The deer stories were from an American publication - Field and stream. Here is a Cdn story. While some kids like Waldo are hanging out at the mall, and talking back to grown ups, others his age are learning about nature, the wild and helping to fil the fridge.
From Saskatchewan.
Well done! Follow the link. Included are pictures in the link. If you don't want to see the pictures, don't follow the link.
Canadian moose hunting stories
My sons first Moose a few other hunting stories……
Every year we put our names in a lottery with the hope of being selected for a special licence to hunt Moose or Elk around our farm in central Saskatchewan. This past year, my 14 year old son, Ben was very lucky and was drawn for three mule deer licences, as well as a antler-less elk and either sex moose. We don’t have much of a priority system in Saskatchewan and I have never heard of anyone getting all these tags in one year!
Our first hunt was the early October, black powder season for Mule deer. We have had some tough winters and deer numbers are down, so I knew locating a good buck would be difficult. We decided to concentrate on filling the two antlerless tags. However, after several morning hunts, we were not having much luck locating any deer. Our technique is to drive around in the hope of spotting deer just at daybreak.
Our third morning, we noticed some mule deer feeding 2 km. south of us. We drove a little closer and attempted a stalk. Unfortunately, the deer moved towards us and then spooked and ran over a large hill. We walked about 500 meters in pursuit and suddenly we noticed a doe standing about 250 meters away. We had to move closer! As we approached, I noticed a doe bedded down about 80 meters in front of us. I quickly set up the shooting sticks as the doe got up and ran a few meters. Ben's shot appeared to have missed, high. A second deer now stood where the first one was. So, I handed Ben my rifle and this time, there was no doubt of a solid hit. We checked and soon found both deer after a short search. We were off to a good start!
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/canada-my-sons-first-moose-hunt-a-few-other-stories.21826/
From Saskatchewan.
Well done! Follow the link. Included are pictures in the link. If you don't want to see the pictures, don't follow the link.
Canadian moose hunting stories
My sons first Moose a few other hunting stories……
Every year we put our names in a lottery with the hope of being selected for a special licence to hunt Moose or Elk around our farm in central Saskatchewan. This past year, my 14 year old son, Ben was very lucky and was drawn for three mule deer licences, as well as a antler-less elk and either sex moose. We don’t have much of a priority system in Saskatchewan and I have never heard of anyone getting all these tags in one year!
Our first hunt was the early October, black powder season for Mule deer. We have had some tough winters and deer numbers are down, so I knew locating a good buck would be difficult. We decided to concentrate on filling the two antlerless tags. However, after several morning hunts, we were not having much luck locating any deer. Our technique is to drive around in the hope of spotting deer just at daybreak.
Our third morning, we noticed some mule deer feeding 2 km. south of us. We drove a little closer and attempted a stalk. Unfortunately, the deer moved towards us and then spooked and ran over a large hill. We walked about 500 meters in pursuit and suddenly we noticed a doe standing about 250 meters away. We had to move closer! As we approached, I noticed a doe bedded down about 80 meters in front of us. I quickly set up the shooting sticks as the doe got up and ran a few meters. Ben's shot appeared to have missed, high. A second deer now stood where the first one was. So, I handed Ben my rifle and this time, there was no doubt of a solid hit. We checked and soon found both deer after a short search. We were off to a good start!
https://www.africahunting.com/threads/canada-my-sons-first-moose-hunt-a-few-other-stories.21826/