I’ve had an absolutely awful docket this week. I’ll be in the field all next week, which means double duty now. Unfortunately that means I have nothing to write about. Fortunately I’ve made the acquaintance of some excellent hunters who are willing to share their stories with you all.
This story goes back to last year when a gentleman tracked me down and asked for some advice on a specific public area that I’d spent some time on over the years. He and his partner were coming down Minnesota for a chance to chase big Kansas whitetails. I helped to the extent I could and he was nice enough to share his pictures and stories with me.
This year he’s already got a Minnesota buck in the freezer but it’s not his. It’s his 10 year old son Jace’s! I know, crazy right? I was 16 before I killed a buck and it was another 5 years before I killed a deer with my bow. Frankly, I wasn’t strong enough at that age to shoot a bow. And this wasn’t just some random thing, he targeted this buck. They scouted it, had trail cam photos of it, and put him on the “hit list”. When the deer presented a good 20 yard broadside he took care of business with a perfect shot with a He was using a Diamond Razor Edge at 33lbs. Sounds like he had some good coaching…
P&Y 36 6/8!
Apparently this would not have been possible in Minnesota until just recently. In the last year the state has started allowing 10 and 11 year olds to hunt alongside an adult. What a fantastic opportunity to get young bowhunters in the field! Hopefully Jace and his father will have all the kinks worked out before my own daughter is old enough…
Very cool, congrats!
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