Up early the next morning, we were off to the stand. The wind was up and conditions were less than optimal, not to mention that the woods seemed to be filled with hunters anxious to get out on the first day for rifles. We saw several illegal bucks and some shooter does, but they were too far for a novice shooter. The morning wound down without a shot.
The afternoon didn't look much better with the wind still up. We decided to go down into the woods where we had seen the deer on Friday. No luck. All we saw were the two who snuck up behind us and winded us. It was a long afternoon, but Pierce hung in there well. Sunday morning would be our last chance and hope was high for a good hunt.
Sunday morning came in with a warming temperature, overcast skies and a much calmer wind. Things looked good. As we started out for the blind, we saw a nice shooter 8-point near the house. I took that as a good sign. We got to the stand and got settled in.
At dawn, a nice sized deer slipped into a feeder about 80 yards away. It was too dark yet to see if it was a doe or and illegal buck. It turned out to be the latter, but the deer were definitely moving. Not more than 20 minutes later, about 7 does slipped in. Pierce was really excited when one presented an ideal broadside shot. I gave him the go ahead. It was a perfect shot. The doe fell cleanly and Pierce joined the ranks of the hunter!
I am very proud of him. He followed directions well and placed a clean kill shot. The season is early and I'm hoping that Nathan get a chance to complete the rite of passage too this year. In the meantime - Way to go Pierce!!
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