Next week he becomes a deer hunter....he did it again!!! Update pg.33...

[NOMAD88]

Great story I felt like I was there...Congrats on a great hunt!

[buckeye_hunter]

Keep going fellas. You can do it young man!

[JoeM]

Part of paying your dues!! That's the great part of trad when you connect you've earned it. Keep swinging!!

[Paul/KS]

Hang in there Cade.    
Sounds like it was a great hunt. Heck, you had more shots in a day than some of us have had ever...

[americanhunter7]

What an AWESOME morning! Thanks for sharing Curt.    I felt like I was sitting in the blind with you. My heart was racing the whole time I was reading this. I know it's gonna happen REAL soon with encounters like that. Good luck Cade and stay in good spirits. Thanks again Curt for sharing "The Hunt" with Cade and with all of the gritty details with us here on TradGang.

[RC]

Awsome hunt.Killing ain`t everything but I`m sure will happen soon. stay on`m.RC

[jeanpaul3006]

       

[jonsimoneau]

Best thread ever. We r rooting for you guys. Be patient. It will happen.

[NoCams]

Well, ya'll is in 'em now ! Clean them heads up and get back at it bud !  

[kennym]

Stay with em Cade!!  Lot of action there!!

[AMB]

It will work out soon and Cade will appreciate it more than ever now.  Great morning for sure!

[Joshua Polland]

Cade, You're doing great. We're all rooting for you, I know I check trad gang every couple of days just to see how you're doing.

[Razorbak]

NICE..your on your way Cade...next arrow you shoot gonna have a dead critter on the end of it..keep it buddy

[JamesKerr]

Nice! It sounds like you guys are having a great time. PS. If I remember right I shot over the backs of around 15 deer before I learned to aim lower to avoid them ducking the string.

[bill langer]

Great effort Cade and Guru!
Keep at it, it's just a matter of time...

[Curvebo]

Keep at it Cade!! You missed for a reason...the Lord has something planned for you!

First deer I shot, I missed 3 does in one day before finally taking a buck when I was 12.

[NO SIGHTS]

Sounds like an awesome hunt! I've been waiting for the update like this, with arrows released! Great stuff. Keep your head up Cade, you WILL score soon.
Hunting is actually not about killing. It is about EXACTLY what this thread represents! Time spent with the ones you love.

[swp]

       

[Shedrock]

Keep after them Cade! You can do it!

Everyone misses now and then. I missed 2 rabbits yesterday, one of them 3 TIMES!!  

[Guru]

Thanx for the support fellas...like I said he's just more determined than ever to make it happen!

So anyway....that evening he had a baseball game, so we didn't hunt.

But Sunday morning we planned to hit a stand we hadn't hunted yet, we had a good wind....but just a we were loading the truck the predicted rain hit!

So a quick change of gear and some clothing, we decided to try the same spot where we had all the action the day before....we'd at least stay dry in the blind.....

Nothing came in at first light even though Cade was hoping beyond hope that the buck would show again first thing.....
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First action was the turkeys that started to call behind us, then one to our right. The bird to our right flew down into the orchard...took a wide berth around us...and called the rest of the other birds up the hill to her and we never heard or saw them again....then I saw a deer coming!

I could quickly see it was a doe with 2 big fawns following it...the same group from yesterday, the doe Cade shot at...

Then I saw 2 more does coming behind them!

But the old gal had learned a lesson and was on to the blind immediately. She actually came close enough to shoot at, but was nowhere near position to shoot, and she was so jumpy I wasn't gonna let Cade shoot unless she was super close...eventually she started blowing and took everyone with her....exciting stuff!!!


Not quite as big a daddy's yet, but closing quickly...
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Sunday afternoon we hit another orchard with the DB blind. I have a stand here, but the wind was wrong for it.  

The deer were already out in the orchard when we got there at 3:30!  Of course they spooked and went back in. I thought for sure they'd come back out before dark.

Cade's Stewart Lil' Slammer....
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The view...
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We forgot the second stool, so he had to sit on his pack...
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The deer never did come back out, but we did have a couple come in behind us, but they never came close enough before it got dark.

All in all a great weekend of hunting for us!!