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Post by savagehead on Dec 8, 2008 7:54:48 GMT -5
Well guys, the deer gods smiled on us this evening in a cold,snow swept cornfield in Indiana.My daughter was losing faith in her Dad.I could tell by the words of doubt creeping into our conversations.I convinced her to go this evening despite the cold temps.I now walk on water again! I had our ground blind positioned down wind of a well known entrance into the field.Along towards last legal shooting light she looked at me with pleading eyes for it to be over.She needed not to say a word.I whispered to her if she thought she could hold out just a few more minutes as the witching hour was fast upon us.She smiled and said she could.I would have packed right up if she wanted to go then.No sooner than I had asked her,3 deer appear before us like ghosts at 35 yards.A very big doe,small doe and a fork horn buck.Her eyes widened in amazement and I had to prod her back to the moment at hand.She later said she could not believe how they snuck up on us! .She lined up on the big doe and then started shaking! She calmed down somewhat and put a 250 grn XTP through both lungs.She ran approx 30 yds and piled up in sight.She immediatley turned to me and said Daddy that was so exciting!She is hooked!Dad swung on the small doe and punched a BO through both lungs.It could not have been any sweeter than to share so completely in that moment in time with her!She is still grinning from ear to ear!I was very proud of her as this was her first!   |
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 8, 2008 8:13:05 GMT -5
What a great story!!
Sharing something that you love with someone that you love is the best.
Tell her CONGRATULATIONS on a job well done.
She learned patience on that trip.
Congratulations to dad too..
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Post by mullis56 on Dec 8, 2008 8:58:09 GMT -5
Makes a man smile! Congrats to both dad and daughter! That is awesome I can't image how you feel!
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Post by savagehead on Dec 8, 2008 9:24:36 GMT -5
Woody,You got that right about the patience thing! ;D She also learned that it is called hunting and not killing as well!I bought her a Sav.10 ml back in the spring and she dutifully shot it all summer.She was ready to poke a hole in something! ;D She keeps everything under 1.5 in @100 yds.She was so much easier to teach how to shoot than her brother.(Male thing ;D)She took to it like a duck to water.  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 8, 2008 10:16:24 GMT -5
The young lady is an excellent shot. Good teaching, eh?  |
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Dec 8, 2008 10:24:38 GMT -5
Congrats! Yup memories to keep forever.
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Post by turkeyscout on Dec 8, 2008 13:34:19 GMT -5
hey savagehead, its' hard to beat those savage muzzle-loaders'. CONGRATULATIONS on a super hunt with your daughter...........thanks for sharing, great story and photos.....TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE...............savagehead did!!!!..................turkey scout
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Post by savagehead on Dec 8, 2008 13:59:11 GMT -5
The young lady is an excellent shot. Good teaching, eh? Woody, You can only teach so much, ultimately the shooter has to do their part.Her brother put visions of dis-located shoulders in her haed.i believe he was worried about losing hunting time with his Dad.She was very worried when we started shooting.I put a Limb-Saver pad on it for her and bought a PAST recoil pad and raised the comb height.Once she realized she was not going to die from recoil,she took right off with the shooting. |
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Post by savagehead on Dec 8, 2008 14:06:50 GMT -5
hey savagehead, its' hard to beat those savage muzzle-loaders'. CONGRATULATIONS on a super hunt with your daughter...........thanks for sharing, great story and photos.....TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE...............savagehead did!!!!..................turkey scout TurkeyScout, One of the beautiful things about the Savage is you can load them as mild or as wild as you want,to a point.That point is how much your shoulder can take.I started off with some 1500fps loads and as she progressed we moved up to her current load of 38 grns of N110.250 grn xtp,Red crush rib sabot.Fed 209 a primer@ 2100 fps.I developed some very accurate mild loads during the course of working up loads for my daughter if anyone is interested. |
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Post by West28 on Dec 8, 2008 14:19:34 GMT -5
Congrats young lady and dad, great story!
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Post by huxbux on Dec 8, 2008 16:08:34 GMT -5
Congrats to you both for a hunt and a harvest that the two of you will remember for a lifetime.
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Post by tickman1961 on Dec 8, 2008 16:45:10 GMT -5
Congratulations.....thanks for the pics.
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Post by jim1966 on Dec 8, 2008 21:34:54 GMT -5
Nice does. Congrats to both of you.
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Post by gunningobblers on Aug 13, 2009 1:58:24 GMT -5
Congratulations!! The both of you make quite the huntin' pair!! Its great sharing those hunting experiences with those you love most!! Thanks for sharing!!
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Post by outdoorsmandad on Nov 10, 2009 22:24:19 GMT -5
Great story, good photos, way to pass on the heritage of deer hunting!
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Post by Decatur on Nov 11, 2009 10:14:07 GMT -5
Awesome!
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 4, 2009 11:46:17 GMT -5
Whose cow did you say that was? Man mama was big!
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Post by Hoosier Hunter on Dec 16, 2009 17:35:27 GMT -5
Outstanding!
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