Deer Season 2014-Open & Closed

Rifle season began today. We would normally not see much of Drew for the next 2 weeks. It turned out to be the best opening day ever, because Drew got the old buck that he's been after for 3 years! I never respected hunting as a sport until I saw the determination, hard work, and perseverance it requires to be successful. Sounds corny, but if you had been on this ride with Drew and his pursuit of this buck.......seeing it, not seeing it, passing him up when he was younger, getting trail camera pictures, not getting trail camera pictures, shooting at him and wondering if he had wounded him, only to resurface the next year, and not getting close to him at all so far this bow season......it has been intense. And today, within a minute of getting in his stand at lunch time, there he came walking nearby. 

Granted, it will still be bow season until early next year, and I'm sure Drew will be after does to send to the processing plant and for Share the Harvest. But is thrilled that this old buck will forever be honored on his wall, and I am beyond thrilled that we get a more relaxed Daddy back this winter!