Girls Can Hunt Too !!!!!

Two special girls !!!!
Michelle with a doe and Katies first deer!!! Way to go girls !!!

He Is In The Wind

He Is In The Wind
Last week I had the opportunity to spend time with my family in Kentucky doing what we enjoy doing together, hunting the whitetail deer. I began the week a little frustrated. The farm was set up for a north wind and we were dealing with a warm south wind. As a seasoned deer hunter I knew that we were in for a hard hunt. This year I would be hunting not only with my wife Donna and youngest daughter Michelle but one of my nieces Katie. It is very important to me to pass along what I consider the family heritage of hunting , not only to my daughters and son-in-law but also to my niece Katie. She and I spent many unsuccessful hours in the stand during the 2008 -2009 season. This year was going to be different !!!!! We began our morning with a group prayer first for safety for us, and then for those family members not with us, and then we would ask the Lord to bless us with harvest . After our family prayer, I would walk Michelle to her stand, then Katie and I would make a long walk to a double stand I had moved for her just several day’s before. I checked the wind at daybreak with my powder and, to no surprise, we had another south wind. Around 7:00 I checked again just not really expecting a wind change, but more out of habit. To my surprise, we had a north wind !!! It would turn out to be the only one we would have over the next four days. I told Katie “We have a north wind! She did not really understand what that meant, but to me it was everything. Our scent was now blowing behind us !!!!!!! Literally, within minutes we spotted a buck coming our way. Katie’s heart beat begin to raise as she was listening to the instructions I began to give her. You see this was not only her first encounter with a buck, but also her first time to shoot a gun. I must stop and say the thought did cross my mind about shooting this buck, but only for a few seconds. She made a fine shot and after rejoicing together for moment, we thanked the Lord for the harvest. Have I mentioned yet it was an 11- point buck with a body weight of about 180 pounds. When He works, He works !!!!!

Scripture Of The Day:
“That Even The Winds And The Sea Obey Him!”
Matthew 8:27

Thought Of The Day:
“Have You Spent Time With A Child Lately Teaching Them About God’s Creation?”

Hunting Tip Of The Month:
Always have in your backpack some “ Wind Checker”. It will let you know which way your scent is going, even if you don’t feel any wind blowing.