My fifteen yr old daughter took her first deer yesterday. I'm as proud as can be, had been at her side on previous hunts. This trip she was solo, found the deer bedded under her stand. We had discussed this scenario on the way to the woods. We hunt in the deer's bedroom and typically try to arrive before sun up. Saturday was busy, nearly passed up the hunt due to the bedlam. But as I told her there are usually only five good minutes of stand hunting a day, and maybe she'll miss the six boring hrs.
Talk about calling the shot. Five minutes out of the truck I hear bang. The phone message was priceless. Kinda glad she did it by herself but I woulda liked to see it too.
Well now it's time to make meat. Glad some one in this family is getting the deal closed.