Success!
This past Saturday Ryan and I were at our deer camp once again with the mission of helping him bag his first deer. The temperature was over 70 degrees! While it was not the ideal cold weather hunt we were both hoping for, we were going to take advantage of our time. We left before dawn and went to a deer stand. It was hot. Ryan took a nap for about 30 minutes while I watched and then I took a nap while he watched. 
At 9:00 I saw movement out of the corner of my eye. It was a doe about 50 yards away. I handed Ryan his 7mm-08 youth model rifle. He put the rifle on the shooting rail, looked through the scope, took a deep breath, and pulled the trigger. I watched the doe drop. She didn’t move at all! We exchanged high-fives and went to check out his deer. When we got there, he stopped and prayed and thanked God for the day with his Daddy, for the gift of His Creation, and for the deer that He provided. It was a very special time.
We went and got the 4-wheeler, loaded the deer, and headed back to camp. All of the members were there to congratulate Ryan. He was on top of the world. We took lots of pictures and got to the business of cleaning the deer. It was 110 lbs, a good size doe for our area. He has already requested tenderloin for dinner and for Victoria to make lots of jerky.
It was a fun day and one that I will cherish forever!
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Yes, more jerky and cooking in my future.
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