Tomboy Boots
Turkey Killer
I have debated a lot over whether or not I wanted to make this post. Most of the time, I keep my family to myself. I decided to share this with the forum. A little while back another forum member shared something about his Dad that changed my 2010 deer hunting season. Because of his post, I made a sincere effort to get my Dad back in the woods. My Dad turned 70 yrs. old last month. He hadn't shot a deer in 32 years. He hadn't even shot one of his rifles in over 20 yrs.... My Dad used to love hunting. I remember him going to Wyoming each year to hunt mule deer and elk during the early 70's. But we had never hunted together. The day before rifle season opened I asked my son to help me build another ground blind. My old one was washed away in the flood of 2009. In one day we used plywood salvaged from gutting my house after the same flood, and we built a nice blind big enough for 2 people to hunt. I asked my Dad if he would go hunting with me. I was so excited when he said yes! Since then we have hunted together almost every week. We hunt from daylight until 10:30 or later on Friday and Saturday mornings. We have seen a lot of deer and turkeys. Last Friday was an awesome day in the woods... we saw 14 different deer, all coming from the hardwood sloughs, through the narrow food plot, and heading into a thick overgrown field. The first deer we saw was a 3 legged doe at 250 yards. The second deer stepped out at 125 yards. It was a spike. I told my Dad if he wanted it, to shoot. He pulled the trigger 
It hit the ground DRT! 
A few minutes later another larger buck stepped out to investigate... He wasn't a buck I wanted to shoot but I had a hard time not pulling the trigger because I knew it would be fun to get a double with my Dad. I took a picture instead. Shortly thereafter the turkeys showed up and we took more pictures... Then my son, my daughter and my granddaughter all came to congratulate my Dad on his deer 
All of this came about because another forum member shared something about his Dad. I'm hoping that my post will encourage even one member to make an effort to get their Dad back in the woods. My Dad and I have had so much fun. He is retired and it has given him something to look forward to. We have made some great memories too 
It hit the ground DRT! A few minutes later another larger buck stepped out to investigate... He wasn't a buck I wanted to shoot but I had a hard time not pulling the trigger because I knew it would be fun to get a double with my Dad. I took a picture instead. Shortly thereafter the turkeys showed up and we took more pictures... Then my son, my daughter and my granddaughter all came to congratulate my Dad on his deer All of this came about because another forum member shared something about his Dad. I'm hoping that my post will encourage even one member to make an effort to get their Dad back in the woods. My Dad and I have had so much fun. He is retired and it has given him something to look forward to. We have made some great memories too 
