Crazy awesome hunt with the kiddo today

[JestersHK]

So last weekend I had some great hunts.  Got a yote Saturday and Sunday night I took a big mature doe for the freezer. 

This weekend Kierstin and I headed down Friday evening to hunt.  We woke up early Saturday morning to 13 degrees and luckily we hunted a big box blind which kept us somewhat warm. 

We hunted hard all day in the cold and wind,  but never saw our first deer until after 4.

Around 435 light was fading we watched a few doe cross the fence line onto the property. They were in some tall grass and I had Kierstin get her gun up and get ready as they were just a few feet from the edge of the field and maybe 60 yards away.

A few more steps were all we needed when unfortunately a pair of SxS's came down the main road... spoiled the hunt as the deer popped flags and jumped back across the road onto the neighbors property and took off. Light faded and we were done for the day. 

This morning we both overslept and we decided to just take a long walk down a wooded trail that's about a mile long. 

We typically jump up some deer on this path, but on our way down nothing even though it was a calm windless morning. 

I showed Kierstin to where one of our farthest stands were at and we decided to turn around and head back.  Maybe 10 minutes into our walk back I caught movement to our right. 

We both froze and the deer were in the woods about 30 yards from us.   Kierstin had trouble picking them up until they popped flags and I though they would bolt.

Instead they ran straight at us!  I legit thought they were going to run right into us until the lead doe turned slightly and popped out onto the trail right in front of us. She slowed to a walk and was starting at us.  I tried to whistle but took me 3 tries and she full stopped when I finally got one out. 

I told Kierstin to take her and she pulled her rifle up,  popped safety, and did a prefect snap shot right behind the shoulder at maybe 7 yards.  Closest either of us have been to a deer during the day...

She booked off into the woods and I heard her crash as the other doe chased after her. We took a long walk back and got the truck while we waited it out, even though I heard her crash I didn't see where she went down at. 

She ended up about 50 yards away downhill when we got back and found her.  Not a whole lot of blood until she filled up.  300 black out did a great job though.  This is the 2nd deer she has shot with the 110grn AMAX and it just grenades the inside of the deer.  Heart and lungs were about gone.

Just another great weekend with the kiddo.  She fought a head cold all weekend and toughed it out. Very proud of her and very blessed today.  

 

 

[Quillback]

Congrats to both of you!

[BilletHead]

               Way to go young lady and proud dad! 

[Terrierman]

Cool story bro.  Congratulations to Kiersten and her dad.

[Johnsfolly]

@JestersHK Tell her congrats from Livie and I! She stuck it out and ended with a great hunt! Making great memories with the kiddo!

Livie is holding out for a buck. We saw a nice one from the house on Sat and sat yesterday but only does and fawns. 

[JestersHK]

Thanks all,  and John tell Livie we said good look on getting that buck! 

[Johnsfolly]

11 minutes ago, JestersHK said:

Thanks all,  and John tell Livie we said good look on getting that buck! 

She was excited about a tall spike that we were seeing back in Sept/Oct. 

That changed when we saw this guy.

Then Sue saw this buck one day while I was in PA and Livie was in VA last week. Then we saw him from the house Sat. We hadn't seen any bucks until this guy. So did not sit in the blind 🙄. Would have been an 18 yd broadside shot if we had sat in the blind.

[JestersHK]

Is that 2nd one the piebald one from a year or so ago or maybe just the lighting? 

Hope she gets that big guy either way. 

Kierstin wants a big buck now as well.  She's good with putting meat in the freezer, but I'd love for her to get a big one. 

The hunt club guys took these this year. 

There's a big 10pt hanging around that I hope to maybe chase over Xmas break if he makes it that long. 

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, JestersHK said:

Is that 2nd one the piebald one from a year or so ago or maybe just the lighting? 

Hope she gets that big guy either way. 

We haven't seen that piebald since last year. Also haven't heard rumors that he was harvested, but I don't have a lot of hunting contacts either.

I didn't have binos when we saw that second buck. He either is a big 6 pt or has really small brow tines. Either way he is a legal deer in MD.

[Johnsfolly]

1 hour ago, JestersHK said:

Kierstin wants a big buck now as well.  She's good with putting meat in the freezer, but I'd love for her to get a big one. 

The hunt club guys took these this year. 

There's a big 10pt hanging around that I hope to maybe chase over Xmas break if he makes it that long. 

With deer like those on that club property, it is likely just a matter of time for her to tag a big one.