Ben Shoots a Deer

Benjamin shot a little button-buck this today – which happens to be the last day of the rifle season!

He’s been hunting throughout the season and took some shots at a few deer, but never downed one.  Today he wasn’t planning on hunting, but decided to do a little hunting in the woods nearby before the sun set.

He carried the deer across the field on his back after field dressing him and then we put him in the trailer for a quick drive back home.  The deer will be placed in a freezer until Ben can process it later this week.

Benjamin Got His First Deer!

   Today’s the first day of the youth firearms deer season, so Benjamin and Noah went hunting this morning.  We got a call this morning that Ben had gotten a deer!

Preparing for Bow Season….

Tree Stand

Benjamin (not pictured) bought a tree stand to use for bow hunting the deer in our yard for the bow season this fall. The photo may be a little deceiving-it’s only 11.5’ off the ground.

Noah (pictured) had fun putting on the safety harness and climbing up the ladder.  There’s enough room for all 3 of us to sit up there.

November 13-Deer Hunting Tomorrow

Early tomorrow morning we'll be hunting with my uncle on our neighbor's property. Benjamin and I set up some camouflage burlap and we set up some logs to sit on. Benjamin will be using the Remington .308 bolt action that he bought a week ago. I also bought a Marlin 30-30 lever action, but I'm not really interested in gutting a deer quite yet.