Youth Hunt Oct. 10, 2010

Sunday morning hunting started at 6:41 a.m.; we had made the 1/2 mile trek up the hillside and were in position just prior to that. It was quite foggy in the pre-dawn light with visibility at most 60-70 yards. At 6:45 a.m. I hear Cameron who is about 20 yards away fire his Savage 7mm; I was sitting next to Ryan. Instantly Ryan & I spin around, we see one doe bounding towards the fog cloaked tree line and stop. Ryan takes aim and fires a split second after the doe leaps into the white curtain, he missed.

Looking back at Cameron, he isn't certain if he hit the other doe or not. Yes, other doe; he thought these were both does. Long story this pair of deer was barely visible to Cameron, but he got one in his scope cross-hairs and took a shot. When I walked up to the deer to discover it was a buck, I was thrilled. The fact that it was just 5 point was a bit of a bummer, we generally would not shoot a buck less than 8 points. But during youth season this unwritten rule is less adhered to.

This deer was taken via a head shot. Not where Cameron intended to hit him, another fog related variable we can say. Thus why this guy's face is messed up so bad. The pressure from the bullet passing through one side of his skull and out the other shattered his skull, knocked his antlers free from their base, forced his eyes shot out of socket, blew out his ear drums and left Cameron no opportunity for mounting this one. As well it made for this grizzly post harvest photo.