Youth Weekend

This past weekend was Texas Youth weekend for hunting.  It is a great chance for the kids to get a buck for the woods get shot up on opening weekend by the adults.  So Tim got Zach out of school early and they picked me up from work and we were on our way to the lease.. it is about a 5 hour trip.. but us leaving so early meant we didn't get there at midnight like we have done many times before.  Saturday morning they got up early but came home with nothing.  Tim said they didn't even see anything.  We ate breakfast, got some deer corn from the store ate lunch, and then it was out for the afternoon hunt.  I decided to stay back at the trailer since it looked like it was going to rain I didn't want to get my camera out.  Well as I sat there I saw the lightening and heard the thunder and got worried especially after the lights started to go out.  Meanwhile, they had saw a 10 point well they were in the stand but it was not acting right and left so Zach couldn't get a good shot on it.   They also noticed the weather and Tim said Zach was counting in-between the thunder and lightening and knew that it was about 2 miles away.  Once Tim got a warning on his phone from weather channel he decided it was time to come in.  

The boys did get back and we did everything we could to get everything outside put up and away from the trees.  I wasn't sure if we were going to leave or what but Tim thought we were better off staying and not getting into the mess.  We didn't get lights back until 8:30 but the weather didn't get better it was bad pretty much all night.

This morning they woke up early again and out to the stand.  They went back to the one they were at last night hoping that the 10 point would come back.. That one didn't but another one did.  Tim got Zach ready and Zach got him!  Tim said he had to shoot him at an angle but he did good.  I could tell he was pretty proud of him.  Last year my father in law was with him when he got his two deer so this was the first time for Tim to see him do it.  They came back to the trailer around 9:30 and I could see Zach's little smiling face and then I could see the deer following them behind the 4 wheeler.  He was so excited and couldn't wait to show me.  We of course took pictures!  If you don't like blood you might want to skip them... but it is worth a look to see that little smile!

I did take some other pictures while I was out there also.. I will start with them.

We are so proud of him.. can you tell?

Have a great week!!  Be sure to come back on Halloween and see what Zach is going to be!