Well the Chief has been winterized and the long wait to spring has began. Still there are several things on my mind I would like to do to her come spring to further enhance our time on the water. Winter seems to have set upon us all here in Michigan quite suddenly with frigid temps and snowfall. But with this time of year is also deer hunting season. I have been taking my grandson out several times with the xbow in an attempt to get him his first deer but unfortunately he had a couple misses . . . . until the opener of gun season this past Saturday.
Around 4:00pm I scored first dropping an 8pt with a pop from my 50cal muzzleloader. We dressed the deer, loaded it up in the truck, and were back in our stand within an hour. Fifteen minutes after getting back in the stand we had some doe appear. My grandson was ready to score. Like a pro he took aim, a breath, steadied, and let loose with the 12ga. The deer jumped a couple feet in the air and I could see the blood spot on her chest, a perfect shot. He asked if he got her and I said Oh Yea, you got her good. Perfect shot. I had seen her make a couple jumps and crash but he was still unsure. We went over and he found blood and started tracking. When he finally saw her laying he ran up to her hollering "I got her, I got her!" He was so excited and so was I. Hard to explain the great emotions I felt and can say it was truly an honor and a pleasure to be a part of his first successful hunt. Priceless memories for sure. The mile long grin on his face tells the tale.
