Please laugh at this, as much as I have laughed at this jewel. 😂😂😂
Huge news!!! After letting little bucks walk since my last harvest in November 2020, it finally paid off. We have only had one picture of this buck on the camera. But he finally decided to stroll by around 2:30 on opening day. I included two short videos to show the lows and the highs of hunting, which capture the raw emotion involved in taking an animal.
I'm left-handed and was shooting across my body; the buck was at a weird angle when I shot. That was my only broadside opportunity; he had been walking straight toward us. When I took the shot, JT didn't see any spray to indicate an exit wound. He said, "Kristen, I think you missed." I was heartbroken as we left the blind to begin looking for him. Once we reached the area where he was standing, there was absolutely no blood. My heart sank even more. I second-guessed my shot more and more. We started to walk the trails out of the field, JT on one trail and me on the other. JT again said, "I'm not seeing any blood." I didn't have any blood either. Then JT said, "There he is!" I was videoing at the time and caught the emotion of the high of a successful hunt. I know what JT and I do is not understood by everyone; it's more than hunting to us. It's conservation, being stewards of the land, planting food plots to give wildlife something to eat, it's time spent together. It's more than just the harvest.
Redemption Trip 2024!! Wheels up Tuesday morning!!
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Shon Bulter, you are the WINNER. I will reach out via PM with details.
Thank you all so much for playing, and I might just do another one soon!
VA youth season was a bust. The hunter had a good time and hung in there. On to WV season.
Deep freeze tips!!
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