This is my grandson Quinn Russo and the blind he is going to take his first deer from. As I said in my last blog there is a huge scrape just down the tree line to the right of the picture. I received an e-mail from Art (a faithful blog reader) and he thinks its just a really big buck tearing up the ground. That could very well be as we did see three record class deer in our area last year, and we never heard of anyone shooting them. I had a chance at one of the bruisers, but was only able to give him a close shave! Didn’t even break the skin-only a handful of hair. I probably made him a much wiser deer due to the education he received from me. Thank God for the rut or we might never see these big boys.
We sighted in the trusty 20 gauge Remington model 870 this evening and it’s right on. Quinn’s confidence is up as he anticipates our upcoming hunt. The only problem I see is the heat and the mosquitoes. They almost carried us away this evening. Both of us had off on, but I was bleeding from several “wounds” by the time we came back to the house. We’ll have to waste no time getting his deer to the cooler. (You must have a plan!) I hope all of you participating in the youth hunt have a great time afield. Be safe and let me know how you did.
Mike
Mike,
The blind looks good. I wish you guys luck with the youth hunt. I went and set up my blind for the youth hunt as well last night. I’m going to sit in the blind while the cousin sits in the treestand next to me. I blended it in very well and I can’t wait for Saturday morning.
Thanks for mentioning my name in the blog. I am far from being an expert though. I just hope I’m right and that you guys get a chance. Heck I’d be happy if both of our young ones could shoot does! Good luck.
Well, I see the hunt already happened, but I assume there’ll be more. In the meantime, if you’re still dealing with mosquitos, definitely have a look at the Thermacell (http://www.thermacell.com). I can honestly say I’ve never seen anything that worked as well!
Good luck to you and the grandson as the season gets into high gear!