10 year old daughter gets her first buck.....

[hunterkyle]

I guess I can say the hunt started this past summer with setting up trail cams all on public land. The particular spot is close to home and I've harvested a couple of white tails with my bow in there. Every Sunday we'd go check cams and look at what deer were in the area. Also since she turned 10 she got her rifle for Xmas and practiced with it all summer. About a week before the season opener on sept 1st we set up a ground blind and awaited opening day. On the first day we sat for 4 hours in the morning and four hours in the evening with the deer being a no show. She was still in good spirits though lol. Then we got hot weather (30-35C) and deer movement went dead. So for the next week and a half we were kinda alternating between sitting in the blind after school/work and going for drives in the truck to see what was moving around and do a bit of grouse hunting. Then finally Friday night sept8th we got a bit of rain and temps got a bit cooler. Saturday morning we went for a drive to see if we could possibly find her a mule deer buck to harvest. Low and behold we found one but before she could get up for a shot away he bounced. She was starting to give up hope lolol. That same night we went for a sit in the blind an about an hour in 3 does finally showed up. She was pretty excited at being only 5-10yards from a deer. Then just before shooting light was gone I spotted a buck coming in, but he knew something wasn't right like they always seem to know. He disappeared over the hill not giving her a good shot. She was pretty upset we were so close and it didn't work out. Sunday (sept 10th) morning we were back in the blind but no deer showed up and Sunday evening was the same. Monday after school she didn't really want to go out after 10 straight days of hunting so she settled on going for a drive to shoot some grouse. Tuesday she went to school and when I got off work up to the blind we went. It was a beautiful evening and she said on the walk in that tonight she was gonna kill her deer since it was the 12th and that's her lucky number (after her favourite hockey player Jarome Iginla). We sat for about 2 hours with nothing showing up and she was reading her Harry Potter book when I spotted the little buck coming in. I took her book and told her to get ready. He kept coming on the trail I figured he would but didn't give her a clear shot...... then he disappeared over the hill like the buck a couple days earlier I told her to stay behind the gun and wait since it was still early and sure enough I see him pop his head back up over the hill and look right at us. Then he disappeared again and came up to our right trying to get down wins I knew I had to do something to make this happen. Since she uses a "deadshot field pod" I moved it and her gun pointing out the mesh side window of the blind. The deer was now at about 30-40yards facing us looking at the blind. I whispered if you can see him hammer him in the chest "boom" I watch the deer face plant then stumble/roll/run about 40 feet and fall over 50feet from the blind. She jumps up half crying and laughing I did it I shot a deer the most excited I've probably ever seen her. She then says these are tears of happiness ( I'm trying to hold back my tears at this moment lololol) proudest moment in my hunting life a million times better than any of the many animals I've harvested myself. Within 30 seconds of the shot I unzip the blind and say let's go get him she says really shouldn't we wait for a bit ( after knowing I wait for awhile after arrowing deer) but I knew the deer was down and dead within a few seconds. So we walk up to it she's just vibrating with excitement poke it to make sure it's dead and start hooting and hollering. Before I can even get any pictures she grabs my phone and said I have to call grandpa I promised him he'd be the first to know. After a giddy phone call I get some photos while we wait the 15 min it takes grandpa to show up then more photos lol. We then field dress the buck only to find she couldn't have hit the deer anymore perfectly. Slipped the .243 bullet under the shoulder taking out a lung and the top half of its heart and the bullet came to rest under the hide on the off side. Then make the quick drive home where her 3 uncles and grandma show up to congratulate her while we skinned it out. Absolutely awesome night.

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[Rayne]

Awesome read. Congratulations on a successful hunt and great memories

[604redneck]

Congrats to you and your daughter

[two-feet]

Nice story. Good family times.

[northof49]

Great memories...good job being persistent and keeping her interested.

[snowballs]

Congratulations; great to carry on the hunting tradition

[Squamch]

That's awesome! Way to go kiddo!

[mike31154]

Too cool, thanks for sharing.

[campking]

You sir are the luckiest man on earth !! Congrats to your daughter!!

[twoSevenO]

Congrats!

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[Bugle M In]

Awesome....
I have a 10 year old as well, and she loves going, although we don't have the opportunities to get out that much living down here.
Curious, what caliber do you have your daughter using for deer hunting, and is it a "modified stock"??
Being that the girls are only 10, they still fall on the "little people" side of things.
Again, congrats to both of you.

[Bugle M In]

this should be a "sticky" on this forum (see below)....thanks TwoSeven0

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[hunterkyle]

Awesome....
I have a 10 year old as well, and she loves going, although we don't have the opportunities to get out that much living down here.
Curious, what caliber do you have your daughter using for deer hunting, and is it a "modified stock"??
Being that the girls are only 10, they still fall on the "little people" side of things.
Again, congrats to both of you.
she shoots a youth model savage 11 in .243 I picked up from nechako last year.

[Bugle M In]

she shoots a youth model savage 11 in .243 I picked up from nechako last year.

Thank you..and good luck for the rest of the season...

