| I HAVE BEEN SHOTGUN HUNTING FOR 16 YEARS SINCE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE MARRIED. WE ARE NOW A HUNTING FAMILY OF 4. I KNOW THE EXCITEMENT OF SHOOTING A DEER. HOWEVER, THE GREATEST EXCITEMENT IS TO BE WITH YOUR CHILD WHEN THEY SHOOT THERE FIRST DEER. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE WITH MY SON, JOHN, LAST YEAR WHEN HE SHOT HIS FIRST DEER, A NICE DOE, WHEN HE WAS 12. MY DAUGHTER, RICKIE, WHO IS 12 THIS YEAR, HAS HUNTED THE LAST 2 YEARS YOUTH SEASON IN OUR COUNTY IN ILLINOIS AND NOT SHOT A DEER. THIS YEAR SHE WANTED TO HUNT SHOTGUN SEASON WITH ME IN ILLINOIS. WE HUNTED FROM MY ENCLOSED DEER STAND THE FIRST SEASON. WE SAW SEVERAL DEER AND SHE DID SHOOT AT A FORK-HORN BUT MISSED. WE WERE BOTH SO DISAPPOINTED. SHE WENT WITH ME AGAIN SECOND SEASON ON SATURDAY, BUT WE DIDN'T SEE A THING. |
