Moho81

So sorry to hear this. Hopefully everything will work out in the end.

I bought my daughter her lifetime license on-line recently after she finished the hunters education course and before she turned 12. Everything came in the mail in just a few days. When we went to get her the doe permits she had to be there to sign what was printed out then. Not sure how old he is but if/when you ever go to a brick and mortar store for a license for him bring a school ID or something with you. I was not expecting her to need an ID but the store let it slide. You can also get the doe permits online for him and avoid the store as well. For us it was just a timing thing and we couldn't do it online.

Thank god I’m going to work today. I’ll have a better chance at seeing a deer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not that todays weather was the best but it’s a shining example of nothing in life is guaranteed. You can do everything possible to be successful but still come up short. good thing it’s only hunting and there’s always next time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Nothing seen yet. Game plan set for this evening. Gonna try and hunt a group of doe that have been seen fairly regularly. Just gotta use the afternoon to our advantage to get in there and get a spot on the ground. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sitting in a ground blind waiting on a deer…. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I really have no motivation for this morning. If it wasn’t for my daughter being able to hunt I think I’d go back to bed. But My daughter and I are getting ready. Raining now but that’s suppose to end between 6-7. Worst case is we will sit in one of the ground blinds but I’d really prefer if we could go sit in a natural blind I worked on that’s in a heavy traffic area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Been a rough couple of weeks at the house thats for sure. Zapped all my energy. Good thing is it’s nothing serious. Talked to my daughter and we are in for tomorrow morning and evening hunts with her behind the crossbow. That will definitely help pick my spirits up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Afternoon family plans have changed so I’m free to hunt but man 75 degrees 12 mph winds with heavy gusts just do not have me feeling it at all. Oh also I had 4 wisdom teeth pulled on Monday so my mouth still hurts. My wife has bronchitis and both kids are getting over colds. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

16 is no longer a youth/junior hunter and can hunt from an elevated position. Only restriction for 16-17 year olds is as follows. 16- and 17-Year-Old First Time Big Game Hunters Resident and non-resident hunting license holders aged 16 and 17 who have not previously hunted deer or bear must be accompanied for the entire season by a parent, legal guardian, or by a person designated in writing who is 18 years of age or older. The adult mentor must be licensed to hunt big game and have at least 1 year of big game hunting experience.

Yes, Online course is still available. My daughter took both the hunters education and bow hunting course online this year. I feel newer hunters that don't come from a hunting family/background would benefit the most from an in class room discussion. The online version I think fit well for my daughter and probably most of our kids on this forum because they are learning about hunting at an early age from us and from being in the woods. My daughter has way more hunting knowledge at 12 than I did at 16-20 years old. My early hunting knowledge was sit here, don't move and shoot the first deer that comes along.

I sat on the south edge of a field on Sunday morning. The north end is about 450 yards away. I was happy with how much and how well I could see. Inside the woods has been real thick still so this was my first chance to really test them out.

Calling it. 6 doe seen. Closet where 170 yards. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The ladies are toying with my emotions. Had 2 pop out on the other end of the field 350ish yards away. They milled about for a while then went back in the woods. Bout an hour later a catch them making a b line right at me in the field on the edge of the woods. They get to about 170 yards and duck into the woods. Haven’t seen em since. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My weather app lied to me I was surprised to find that it was only 28 degrees and not 42. I didn’t see a single deer on the drive in this morning. I’m sitting over a large field with a food plot right in front of me hoping they come out for a late breakfast. Haven’t seen anything yet Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Slow start for myself this morning. Not super motivated. Todays weather will be like all the other days I’ve hunted and haven’t seen anything. 42 degrees right now and only getting warmer with a high of 65. If I had more days to hunt I’d probably skip today but when time is limited you hunt when you can. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very nice! I’d count him as a seven point Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very nice! I’d count him as a seven point Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Drink? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I should have called in "sick" this morning

They are a lot more comfortable than the metal with the foam pad. I have one made by field and stream that I'd guess is getting close to being out for 10 years. They make universal replacement seats but I've never bought one so I don't know the quality or comfort.

It feels so weird/unsafe to carry a cocked crossbow with a bolt loaded. I never felt weird/unsafe walking around with a loaded gun. Maybe it’s the size and awkwardness of the crossbow. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm glad he's OK what a crazy series of events but I'm with @crappyice ice on this, so many more questions. Let's start with how did the bolt get there in the first place?

Lot's of deer in the fields on my way into work today.

Yes! The post I’ve been waiting for! Congratulations to Kaiden as well as you and your father. What a great experience and memory together. One that will never be forgotten Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk