My son’s buck

[Dvldad]

My boy and hunting buddy received his once in a lifetime youth tag this year. On this tag he can take any whitetail deer buck or doe. I have been planning this for years. I couldn't wait this was going to be fun. He was so excited and jacked up and ready to roll!!!! We spent quite a few evenings shooting at distance. He would be shooting my 300 win mag and 190gr Berger vld's. The longest shot we practiced was to 600 and in. The night before opening day he had a football game. Third play of the game he makes a great catch and gets tackled from behind and blows he knee out. Acl mcl miniscus he's down out and done!!! Well we're not quitters!!! We had been scouting a buck for about a month and we were going to get him. So we came up with a plan. I took my game cart grabbed some osb made a seat and a backrest and we were now mobile. My wife is a physical terrorist she got me an immobilizer for his leg. Boom he's safe secure and mobile. Now the deer just has to cooperate. I drag the boy out across a stubble field through a pasture and up on top of a knoll over looking a soybean field. We glasses for about two hours several other smaller bucks had filtered out in front of us and started feeding away. They were getting out there quite a ways. All of a sudden a huge bodied deer appears on a ridge I ask him is that him? He replied I think so!!! I move my spotting scope onto him and it's him. I tell him he's not getting any closer and we are going to be running out of light you have to take the shot. I range him at 593yds he dials the scope. I ask him if he is perfectly steady and remind him to watch the bullet hit the deer just squeeze. He shoot's immediately the buck buckles both front shoulders are done the buck plows forward and is down. This was too perfect words cannot express what I felt for him. I was PROUD!!!

 

[Dvldad]

The buck scored 173 1/8"!!

 

[lancetkenyon]

Post of the Year!!

Congrats and amazing job to both.

I applaud everything about this except the injury.

 

[SWHandldr]

Damon, you and your son will remember this shared experience your entire lives. What a fine memory to give him.

Your dedication to getting him in the field, hurt knee and all plus him practicing out to 600 yds... paid off. In being together as well as a trophy buck.

He couldn't have done it without you and his mom being there for him. That's superior parenting. It has to reflect his upbringing rather than being a one-time thing. Exactly as the saying goes "Hunt with your kid and you won't have to hunt for him."

This is how you touch generations yet unborn: Raising their parents (your kids and grandkids) right. Thanks for sharing this. When a post like this shows up, I feel better about our country's future.

May God bless you, your wife and your kid(s).

 

[Southern 62]

Amen to all the above post!!! Touched my heart for your family being so close. Like Lancetkenyon said… post of there year!!!!

Will be praying when I get done for his full and complete healing

Jimmy

 

[belldar]

My wife is a Occupational terrorist.

 

[Country Bumpkin]

My boy and hunting buddy received his once in a lifetime youth tag this year. On this tag he can take any whitetail deer buck or doe. I have been planning this for years. I couldn't wait this was going to be fun. He was so excited and jacked up and ready to roll!!!! We spent quite a few evenings shooting at distance. He would be shooting my 300 win mag and 190gr Berger vld's. The longest shot we practiced was to 600 and in. The night before opening day he had a football game. Third play of the game he makes a great catch and gets tackled from behind and blows he knee out. Acl mcl miniscus he's down out and done!!! Well we're not quitters!!! We had been scouting a buck for about a month and we were going to get him. So we came up with a plan. I took my game cart grabbed some osb made a seat and a backrest and we were now mobile. My wife is a physical terrorist she got me an immobilizer for his leg. Boom he's safe secure and mobile. Now the deer just has to cooperate. I drag the boy out across a stubble field through a pasture and up on top of a knoll over looking a soybean field. We glasses for about two hours several other smaller bucks had filtered out in front of us and started feeding away. They were getting out there quite a ways. All of a sudden a huge bodied deer appears on a ridge I ask him is that him? He replied I think so!!! I move my spotting scope onto him and it's him. I tell him he's not getting any closer and we are going to be running out of light you have to take the shot. I range him at 593yds he dials the scope. I ask him if he is perfectly steady and remind him to watch the bullet hit the deer just squeeze. He shoot's immediately the buck buckles both front shoulders are done the buck plows forward and is down. This was too perfect words cannot express what I felt for him. I was PROUD!!!View attachment 395607View attachment 395608View attachment 395609

Awesome. "We're not quitters". I love it!!

 

[MachV]

Gett-r-done! Congrats on a job well done under tough circumstances.
Filled tags a few years ago with the help of friends and my walker for a rest, left handed.
Where there is a will there is a way!

 

[Scott E Ames]

Congratulations to both of you!

 

[joseph singleton]

You and your wife took it to the next level ,AMEN,and congrads are in order as well...Your son will never forget that wall hanger..Major shoes to fill when he becomes a father ..AWESOME

 

[Trm82]

Awesome story , awesome dad , awesome deer , awesome shot !! Thank you for sharing that with us

 

[Rhett Crider]

The smile says it all!! Congratulations to both of you! Awesome buck and story. And speedy recovery!

 

[Beluebow]

Congrats to you and your son on an awesome experience that will last a lifetime.

 

[Tikka x]

Congratulation to your son, Thanks for sharing !