Aurora man introduces his young son to deer hunting by bagging a very unique buck
November 13, 2012
Hayden Meyer has a long, long, LONG deer hunting career to look forward to.
Unfortunately for the two-year-old boy he might have a hard time living up to his first season in the field!
Hayden's dad, Joe Meyer, made sure of that during the first week of the season.
The 29-year-old Aurora man, who has been hunting for more than 20 years, introduced his boy to the joys of the Minnesota whitetail season by shooting one of the most unique 11-point bucks you're ever going to see.
"I enjoy hunting because of the peace and serenity I find in the woods. I want Hayden to have fond memories of hunting with me, as I do of hunting with my dad," said Joe. "Some of my best hunts were with my dad and we still enjoy hunting together today."
Well, Hayden isn't going to forget this hunt anytime soon.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Joe decided to take the young boy out hunting with him. They set up in a ground blind and Hayden had some binoculars up to his eyes - backwards - and was looking for deer when he saw one.
"He had turned to speak to me and he saw a deer running through the thick brush. With excitement in his voice he screamed, 'Shoot daddy shoot!'" Joe said. "I frantically looked for the deer he had seen. When I finally found it; I put the scope on the deer while Hayden is impatiently yelling at me to 'Shoot the deers!'”
Under that kind of pressure it's amazing Joe even got a shot off - having to dial in on a moving buck while considering the heartbreak his son might experience should he miss!.
But he did get the shot off and dropped the buck where it stood.
"I shot once and to my surprise it stopped dead in its tracks. He was so excited that he helped daddy shoot an 11-point buck with an extremely unique rack," Joe said. "Not only will we have the trophy of the antlers but the memory of our first deer hunting experience together to tell for years to come."
Unfortunately for the two-year-old boy he might have a hard time living up to his first season in the field!
Hayden's dad, Joe Meyer, made sure of that during the first week of the season.
The 29-year-old Aurora man, who has been hunting for more than 20 years, introduced his boy to the joys of the Minnesota whitetail season by shooting one of the most unique 11-point bucks you're ever going to see.
"I enjoy hunting because of the peace and serenity I find in the woods. I want Hayden to have fond memories of hunting with me, as I do of hunting with my dad," said Joe. "Some of my best hunts were with my dad and we still enjoy hunting together today."
Well, Hayden isn't going to forget this hunt anytime soon.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Joe decided to take the young boy out hunting with him. They set up in a ground blind and Hayden had some binoculars up to his eyes - backwards - and was looking for deer when he saw one.
"He had turned to speak to me and he saw a deer running through the thick brush. With excitement in his voice he screamed, 'Shoot daddy shoot!'" Joe said. "I frantically looked for the deer he had seen. When I finally found it; I put the scope on the deer while Hayden is impatiently yelling at me to 'Shoot the deers!'”
Under that kind of pressure it's amazing Joe even got a shot off - having to dial in on a moving buck while considering the heartbreak his son might experience should he miss!.
But he did get the shot off and dropped the buck where it stood.
"I shot once and to my surprise it stopped dead in its tracks. He was so excited that he helped daddy shoot an 11-point buck with an extremely unique rack," Joe said. "Not only will we have the trophy of the antlers but the memory of our first deer hunting experience together to tell for years to come."
Posted by Jesse White. Posted In : Deer Hunting
A former outdoors writer and reporter for the Mesabi Daily News in Virginia, MN, and the Daily Tribune in Hibbing, MN, Jesse has been in the newspaper business for nearly 20 years. His numerous awards over the past two decades include five first-place awards from the Associated Press; two first-place National Newspaper awards; and a first-place Minnesota Newspaper Association award. He is an avid hunter and angler and enjoys guns and archery.
