Saturday we woke, ate and headed out to the stand to hunt for a bit. We packed some snacks, toys, and warm clothes. We stayed out for about 2 hours and by that time, Cam had enough and wanted to be done. We headed back in not seeing any deer at all.
I started working on the ladder for my treestand that I had built a few weeks ago at home and hauled up there. That took about longer than it should have as everything does for me. All put together, Cam, David, Alan, and I headed out to put it up.
This is a great design for a stand as it is easy to move and strudy enough that you feel secure.
From there, Cam took a nap for a few hours as he was falling apart quick. We headed back out to the stand around 4:00 and stayed as long as we could to about 6:00. By then Cam was wanting to go in and I did not want to push my luck to much and make hime not want to go out again ever. We headed in seeing just one deer about 120 yards away. No shot. No even close.
Sunday we woke and Cam did not want to hunt. I talked him into to searching for mud in the woods that he could walk through with his mud boots on. I just so happen to be carrying a gun and possibly hunting at the same time. We did manage to find enough mud to keep him occupied and we also managed to kick up 4 deer. They were at a full sprint. No shot. Not even close.
We started packing up early as we wanted to get home to spend some time with Carrie as she had been working all weekend. Just as I got everything in the truck, Dave and Alan come back. They got one in the woods. Cam was really excited and wanted to go and be part of it, so we unpacked, changed, and headed back to the woods. Dave had made a great shot on a 2.5 year old doe. Cam liked being there able to touch the deer and then watch as they gutted it. We explained the entire process to him and he seemed amazed by it.
From there to home by 3:00 or so.
Lesson of the weekend - Don't expect to hunt sun up to sun down everyday..... especially with a 4 year old.
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