Big Indian Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 A bit of a late post, but here goes. My son, Alex ,18 was finally able to hunt a gun opener ( he wrestled all through high school and his dedication to the sport always prevented him from the gun season) We went out for the opener and it was a beautiful day, both weather wise and personally, it was him, my dad and one of my brothers. I wanted to sit with him, in a spot everyone in my family has been lucky from, especially since it was his first gun opener, it's on a big rock, overlooking a bank, a bowl and a flat. The day started off slow and he actually said he was a bit bored. I told him to be thankful he was not freezing his butt off and described to him many a long day in the woods cold as heck and not seeing any deer. Around 11:00 we heard something coming around the bank to our right, he spotted it before me and it was a doe, she was moving quite quickly with her tongue hanging out of her mouth. I told him that only means one thing, and to get himself ready. Approximately 5-10 minutes later he said he sees another deer, I told him to get ready and let the deer get as close as he can, then it came into my view, and it was like I was seeing a deer in the woods for the first time ever. ( my pulse doubled) This was a monster, and I knew it, he first appeared about 60-70 yards in exactly the same path the doe took, and I can now see and hear him giving low and constant grunts. As he got within 30 yards, I whispered any time you're ready and braced myself for the shot as Alex was only 3 feet to my left. He fired, and I did not see if the deer was hit or not as he wheeled and went on a straight run down hill away from us, I then took a shot, just in case but missed, as he went over the next bank and out of site. Alex gets up and say's I think I missed, I say, not sure but lets get down and look for blood etc. Alex immediately found hair and I found blood, and a lot of it, the kind of blood that accompanies a good lung hit. As we progressed down the bank in the direction the deer went, it became evident to me that he was hit well, and we would find him quickly, then we came upon 2 spots where he fell to the ground and got up again. Just after the last fall, I spotted the deer and told Alex to look to his right ! The look on my son's face was priceless and it's a moment I'll remember and cherish forever. Not only did he get his first deer, but he shot a true deer of a lifetime . The picture of me him and my dad was submitted to the Catskill Mountain News with an article regarding three generations of hunters, I hope to see it printed soon. Thanks all for reading and sharing in this story, I am still on cloud 9 and probably will be for a while. 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Just awesome!! Congratz to all of you. This is my son's first year in the deer woods at 14 and we are trying to get him his first. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moog5050 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampy Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 What an awesome deer and story! A big congratulations to your son on a truly awesome first buck! And to have three generations there to share in the hunt is just so cool! Some lifelong memories were made that day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Rat Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Good stuff ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabin Fever Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Priceless! Great story and buck! Huge congrats to all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Darling Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Thanks for sharing a great story! I got a good dose of the "feel-goods" reading it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steuben Jerry Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 What a great story!! Congrats to a beautiful first buck and especially for the two of you being together for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Don't get no better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FX62 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Great story! Felt like I was there with you. Congrats to both of you and thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberyan Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATbuckhunter Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Congrats to the lucky hunter! What a buck too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The story but really the 3 generation picture really made me smile as well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizCT Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Good stuff right hereSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem18 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Thank you for sharing the story and pictures. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMedicine Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Congrats to the young man, its one of the few moments in life he'll never forget ...good times!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trial153 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Congrats ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Great story and pictures! Congratulation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deerthug Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Congrats! You never forget the first time. My son's first at 14 yo was a small six point which hangs above his bed. He's will never forget the first one Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-c Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 first congrats on a very nice first deer and a nice shot on said deer. i have to say the favorite parts of all the photos is the blood to the elbow on your son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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