Syracuse.com - The Giancola girls from Lafayette got their bucks this hunting season - one with a bow; the other with a gun

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One of the Giancola girls harvested a 10-point buck on Thanksgiving morning.

Submitted photoBrittany Giancola with her first bow buck.

Two of the Giancola girls of Lafayette -- sisters Brittany and Brooke -- got some impressive deer this fall.

Their father, Craig, wrote the following:

"Brittany kicked things off the first week of archery with the harvest of her first buck, a nice 6 pointer. I was fortunate enough to be hunting the same woodlot when she scored. She was ecstatic and still shaking from excitement when I picked her up at her tree stand prior to tracking her deer. Her smile says it all.

"Our youngest, Brooke also harvested her very first buck this season on Thanksgiving morning. (She used her grandfather's 12-gauge shotgun.) And what a buck it was. It is a family tradition for the girls and me as every Thanksgiving we hunt for a few hours before rushing off to the grandparents to celebrate Thanksgiving. I have been playing cat and mouse with this buck for the last two years, a basic 9 point with a kicker point off the right G-2 . The buck has everything, mass, spread, and long beams.

Submitted photoBrooke Giancola and her 10-pointer.

Estimated Gross Score 152”

Beam length 26”

Inside spread 20”

Dressed weight 187-lbs

We have been practicing QDM (Quality Deer Management) for the past 5 years and as you can see it is paying off nicely. Once the girls harvest their first buck of any size; in the future they are encouraged to hold out for a mature buck. Brooke will have a tough time out doing herself on this deer for sure as she shot the buck of a lifetime.

I am sure the anti’s will take some shots at the girls for enjoying God’s great outdoors and providing our family with the very finest, leanest, healthiest table fare available anywhere!! Hey, if the Anti’s choose to let their kids play mindless video games all day and night, that involve killing humans while eating pork rinds that’s ok with me. Our kids and many others like them will be outside enjoying the fresh air and getting exercise and partaking in the circle of life in a healthy and natural way.

Remember this: “Teach your kids how to hunt and you won’t have to hunt for your kids”.

I am truly blessed to have three girls to enjoy many outdoor activities with.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog

[faust1578]

awesome buck congrats to both of your girls