I got my buck this year
 

No, I'm not posting a picture of a 3 point. I don't want the guys from Montana laughing at me. :D My dad also got one, the day before out of the same blind. We were about 130 miles north of Green Bay, WI. Froze my arse off, but it paid off.

Odd time to get a deer. Just before 3pm, I had just got settled in to sit for the end of the day. Another hunter scared him up into me. Worst possible position, over my right shoulder. He comes up, sees my blind, and winds me just as I lean forward to take a look. He disappears into thick brush and heads down hill, well outside my shooting lanes. I'm twisted in my chair and leaning trying to pick him. I finally see him about 50 yards out in thick brush, partially blocked by trees, heading directly away from me. I didn't want to hit him in the guts, so I aimed high and squeezed off a round. He goes down. I scramble out, and head towards him. Deer is down, but not mortally wounded. I got close, took careful aim and put him down.

It was great to call my dad. He picks up, and the first thing I say is, 'bring the sled'. I'm almost 42, but he still swells with pride if I get a deer, like I was 14.

Its a 10 hour drive in the truck from Ann Arbor to Crystal Falls, MI where we hunt. My dad is starting to talk about his own mortality and his failing eye sight. He has known the ambiguities and trials of being a 40 something. It was good talking to the old man.

I'm going to miss the him when he's gone. I live in a cosmopolitan world, one that I'm not a perfect fit for. My dad is a tough, resourceful outdoorsman. Were both happy sitting around a fire listening to the coyotes sing and drinking whisky. I fear we are a dying breed.

The cabin we hunt from is on Lake Mary, outside Crystal Falls. When I took this photo, there wasn't a human sound to be heard.

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Sounds like you got the very best out of your hunting trip. Glad for ya!

Cheers Richard

Excellent! It's good to spend fleeting quality time.

Excellent story!
Hope he is of the tasty grain fed variety!

Hope you have many more years of hunting with your dad.... congrats

Congratulations!!!

Congrates!, I miss those Mi hunting days.. ALWAYS hunted Thanksgiving morning, then watched the lions and had dinner at Grandparents house..

Great!

Jack and I head out Saturday. He's been bow hunting this year but hasn't had one in his range.

Enjoy the quality time with your father. Memories you'll have forever. Always great to get a deer too. Good job.

three point?!!! awesome. compared to my non existent deer.

this year i am sad to report that all my meat comes from "frank" the butcher. i am a horrible hunter. i do have fun tho.

Congratulations! Got mine last weekend. Venison in the freezer!
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That is a monster!!!

Congrats HD...great times. Bringing home the meat is just icing on the cake. I got mine opening day in SoCal...20 minutes and out. +1 Craigster, things a toad!!!

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Holy Moses! Nice deer guys.

BTW, as we speak, my wife is making shami kababs using my venison. Smells great.

Shami Kabab Recipe, Mughlai Shami Kabab Receipe

That's not me. A buck that was shot a few days ago in Ohio. We don't have anything that big in my neck of the woods.

BAMBI...you shot BAMBI!!!!!

Nice one lowyder! That's more along the lines of what we have around here, but still very elusive.

Sounds like a trophy hunt to me! I was 14 when my dad died,he was just 42.Cherish the memory of your hunt together.John szabo

We had a good but fruitless hunt today. My son saw two yearlings not in season. I was on the other side of the farm working on the ground along my place and my neighbors and with the exception of the parade of squirrels, say zippy.

Didn't really matter. We had a great time. I hope Jack recalls these days with the same fondness you have for hunting with your Dad, HD.