Re: Trail Camera Photos
So heres the setup....It's youth day, I've got a blind placed about 100yrds south of where I had been putting out the above photo'd deer feed (which is for sale just let me know). My 12yo daughter and myself are in a ground blind covering a clear cut that runs east for about 100yrds, and are road that comes up out of the pasture (we drive around on at the property). The road approaches from the south and runs north. So, we can see pretty good and have great shooting lanes. About 0815 my daughter starts getting impatient, we had been there since 0600. I told here we would sit a bit longer. About 0820 a really nice 6pt is east of us in the clear cut walking towards us slowly, eating and smelling as he walked. I had put some of my feed and attractants out a couple of days prior, so he was checking it. At 75yrds he was still walking towards us, but taking his time. She had a good sight picture, but I told her as long as he kept coming to hold off.....Patience-I've learned this over a long time, and several hunting mishaps because of impatience. Somewhere around 50yrds, he stopped and I said "get ready". As she is getting back on the scope a cow walks around a large cedar tree right by the buck, which is now an ok 8pt, not a nice 6. So what happens? HE BOLTS!!!! My daughter felt like it was her fault, and I said no baby "its mine". I guess sometimes to much patience, is bad. I felt so bad for my little girl. She was hunting with her grandfathers .243, which she is lethal with. Now she has her own .223 she got for Christmas. Just wanted to share that. Our kids are who improve/gain the most from what we learn and pass on. Side not, I almost did kill a cow that day. I would have if it was mine, but they belonged to a friend that leases it for grazing.