[Fella]

she shoots a youth model savage 11 in .243 I picked up from nechako last year.
Nice, I picked up a .243 for my daughter too but it'll be a few years before she can shoot it. Heck she's not even out of the womb yet lol

[JIL_24/7]

Great story. My daughter just turned 10 and we have been out a couple of times. She has only shot the .22 as of now, but I hope she can move to the youth rifle I bought soon. Thanks for sharing!

[monasheemountainman]

where are the pics!

[BStrachan]

Great story! Thanks for sharing

[Dash]

Awesome story! Very big congrats to her!

[decker9]

Best thing Iv read in a long time!, way to go daughter/father!! Awesome stuff!! Congrats :D

[Whonnock Boy]

Excellent......

[BearStump]

thats awesome Kyle. well written. brought back all the kills my boy made. you're right, the kids kills are way more enjoyable to me than anything I've ever taken myself. Unfortunately for me, my boy is 18 and off to university, no more youth hunts for him. But I have another one whos 7, so 3 more years and I get to do it all over again.:grin:

[scoutlt1]

Congrats to you and your daughter!!

Being there when your kid gets their first deer is the best! :)

[hunterkyle]

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[Rattler]

Nicely done!! That there is what it is all about...

Congrats to your daughter and thanks for sharing.

[dodge]

Congrats to the young hunter!

Both your smiles says it all.

[LupieHunter]

Job well done :)

[Knute]

Great share Dad.
Congrats to your daughter.

[mike31154]

Pretty skookum blind set up there with one of the sweetest tri-pod setups I've ever seen. And the rifle? It's the bomb with the graphics on the stock! Very fortunate young lady to have such a great Dad, keeping her spirits & patience up through the long waits leading up to success! Gives me a bit of incentive to get back out there after 2 unsuccessful seasons, cheers!

[Zedbra]

Great story and congrats to you and your daughter.

[todbartell]

excellent. Love the stock on her rifle

[LBM]

Congrats to the young lady.

[Bugle M In]

Love those pics, and that big smile....fantastic!

[nature girl]

Wow that is so very exciting for her and you.

[srupp]

Wowzers" well done to daughter and Dad...great share..
Steven

[monasheemountainman]

What a happy kid! Love the glasses! Nice little whitey buck great first deer! Amazing eats right there! Good job Dad

[Seeker]

These are the stories that keep me coming back. Congrats to your daughter and good work Kyle on introducing and nuturing a love of the outdoors and wildlife into your daughters life. Its something that lasts a lifetime. I am happy for all of you. Awesome.

[Timberjack]

hopefully she gets someone else to teach her how to place a tarp under a deer properly!!! haha - couldn't help myself! Big congrats and something I look forward to doing with my daughter in a few short years...

Cheers,
TJ

[hunterkyle]

hopefully she gets someone else to teach her how to place a tarp under a deer properly!!! haha - couldn't help myself! Big congrats and something I look forward to doing with my daughter in a few short years...

Cheers,
TJ
Hahahahahahaha we have a hose hooked up in the shop. Hose out all the mess then put a tarp under it for whatever is left to drip over night but your comment almost made my drink come out my nose lol thanks

[HarryToolips]

Way to go, those pics are priceless...

[guest]

Wow this is a terrific story... Congrats all Round

This is what makes sharing our heritage with others so special.

[guest]

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This says it all! Great pic!

[Ruffed]

Very exciting....great story...and you're a great Dad for spending valuable time with your daughter....

[Weatherby Fan]

Congrats Dad n Daughter, great story and pictures, thanks for posting

Gotta love that rifle stock, to cool

[walks with deer]

Great positive post..thanks for sharring in a moment of a lifetime

[albravo2]

Kyle, that is just awesome. Great story, well written, and you can't top the photos.

Reminds me of a funny story-- my buddy's daughter killed her first deer and bragged at school that she had 'got' her first deer over the weekend. One of her classmates, obviously from a non-hunting family, asked "Ooooh, a deer! Did you get to ride it?"

[hunterkyle]

This says it all! Great pic!
Definitely my new favourite pic

[Greenthumbed]

Congratulations, Kyle to you and your Daughter! I'm very exited for the day my boys get their first deer.
It was my oldest boy's 9th birthday yesterday and I got him a Daisy Red Rider! Maybe next year a real rifle.
Thanks for sharing.

[ElliotMoose]

Awesome.. just awesome. As mentioned before, the smile says it all! Good job Dad. Fantastic share

[Vini]

That's great. Went through the same thing when my son shot his first buck last year. Those .243 are great little pea shooters. Almost want to use it myself

[Chopper]

That kids smile is priceless ! congrats on many levels !

[250 sav]

Excellent, a great father daughter memory created. Smile priceless

[Squirrelnuts]

Thanks for sharing that awesome experience with us. If not for great dads most of us wouldn't be hunters.

[RiverOtter]

Thanks for taking the time to post up your story. Congrats to your daughter on a great buck.

[Surrey Boy]

Good to see. Congratulations.

[kennyj]

Congratulations to you both!!! Its a day you'll never forget.
Thanks for sharing your great story.
kenny