Bo’s First Deer Hunt
Posted by lowcountryhunting on September 25, 2008
Well, if he didn’t love hunting before, he sure does now!
As I posted on Friday, Bo and I headed to the lowcountry woods for an afternoon of deer hunting. It was an amazing experience – one that I had dreamed about since before he was born – and what a great time we had. We climbed a 20 foot ladder stand, saw 12 deer including four bucks and watched two of them fight. We also almost killed a nice doe except for the fact that when I told Bo to plug his ears so I could shoot, he pointed and exclaimed, “Are you going to shoot THAT ONE?”.
With that, our target high tailed it off of the power line, blowing all of the way to the Savannah River. But that was OK since the goal of the trip was to have a great time, not necessarily to kill a deer. And we sure accomplished that, even with a few minor issues. For one, I didn’t get a blind set up in time for the hunt, so we ended up having to climb a tall ladder. And while Bo thought it was the greatest thing ever to get to go up that high, it made me very nervous, so I promise to get it set up before the next hunt. We also brought lots of drinks and snacks for him, and the top popped off of one while I was trying to get it out, spilling a pint of apple juice in my “scent-free” backpack. And of course I had to answer at least a thousand questions. They ranged from “where are the deer” to “what is that sound”, but at least he asked in a very low whisper so it really wasn’t a problem.
Finally after an hour, our first deer stepped out at about 400 yards. He was a nice 2 year old buck, and while Bo couldn’t really see him that far away, he knew that he must have been a decent one since I was trying so hard to check out his rack. Unfortunately he never came any closer, so I passed due to the distance. We then had six does and yearlings come out and eat on our corn, so we just sat back and watched deer being deer. A little while latter, a spike and a small 6 point joined them at the corn, but instead of eating, they started fighting – not hard, but a lot of pushing and shoving for 15 minutes. It was awesome, and Bo couldn’t stop telling me, “look dada, those bucks are fighting!”.
He then wanted to know what they were fighting about, so I tried my best to explain the rut while we watched them. Finally, the two bucks broke apart, and the spike ran off. The 6 point then put his head down and came back over to the corn to check the does. When he did, they took off with him right on their hooves. At that point, Bo said, “Wow, that was cool. But dada, you never shot one.”
I reminded him that it wasn’t all about killing, but us having a great time. And he said that he was definitely having fun, but that it would be even better if I shot one… So I promised to shoot the next one that came out. Sure enough, about 15 minutes later, a few more deer came out including two does about 50 yards from the stand. That is when I told Bo to hold his ears… and you know the rest of the story 
He now can’t stop talking about what a hunter he is, and I think his head is going to explode if I don’t get him back in a stand. Unfortunately we haven’t had another chance to go since my friend Will was up for the last few days helping us get moved in to our new house, and I had to take him instead. And that is also why I haven’t had a chance to post over the last few days – We have been getting everything ready including putting in a septic tank, running power and water, moving all of our stuff and cleaning up the yard after so much traffic. But we are finally in, so things should be back to normal now. Thanks for your patience!
Jeff
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September 25th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Sounds like an awesome first hunt for Bo. And even though he ruined the shot, at least the experience will keep him wanting more.
Man, I hate moving. Glad it was you and not me. It takes so much time.
Good to see ya posting again.
September 25th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Believe me, I know how much time moving can take. Glad to hear you’re in the new place.
Your story about Bo is so cute. I bet he had a great time. I hope you get to take him again.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:17 am
That is simply awesome! Great story of a great time with your child! Oh the memories…!
September 26th, 2008 at 11:56 am
How cute! Sounds like you both had a wonderful time and I’m sure he can’t wait for his next adventure in the woods.
September 26th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Jeff, that’s a great story! You couldn’t ask for a better outcome (well, maybe could’ve killed a deer) and the boy sounds like he’s pretty thoroughly hooked!
Good luck with the move, and hurry up so you can get that young’un back in the woods!
Those memories of my dad taking me hunting, hazy as some of them are, are some of the best I’ve got. Bo is on his way to forming his own memories now… and forming his future as well!
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