took my son out deer hunting (pics)

[0rion]

Took Zach out yesterday afternoon and let him sit with me. Sat for about 2 hours and had a real small button buck come through. I shot it thinking it was a doe. Very small deer but I wanted Zach to have the whole experience. He was real excited about it so it all worked out I guess. Don't like shooting these small bucks but I passed on many other small bucks through bow season so I'm sure this one isn't going to break the bank. I couldn't get him to help me gut it after he got a whiff of the guts but he's going to help me finish butchering it he said. I got it all off the bone today...just have to steak it out. I'm making steaks out of the whole thing and only grinding what I can't make steaks out of. Should be really good meat being such a young/small deer. I'm going back this weekend to try for something quite a bit bigger....or 5 more of these.

whittling with a pocket knife I gave him:


still smiling after about an hour:


enjoying the moment:

[Zapper2003]

That sucks that you have to use slug guns.

[0rion]

That sucks that you have to use slug guns.

in these woods there really aren't many shots over 100 yards so a slug gun does ok. 90% of the shots you'll get to take are 50 yards or less. I've made a couple out to 80 yards or so but normally I hunt near scrub so those shots are very rare.

[Zapper2003]

Well thats understandable then I suppose. I understand using them in heavily populated areas as well. Out here the area that we hunt (from permanent stands on our own property) our shots can range from under the stand to 400 yards. The buck I got yesterday was around 100 yds (i dont bother with stepping it off...its dead).

[0rion]

Well thats understandable then I suppose. I understand using them in heavily populated areas as well. Out here the area that we hunt (from permanent stands on our own property) our shots can range from under the stand to 400 yards. The buck I got yesterday was around 100 yds (i dont bother with stepping it off...its dead).

I probably wouldn't go out here if these idiots had rifles in their hands. It's already risky enough with a shotgun. I'm sure people that hunt farmland here wish they could use rifles but I hunt hardwoods and normally sniff out the thick shit to hunt next too. I let everyone else kick those deer to me trying to head for cover.

[Zapper2003]

haha, we have a 'bowl' we hunt in, surrounded by few fields and a lot of woods. 3 treestands at opposite ends, foodplots near each stand (weren't planted this year though) and a pond off to the side centerways. expect detailed google earth image in next post..

[justinmc978]

okay so why bother with all the green camo if your going to throw on a neon poncho/hat?

ive never understood it, i never will

[Zapper2003]

Red circles are treestands, green circles are food plots, blue is pond/stream.

[0rion]

okay so why bother with all the green camo if your going to throw on a neon poncho/hat?

ive never understood it, i never will

because you have to wear orange during deer gun season but that's the only season you have to wear it. Everything else you can wear camo. Squirrels and turkeys can see color but deer cant'. Why buy 2 insulated $90 coats when you can buy 1 and a $10 vest?

[86 IROC-Z]

okay so why bother with all the green camo if your going to throw on a neon poncho/hat?

ive never understood it, i never will

Camo is to look cool

Orange is so you don't get shot by fellow hunters

[pajeff02]

Nice pics of some quality time with your son. I didn't realize you had to use shotguns in Ohio for deer -- the three years I was there I only hunted small game.

[0rion]

you can also use a muzzle loader. I carried that with me most of the time last year and I plan on taking it this weekend with me when I go but being the sons first time going I wanted to have as much advantage as possible.

[0rion]

shot number 2 today. 4 point but he had a pretty decent body on him for a 4 point.

[Brian H Drifer]

Glad to see we have some hunters on the site.

[Brian H Drifer]

deer bologna and Christmas just go together.

[Smkn_TA]

okay so why bother with all the green camo if your going to throw on a neon poncho/hat?

ive never understood it, i never will

Turn in your man-card. Seriously.

[0rion]

Turn in your man-card. Seriously.

I think he's like 15 so it hasn't been issued yet.

[Hi-Po]

I shot a 130 pound Doe about 2 hours ago. Used my buddies muzzleoader. Shot from my permanent stand that fits two comfortably 12 feet in the air. Shot wasn't even at 40 Yards I hunt thick woods, so shooting at close range is a given. Shot it right in the chest. Hit the heart and literally dropped the deer. Didn't even take one step, just dropped.

This was my first deer. I was/am excited.

[Smkn_TA]

First deer means you buy the beer. Rules is rules.

[Brian H Drifer]

shooting your first deer is a feeling you will never forget.