Mike,
The doe in the picture is the first deer my son Lucas shot with a shotgun here in IL. The picture below was taken back in 2006 and has Lucas's first bow kill deer at age 15 (1996). He started off right. His deer is the one in the lower left. It was a 10 point and field dressed at 255 lbs. I went to the farm store and bought a set of scales so we could weigh it.
I was looking back through some of my pictures and thought I would share a few with you. Here is one of Lucas and I with a coyote that we and my nephew Jason called in near Marfa, Texas in May 2005. Shot him at 250 yards with my .220 swift (pre .204 days)
Here's a hog Lucas shot at 189 yards with my .270 while in Marfa.
The last morning we were there, I took a picture of Lucas just as it was getting light. We were just sitting enjoying the sunrise while waiting to get light enough to start calling coyotes.
Here is Lucas (left) and Jason with Jason's first spilled blood with his AR. I think he picked it up on a Tuesday and we left for Texas on Thursday.
I guess I'd better quit reminiscing and hogging the board.
glenn,
I've been watching the board, I've just been busier than a sick cat in a litter box this summer with my son buying a place of his own, getting him moved in and now we're getting ready for his wedding this weekend.
Enjoy it while you have it, because things will change.
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