My Daughter's First!

[IowaDave]

It's been an exciting youth season with some deer too close (she couldn't get up high enough to get the gun pointed down far enough with the rail of the box blind), some deer too far, getting busted and hitting a doe last week we didn't recover . But we'd had a great time through it all & she stuck it out like a trooper.
Well, last night was her night & after this doe came within 15 yards & busted us moving, she didn't run quite far enough away and when she stopped to browse in the food plot 60 yards away, Jaelyn let the .45 bark & dropped her where she stood!
I can't even begin to put into writing what a wonderful experience this has been, from hearing the genuine excitement in her voice when deer would approach us, hearing her quick, excited breathing when looking down the scope, hearing the joy in her voice when the deer dropped and seeing the smile on her face that still hasn't left.
Congratulations, pumpkin! :way:

 

[blakesburg]

Awesome...Congrats to you both! Taking a youngster is as rewarding as any solo hunt, if not more so.

 

[AZHunter]

Congrats to your daughter and to you!

 

[dedgeez]

Awesome, awesome, awesome! Congrats to you and tell Jaelyn congrats as well. The smile on your faces says it all! :way:

 

[Crimson Arrows]

Thats better than any big buck post anyday Congrats to both of You!!

 

[Daver]

Nice job! I really like the smiling pictures of the youth hunters, yours is no exception, congratulations. :way:

 

[Blaster]

That is sweet! Looks like a proud PAPA!

 

[turtlshell]

awesome, congrats to you both...smiles sure can tell the story:way:

 

[biggest buck]

Thats awesome, congrats to you both!

 

[NWBuck]

Well done...congrats to you both :way:

NWBuck

 

[Brett Morris]

She looks hooked! Congrats to you both

 

[Cooter]

Priceless. You just can't beat it. Congrats to you both.

Mobile Cooter

 

[Limb Chicken]

Congrats! My daughter saw this and said to tell her "nice whitetai!l"... :way:

 

[Central Iowa]

Very cool what a great time bonding with your daughter. Congrats to both of you.

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[ironwood]

Very cute kid. I can't wait to start that phase of hunting again with my grandson next to me. Kids really add plenty to the experience. Congrats to you both.

 

[150 Class]

Pretty neat deal there! Congrats!

 

[Mackdiddy]

Congrats.. i take my little cousin hunting and its almost funner than shooting a deer for myself. Nice job..

 

[Windwalker]

Just nice spending time with them Nice pic .

 

[blake]

GREAT smile in that photo, Congrats to the young lady & Dad! :way:

 

[buckandbronco]

That is fantastic! Have her write of the story and enter it in the contest!