Saturday, December 08, 2007

The great deer hunt of 2007

Hey Bailey Gang,
As you probably know I have never been a hunter, but Hutton has always loved hunting and fishing. Earlier this summer our friend Paul Horne asked what he could do to help us. Paul is one of the most respected outdoorsmen in this part of the country. I asked him if he would help me stay connected with Hutton. Since then he has invited us on a couple of hunting trips. He called me earlier this week and asked if we wanted to hunt deer. I almost had the words out of my mouth before Hutton said yes. He was great to bring along his little brother. We met Paul's friend Tommy Hill in Big Lake. This is only my second time to hunt for deer, and I have never heard anyone describe an experience like ours. John, I think you would have loved it. We saw more than 12 bucks in 3 blinds, including 3 twelve points. We had to choose between several to shoot. They asked us to shoot 8 point bucks and leave the 12's for next year. Reagan's was a mainframe 8 with 2 extra stickers. The boys and I had a blast. Paul was great. I think we are spoiled. I don't think it is supposed to be like that all the time. The pictures are a little grainy, because they came from my phone. One of the guys took better pictures and should send them to us later. Thought you might like to see what we were up to this weekend. Tod

Reagan's Trophy


Reagan shot this deer with the first shot he ever fired from a rifle.

The next morning Reagan shot a beautiful 10 point.


The happy hunters. It was getting dark, but the boys were both excited.

The great hunt


Hutton's first buck, a nice heavy bodied 8 point.