Youth Hunt success!! Buck Down.

[Shadd Rapp]

Took my 14 Year old son out for the youth hunt. Saturday did an evening hunt due to him having a football game in the morning. Sat until dark with no sightings.

Went down to a friend's place in Tioga county on Sunday, 4 am wake up long drive and we got there about 6:15 am. One of two four wheelers would not start! My friend had another 15 year old with him, so I drove them up the hill to their spot and by the time we got to our blind it was 6:58 am. Got in the blind and saw NOTHING til about 10:30 am. 3 Jake turkeys go by at about 6 yrds and that pumped my son up.

Then about 10:50 am I hear a twig snap behind me. I look out the blind and a buck is coming down the hill towards the blind. My son and I have to switch sides in the blind. My son looks out and sees the buck but has no shot. He waits and ends up losing the buck in the thick brush. I calm him down and find the buck in my binos standing broadside at about 60 yards looking hard at the blind. My son finally finds him and shoots. The buck goes down in a pile, rolls down the hill and is done.

It was his first deer and the first kill with my new Howa in .270. I still cannot wipe the smiling off his face! I am pretty proud too. The deer died on top of a shed that I grabbed. Now I am looking for that deer.

[GreeneHunter]

Great Father/Son story ! Nice Deer ...

[phade]

Congrats!

[Doewhacker]

Grinnin like a fool..love it haha congrats!

[Geno C]

congrats!

[StripedBuck]

Awesome!...Congratulations to you and your boy, just look at that smile. Now that is one happy hunter!...Best of luck finding that Buck who left you one of his sheds.

[Cabin Fever]

Congrats to you and your son! That smile says it all! (Both of yours!!) That looks like a great shed! Good luck!

[Pygmy]

Congrats to both of you...Nuthin' like it !...

[growalot]

Thats great ...love the smiles ...Congrats

[IRL]

Good story and happy ending.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I hope he holds on to that feeling for the rest of his life!! congrat to you both.

[moog5050]

awesome ... congrats

[NFA-ADK]

How much more american can you get!!! LOVE IT!!!

Congrats on a great hunt and story to tell for years to come. Looking forward to hearing your story about the other buck!!! Good luck with him !!!

Awsome

[First-light]

Way to go!

[sampotter]

That's awesome- and an odd way to find a shed!

[joe12]

Great story and great buck. That shed looks like it is in really good shape from last winter

[Hunter1]

congrats one more new hunter

[coonhunter]

Congrats. I sure is fun to get the kids out.

[RobC]

Good to see the youth hunt is paying off. He looks happy.

[88GW]

Shadd. Congrats to your son and you. Where abouts in Tioga county did you hunt? My friends hunting camp is in barton.

[Shadd Rapp]

88GW it was located near Newark Valley. A friend of mine has permission to hunt it. Luckily he asked us to tag along!

[WNYBuckHunter]

Congrats to you son and to you as well! Great deer and great job!

[landtracdeerhunter]

Very nice! Congrats.

[chiefbkt]

Great job! Glad to see the youngsters out there. 2 more years before I can get my daughter out.