A momentous day!

[Kevin Hall]

Well ... my son managed to take his first deer this morning. :D On Lake Woodruff NWR ... in the St. Johns River swamp ... about calf-deep in water.

He made a 20-22 yard archery shot on a 110 lb. doe. It only went 75-80 yards from where he shot it - to where we found it. :) Which I was thankful for ... it "jumped the string" on him.

It was a lot of fun showing him how to trail/track a deer in a very tough location.

His head has swelled a couple of sizes. ;) :rolleyes:

Of course, I haven't even seen a deer yet .... :(

[uncle D]

Good for Russell! I'm sure you are proud of him.

Good hunting!

Duke

[Keith Yates]

I'm sure your proud of your boy. Congrats! I sat with my boy 16yo Sat morn and we had a doe feed to within 65 yards. I had to hold him back from shooting. He kept telling me he could make the shot and I let him know the right thing to do was pass and try for a better shot opportunity later. That evening he wiffed on a hog at close range 21 yards and I said I told you so:D . Lessons well learned. Congrats again to your son.

[matthersjr]

Awesome; jumped a big doe on the way to a woodie hole this past Saturday evening.

[whistlingwings]

Way to go Russel.

As for the swelling, as with all things that tend to cause a young mans head to swell, this too will pass:p

Hopefully I'll see you 2 in the marsh again this coming season

Winston

[Kevin Hall]

I am proud of him. :D

Right now, he's the deer expert. :rolleyes: Sooner or later, he'll realize that I did all the scouting, put up the stands, put in the flag trails, and all of the other necessary work. He just came in for the easy part. ;)

I took pictures ... but they haven't been developed yet. As soon as they are ... I'll get pictures posted.

[Chester P Colet]

I thought the 22nd was a duck day?

[RutnNStrutn]

It was Chet!!! This area is a wetland place. They took bows and shotguns. The deer just came out first. ;) :p :D

[pete]

Their will never be a deer that feels as good as the first, but each time after the first your heart races just a little bit giving you some of that excitement. Please make sure you send Florida Outdoorsman a picture and we will post it under a new section we are putting up, just for the kids this season who have taken their first animal, fish what ever. My e-mail for the web site is info@floridaoutdoorsman.com. Please be sure to include in the subject line something about photos and first time deer.
Pete Sherman
President
Florida Outdoorsman, Inc.:cool: