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Mohawkman · 01-21-2018, 10:53 PM

My 20 year old daughter and I hunted harder than we ever have. Probably because when the season started we had pictures of 3 mature bucks that I wanted to go after. My 12 yr old killed one of them at the beginning of the season, and my 20 yr old and I started hunting on weekends when she was home from college and Christmas break. The mature bucks just seemed to disappear. I am very proud of her for passing legal deer in the process, but I am afraid she did that more for me than her. We hunted muzzleloader last Saturday and she went back to school not filling her tag for the first time ever. I have not shot a deer myself in 10 years. I have been guiding the kids and letting them shoot any legal deer they wanted. To make it even worse I had a chance to go Thursday afternoon and one of the bucks came out at 4:45 and I harvested him with the CVA. She seemed really happy for me, but it is bittersweet. I had gotten so serious about trophy hunting in the past that I ruined deer hunting for me. I started taking the kids and letting them shoot whatever they wanted and it became fun again. Next season they can shoot what ever they want. Sorry for the long read.

AntlerCollector · 01-21-2018, 10:58 PM

If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

RascalArms · 01-21-2018, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

Yessir....and the first time a really big buck doesn’t get my heart pumpin I’ll quit as well.

sierracharlie338 · 01-21-2018, 11:10 PM

My daughter isn’t old enough to hunt yet but she already tells me she wants to go. I would venture to guess it will be the same for me where she will be doing the shooting and me watching.

Sierracharlie out…

bowsticker · 01-21-2018, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

This this this

ShawnG · 01-22-2018, 09:54 AM

Sometimes our obsessions can ruin anything. It is fun to hunt. Good reminder sir.

Guerrero88 · 01-22-2018, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

I still get excited. But not as much. Maybe because I need to get out more and enjoy it without my work phone. Once my grandsons are old enough to hunt It’s going to be all about them.

Smart · 01-22-2018, 10:30 AM

Sounds like your daughter needs a better guide....

dustoffer · 01-22-2018, 10:34 AM

My granddaughter is one of the reasons I still hunt seriously---opening morning couple of years ago I shot a doe and it was laying in the truck bed. She walked up and rubbed its neck a bit and said "she has really pretty eyes". I didn't know what to expect next--tears maybe? But what I heard was now a family classic---"When will the buck sticks be ready?"

Mohawkman · 01-22-2018, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Smart

Sounds like your daughter needs a better guide....

Thanks, you always know the right thing to say I have noticed. Sure glad you don’t kick a man when he is down.

Mohawkman · 01-22-2018, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dustoffer

My granddaughter is one of the reasons I still hunt seriously---opening morning couple of years ago I shot a doe and it was laying in the truck bed. She walked up and rubbed its neck a bit and said "she has really pretty eyes". I didn't know what to expect next--tears maybe? But what I heard was now a family classic---"When will the buck sticks be ready?"

THAT IS GREATNESS!
I talked to her today and I do feel a little better. She is coming home this weekend to go to DU banquet and hear Gary P Nunn , and we are going to kill some pigs, yotes, and cats.

glen · 01-22-2018, 06:46 PM

Post up pics. Congrats. I’ve been a kid guide now for years and thinking next year I may actually hunt again

Dry Bones · 01-22-2018, 06:46 PM

My son took his first few this year. Two doe with a crossbow, (yeah bought one and enjoyed every bit of it), and then he shot a nice 8 with my rifle. The enjoyment, and time spent was terrific. He has been going with me since he was 2. This year he turns 10.
-Thank you for the reminder not to restrict him like I do myself. I am definitely no trophy hunter, but I do try to be very conscious about what I take.

Smart · 01-23-2018, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mohawkman

Thanks, you always know the right thing to say I have noticed. Sure glad you don’t kick a man when he is down.

. Good luck next year! I don’t have any kids but I only shoot one or two deer a year and my remaining 5 deer lease allotment is filled by lease members’ kids or guests. I enjoy sharing that as much, if not more than killing a big deer myself.

Mertzon Man · 01-23-2018, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by RascalArms

Yessir....and the first time a really big buck doesn’t get my heart pumpin I’ll quit as well.

X2 on that Joel !!

SnJGuin · 01-23-2018, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

Yep, same here

Mohawkman · 01-27-2018, 12:20 PM

I feel better. Put my Daughter and her boy friend on a couple pigs.

myway · 01-27-2018, 12:26 PM

Some good ones as well. Good job congrats! Screen name makes since aswell.

sotol · 01-10-2021, 04:16 PM

You might be selling your daughter short. Sure she wanted to kill a trophy but she learned from you that if it doesn't happen , be happy for the one that gets it. Great job!!! And congrats on the pigs.

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critter69 · 01-10-2021, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AntlerCollector

If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

That’s actually the point I am at, kids are grown and out on their own, don’t really have the time or desire to hunt with me any more. It’s just not the same without them. Please guys enjoy them while you can, they grow up so fast.

Dale Moser · 01-10-2021, 04:54 PM

Character builder! She’ll be the better for it.

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AntlerCollector · 01-10-2021, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Moser

Character builder! She’ll be the better for it.

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Well this thread is 3 years old so I guess we need an update from the OP to know for sure.

Dale Moser · 01-10-2021, 05:12 PM

Crap!

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Smart · 01-10-2021, 05:20 PM

Holy thread bump sotol!!

sotol · 01-13-2021, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Smart

Holy thread bump sotol!!

I like to think things thru before I post a response.

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Smart · 01-13-2021, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sotol

I like to think things thru before I post a response.

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I guess so

Mexico · 01-13-2021, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by sotol

I like to think things thru before I post a response.

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sotol · 01-13-2021, 08:12 PM

Either that or I was doing a search for something and didn't notice the date.
I'm going with the second one.

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IvoryRoot · 01-13-2021, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sotol

I like to think things thru before I post a response.

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Well played sir.

Grizzly1 · 01-13-2021, 08:50 PM

At least the family will have meat to enjoy from your harvest and your daughter can have some for college! There may always be an even bigger buck for her next year! Can you post pics of the buck?

timoub007 · 01-13-2021, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by sotol

I like to think things thru before I post a response.

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One of the few times that I actually laughed out loud at a reply. You sir are winning the internet this evening.

Oleman · 01-13-2021, 09:10 PM

Smart, be a good idea.

TxDispatcher · 01-13-2021, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sotol

I like to think things thru before I post a response.

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😂😂 thanks for that, sotol...I needed that laugh

Big pig · 01-14-2021, 05:16 AM

I never look at the thread date.

01-21-2018, 10:53 PM	#1
Mohawkman Eight Point Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Navarro County Hunt In: TX, NM, CO	I feel so guilty! My 20 year old daughter and I hunted harder than we ever have. Probably because when the season started we had pictures of 3 mature bucks that I wanted to go after. My 12 yr old killed one of them at the beginning of the season, and my 20 yr old and I started hunting on weekends when she was home from college and Christmas break. The mature bucks just seemed to disappear. I am very proud of her for passing legal deer in the process, but I am afraid she did that more for me than her. We hunted muzzleloader last Saturday and she went back to school not filling her tag for the first time ever. I have not shot a deer myself in 10 years. I have been guiding the kids and letting them shoot any legal deer they wanted. To make it even worse I had a chance to go Thursday afternoon and one of the bucks came out at 4:45 and I harvested him with the CVA. She seemed really happy for me, but it is bittersweet. I had gotten so serious about trophy hunting in the past that I ruined deer hunting for me. I started taking the kids and letting them shoot whatever they wanted and it became fun again. Next season they can shoot what ever they want. Sorry for the long read.

01-27-2018, 12:20 PM	#17
Mohawkman Eight Point Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Navarro County Hunt In: TX, NM, CO	I feel better. Put my Daughter and her boy friend on a couple pigs. Attached Images

01-14-2021, 05:16 AM	#34
Big pig Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Cypress, tx Hunt In: Goliad and Leon Co.	I never look at the thread date. Last edited by Big pig; 01-14-2021 at 05:18 AM.

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01-21-2018, 10:58 PM	#2
AntlerCollector Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2014 Hunt In: Votaw, Del Rio, Eldorado, Bon Wier	If it ever stops being fun I will stop doing it. I get as much enjoyment or more seeing my kids shoot the deer

01-21-2018, 11:10 PM	#4
sierracharlie338 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: The Republic of Texas (Houston) Hunt In: Anywhere I can.... seems to be pretty limited these days	My daughter isn’t old enough to hunt yet but she already tells me she wants to go. I would venture to guess it will be the same for me where she will be doing the shooting and me watching. Sierracharlie out…

01-22-2018, 09:54 AM	#6
ShawnG Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Abilene Hunt In: Callahan County	Sometimes our obsessions can ruin anything. It is fun to hunt. Good reminder sir.

01-22-2018, 10:30 AM	#8
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	Sounds like your daughter needs a better guide....

01-22-2018, 10:34 AM	#9
dustoffer Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seguin, Tx Hunt In: S/Central Tx	My granddaughter is one of the reasons I still hunt seriously---opening morning couple of years ago I shot a doe and it was laying in the truck bed. She walked up and rubbed its neck a bit and said "she has really pretty eyes". I didn't know what to expect next--tears maybe? But what I heard was now a family classic---"When will the buck sticks be ready?"

01-22-2018, 06:46 PM	#12
glen Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Temporary transient Hunt In: anywhere	Post up pics. Congrats. I’ve been a kid guide now for years and thinking next year I may actually hunt again

01-22-2018, 06:46 PM	#13
Dry Bones Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Houston County Hunt In: only in Texas	My son took his first few this year. Two doe with a crossbow, (yeah bought one and enjoyed every bit of it), and then he shot a nice 8 with my rifle. The enjoyment, and time spent was terrific. He has been going with me since he was 2. This year he turns 10. -Thank you for the reminder not to restrict him like I do myself. I am definitely no trophy hunter, but I do try to be very conscious about what I take.

01-27-2018, 12:26 PM	#18
myway Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rockwall Hunt In: Kent county	Some good ones as well. Good job congrats! Screen name makes since aswell.

01-10-2021, 04:16 PM	#19
sotol Six Point Join Date: Apr 2015	You might be selling your daughter short. Sure she wanted to kill a trophy but she learned from you that if it doesn't happen , be happy for the one that gets it. Great job!!! And congrats on the pigs. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

01-10-2021, 04:54 PM	#21
Dale Moser Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wise Cty Hunt In: Young Cty	Character builder! She’ll be the better for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-10-2021, 05:12 PM	#23
Dale Moser Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wise Cty Hunt In: Young Cty	Crap! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-10-2021, 05:20 PM	#24
Smart Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denton, TX Hunt In: Tom Green County	Holy thread bump sotol!!

01-13-2021, 08:12 PM	#28
sotol Six Point Join Date: Apr 2015	Either that or I was doing a search for something and didn't notice the date. I'm going with the second one. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

01-13-2021, 08:50 PM	#30
Grizzly1 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Nederland Hunt In: Carthage TX, Victoria TX	At least the family will have meat to enjoy from your harvest and your daughter can have some for college! There may always be an even bigger buck for her next year! Can you post pics of the buck?

01-13-2021, 09:10 PM	#32
Oleman Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burnet County Hunt In: Anywhere I can	Smart, be a good idea.