So, I posted a few weeks ago asking about aging a buck we'd been watching early on. That guy seemed to have moved on, but luckily there were a couple of other fellas hanging around the area.
This guy showed up very very late Saturday evening. We watched him for several minutes, as we were unsure if he was old enough at first and the light was fading fast. He was flanked by no less than 7 does. 4 of whom lined up side by side to block any shot at this guy from our stand (Seriously, one well-placed shot could have felled 4 does). My little girl was patient, waited, watched and when he finally made the mistake of moving out from behind his wall of ladies, she took him down. Straight to the dirt, no running.
She was ecstatic. Her first buck after 3 years of hunting with her old man.
We aged him on the hoof at around 4.5 based on his face and body structure, and our processor agreed. Not the biggest buck in the world, but that gives her something to keep chasing. A perfect management buck for her first.
This guy showed up very very late Saturday evening. We watched him for several minutes, as we were unsure if he was old enough at first and the light was fading fast. He was flanked by no less than 7 does. 4 of whom lined up side by side to block any shot at this guy from our stand (Seriously, one well-placed shot could have felled 4 does). My little girl was patient, waited, watched and when he finally made the mistake of moving out from behind his wall of ladies, she took him down. Straight to the dirt, no running.
She was ecstatic. Her first buck after 3 years of hunting with her old man.
We aged him on the hoof at around 4.5 based on his face and body structure, and our processor agreed. Not the biggest buck in the world, but that gives her something to keep chasing. A perfect management buck for her first.
