It will happen for him, on an even bigger buck because you are teaching him the right way. I guarantee it.

A short example. About 7 yrs ago a friend on here (MarkBama) was kind enough invite myself and 8 yr old down to his club to try and kill a doe, just get a deer in front of the kid because it had been rough seeing deer where we hunted. Rules were 4 on one side and outside the ears, but we werent' really interested in that, just wanted a doe kill.

We are in a shooting house on a field thats about 180 yds long per the range finder. About 8:30am a nice 6 pt steps out at the end of the field. He gets all excited but I told him he was not big enough and to just wait on a doe. As I am looking at this deer in my binos, he asks "What about that one behind it?". I glass over and about poop my pants. Very nice 3+yr old at least with a good rack well outside the ears. My son is propped up and ready to shoot but I won't let him. One, too far and the deer would never get broadside. Both finally left the field. He was extremely disappointed. About 15min later a nice doe steps out at 50 yds. Now were talking, just what we came for. She feeds right at us, then turned directly away and back into the woods, never offering more than a brisket or a butt shot. I wouldn't let him shoot. He is about in tears with disappointment now. I could feel my heart about to pop for him, but he needed to learn how to do it right.

So, as we sit there licking our wounds it's about 9:30am. We are talking about getting out of the shooting house and calling it quits. As we start getting our stuff together, I hear the woods start boiling up behind the house. I told him to grab his gun quick and get ready. About 30-45 second later from our right about 35-40 yds away the 6 pt we saw early came high tailing it out of the woods like something was chasing it. I told him get "ready, I bet that big one is chasing him". About that time the bigger one we saw ran out and stopped broadside at 40yds. I asked if he was on him, he said yes, and I said let him have it. Perfect heart/lung shot and the deer ran maybe 75yds out into the field and piled up. To say we both were pumped was an understatement. After high fives and hugs all around, I told him "That's why you do it the right way, good things happened because you did it the right way". We went and checked him out and got him loaded up.

I think what was more impressive was the adults back at the sign in board. The high fives and congrats by everyone just lit him up even more. I know to have a guest shoot a nice buck on your club is not ideal for a member, but no one showed it and was very nice.

Thanks again Mark, 7 yrs later. You made a boys year possibly his hutning career until he gets a bigger one.

Our morning view



Deer was a 175lb 7pt.