she did not want to slip on the hills. We started back towards the house about 9:20. We get going down the hill and something jumps up. A deer had bedded in the gully between us and the house, no clue what it was, never could see it. We continue on up the hill and are in view of the house and I glance over at the treeline and see 2 deer standing there looking back at the house. I could hear the wife talking to our kids, she was leaving for church. The 2 deer saw us, but seemed more focussed on the house. One was a 2.5 year old buck that was a 7 point I think, the other a spike. We ended up turning around and heading back to our back field and got up in the stand at the top of the hill. Within a few minutes of getting up in the stand I see a little deer just in the woods. Little doe, she comes out in the field and comes our way, gets within probably 30 yards of us and then heads over back into the woods. We sit a little while and knowing her knee is bugging her, I told her I would walk back and get the 4 wheeler and start a pot of coffee and she could sit and hunt a little while. Possible whatever had been in the gully might still be down there and I might bump it out to her or it might come out after seeing me leave. It is about 10:10 when I get down. I get back and get a pot of coffee started and am getting the key to the 4 wheeler when I hear her shoot at about 10:30. She took about a 160 yard shot on the deer with the .270. The deer took a step as she was shooting with quartering to shot, she hit it just a little back, but the deer did not go anywhere. She said she thought he was to his ears and had a solid body probably 2.5 years old, he was just about to his ear on the one side and think she was probably right that he was 2.5. He is not the same buck we saw on the side of the hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambuscher Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Congrats on the buck lilmisswtnhunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Congrats to the young lady! 160 yards is a pretty good poke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deer slayer Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 congrats lilmisswtnhunt. Sounds like a crazy morning lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 congrats to christina! glad the knee didn't hold her back enough not to get out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hey, that's a fine deer Christina - but the way you handle peer pressure is what impresses me! Too bad your neighbors don't cooperate with a management plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Nice buck Christina! Congrats young lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Cool beans. That's a piece of good shooting, right there. HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Very nice. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Good shootin' Christina! Nice buck! You never fail to impress Uncle Root Beer! I'm real happy for you, WTG! I hope your knee gets, better. You kneed be careful on those steps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I failed to mention this does not end her season for bucks, she is allowed 2 more, told her anything she shoots from here out has to either be a big doe(post rut) or a wallhanger. Hey, that's a fine deer Christina - but the way you handle peer pressure is what impresses me! Too bad your neighbors don't cooperate with a management plan. Hard to continue to encourage a 15 year old kid to hold out when the neighbors who I know have been hunting for over 30 years are shooting 1.5 year old bucks with nice potential. Those neighbors are another topic of discussion for sure. Good shootin' Christina! Nice buck! You never fail to impress Uncle Root Beer! I'm real happy for you, WTG! I hope your knee gets, better. You kneed be careful on those steps.... lol. Nice Mike.:yes: Yep, she kneeds to me more careful for sure. Cool beans. That's a piece of good shooting, right there. HB Christina wants to take my .270 away from me. lol. Second year now I have had to hunt with something else while she is out for letting her take my rifle. She shoots the gun well normally. Last practice session from the bench we practiced at I think 140 yards and her groups were under an inch, good enough for most anywhere on our property. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmisswtnhunt Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 thanks yall:) Christina wants to take my .270 away from me. lol. Second year now I have had to hunt with something else while she is out for letting her take my rifle. She shoots the gun well normally. Last practice session from the bench we practiced at I think 140 yards and her groups were under an inch, good enough for most anywhere on our property. yepp. that gun will be mine leave the land and house to whoever you want but i LOVE that rifle lol. i thought i did a pretty good job for leaning out of the blind on a busted up knee...160 yards away and he ran about 10. not as big as i thought he was but i still outdid half the guys i know:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Way cool Christina...I gotta tell ya...Atta girl! Cut from the good stock you are...I expect nothing less. Great shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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