Well I thought my season couldn't get better than it has been . I was wrong , Sat morning only saw 2 does and a button buck . In the afternoon, I was going to take my boy . We left out of the camp in a hurry, we had a long way to go . On the way to the stand we saw several fresh rubs , so I knew a buck was traveling through looking for does , and the rut was just begining . When we got to the double man stand I asked him what happened to his jacket . He said he forgot it , well I knew if we go back it would mess up our hunt . I did what any parent would do , I gave him my jacket . I figured the wind would die down , I was painfully wrong. The first 40 minutes it was ok . About 5ish the wind really started blowing 20-30 mph gust and now I was getting cold . He was nice and warm playing his DS game. We were looking at egrets and other birds pass by. I started to get really cold so he opened up the jacket he put his arm around me and covered me a bit . After a few minutes he asked me if I was warm , Ohhh yeahh , that felt better . At 6pm I decided we would leave around 6:30 , it was getting colder . He was also getting tired , so I kept him occupied by asking him what was his favorite game to hunt . Deer , hog , ducks , turkey , or small game , he said deer . After several quiet conversations , I started to think we probably would not see anything , and I was freezing for nothing . I asked the mighty lord to please just let us see a doe . At 6:30 on the dot I caught movement about 90 yards infront through some myrtles , by the way he was moving through there I knew it was a buck slipping through . As he came out I saw horns , I asked if he sees the deer , he said yes , I told him cover your ears , I put the crosshair on his front shoulder and squeezed . BTW I had a new 7 Mag I bought 2 weeks a go . First time in 16 years I leave my trusty 30-06 . Back to the hunt . The deer jumped and ran about 30 yards and dropped infront of us . He saw how everything went down . He looked at me and he had a huge smile and told me , you got em dad . High fives and a hug , by now I had forgotten about how cold I was . We got down and walked over to where he was laying , man I couldn't believe how this hunt unfolded . A big Thank You Lord !!!!! . This was the best hunt of the year . 
Way to go! Just being out there with your boy made it a good hunt, the buck was just gravy!
Great story and great pics! That's a hunt neither of you will ever forget, and the "Thank you Lord!"is what we all need to express for special times like you and your son experienced. Treefarmer
yeah, can't believe I was cold with temps in the low/mid 50's, gotta break out the wool soon.
you sir have had a great year, And great story with your boy.
