The Most Rewarding Hunt

[Mike Schoby]

Well I have joined the ranks of what many of you already have experienced. I had the absolute joy of taking my oldest daughter who turned 8 on her first deer hunt this past weekend to the Beam brothers Lowrance Ranch in Texas. I have heard for years how fulfilling taking your child hunting, but man that is that an understatement. On her first deer (a doe) I was calm and collected, but when we went out for a buck I was a bundle of nerves. Not sure who was more jacked up - her or me. I honestly haven't had that kind of adrenaline going through me since I was a kid looking through a scope at my first deer. Two clean shots with a Steyr in 7mm-08 with reduced recoil loads - and two dead deer. All went according to plan and luckily there was no drama chasing a wounded deer. She is hooked and can't wait to get back out. When we left her direct quote was "I want to quit school and just hunt everyday"

Haha. You and me both!

 

[niacrtwi]

That smile says it all. Well done Dad!

 

[D.T.]

Very cool for sure! Hell of a heart shot on that doe.

 

[Tony Caggiano]

Awesome...nothing better.

And for an odd looking fellow you made a really cute kid.

 

[Dave Costarella]

Good job, Mike. Welcome to the best club - passing on what we love to do, to our kids, successfully.

 

[Andrew Wilson]

Same. Guiding my daughter to a monster buck has been the most rewarding hunting experience of my life. For being two hours from LA, that's about as big as they get in a national forest.

 

[D.T.]

Same. Guiding my daughter to a monster buck has been the most rewarding hunting experience of my life. For being two hours from LA, that's about as big as they get in a national forest.
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Dude congrats to the both of you! That is a toad of a buck for that area!

 

[Andrew Wilson]

Dude congrats to the both of you! That is a toad of a buck for that area!

Thank you, I'm beyond stoked. It's like a miracle, makes me feel like anything is possible now.

 

[Godfather]

@Mike Schoby - that just awesome! Fills my heart with joy seeing this. For what it’s worth, the first time luster may tarnish, or rather fade, but the fun definitely doesn’t have to by any means. I’ve enjoyed every time in the field with my son, now 29, and my focus is how can I create more of them in the future. It may be a son thing, but funny, the adrenaline flips to fuckery, and building the fun in to these adventures.

He has limited time these days given his commitment to our armed forces, but he and I had two trips this year to the Central California Coast for boar, and revisiting long range school - per pics/clips. Yes, he was concurrently hunting bow and rifle, with a range gun.

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