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Location - Texas
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Location - Colorado
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Location - Michigan
Jake Fagan - He's really just here to hang out, so don't mind him.
Location - Georgia
Will Brantley - Loves hunting in a dorag because it makes him look Ramboish. Some may call it Little Man Syndrome.
Location - Tennessee
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Ryan's Doe
Since meeting Ryan we've kept in touch, and last week he told me about a doe hunt he had in Ohio with his dad. I asked him to email me some photos and tell me about his hunt so I can get them on the blog. Well here it is:
This is one of the coolest hunts I have been on because I was with my dad. It was opening morning of Ohio's two day youth gun season and I was pumped. Even with only what seemed to be two minutes of sleep the night before (because I was so anxious about the hunt), when the sun came up I was still bright-eyed and ready to go. My dad and I waited until the sun came up before heading to his favorite stand. We wanted to still-hunt our way in just in case we bumped into a doe close enough for a shot with my dad's 16 gauge shotgun. With a slug in the tube we headed to the stand, and on our way in we saw three does, but none presented a good shot.
After getting to our treestand and settling in, we saw numerous deer but they were all 120-plus yards away. I knew my limits and didn't want to take a shot at anything farther than 80 yards. After about eight does filed past, two more came into view that I knew were close enough. In a matter of seconds they were 15 yards in front of me. With my heart pounding, I lowered the shotgun on the closest doe's chest, and as Michael Waddell would say it, "I laid the smack down on her!" The slug found its mark, and after about a 250 yard track job I found my prize. She was a beauty, and her big body seemed to fill the back of my truck. I was so happy that I got to hunt with my dad and fill my last tag of the season!
Ryan DiGiacomo
If enthusiasm could grow horns, this would be a Booner. Good job Ryan, and maybe I'll see you next year in the Cowboy State.
Brian
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