first deer hunt - SUCCESS!

[BigKidLovesBows]

Congratulations to you guys. Enjoy your tasty button buck. Great pic, too. Deer must seem to be HUGE when you're a kid.

[wabi]

Thanks for all the congratulations!
Got up during the night to take an ibuprofen for my back, but it's still worth the efforts and little bit of pain to see my son enjoying the outdoors.

Wife asked if he could kill any more this season and I told her I believe he could shoot up to 5 more and I could still get 3 tags, but I think we'll have enough venison now with 4 in the freezer and pantry (canned some, too).

I need to find out if he can get another youth tag @ $12 instead of $24 for a regular tag like I buy. I might make him the designated meat hunter in the family if he can shoot them with 1/2 priced tags.
The state DNR site isn't clear on it and lists youth either sex tags @ $12 and antlerless only tags @ $15 for youth hunters, but doesn't say anything about how many can be purchased in a season.

I've been thinking of getting him a Vixen since they shortened the stock on that model. Looks like I'll have to start saving for his birthday gift next summer.
I already have Christmas gifts bought for him, and I figure summer would be best for something like a crossbow, anyway - give him plenty of time and good weather to become familiar with it.

[vixenmaster]

Congrats to yer son on his nice deer.

[lscha]

Congratulations!! Can't wait to see the Excalibur photos next season.

[peter p]

Congrats to you and your boy.
Job well done.

[maple]

Oh oh!!!

You've started him down the long road of addiction.

Good on you Mike!! Congrats to the young hunter!

Maple

[masboy]

congrats too you and your son ! hope you enjoy your son as a lifelong hunting partner as I do with mine.dosn,t get any better than that!!!

[Big58cal]

And sporting the Wabi smile

Yep, that's what I was going to say. Looks like he's beaming in true "Wabi Jr." fashion.

Congrats to both of you! How old is he?

[wabi]

And sporting the Wabi smile

Yep, that's what I was going to say. Looks like he's beaming in true "Wabi Jr." fashion.

Congrats to both of you! How old is he?

He's 11 now.

I'll be 61 tomorrow.

Don't have an excuse for him, but that might help explain my lack of a big ear-to-ear grin most days.

[VixChix]

EXCELLENT!!!!!

What an exciting hunt for both of you! Congrats to you both! I can imagine how you're now looking forward to spending many more hours hunting deer together! LIFE IS GOOD.

[longshot]

Conradulation to you guys!!!

[j.krug]

Congrats on a fine hunt and a great deer fellas. Way to go!

[JohnDoeHunter]

Congratulations, the memories from that hunt will last a lifetime.

[greyhunter]

Congrats,not all boys are so lucky to have a poppa like you.

[Sandman]

Outstanding Wabi .. Pas on my congrats and here's to many more