Guest bowhunter56 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Good Job to dad also you taught him well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... A big congrats to your 8 year old son. Great job! Now you have him hooked. Hope you enjoy sharing many more hunts with him in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jereseyhunter101 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Great job on getting him started you must be one proud parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billygoat Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... That is way too cool, and at eight years old... absolutely awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman2500 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... congrats to your son on the deer. the way the arrow had blood up around the vanes looks like it may have been a pass through. congrats to both of you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swat791 Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Thanks everyone!!! Colby was very happy with his first deer and I think I was equally excited. Here is the story.... Colby and I arrived to the stand a little later than I wanted to. I put some corn out where I wanted the deer to stand if Colby was going to take a shot. The corn was to get them to stay longer and it was a yardage marker for him. 1st pile was 10 yards and the 2nd pile was 15 yards. This little buck came in just a few minutes after we settled in our blind. He gave Colby a shot at 15 yards 20 minutes into the hunt. Colby missed and was very upset. He didn’t want to do it again. This was the second miss on a deer. I talked him in to trying again and he agreed to try again. We stayed still and he returned. I was telling Colby where to aim, let the pin float until it reached the spot behind the elbow of the deer, and slowly squeeze the trigger. Click (the sound I hear when the release opened and THWACK, the sound I heard when the arrow hit the deer. I was a little shocked. I expected a miss. The deer dropped in his tracks 15 yards away! In 30-45 seconds he expired. After we had our victory high five; I hugged him and told him I was proud of him. We loaded up his deer and headed to the cleaning tree. In 45 min to 1 hour our hunting trip was over, but the memory is going to last a life time. We didn’t want to disturb mom, who was hunting also. So Colby and I parked under a Big Oak tree and talked about his hunt some more. How mom and I thank the Lord for giving us these creatures to hunt, kill and eat. I even mentioned that a verse in the bible mentions hunting with a bow and arrow. I also told Colby that I will not only pet the deer but I will place a piece of grass (or something like that) in the deer’s mouth as a symbol of thanks to the animal for letting me kill him and for good luck hunting in the future. Just my thing…sounds weird but hey, it seems to work for me. When we were cleaning the deer we saw that the arrow penetrated a little further left than he was aiming on the quartering away deer. The arrow broke the rib on the entering side, went through the liver, diaphragm, one lung and lodged in the spine. The tip of the broadhead entered the spine about ¾” and severed the cord, thus paralyzing him. The liver shot with a razor sharp (shaving sharp) broadhead will empty an animal of its much needed red oil in seconds! Also when we were cleaning his deer Colby gave me a hug and said “Thanks for being proud of me and letting me shoot my first deer.” I got tears in my eyes! At that moment I realized that some kids never hear that from their parents and never have the opportunity that my kids have when it comes to experiencing the outdoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Way to go, congrats! Tell your son good job! That is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted January 13, 2005 Report Share Posted January 13, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Geez! 8 years old and got one with his bow! Thats awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchback29A1 Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Man thats awesome.....i don't think I even knew what a bow was when I was 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longislandhunter Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Your sons smile says it all. Congratulations to him and to you ! That picture brings me back a few years when my youngest daughter started hunting small game with me and bagged her first squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Congratulations! I can't wait for my boy to harvest his first deer much less bow kill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... wow thats great!!! at 8 YEARS OLD?!?! that is truly awesome. congrats from Canada!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Holy Crap! 8 years old. My oldest is 11 and doesn't want anything to do with a bow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... [ QUOTE ] Holy Crap! 8 years old. My oldest is 11 and doesn't want anything to do with a bow. [/ QUOTE ] Chris, did you forget to train him early? Heck my son was shooting a 10# youth bow when he was 5. He started bowhunting when he was 8. Now he's 18 hunting 2 legged dear more than anything else. Only thing now is he's playing more catch and release but he's the one that gets released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Swat791 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Re: Look what my 8 yr old got... Colby and I went over all of the responses...he couldn't believe how many people responded. He thought it was neat for me to put his picture here as well... That smile does tell it all. I am very proud of him. I never pushed him to hunt, one day he just asked if he could shoot a deer and I gave him the oppourtunity to do so. He is hooked now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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