• My older daughter and her buck

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    Ketchn
    Published on 12-11-2017 01:10 PM
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    I raised one daughter by myself back when and she and I spent a lot of time in the great outdoors ketchn things , after she got her wings set and locked up she flew off and found her a prince . he is a really great guy and I love him like a son . I had no doubt about her abilities to navigate life and she waited until she had 2 degrees and good job teaching until she found her man .
    anyway when she was little I taught her a lot of stuff most parents don't , I had to in my opinion due to our situation , so she did laundry and cooked when she was in 2nd grade and started with rifles when she was around that age .
    she can really shoot well and used to really impress folks at the range with her 223 bull barrel rainbow stock new england firearms youth model .she could drill a bulls eye at 100 or and over and enjoyed it bunches . when she got old enough to hunt she decided she couldn't kill a deer but varmits were ok ...so one day when she was about 12 we went to a stand I had and I told her 2 gray foxes will come by us in the morning and you may take one if you want . so here we go they show up like clock work and I tell her be ready I will stop them and you will have about 1 second or so to shoot and as they pass us i gave em a mouse squeak.
    well the big one jumped up on a log and posed like a post card and I whispered now ! she didn't shoot and off they went ?
    she told me it was just to cute to kill ....
    well she did get a turkey that day as she decided they were ugly and we didn't hunt much after that . one day when she was in college many years later the phone rang and she said dad ...can I come shoot a deer ? I said I thought you couldn't kill a deer . she said dad I am in college and I am hungry .....
    so she came out with me and whacked a nice 8 point and her deer hunting began .
    fast forward to yesterday ....she took this buck of my son in laws family ranch down on the Colorado river in central texas
    makes me proud she does ...what a great woman she turned out to be
    included is a photo of my son in laws 9 point buck he took thanksgiving day and some gobblers ...they don't hunt turkey anymore either I might mention ...just like me ....

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    1. darcie1's Avatar
      darcie1 - 12-11-2017, 01:21 PM
      We need more stories like this.
    1. skeetbum's Avatar
      skeetbum - 12-11-2017, 06:27 PM
      She did much better than I have to date. Good Teachin Daddy!!
    1. scrat's Avatar
      scrat - 12-11-2017, 06:55 PM
      Wow! Nice buck. Thanks for sharing the great hunting report and pictures.
    1. Crestliner08's Avatar
      Crestliner08 - 12-11-2017, 07:11 PM
      That is a beautiful buck! Congrats!
    1. "G"'s Avatar
      "G" - 12-11-2017, 08:58 PM
      Great read
    1. Jig Puller's Avatar
      Jig Puller - 12-11-2017, 09:43 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by "G" View Post
      Great read
      Great story and congrats. You go girl
    1. gravelman6's Avatar
      gravelman6 - 12-12-2017, 06:00 AM
      A good story you raised her right. You can be proud of her for sure. Thanks for sharing we need more like her that in this country.
    1. tenncrappie's Avatar
      tenncrappie - 12-12-2017, 09:53 AM
      Nice buck
    1. wicklundrh's Avatar
      wicklundrh - 12-12-2017, 10:41 AM
      Great story my friend.

      I have a similiar issue at hand as we speak. My daughter is involved in tournament archery and enjoys to shoot very much but, we still are not there yet with a bow in terms of enough kenetic energy to effectivly harvest a deer. She told me this fall (after a few outings) that she didn't want to hunt, just wanted to go with me. I didn't want to push her so I took her every chance I got. Bow hunting, firearms hunting. I have passed on several animals and do my best to teach the reasons why I do what I do. Sure we have seen bucks and younger does but I have certain criteria on my farm and she understands that. Last night in the fading light of an almost blinding blizzard, a doe that I have been trying to harvest for 2 months finally provided an opportunity. She was able to witness first hand the humanity of it all. The way we treat the animals, the way we look for the perfect one, the perfect shot, and how we owe it to them.

      After it was all said and done, I asked her if she thought she might like to try her hand at it again..... I think so was the response I got.
      Thanks for the continued hope Ketchn. The only thing I can do is continue to be a good dad, include her in everything I do, and always do the right thing. From there, it is up to her to make her own decisions!
    1. Speck Detector's Avatar
      Speck Detector - 12-12-2017, 07:15 PM
      Good story, can't beat that feeling of pride for a loved one!!
    1. elkhunter's Avatar
      elkhunter - 12-12-2017, 10:00 PM
      Good job Dad!!!
    1. usafret99's Avatar
      usafret99 - 12-13-2017, 04:31 PM
      great post!
    1. Slab's Avatar
      Slab - 12-13-2017, 06:46 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by wicklundrh View Post
      Great story my friend.

