Mother/Daughter Deer Hunt

Since I am so far behind on my blog, I can't even remember when we did this...it was sometime in the beginning of January I think. Anywho, I had the opportunity to take Vick on a Mother/Daughter Deer Hunt that was sponsored by Outdoor Alabama. We had the honor of hunting at the M.B. Lawley Forever Wild Field Area down below Tuscaloosa. When we got there, we were told only politicians and football players get to hunt there so we felt pretty special! :) Vick was a little concerned about the actual hunting part because she is not a fan of killing anything. I told her that it was not a requirement to shoot anything and that we would actually be lucky if we saw something. We went to sight in our guns and she wasn't going to participate. I told her that she didn't have to, but if she ever had the desire to learn how to shoot a rifle and shoot it properly ,this was the time to do it. There were plenty of experts there, including our field guide, which more on him later...so here we are in doing a little shooting. She was a total natural and nailed her target! So proud!!









Back to our guide...he was super nice. I think he might have been a little sweet on Vick... :) They got along really well and he was really kind and patient. Anywho, on our way out to the stand, I had preached to her about how you can't talk at all, can't pee, so she better not drink anything, being super quiet and still, etc. As soon as we get out there, our guide decides to take a potty break, and is talking so loud he was about to wake the dead. So, him and Vick and he-hawing and I'm trying to actually hunt!! He said that we could talk and it would be fine because the deer would come out on the other side of the field. He was correct about that one! We saw 4 deer, but they were on the opposite side of the field and it was a really long shot. I decided to pass on the shot for fear that I would just injure one. Anyways, after the hunt we headed back in and ate more fabulous catfish and chicken stew! It was a fabulous day and I look forward to going again!