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scope on him then I decide go look for him. I remembered
to where he was standing and we
had blood right where he was
let him grow because we think standing.
he was four last year when I I started following his
saw him and bucks can still blood trail then we lost it for
grow after being four so I let about 5 minutes. We found the
him go. We climbed down and blood trail again. About 100-150
went and got breakfast. We yards later he was laying there.
talked about the morning hunt I was so happy I has shot my
all that day then my dad asked first deer and it was a 9-point
if I wanted to go hunt a new buck. I had sent a picture of my
spot and I said yes. So the last deer to my whole family. They
Saturday in rifle season we go were happy for me too. I took
hunting out him to a place to clean it so we
there and didn’t have to do it. I got his
all I see head so I got a skull mount
Junior Division Boy at first is done on him.
a few small
Grade: 8 Teacher: Matthew Belicek bucks. I look up
Age: 13 School: Weleetka 20-25 minutes Fun Fact.
before dark and
there are three 3 of the 4 “Grand
Sharing The Heritage does coming my way. Ten
(continued) minutes later I look up and Slam” Turkeys re-
there is a decent buck coming
It was about ten minutes after
we climbed in the tree stand we my way. I get my gun ready be- side in Oklahoma.
cause I knew he was big
could see a buck coming to-
wards our feeder. I checked enough for me to shoot him. He One trip to Florida
stands in some thick stuff for
him out to see how big he was for the 4th and you
but I couldn’t quite tell if he was about 5 minutes then I start get-
ting worried about legal shoot-
very big so I waited till he got have your Slam
closer and we had realized that ing time then finally he steps
out, I get my crosshair behind
it was our 11 point buck that taken care of.
had split G2s. we had got a lot his shoulder for a lung, shoot
and pull the trigger. I look up
of pictures of him on camera after I shoot him with a 25-06 Can you name
and this was our second year
we have had him on camera. from 50 yards and he ran off them?
along the hill I’m standing on. I
My dad tells me “if you are go-
ing to shoot him get ready” so I watch him till I can’t see him no
more. I wait 30 minutes then we
get the gun ready, put the