      I have a similiar issue at hand as we speak. My daughter is involved in tournament archery and enjoys to shoot very much but, we still are not there yet with a bow in terms of enough kenetic energy to effectivly harvest a deer. She told me this fall (after a few outings) that she didn't want to hunt, just wanted to go with me. I didn't want to push her so I took her every chance I got. Bow hunting, firearms hunting. I have passed on several animals and do my best to teach the reasons why I do what I do. Sure we have seen bucks and younger does but I have certain criteria on my farm and she understands that. Last night in the fading light of an almost blinding blizzard, a doe that I have been trying to harvest for 2 months finally provided an opportunity. She was able to witness first hand the humanity of it all. The way we treat the animals, the way we look for the perfect one, the perfect shot, and how we owe it to them.

      After it was all said and done, I asked her if she thought she might like to try her hand at it again..... I think so was the response I got.
      Thanks for the continued hope Ketchn. The only thing I can do is continue to be a good dad, include her in everything I do, and always do the right thing. From there, it is up to her to make her own decisions!
      That's awesome. Couple great stories here about the great outdoors. Seems like it's becoming a more rare life experience every day. Cherish these days. Thanks to both of you for sharing.
    1. Ketchn's Avatar
      Ketchn - 12-14-2017, 07:01 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by wicklundrh View Post
      Great story my friend.

      I have a similiar issue at hand as we speak. My daughter is involved in tournament archery and enjoys to shoot very much but, we still are not there yet with a bow in terms of enough kenetic energy to effectivly harvest a deer. She told me this fall (after a few outings) that she didn't want to hunt, just wanted to go with me. I didn't want to push her so I took her every chance I got. Bow hunting, firearms hunting. I have passed on several animals and do my best to teach the reasons why I do what I do. Sure we have seen bucks and younger does but I have certain criteria on my farm and she understands that. Last night in the fading light of an almost blinding blizzard, a doe that I have been trying to harvest for 2 months finally provided an opportunity. She was able to witness first hand the humanity of it all. The way we treat the animals, the way we look for the perfect one, the perfect shot, and how we owe it to them.

      After it was all said and done, I asked her if she thought she might like to try her hand at it again..... I think so was the response I got.
      Thanks for the continued hope Ketchn. The only thing I can do is continue to be a good dad, include her in everything I do, and always do the right thing. From there, it is up to her to make her own decisions!
      Some of it is just personality, but a fair amount is the way we teach them right from wrong ...keep up the good work my friend...thanks for the kind words yawl
    1. Speed1's Avatar
      Speed1 - 12-14-2017, 06:42 PM
      Awesome buck, congrats to all.
    1. Hanr3's Avatar
      Hanr3 - 12-14-2017, 10:31 PM
      Congrats to you and your daughter!
    1. Bayoubob's Avatar
      Bayoubob - 12-15-2017, 08:26 AM
      Awesome Job there Ketch'n!!!! You succeeded well at being a Dad!!! Back when I was doing stuff with the ole Whackmaster Ted Nugent he always had a saying. Your either an asset or a liability!!!! Don't be a liability!!!! You raised an asset!!!!!
    1. jackie53's Avatar
      jackie53 - 12-15-2017, 08:41 AM
      Great Job need more dads like you.Its about spending Quality time.Our Grandaughter got in to the high school bow thing won the golden bow "top" score on her class.cannot shoot an animal
      But can tear a target up.lol.Enjoyed Thanks.

      Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-J120A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
    1. M R Dux's Avatar
      M R Dux - 12-17-2017, 11:25 AM
      Great story about what families should be about.

      I started both my daughter and my son out fishing and plinking. I was all about bass fishing then and didn't do the panfish thing with them much. That was a big mistake.

      We started deer hunting as soon as they got their KY F&W Hunter Safety Cards. I took my daughter one morning when the temp was probably 20 degrees. She was so cold she just rolled up inside the sleeping bag I had brought for her to stay warm in (hunting on the ground). A huge buck came in for a great shot but she wouldn't wake up to take the shot because she was so cold. That was her last deer hunt. She kept fishing for a few years then grew bored with it.

      My son shot his first deer on his first hunt, a Youth Quota Hunt on Land Between The Lakes. It all came too easy for him. I kept him in a treestand all day during rifle season when he was 13 in a driving rain. He missed a chance at a nice buck because he couldn't shoulder his rifle with so much rain-gear on. Later that night at the camper, he told me he just didn't find hunting fun any more. Last hunt he's ever done.

      I blame myself for both my kids not continuing their outdoor pursuits. My Grandkids have never wanted to fish and have never stepped inside any of my boats.

      I feel I tried to force my kids to enjoy the things I enjoyed and I drove them away. I'll always carry that blame.
    1. tpwtracs's Avatar
      tpwtracs - 12-20-2017, 08:15 AM
      Great story! You should be proud.

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