Finally!

Well, it's been a loooooong, unsuccessful hunting season going all the way back to October 1st. I passed on a couple small bucks early during bow season, was unable to find a buck I shot during early muzzy season, and I had on last chance this past weekend to make something happen.

My dad, my oldest son Hayden, and myself headed down to southern Iowa and arrived at our spot (after a couple small detours) around 3:00PM. After loading my son up with enough hot hands to keep a family of five warm for the winter we picked out a spot along the edge of the timber looking up at a field edge and settled in for the afternoon.

It did not take long for us to have deer moving all around us. Around 4:45 a mature doe stepped out around 150 yards away and started moving down the field edge in our direction. I waited until she was around 85 yards away, leaned up against a small tree, and my Winchester Apex did the rest of the work. A few moments later, I was celebrating some late season success with my favorite deer hunters. 

It was so much fun to see my son enjoy the whole experience! (minus the field dressing part in the dark with coyotes howling all around us.....but that's another story) He sat still the whole time, was able to watch the deer, and even helped Grandpa track it. While it would have been nice to shoot a buck this year, I won't soon forget the memory made this past weekend! And more importantly, neither will Hayden.